We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and OpenText Network Node Manager i based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It does correlation so instead of producing 20 alarms if a site goes down, it only creates one."
"The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability."
"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management."
"It covers a lot of different types of hardware. It can do a lot and saves us time."
"The most valuable features of DX Spectrum are the comprehensive alerts."
"All networks (or network equipment) are monitored through CA Spectrum."
"The main thing is obviously notifications about alerts, getting ahead of the curve to make sure that we do not have system going down, or if it is down we get to know it earlier."
"The fault management is perfect."
"The platform has good stability."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"A good enterprise-level solution."
"It is a scalable product."
"It is stable for fault and availability."
"Topology creation is the most valuable feature."
"Real time network monitoring application: It is very stable, which provides quick root cause analysis (RCA) for any network faults."
"Make it easier to certify devices."
"The Spectrum OneClick is a Java-based client, and that's aging. Really, before any new feature integration, I'd love to see a comprehensive rebuild of the UI."
"We want to make our own choice for the AIOps solution and do not want to be forced to use the Broadcom OI solution by default."
"I think the management or configuration of devices needs some improvement."
"The biggest issue is our integration right now between UIM and Spectrum is lacking."
"We have had one support issue that's been open for a couple of months, and it is currently open."
"Event correlation only works on one server, rather than on all of the servers in the same cluster environment."
"I would like to see CA move Spectrum, Performance Manager, and some of their other tools moved to a SaaS based model. You see a lot of other manufacturers which are moving toward SaaS based models."
"The way the solution currently works means I'm not able to customize my own reports."
"As the technologies evolve, also these solutions or the monitoring tools should evolve to cover the progress in technology, including capabilities related to monitoring of virtualized devices today, as the DNS is on the table in this way."
"When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late. Some of the people I negotiate with seem undertrained."
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"Reporting. Even though this is available in separate software (iSPI) there is potential in making the reporting more SLA-aware and more intuitive."
"They should add AI options in the product's next release."
"The resources utilized could be a bit higher, and that is one of the challenges that isn't optimized"
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not powered to drill down for traffic visibility."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 115 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 10th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and PRTG Network Monitor, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Cisco DNA Center, Fortinet FortiManager and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our DX Spectrum vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
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