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Solarwinds is systems management that runs the gamut (router config managment, network monitoring, systems monitoring, logging, etc) for gui ninjas (read: peopl
by arminiusreturns 6y ago
Solarwinds is systems management that runs the gamut (router config managment, network monitoring, systems monitoring, logging, etc) for gui ninjas (read: people who use microsoft way too much) and execs who listen to sales people (and some gov orgs). I've used it plenty in the past, not all their products but many/most, and it's actually not that bad on the surface, but dig deeper and you begin to see the flaws quickly. I almost aways advocate against it if I ever see a proposal for even a single one of their tools pop up.
The thing it does for many orgs is become a "one stop shop" for the array of products a "modern" IT stack needs... and if you thought splunk was expensive...
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoI think there are probably scales SolarWinds products work well at and then places that they do not. I have definitely found some deficiencies in SolarWinds products I've used that feel like they should've fixed long ago. But their products are also leaps and bounds better than tools I worked with prior. Not the best, but very far from being the worst.
- sova 6y agoThe most alarming bit is the "our software needs to be exempt from antivirus scanning and group privs" ... so people probably just run this thing as root the whole time
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoAlmost every install document I've ever read says disable antivirus and firewall. I actively disregard every such instruction and rarely have a problem. If your antivirus product is any good, it will work fine with legitimate software. But that is entered solely as a support disclaimer for "I can't guarantee anything if anything else is running on your system".