Item: SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Rating: 10
Author: Josh Soltis

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SolarWinds SAM to monitor, alert and maintain applications across the company. It is only monitored by the IT department but sends alerts to other users as needed.

Pros and Cons

Provides accurate reporting on server and application uptimes
Presents data in an easy to read format, which can be customized to user's needs
Easily customizable to monitor complex applications

Can be complicated to learn, if you are managing multiple products
Possibility for information overload and clutter without customization

Return on Investment

I cannot comment on ROI as I am not involved in financial decisions.

We use SAM to monitor uptime of our SQL reporting services and their usage. We are a small shop, so there are only a handful of servers that require such monitoring. SAM is well suited for this, as, after some customization, we are very plainly able to report these statistics to our users in an easy to digest format.

Additionally, SAM also provides a resource for troubleshooting and analysis should those services require any attention. It keeps a long and detailed history that can be used to help identify trends, issues and make more informed decisions.

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