SolarWinds has been helpful in managing our infrastructure
December 29, 2019

SolarWinds has been helpful in managing our infrastructure

Brian Rummel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor

We use SolarWinds Application Monitor to keep tabs on many of our on-premise servers to ensure that they are up and running and functioning as needed to provide the services our users need. We monitor various aspects of the machines to ensure any potential problems can be addressed before they become real problems.
  • Hard drive space.
  • Memory usage.
  • It is kind of slow to start-up, especially the first time.
  • Can sometimes get almost too complicated.
  • Given my environment and situation, this would be hard to quantify in solid numbers. Suffice it to say, it has helped keep downtime to a minimum.
Its been a while since we used WhatsUp Gold, but SolarWinds has many of the same features as WhatsUp, but also goes well beyond what we used of the product back then. I am sure WhatsUp has increased functionality since we used it, so in fairness, this is old information.
Anyone with a small IT team that needs to keep up with a number of servers and devices is a good candidate for the product. It allows you to have eyes on systems even when you aren't near them. It can let you know when there are issues, sometimes before they become issues. It lets you use your time where it's needed the most.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Feature Ratings

Application monitoring
9
Database monitoring
9
Threshold alerts
9
Predictive capabilities
9
Application performance management console
7
Collaboration tools
Not Rated
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
7
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
Not Rated
Virtualization monitoring
8
Server availability and performance monitoring
9
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
8
IT Asset Discovery
8