Item: SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Rating: 9
Author: Brian Fugitt

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize SAM to monitor our Windows servers and Linux servers for CPU Load and Physical Memory usage and drive capacity. We also utilize SAM to monitor the custom applications on our Linux server environment to make sure that the applications are up and that they are functioning properly.

Pros and Cons

Monitor CPU and Memory.
Monitor drive capacity.
Monitor hardware.

I would like the ability to modify custom application groups.

Return on Investment

Rapid alerting.
Visibility into our environment.

Alternatives Considered

N/A

Key Insights

Do you think SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor's feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM), SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)

Likelihood to Recommend

SAM is well suited for monitoring applications, Component response time, monitoring process and the CPU load that they are using, and monitoring the processes by the physical memory that they are using.

Server and Application Monitor Product Review

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor