SolarWinds is an interesting system for keeping the place from burning down.
October 19, 2018
SolarWinds is an interesting system for keeping the place from burning down.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
We are using the server and application monitor to ensure high performance to our end users. We utilize it to track down performance issues, hardware issues and network issues before the users are able to see the issue. Our end users are very sensitive to performance slowdowns, and with our VDI infrastructure, if one user sees an issue, they all do.
- In depth monitoring. You can monitor practically any portion of a virtual or physical server.
- Easy to read front page. Once the front page is configured, broad issues can be found early for further investigation.
- Constant updates. New updates are always available for whatever you are monitoring.
- Price. It's a good product, but they know it.
- Complications. It can be intense to learn every nook and cranny of the product to get the most out of it.
- Speed. While we do not have it running on the fastest hardware, it can be laggy.
- It's difficult to put into numbers, as the network admin.
Using Solarwinds is a sledgehammer. In the correct hands, it's very useful. Comparing to vRealize is difficult, but vRealize is more of a scalpel. Both are useful, but in their own ways. vRealize is a better tool for cutting deep into the performance of VMware products, but Solarwinds is a better tool for beating the entire stack into shape.