HelpSystems Intermapper Questions

Julia Frohwein

Content and Social Media Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What do you like most about HelpSystems Intermapper?

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about HelpSystems Intermapper?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Julia Frohwein

Content and Social Media Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What needs improvement with HelpSystems Intermapper?

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with HelpSystems Intermapper.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Julia Frohwein

Content and Social Media Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What is your primary use case for HelpSystems Intermapper?

How do you or your organization use this solution?

Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences.

Thank you!

Julia Frohwein

Content and Social Media Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What advice do you have for others considering HelpSystems Intermapper?

If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering HelpSystems Intermapper, what would you say?

How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What do you like most about HelpSystems Intermapper?

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about HelpSystems Intermapper?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Julia Frohwein

Content and Social Media Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What needs improvement with HelpSystems Intermapper?

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with HelpSystems Intermapper.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What is your primary use case for HelpSystems Intermapper?

How do you or your organization use this solution?

Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences.

Thank you!

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What advice do you have for others considering HelpSystems Intermapper?

If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering HelpSystems Intermapper, what would you say?

How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?

Network Monitoring Software Questions

Shibu Babuchandran

Regional Manager/ Service Delivery at ASPL Info Services

May 12 2022

Which Network Analyzer and Network Configuration Manager do you recommend?

Hi community,

I work as the Regional Manager at a Tech Services company.

Currently, I'm exploring open-source Network Analyzer and Network Configuration managers.

Which one would you recommend and why?

Faycal NoushiHello, For Network Analyzer, you can use Elastiflow. It's pretty complete… more »

Robert VergeerFor the network configuration manager, I would take a look at Auvik. It is free… more »

Evgeny Belenky

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

Feb 01 2022

How do you decide about the alert severity in your Security Operations Center (SOC)?

Hi SOC analysts and other infosec professionals,

Which standard/custom method do you use to decide about the alert severity in your SOC?

Is it possible to avoid being too subjective? How do you fight the "alert fatigue"?

Robert CheruiyotHi @Evgeny Belenky, I think as long as you do this thing manually, you will… more »

Luis ApodacaI think first of all you need to establish what resources you want to handle in… more »

reviewer1331706It depends on the information in your current alerts. E.g if the alert has the… more »

Christian Marchesseau

Industrial IT Project Manager at NTN Europe

Jan 27 2022

Which network monitoring software does have an OPC client plugin?

Hi community, In our automotive industry, we are using an Open Platform Communications (OPC) server along with other industrial devices (as OPC servers) and we would like to monitor them. Are you aware and can recommend a network monitoring Software with an OPC client plugin? Thanks, Best re...

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Faycal NoushiHi there! We've had a similar need to this for a SIEMENS-based industrial… more »

BaijuShah

CEO at eBiashara Ltd

Feb 01 2022

What software solution would you recommend to monitor user machines?

Hello peers,

We would like to monitor users' machines. Which monitoring solution would you recommend for an enterprise and why?

I appreciate the help.

reviewer1195575Well, I suppose it really depends on the reason you ask the question. Is it… more »

Shibu BabuchandranHi @BaijuShah , Basically, you can decide the tool based on the below… more »

Mike KazemianAdrem Software product called NetCrunch. It is very powerful, does not need… more »

Evgeny Belenky

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What types of Security Operations Center (SOC) deployment models do exist?

Hi infosec professionals,

Which deployment model should an enterprise organization choose and in which case?

Thank you!

reviewer1331706There are many variations for a Security Operations Centre. depending on the… more »

Jairo Willian PereiraI´m not sure about the answer, but I'll try... Insourcing or outsourcing,… more »

Shibu BabuchandranWe can have multiple SOC models depending on the requirement and budget… more »

Satish Singh

Cloud Security Architect at Kyndryl

What is your recommended cost-effective solution to detect and prevent APT attacks?

Hi community members, I'm working as a Cloud Security Architect at a Tech Services Company with 10000+ employees. I'm looking for a security solution to detect and prevent APT attacks. Can anyone suggest a good and cost-effective solution? Please explain why would you choose this particular t...

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BobenGeorgeWhen you are considering cost-effectiveness Hardening perimeter defenses… more »

Eric Rise@Satish Singh, Thank you for your question it's one that requires deeper… more »

reviewer1331706APT attacks are tough. And as already mentioned, there is no single solution for… more »

Evgeny Belenky

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What insider threat detection tool do you recommend to a company with a modest budget?

Hi peers,

What insider threat detection tool/s do you recommend to a company with a modest budget?

What makes this tool better than others?

