Because Solarwinds Orion isn't doing much out of the box other than up/down status it's quick to get going but you have to map traps and set up loads of stuff that Spectrum just does. Even then it hasn't got the inteligence.
The java Oneclick interface is eons better than the web based interface on Solarwinds which is messy and hits you with lots of minor non-essential information. As well as that because it's web based: 1. It refreshes on you just as you are trying to do something - really irritating! and 2. Navigatation is long winded. Solarwinds doesn't have fault isolation so loads of red alarms if one upstream device fails. Yes there is a manual alert suppression facility but if you have been unfortunate enough to have done this on any system you'll just love Spectrum. Solarwinds selling point is that they add lots of point solutions such as Wireless management but to be really honest it's a bit like putting flashy wheels on a cheap car compared to Spectrum. That's not to say that Solarwinds isn't useful, we have both products, but you cannot seriously consider the two products as competition for each other - it's horses for courses. Stephen. From: david t. klein [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 03 June 2010 12:51 To: spectrum Subject: RE: [spectrum] Spectrum VS SolarWinds Solar Winds is easier to set up and has a better looking GUI, but it lacks some enterprise capabilities, and does not scale well past small/medium enterprise. -- david t. klein Cisco Certified Network Associate (CSCO11281885) Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPI000165615) Redhat Certified Engineer (805009745938860) Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? From: Mahmut Tuncer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:15 AM To: spectrum Subject: [spectrum] Spectrum VS SolarWinds Hello, I wonder what are differenses between solarwinds and spectrum. Do you have any comparement between them. Regards * --To unsubscribe from spectrum, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe spectrum [email protected] * --To unsubscribe from spectrum, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe spectrum [email protected] --- To unsubscribe from spectrum, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe spectrum [email protected]
