I am still dealing with SolarWinds products and use most of their solutions. User-friendly configuration is key, and the configurations are simple, not complex. The only important part is what we do from the end-device side. It's normal and common for everybody, so there's no challenge in that part. NCM Compliance Report is a good tool, and it's mostly used in the client environment. It is very powerful, though you need to spend more time on configuration, but it is a great tool. I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager a seven out of ten.
The product's most effective part in improving security stems from the fact that the solution is deployed for event management, log viewing, and information management. Speaking about the tool's real-time event correlation enhancing incident response, I would say that it is more than enough for the customer to whom we have deployed it. I don't see any additional improvements needed in the software. In terms of the product's operational costs and cost-saving benefits, I would say that the solution is efficient. I recommend the product to others. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom
Real User
Top 5
May 24, 2024
We have to protect customer data, including any PII, accessed via the internet terminal. Additionally, we need to monitor events from network devices and servers that may raise suspicion, allowing us to analyze them and determine what is occurring. SolarWinds affected your overall security costs. Considering the nature of our traffic, it has been very effective. We have proactively identified and addressed issues before they escalate into incidents. I've noticed a reduced investment in handling event-related cases with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. This reduction includes reducing human resources and the time required for teams to provide 24/7 monitoring. Consequently, there has been a significant decrease in costs. Additionally, the platform enables us to address issues before they escalate into incidents, thus preventing revenue leakage. As a result, the organization experiences reduced costs and avoids revenue leakage. Since the SolarWinds Security Event Manager implementation, the total budget allocated to security has been reduced by close to five percent. Initially, there was a heavy investment in that aspect, but we have observed this reduction in the allocated budget for the security team. Since implementing SolarWinds Security Event Manager, the team members' pressure has been reduced. They can now concentrate on more critical tasks and development, promoting growth within their department rather than solely focusing on incident monitoring. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Since it is a fairly complicated product, I recommend doing a thorough assessment and product comparison between other comparable monitoring solutions to see if the pricing versus capabilities being offered are satisfactory. There are also other monitoring solutions that are perhaps cheaper or easier to set up, which can also meet your requirements. Double-check to see if SolarWinds Security Event Manager is indeed the monitoring solution you're looking for. Overall, I rate the solution seven and a half out of ten.
System and Network Administrator at El Sadat City Language School
Real User
Sep 25, 2023
Apart from the pricing concern, it's a solid solution. It performs well, but I would recommend continuing with the free trial rather than purchasing at this point. From a technical standpoint, I would rate them highly, but considering the aspects for improvement, I would rate them eight out of ten.
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Security Event Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
Jan 12, 2023
I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager eight out of 10. I would recommend it if your company has the budget and a need for the solution because of strict auditing requirements. If you are deploying it in a smaller environment, you won't have any issues, but you need to prepare the database and server to deploy in a large environment. You can't deploy out of the box. It requires some enhancements and improvements during the setup.
I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager eight out of 10. I would recommend it. Most of my friends are still using the solution. I rate it eight out of 10 because I think it still has room for improvement in terms of scalability. I would rate it nine for a small or medium-sized business. However, if I compare what it can do to the global market, it is more of an eight. When it was first released, these technologies were not too common, and SolarWinds LEM was still very popular.
Technical Operations & Management Professional at RMC Enterprises
Real User
Dec 1, 2021
Dot your i's and cross your t's. If you're looking for something specific, then you better specify that when you talk to the sales engineers and the engineers. Always talk to an engineer after you talk to the sales guys, just to confirm that what they said is true and accurate. For non-Windows or non-Linux devices, they may not have a connector. So, that's where you need to go and ask somebody if it will support your device. I would rate it a seven out of 10. The only reason for that is some of the complexity of the rules.
Program Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Oct 6, 2021
I rate SolarWinds six out of 10. Comparing SolarWinds with Azure, it seems like Azure can do much more, so we are considering switching to Azure. If you are thinking of adopting SolarWinds, I would suggest considering what your business needs. Every business has different requirements. For example, if you're an IoT guy, you don't need tools that will help you with your IT environment. If you're in the manufacturing or oil and gas industry, you have a combination of IT and IoT, so then you'll go for something that fits those needs.
ISO at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 8, 2020
I would recommend SolarWinds LEM. We plan to continue using it. We have already put in the Orion platform system and brought it into play. We are next looking at the server access management. That probably would be the next step to implement. I would rate SolarWinds LEM a ten out of ten.
Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Feb 24, 2020
I would advise people to make themselves familiar with the SolarWinds work community which has all the users' comments and where you can get the newest topics about everything connected to the software. It makes sense to peek around there. There is also SolarWinds SCM online training which is a big help when getting started with the software. The product fills all our requirements but there is always room for improvement and so I would rate this product a nine out of 10.
