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PROS

SolarWinds Security Event Manager is valued for its comprehensive reporting features.
This tool is appreciated for its simplicity and ease of use.
It offers strong monitoring capabilities and customizable dashboards to adapt to various needs.
SolarWinds Security Event Manager is known for providing effective server, network, and log monitoring, as well as IP address management.
The software supports high availability, ensuring reliability and continuous operation.

CONS

Reporting could be more robust and granular, increasing its usefulness.
No correlation between log entries, missing threat information.
Upgrading the system often requires starting from scratch, leading to node loss.
Correlation capabilities should automatically detect and reduce events faster.
Customization capabilities need improvement.
 

SolarWinds Security Event Manager Pros review quotes

JR
System Engineer at a government with 51-200 employees
Oct 23, 2017
The out of the box reports and dashboard. It was easy to trim down these windows to something we could quickly use.
AJ
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
Jan 10, 2019
The most valuable feature is the ease of use for the end user.
SG
‎IT Consultant at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees
Aug 12, 2019
It performs network behavior monitoring, log monitoring, and disaster recovery monitoring.
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AN
Communications and Networks Engineer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 4, 2019
We did previously use a different solution, but SolarWinds is much better. It's easy to interact with SolarWinds. It's easy to operate, easy to configure and is generally easier compared to what we were working with before.
it_user1137249 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 15, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is the visibility into both attempted and failed logins.
AF
Director, Technical Architect at Archer Information Technology
Dec 23, 2019
The graphical user interface is very user-friendly. SolarWinds is a hybrid solution so you can use it across many platforms.
it_user1210515 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd.
Jan 26, 2020
The most valuable feature is the reporting.
reviewer1271415 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 30, 2020
This tool is simple to use.
Daniel Penn - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Feb 24, 2020
It's easy to build rules and actions based on the logs and event types we collect with the software.
KM
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group
Sep 30, 2020
It's extremely easy to deploy.
 

SolarWinds Security Event Manager Cons review quotes

JR
System Engineer at a government with 51-200 employees
Oct 23, 2017
I imagine we will have to develop our own reports soon, this seems to be more cumbersome.
AJ
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
Jan 10, 2019
It can be difficult for users who are inexperienced with the solution.
SG
‎IT Consultant at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees
Aug 12, 2019
Training for this solution needs to be improved, as new employees are sometimes unfamiliar with the product.
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AN
Communications and Networks Engineer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 4, 2019
The solution's technical support is okay, but we don't have an SLA, and sometimes the response times are very slow.
it_user1137249 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 15, 2019
I would like to be able to dig deeper into the visibility of events or incidents to determine whether they are malicious, such as by doing behavior analysis.
AF
Director, Technical Architect at Archer Information Technology
Dec 23, 2019
The reporting could be more robust. It can be a lot more granular and that will make it a lot more useful in comparison to how it is incorporated at the moment.
it_user1210515 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd.
Jan 26, 2020
There is no correlation made between log entries, so no threat information is presented.
reviewer1271415 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 30, 2020
I would like to have a more customizable dashboard.
Daniel Penn - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Feb 24, 2020
There are no multiple dashboards which would allow you to see information side-by-side.
KM
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group
Sep 30, 2020
It won't tell you when your backups are failing, but it will give you hints when your database is running on full recovery.