We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and IBM Tivoli NetCool based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's easy to use and the fact that I can schedule the report to come to my inbox at set times is very convenient for me."
"I like Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's simple UX and UI designs and the fact that it is also a VPN solution for our clients. The solution is user-friendly."
"We use the solution as a firewall."
"This is a vast system that includes a lot of features."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use."
"The solution is scalable because they have models that allow it to be right sized."
"The solution is quite stable. I haven't had issues with it crashing on me. I don't recall running into any bugs or glitches. It's very reliable so far."
"The scalability of monitoring, the breadth of supported network components, the scale of the number of monitoring events, and the flexibility in customization make this a well-rounded product."
"Support is one of the best aspects of this solution. NetCool is a good product that has good flexibility. There are a lot of documents available online which is one of the best features of IBM Tivoli Suite. Whenever an issue happens, rather than going to technical support, if you find the exact issue in Google, you can get tech notes for that particular issue."
"It's very easy to use."
"Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation."
"NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day."
"The feature I have found most valuable with NetCool is how it collaborates all the alarms, and then it does a predictive analysis, providing a consolidated alarm view and management."
"It's very easy to use."
"Anything is possible with Tivoli. It's quite a robust system."
"They're still trying to digest that Meru acquisition and need a plan."
"Some configuration changes would be helpful."
"It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud."
"ACL is an area with shortcomings that needs to be improved."
"However, the absence of certain features like CLI is a drawback."
"I would like to see better integration with other technologies."
"Lacks some security against external attacks."
"As with any IT vendor, there are software issues."
"In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience."
"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."
"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."
"UI is outdated, very old legacy."
"Tivoli NetCool's has medium scalability - there are some problems with its replications not being mature."
"Tivoli NetCool is based on a Linux platform, it would be beneficial if they moved it to Windows because not everyone is acquainted with Linux."
Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews while IBM Tivoli NetCool is ranked 8th in Network Management Applications with 12 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while IBM Tivoli NetCool is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli NetCool writes "Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal, whereas IBM Tivoli NetCool is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, OpenText Network Node Manager i, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Moogsoft and Cisco DNA Center. See our Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. IBM Tivoli NetCool report.
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