Thank you.

Stuart BermanCan you be more specific? If you search this site for 'threat detection' you get… more »

William LinnOff the cuff, I would suggest Nagios. Unfortunately, the OSE doesn't provide… more »

Shibu Babuchandran

Regional Manager/ Service Delivery at ASPL Info Services

What is the future of the Network Operation Center (NOC)?

Hi community professionals,

In your opinion, what would be the key attributes and capabilities of the Network Operation Center in the future?

David CollierThe past 18 months have taught us that the ongoing operation of business… more »

Abdulla PathanIn the Future, Network Operation Center ( NOC) will work toward unifying IT… more »

Shibu Babuchandran

Regional Manager/ Service Delivery at ASPL Info Services

Which application integration do you expect to have with Zabbix?

Hi peers,

Which application integration do you expect to have with Zabbix to help you effectively monitor your infrastructure and receive alerts?

Thanks for your inputs!

Faustine ChisasaPersonally, I have new requirements day by day. Started with Grafana for… more »

Carlos_Gonzalez

Co-Founder at Xmartic

What are pros and cons of Nagios XI vs alternative NPM tools?

Hello,

I'm working at a Tech Services company and I would like to understand the competitive advantages of Nagios XI vs other Network Performance Monitoring
(NPM) tools.

Can you share your expertise on this topic?
Thanks

Dario Leon Hi, Nagios is great because the tool has a lot of plugins, customizable.… more »

systemse738The biggest question is how much work do you want to do? With Nagios you have… more »

Tjeerd SaijoenIn Nagios you have to build from templates so more development work and you need… more »

SanjeetKumar2

Platform and Cloud Architect at Department of Finance (ServiceNet)

Choosing a monitoring solution for cloud services: Azure Monitor vs PRTG Network Monitor

I'm working for an organization with ~1000 employees and I'm exploring the two monitoring solutions for cloud services: Azure Monitor and PRTG Network Monitor. Please share your personal experience on the pros and the cons of each product. What would be your choice and why? Thanks!

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Bernd HarzogSo a couple of questions and considerations to help you make a good decision… more »

Sergiy UstenkoHi to all. On my view, the PRTG would be the better decisionт as external… more »

Vijay Karadi

User at Karadi

What SolarWinds NPM alternatives do you recommend?

Hello,

I'm looking for alternatives to SolarWinds NPM as it is expensive for my budget and has poor performance.

Please share your suggestions and why you recommend choosing another solution.

Shibu Babuchandran H5 has developed a solution that provides to the network administrators a… more »

AbdulkadirAli

User at MyBank

Jan 12 2022

What is your recommended software product to secure your LAN?

Hi peers,

Can you share your recommended SW product to secure LAN? Specifically, how would you recommend securing user activities?

Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Anyone switching from SolarWinds NPM? What is a good alternative and why?

With the security issues associated with SolarWinds - are people switching to other vendors? Which ones are you switching to and why?

RobertUllmanThousand Eyes acquired by Cisco, interesting synergies with AppDynamics APM.

chamepicartWe’ve switched from Solarwinds to Centreon even before the issue occurred. It’s… more »

Darryl TheronHi Henry, Infosim, Stablenet is a very good alternative. Regards, Darryl… more »

Network security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

What open source tool can one use to measure bandwidth from one's upstream service provider?

I am looking for a tool or device that can be used to measure upstream bandwidth utilization. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

systemse738One I am looking closely at is AppNeta. They have an appliance that can… more »

reviewer775476PRTG is a nice tool to monitor performances of a wide kind of network devices… more »

reviewer775476Only for bandwidth, you can use MRTG. You can also copy all the trafic to a… more »

Rony_Sklar

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

Hi community,

There are many network monitoring tools out there - some free, most paid. What software do you think is best for a large enterprise? Why?

reviewer775476It actually depends on the exact purpose or kind of devices (network devices… more »

MauriceWhiteWe just did an assessment for our 47 datacenters around North America. The top… more »

Abhirup SarkarIt actually depends on the exact purpose or requirements. Some tools are better… more »

Rony_Sklar

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

Why is it important to monitor traffic on your network?

Why should businesses actively monitor network traffic?

What benefits are there to network monitoring?

Any suggestions for where to start with setting up effective network monitoring?

reviewer1122879Start with an open-source no-cost solution like Nagios for Network Monitoring to… more »

reviewer1331706As already said Network monitoring is just one type of monitoring, and you… more »

David CollierThese are the 3 fundamental questions all businesses should answer before… more »

Rony_Sklar

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What is the best tool for SQL monitoring in a large enterprise?

