SolarWinds Network Performance Manager (NPM) and Network Configuration Manager (NCM) are two powerful tools for network monitoring and visibility. Many Indeni customers are current SolarWinds customers or previously used SolarWinds. As a result we get asked a lot “How do you compare to SolarWinds?”. The short answer is: SolarWinds provides great network visibility across devices […]

SNMP based monitoring & Syslog from SolarWinds If you are a SolarWinds Orion user, you are enjoying the benefits of NPM for SNMP-based monitoring. With a large portion of network visibility under control, you can extend your SolarWinds solution to include automation and ensure the availability of your network. Read how to learn how. Out […]

Are you still using SolarWinds’ NPM to identify issues in your firewall and load balancing gear? If you are, that means you are: Unaware if your gear is about to fail due to configuration mistakes. Incapable of knowing if there are interesting logs you should look at. Blind to the true health of your equipment, […]

SolarWinds just came out with a contest called Rule Your Log Data. In this contest, they are encouraging the community to build rules using their log management tool (Log & Event Manager) and submit it for review. SolarWinds, much like Splunk, Sumo Logic, Loggly and dozens of other log server providers, have built a great product […]

Recently a member of the support team at SolarWinds posted “Cutting Down On Alerting Noise: Guest Post From Support”. The challenge of alert fatigue and noise is a big one. Many companies have attempted, and still are attempting, to solve this issue. BigPanda, is an example of such a company. In the original post, three […]