- What was life like before using SolarWinds? (Include what you were using and why you decided it was time for a change) I've used SolarWinds for a long time. Previous to SolarWinds I used a combination of tools to monitor servers including What's Up Gold.
- Which SolarWinds product(s) saved your bacon? SolarWinds Orion saves my bacon on a weekly if not more often basis by keeping me apprised to alerts on switches, routers, and servers. Also KIWI CatTools has saved my bacon by having historical backups of my switches which came in handy when a switch lost is config not long ago.
- Did you consider other options, and why did you choose SolarWinds? Yes we have considered other options, but solarwinds just works and that's what we need. A product that does what it says it will do.
- How has life been since you've rolled out SolarWinds in your environment? Its been 4 years since we rolled it out and its great. No worries about alerting not working and man do you know when there are problems. I monitor a lot of items and get lots of alerts if things start going south. Luckily the going south part hasn't been from Solarwinds. Solarwinds adds a level of confidence and allows us to view things that would be more difficult to view without the tools it provides.
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Solar Winds Saved My Bacon
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