Pass on Server and Application Monitor, but definitely buy Database Performance Analyzer
October 04, 2019
Pass on Server and Application Monitor, but definitely buy Database Performance Analyzer

Score 3 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
SAM is being used to monitor and report outages for Windows servers, Linux server, various applications such as Tomcat on servers, and MS SQL Database Servers.
Pros
- Monitors many various applications
- Emails notices of outages
- Provides historical information to review
Cons
- Cumbersome to setup
- Database Query monitors are very restrictive and can only process number responses
- Single polling engine seems limited on how many monitors it can functionally manage before monitoring performance is affected
- When properly configured, SAM can provide notice of outages that can be mitigated quickly
- Due to the complexity of the system, you need a qualified, dedicated administrator or team of administrators to properly manage SAM
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