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Updated July 17, 2020
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
SolarWinds is our go to platform for monitoring all live/dev and test systems. VM is a critical tool in keeping tabs on performance and planning
- Optimisation of resources used
- Forward capacity planning
- Problem resolution
- Improved graphical displays
- Analyses of groups of servers
- Ability to recover under utilised resources keeps expansion costs to what is actually needed and not what you guess will be needed
- Speed to analyse issues shortened greatly
VCOPS but SolarWinds is more flexible and a lot cheaper
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Using SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
6 - Infrastructure Support and development
4 - All our infrastructure team provide daily support of SolarWinds and picking up new skills has not been difficult
- Optimisation
- Alerting
- Dashboards
- Capacity planning
- Provide business justification for capacity expansion
- Demonstrate performance levels to non technical users
Evaluating SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN) and Competitors
I wouldn't at this stage.
Fully evaluated Vcops and SolarWinds was by far the most comprehensive solution for our needs. I continue to monitor other products on ease of use and functionality but there not there yet
Fully evaluated Vcops and SolarWinds was by far the most comprehensive solution for our needs. I continue to monitor other products on ease of use and functionality but there not there yet
Using SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Reporting
- Optimising metrics
- Dashboards
- Security settings are not always clear