We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and IBM Tivoli NetCool based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The VPN features are the most valuable."
"The sandboxing feature is very important."
"The initial setup is relatively easy."
"The Fortianalyzer is the most valuable aspect of this solution"
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use."
"The intel we get from Fortinet is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the remote management capability."
"The security features, for example, URL filtering, AMP, and advanced threat protection, are very valuable."
"NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day."
"Support is one of the best aspects of this solution. NetCool is a good product that has good flexibility. There are a lot of documents available online which is one of the best features of IBM Tivoli Suite. Whenever an issue happens, rather than going to technical support, if you find the exact issue in Google, you can get tech notes for that particular issue."
"It's very easy to use."
"The scalability of monitoring, the breadth of supported network components, the scale of the number of monitoring events, and the flexibility in customization make this a well-rounded product."
"It's very easy to use."
"The feature I have found most valuable with NetCool is how it collaborates all the alarms, and then it does a predictive analysis, providing a consolidated alarm view and management."
"Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation."
"Anything is possible with Tivoli. It's quite a robust system."
"If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution."
"As with any IT vendor, there are software issues."
"When it comes to technical support, the problem we have found is that if an issue comes, it takes a day to get everything resolved. It could be faster. They can be better at optimizing how they answer tickets in terms of response times. There must be ways to make the process more streamlined. It would make it easier for their clients."
"We've not seen any areas for improvement."
"We need some integration or communication between the endpoint and the firewall."
"However, the absence of certain features like CLI is a drawback."
"We are seeking a solution that can monitor our network traffic running through 17 firewalls in Malaysia and Indonesia. We want a solution that can record and monitor all the logs from all the firewalls. We want to consolidate all our firewalls into one portal so we can monitor all the activities from all the firewalls."
"They're still trying to digest that Meru acquisition and need a plan."
"In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that."
"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."
"Tivoli NetCool is based on a Linux platform, it would be beneficial if they moved it to Windows because not everyone is acquainted with Linux."
"The solution is too expensive."
"UI is outdated, very old legacy."
"Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience."
"The solution does not have any AI capabilities."
"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews while IBM Tivoli NetCool is ranked 8th in Network Management Applications with 12 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while IBM Tivoli NetCool is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli NetCool writes "Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal, whereas IBM Tivoli NetCool is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, OpenText Network Node Manager i, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco DNA Center and Moogsoft. See our Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. IBM Tivoli NetCool report.
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