We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SCOM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"The product has excellent stability."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"It has good graphs of what is going on within the operating system."
"The most valuable features in SCOM are Azure monitoring and integration with Azure Monitor for monitoring Azure-hosted servers from SCOM on-premises."
"It's easy to use."
"This solution saves us a lot of work because it reduces the effort that is required in order to start monitoring."
"The solution is used for monitoring the hardware inventory. For instance, it helps with the whole operational monitoring view for the company's infrastructure."
"This solution helps our application teams by allowing them to drill further into issues and perform a root cause analysis."
"It discovers the components automatically, which is a fantastic thing. The discovery works in an automatic way, and it has a dynamic way of discovering the components, assets, and applications. It doesn't require any manual intervention."
"The solution's reporting engine has given me detailed information on which applications or services I've either failed or about to fail in terms of the predictive makeup on Azure cloud."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"Could integrate better with VMware products."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"It's a relatively expensive product for some clients."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The management of the servers could be better."
"All of the areas of reporting are very bad and need to be improved."
"Regarding certain issues in the solution, it can be difficult to generate reports if we have a program that is not user-friendly for reporting. While this is not necessarily negative, we may need to use another solution."
"It could use some system enhancements, such as better dashboards."
"The configurations could be better. There are multiple tests where you can do something, but they can be a trigger as well. The overriding methodologies are not that easy. The configurations are difficult. The configuration and thorough day-to-day operations to get them to the level you want takes some time. It's very difficult."
"SCOM's feature that notifies us when a server is down is not present in recent updates, which has weakened the product."
"It lacks certain details that other products do better, like granular access and better application monitoring."
"The price could be improved."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while SCOM is ranked 10th in Network Monitoring Software with 78 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SCOM is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SCOM writes "Has a good reporting engine, but its monitoring of the cloud-based environment could be improved". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SCOM is most compared with Dynatrace, Zabbix, Datadog, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SCOM report.
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