BigPanda vs. DX Spectrum

If the organization has a proper CMDB asset record then BigPanda features can be utilized to their true potential as it has alert correlation capability. The alert can be redirected to the proper support team using the auto-share feature. This wouldn't be the case where asset records are not updated and the Operations have to manually assign the alerts to support groups.

Incentivized

Well Suited:

• To detect network anomalies, outages, packet loss, blocks, floods, disconnections, link statuses, power supply failures, UPS failures/low batteries, etc.
• Basically anything that can and will go wrong with the network, Spectrum will give you the drop before user community is aware.

Incentivized

• Alert correlation feature helps in grouping similar alerts together
• Alert Enrichment to enhance the data after it arrives on the tool
• Integration with multiple tools
• The console is very user friendly and provides ease of administration

Incentivized

• Polling and traps can be configured to take heartbeats at specified intervals and notify on an event in real-time, respectively.
• Topology of devices gives a high-level overview of network architecture.
• Discovery of devices is simple and secure with the use of community strings.
• Details can be added per device or alarm type for actions to be taken to make troubleshooting easier.

Incentivized

• Tool should have a feature to query the data
• The dashboard feature needs improvement
• It should have a dark mode

Incentivized

• NOC
• Data Center/Telecom

Incentivized

TrueSight didn't provide many customization options. The features provided were primitive as compared to BigPanda. TrueSight was being used just for alert visibility and assignment to a proper support group from a single console. Although Moogsoft had similar features as compared to BigPanda, the user administration and ease of use were a bit complicated. BigPanda provides a much simpler user interface.

Incentivized

To be honest, Spectrum is one of the most stable and less problematic solutions that we work with. It’s easy to scale and to deploy. The only time we’ve had problems with it was with some upgrading processes. It is not so intuitive and you have to make sure everything is correct.

Incentivized

• BIgPanda is very easy to implement and use
• Better than the previous tool, provides more functionality
• BIgPanda's alert enrichment feature very helpful

Incentivized

• Proactive monitoring for networking
• To many times to plan an update

Incentivized