WhatsUp Gold Valuable Features
When it comes to the intuitiveness of the topology mapping feature, our network architect created a vision diagram of our entire network and then created the links tied into the WhatsUp active monitoring to different spots on our topology map. It's one of the more critical functions we do here. We have the map displayed in different places in our room and help desk.
We get alerted via emails but we can also see it visually. It does what it says it's going to do. We find this feature very helpful.
The interactive mapping interface for scrolling, zooming, and drilling down on an element to learn about a network issue is good. When we see a network there will sometimes be a spot that has one link. You can go into a particular part of the topology map, scroll in, and see exactly which module it is. All the information is provided. This feature really helps. You can see the correlation between that link and what failed. This feature is very helpful.
The interface is fairly intuitive. Some of our users used SolarWinds and Nagios, and WhatsUp is easy in comparison. Once you get set up, the look, feel, and configuration are good. Our network architect had never used it before but he was able to create the Visio and map. It was very simple. He has no problems with it.
The most valuable feature is network monitoring. It works very accurately.
View full review »Overall, we have been satisfied with the functionality of the product.
We've been able to develop some pretty specific use cases.
It's been stable so far.
The product scales well.
It is easy to set up.
The product is reasonably priced.
We have found the solution offers very good documentation.
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WhatsUp Gold
April 2024
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The most important features of WhatsUp Gold are the server health and uptime it provides. Additionally, WhatsUp Gold is a Windows-based solution which is a benefit.
View full review »The most valuable feature of WhatsUp Gold is NetFlow and the virtualized maps.
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reviewer775476
Network Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
The topology of the solution is the most valuable feature. We can not only have a list of the devices, but we can also build the topology of some nodes. It's an action that is very easy to perform.
The documentation is very good.
The interface of the solution is quite good.
View full review »We had a few requirements specifically for our applications and I think they did some development on WhatsUp Gold features for us.
The new version has a lot of improved features. The graphical user interface was quite improved from the old version.
View full review »NetFlow monitoring, real-time monitoring, and surveys have been the most valuable features for our business.
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Yevhen Ikonnykov
Senior Software Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees
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Anwar AL_Omari
IT Manager at SABA Bank
It is very good at monitoring the network and keeps us up to date on the status of internal devices.
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George Dailey
Security Operations Specialist III at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees
Auto scanning is most valuable. It looks for rogue devices on your network.
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WhatsUp677
Pre-Sales / Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The most valuable feature is definitely the map layout. You can have a customized mapping for all of your network devices, and you can monitor them. When you get a red sign then you know that something is wrong, and you can find and resolve the problem.
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Erik Wie
IKT Konsulent at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
The interface in the last few years it has been a lot greater, they are much more user-friendly. I like the interface.
View full review »The most valuable features are network bandwidth monitoring and monitoring device health.
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Kinoti Martin
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
1. Server performance monitoring:
- Disk utilization
- Memory and CPU utilization
These assist us to manage the storage and and server performance and prepare for incidents.
2. Configuration Manager: This assists us to do switch and router backups for both Cisco and Nexus switch configurations. It makes it easy to configure new devices, in case of a major incident.
3. Actions and Alerts: Set up user emails for notification when devices reach a specific threshold.
4. Device Discovery: This enables us to scan for new devices on the network.
5. Credential Library: Used to ensure a secure connection on the devices and to create new SNMP strings for servers and network devices.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the cost compared to other solutions.
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reviewer775476
Network Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
All the basic functions are valuable. It is easy to access and discover devices.
We need this solution to check all of our network devices. We have about 2,464 devices so it's impossible to check them all manually.
The topology discover is also a useful feature because we use this to define the topology of our sites.
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reviewer1409016
IT Senior Systems Administrator at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
Probably the only sorta valuable part of the product is that it is stable, easy to work with, and covers the basics. But there is a lot more downside to it in my opinion than up.
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reviewer905430
MD at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
The threshold alerting is the most valuable feature.
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Systratr677
Assistant Systems Administrator at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature is the monitoring of resources. The reporting of uptime and other statistics is also useful.
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Muhammed Shafi
CCIE Certified Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
There is a flow monitor option, so we can trace the source IP, the destination IP, and top talker feature in this.
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reviewer1091601
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable aspects of the solution are the application monitors that allow for discreet roaming on network devices.
The installation and configuration process are easy.
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WhatsUp Gold
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about WhatsUp Gold. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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