Information Security Analyst at Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd.
Real User
Jan 26, 2020
I am not expecting a future release of SolarWinds LEM because they have released another solution. They are continuing with a new security event and information management (SEIM) solution that is more suitable for large-scale enterprises. I would rate this solution a five out of ten.
Director, Technical Architect at Archer Information Technology
Real User
Dec 23, 2019
On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate SolarWinds LEM as somewhere between eight and ten, so let's say nine. To make it a ten they would have to make improvements in pricing, reporting, and product integration. These facets of the solution are not so bad now but they can be improved. The advice I would give people considering network event management would be to go with the product that appeals to me the most. The advice that I would like to give would be to go with NPM (Network Performance Monitor) which is a different, more sophisticated SolarWinds product. As far as I'm concerned, that is a product that can challenge any competing product out there on the market. If anyone is looking to do any type of network performance monitoring at a high level, I would definitely recommend Network Performance Monitor Orion — the Orion version of the product of SolarWinds is the one to go for. As far as NetFlow Analyzer, I like it and it fits some company's needs very well, but I've used better products. That is why I mention making improvements in its feature set. From a security perspective, which is a lot of work that I do, the Syslog Server needs to be completely integrated as a system service. That is one of my biggest wishes for the improvement of the LEM product at the moment because the product itself is a good product. The only trouble is that when server engineers work on the servers and they perform some type of updates to get the operating systems back on par, or need to do something with security updates and so on, the servers get stopped. When the servers are rebooted, the Syslog Server does not automatically restart. That is a major problem, especially from an auditing perspective.
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Sep 15, 2019
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to really review their expectations. I know that some people who do not review their expectations are upset after the implementation because they feel that they are getting less than what they bargained for. People also have to consider the system resources, and what they will be on the physical box or on a VM. If the proper resources are not assigned then it will impact the solution. This is a good solution but there is no perfect system. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Communications and Networks Engineer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Sep 3, 2019
We are using the on-premises deployment solution. It is a good solution to work with and it's very easy to use. I would only ensure that the organization that decides to implement the solution has the internal capability to manage it. If not, then I would ensure that direct support or an SLA is in place to help handle any issues or troubleshoot problems. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
IT Consultant at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Aug 12, 2019
This is one of the good products in this market. People are always looking for easy-to-use products, and don't want to invest time on learning new or complex things. This is a solution that I recommend, although there are a lot of products that are better. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
When TriGeo was acquired by SolarWinds, TriGeo SIM became known as SolarWinds Log & Event Manager. This product is a leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product and log management solution, which provides log collection, analysis, and real-time correlation.
I am still dealing with SolarWinds products and use most of their solutions. User-friendly configuration is key, and the configurations are simple, not complex. The only important part is what we do from the end-device side. It's normal and common for everybody, so there's no challenge in that part. NCM Compliance Report is a good tool, and it's mostly used in the client environment. It is very powerful, though you need to spend more time on configuration, but it is a great tool. I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager a seven out of ten.
The product's most effective part in improving security stems from the fact that the solution is deployed for event management, log viewing, and information management. Speaking about the tool's real-time event correlation enhancing incident response, I would say that it is more than enough for the customer to whom we have deployed it. I don't see any additional improvements needed in the software. In terms of the product's operational costs and cost-saving benefits, I would say that the solution is efficient. I recommend the product to others. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
We have to protect customer data, including any PII, accessed via the internet terminal. Additionally, we need to monitor events from network devices and servers that may raise suspicion, allowing us to analyze them and determine what is occurring. SolarWinds affected your overall security costs. Considering the nature of our traffic, it has been very effective. We have proactively identified and addressed issues before they escalate into incidents. I've noticed a reduced investment in handling event-related cases with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. This reduction includes reducing human resources and the time required for teams to provide 24/7 monitoring. Consequently, there has been a significant decrease in costs. Additionally, the platform enables us to address issues before they escalate into incidents, thus preventing revenue leakage. As a result, the organization experiences reduced costs and avoids revenue leakage. Since the SolarWinds Security Event Manager implementation, the total budget allocated to security has been reduced by close to five percent. Initially, there was a heavy investment in that aspect, but we have observed this reduction in the allocated budget for the security team. Since implementing SolarWinds Security Event Manager, the team members' pressure has been reduced. They can now concentrate on more critical tasks and development, promoting growth within their department rather than solely focusing on incident monitoring. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Since it is a fairly complicated product, I recommend doing a thorough assessment and product comparison between other comparable monitoring solutions to see if the pricing versus capabilities being offered are satisfactory. There are also other monitoring solutions that are perhaps cheaper or easier to set up, which can also meet your requirements. Double-check to see if SolarWinds Security Event Manager is indeed the monitoring solution you're looking for. Overall, I rate the solution seven and a half out of ten.
