Review of SolarWinds Security Event Manager
Updated January 19, 2022
Review of SolarWinds Security Event Manager
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
I use SEM to Centralize log collection for my domain controllers, file servers, NPS servers, and Firewalls. Using SEM we are able to have all logs in one place and use that data to generate necessary reports. Products work great and once it was set up there was not any need to go back into the configuration.
- Collect logs.
- Generate reports.
- Great user interface.
- I would like the client to be more lightweight.
- I would like a mobile app.
Do you think SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)'s feature set?
Yes
Did SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) again?
Yes
- SEM replaced several other products that together did the job of SEM.
- Having all reporting in one place is very beneficial.
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