What tools do you recommend for SQL server monitoring for an enterprise-level business?

reviewer277275I highly recommend 2 products from the SolarWinds ITOM Suite; 1 Server… more »

Morne' O'KennedyI personally believe in SCOM (Operations Manager) since it contains all the… more »

Usman MalikYou can use Solawind or BMC

Rony_Sklar

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What tool do you recommend using for VoIP monitoring for a mid-sized enterprise?

What tools are best to use to monitor the quality of VoIP network for a mid-sized enterprise?

Brian PhilipsThis has evolved over time as unified communications has evolved. To really be… more »

PavanKumar7I kindly suggest Manage Engine Opsmanager.

Mohamed Y AhmedPRTG is the best that I have used ever, Check its sensors and If you didn't find… more »

Rony_Sklar

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

How important is it to monitor your WiFi environment?

Hi community,

What problems can a WiFi monitoring tool help to troubleshoot? What software do you recommend using as a WiFi monitor?

Tjeerd SaijoenWifi monitoring is important depending on if you are in an office building… more »

Sunil WillieThis depends on the brand of WIFI you have. More information can be obtained if… more »

Stuart BermanIt depends on your environment - how large is it, what type of APs and.or… more »

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What Questions Should I Ask Before Buying a Network Monitoring Tool?

Hi community,

What questions should one ask before purchasing a network monitoring tool?

Help your peers ask the right questions so that they'll make a better decision.

reviewer459630Network monitoring is a broad topic with many different sub-topics that may or… more »

reviewer1195575Monitoring means data collection, so identifying the alerts metrics and their… more »

William Linn- How scalable is it - Does it integrate with other tools to provide a full… more »

Omar Pena

Technical Lead with 1,001-5,000 employees

UIM OnPrem - SaaS

Hi Currently we handle around 4000 devices on-prem UIM and we´re thinking about increasing the amount of discovered servers by installing a secondary SaaS hub to cover the different cloud installed servers over the internet. Has anybody done this? How complex is it? Do you recommend another sol...

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it_user705054Hi, when you say cloud servers are these AWS or Azure instances? There is a… more »

it_user198360Currently it is not possible to mix UIM on premise with DXI IM (aka UIM SaaS)… more »

User

Looking for a top 10 list for Network Monitoring Software

Is there a top 10 Network discovery product list?

User at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

CA UIM vs. Zabbix: IoT Device Management and Monitoring

Which is recommended for enhancing IoT Device management on an IoT Platform --

CA UIM or Zabbix?

IT Specialist at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Looking for a Small Business Network Monitoring solution

This is my 1st question on this site, so looking forward to some of the responses. I'm looking for something that can monitor and notify on resource availability, and resource performance (mainly disk space, CPU, memory). We're an R&D company and have approx 40-50 VMs that we'd like to monito...

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Ariel Lindenfeld

Sr. Director of Community

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

What's the most surprising cause of a network issue you've discovered on your network?

Avigail Sugarman

Community Manager at IT Central Station

What is the best Monitoring and Alerting Tool for applications hosted in cloud?

User

Looking for consultant/vendor to conduct a network traffic test

All -- I'm looking for a consultant or vendor who can emulate a typical Fortune 500 network and test network traffic under two scenarios: a) endpoints are running ad blocking software; b) endpoints are not running ad blocking software.We want to test specifically Adblock Plus, which works in the ...

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Avigail Sugarman

Community Manager at IT Central Station

Does anyone have a Network Performance Monitoring Evaluation Criteria Rating Matrix they used in making a selection?

Avigail Sugarman

Community Manager at IT Central Station

Which is the best network monitoring tool: Zabbix or Solarwinds? Pros and Cons?

it_user111630Take a look at TruView by Fluke Networks if you're looking at a network… more »

Owner with 51-200 employees

Should we choose Nagios or PRTG?

We are about to make a choice for a Networking Monitor and the finalists are PRTG and Nagios.

Do you have a comparison chart to help us to make a final decision?

Ariel Lindenfeld

Sr. Director of Community

PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

When evaluating Network Performance Monitoring, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

Let the community know what you think. Share your opinions now!

it_user1157307Expectation setting and network segment focus are two of the most important… more »

it_user3421291. able to monitor the CPU, Memory, Response Time, latency, packet loss… more »

it_user236772Cost, how many feature supported by the tools and complexity to maintain

IT Administrator at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Looking For Network Monitoring Tools

I'm looking to implement a solution to monitor over 100 systems including servers. What are the best network monitoring tools?

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