Apart from the pricing concern, it's a solid solution. It performs well, but I would recommend continuing with the free trial rather than purchasing at this point. From a technical standpoint, I would rate them highly, but considering the aspects for improvement, I would rate them eight out of ten.
I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's a good tool for what it costs.
I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager eight out of 10. I would recommend it if your company has the budget and a need for the solution because of strict auditing requirements. If you are deploying it in a smaller environment, you won't have any issues, but you need to prepare the database and server to deploy in a large environment. You can't deploy out of the box. It requires some enhancements and improvements during the setup.
We have more than one person who does the maintenance of the solution. I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager a seven out of ten.
I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager eight out of 10. I would recommend it. Most of my friends are still using the solution. I rate it eight out of 10 because I think it still has room for improvement in terms of scalability. I would rate it nine for a small or medium-sized business. However, if I compare what it can do to the global market, it is more of an eight. When it was first released, these technologies were not too common, and SolarWinds LEM was still very popular.
I would recommend SolarWinds Security Event Manager to others. I rate SolarWinds Security Event Manager a seven out of ten.
Dot your i's and cross your t's. If you're looking for something specific, then you better specify that when you talk to the sales engineers and the engineers. Always talk to an engineer after you talk to the sales guys, just to confirm that what they said is true and accurate. For non-Windows or non-Linux devices, they may not have a connector. So, that's where you need to go and ask somebody if it will support your device. I would rate it a seven out of 10. The only reason for that is some of the complexity of the rules.
I rate SolarWinds six out of 10. Comparing SolarWinds with Azure, it seems like Azure can do much more, so we are considering switching to Azure. If you are thinking of adopting SolarWinds, I would suggest considering what your business needs. Every business has different requirements. For example, if you're an IoT guy, you don't need tools that will help you with your IT environment. If you're in the manufacturing or oil and gas industry, you have a combination of IT and IoT, so then you'll go for something that fits those needs.
I would recommend SolarWinds LEM. We plan to continue using it. We have already put in the Orion platform system and brought it into play. We are next looking at the server access management. That probably would be the next step to implement. I would rate SolarWinds LEM a ten out of ten.
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I would advise people to make themselves familiar with the SolarWinds work community which has all the users' comments and where you can get the newest topics about everything connected to the software. It makes sense to peek around there. There is also SolarWinds SCM online training which is a big help when getting started with the software. The product fills all our requirements but there is always room for improvement and so I would rate this product a nine out of 10.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I am not expecting a future release of SolarWinds LEM because they have released another solution. They are continuing with a new security event and information management (SEIM) solution that is more suitable for large-scale enterprises. I would rate this solution a five out of ten.
On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate SolarWinds LEM as somewhere between eight and ten, so let's say nine. To make it a ten they would have to make improvements in pricing, reporting, and product integration. These facets of the solution are not so bad now but they can be improved. The advice I would give people considering network event management would be to go with the product that appeals to me the most. The advice that I would like to give would be to go with NPM (Network Performance Monitor) which is a different, more sophisticated SolarWinds product. As far as I'm concerned, that is a product that can challenge any competing product out there on the market. If anyone is looking to do any type of network performance monitoring at a high level, I would definitely recommend Network Performance Monitor Orion — the Orion version of the product of SolarWinds is the one to go for. As far as NetFlow Analyzer, I like it and it fits some company's needs very well, but I've used better products. That is why I mention making improvements in its feature set. From a security perspective, which is a lot of work that I do, the Syslog Server needs to be completely integrated as a system service. That is one of my biggest wishes for the improvement of the LEM product at the moment because the product itself is a good product. The only trouble is that when server engineers work on the servers and they perform some type of updates to get the operating systems back on par, or need to do something with security updates and so on, the servers get stopped. When the servers are rebooted, the Syslog Server does not automatically restart. That is a major problem, especially from an auditing perspective.
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to really review their expectations. I know that some people who do not review their expectations are upset after the implementation because they feel that they are getting less than what they bargained for. People also have to consider the system resources, and what they will be on the physical box or on a VM. If the proper resources are not assigned then it will impact the solution. This is a good solution but there is no perfect system. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
We are using the on-premises deployment solution. It is a good solution to work with and it's very easy to use. I would only ensure that the organization that decides to implement the solution has the internal capability to manage it. If not, then I would ensure that direct support or an SLA is in place to help handle any issues or troubleshoot problems. I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
This is one of the good products in this market. People are always looking for easy-to-use products, and don't want to invest time on learning new or complex things. This is a solution that I recommend, although there are a lot of products that are better. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.