Once it is setup and seeing traffic, it is an impressive tool to show potential problems long before the general users are complaining. This can go along way to being proactive with Application Performance studies. This is one of the tools that can help with gaining more insight into how applications work when they are complex. Often the only server an application knows is involved is the first one and possibly their main DB engine. How the other services are used is not often well understood. This tool can help gain that insight. View full review »

Do your homework, analyze your network infrastructure, and decide the best location for the multiport collectors. The closer to the servers that you want to monitor, the better. Depending on your architecture, that may require more multiport collectors. PoC (proof of concept) is paramount. CA is great about coming in and doing PoCs. Have CA show you how it works in your environment and then you can base your decision on the need for the data and the ROI (Return On Investment).

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Because the licensing has everything included, it is best for the customer to use as much functionality in the product as possible.

If I were rating CA Spectrum then I would give it a nine out of ten.

I would rate CA Application Delivery Analysis a six out of ten.

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I mainly work with the on-premises version of the solution.

I would rate it seven out of ten. It is not the best product on the market, but it is better than the competition if you were comparing prices. Other solutions have more features and functionality than this product.

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