Easy product for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
March 19, 2022
Easy product for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
This tool is very beneficial for securing our network environment and systems from any defects in our companies. This tool is our main SIEM solution. We are using SEM as a log collection and event generated on our server farms (local and DMZ). And also we are using real-time monitoring for some specific events defined by our security team.
Pros
- Log collection
- User-friendly and Easy dashboards
- Queries seeped (according to our size)
- log data parsing is good. if you upgrade some systems, most likely SEM will recognize it
Cons
- Agent installations are easy but there are some meaningless steps
- Can be add an advanced reporting process or module
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) again?
Yes
- Saving resource because of stable alerts and reports
- Good helping for audits and regulations
- Good integration with other systems like Active Directory, Exchange ...etc
- nothing negative impact for overall
- IBM Security QRadar and Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager (formerly HP Arcsight)
Solarwinds Security Event Manager (SEM) is the best solution for price/performance. The solution has an easily understandable architecture and also the solution can be installed easily. The solution is a very stable and fast solution for our company size.
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