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We performed a comparison between Fortra's Event Manager and IBM Watson for Cyber Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "Good monthly operational cost model for the detection and response outcomes delivered, M365 logs don't count toward the limits which is a good benefit."
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  • "It is kind of like a sliding scale. There are different tiers of pricing that go from $100 per day up to $3,500 per day. So, it just kind of depends on how much data is being stored. There can be additional costs to the standard license other than the additional data. It just kind of depends on what other services you're spinning up in Azure, or if you're using something like Azure log analytics."
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  • "The price of this solution should be lower, although I understand why IBM charges a premium price."
  • "IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very simple to license and is priced well."
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    Top Answer:The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance… more »
    Top Answer:IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very simple to license and is priced well.
    Top Answer:The dashboard could improve in IBM Watson for Cyber Security.
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    Also Known As
    Azure Sentinel
    Fortra's Powertech Event Manager, HelpSystems Powertech Event Manager, Powertech Event Manager
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    Overview

    Microsoft Sentinel is a scalable, cloud-native, security information event management (SIEM) and security orchestration automated response (SOAR) solution that lets you see and stop threats before they cause harm. Microsoft Sentinel delivers intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence across the enterprise, providing a single solution for alert detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response. Eliminate security infrastructure setup and maintenance, and elastically scale to meet your security needs—while reducing IT costs. With Microsoft Sentinel, you can:

    - Collect data at cloud scale—across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on-premises and in multiple clouds

    - Detect previously uncovered threats and minimize false positives using analytics and unparalleled threat intelligence from Microsoft

    - Investigate threats with AI and hunt suspicious activities at scale, tapping into decades of cybersecurity work at Microsoft

    - Respond to incidents rapidly with built-in orchestration and automation of common tasks

    To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

    Organizations have different requirements and varying degrees of resources. Event Manager is easy-to-use, yet sophisticated. As a result, organizations of all sizes and industries rely on our security information and event management platform to take their threat detection and response to the next level.

    Midsized organizations, and those with limited resources, rely on Event Manager to help them proactively manage risk with their existing staff. Out-of-the-box security with Event Manager makes it easy to manage the entire threat lifecycle. You don’t have to be a security expert and you don’t need to be fluent across the multiple technologies that support your business.

    Large enterprises typically deal with an unmanageable number of security events and rely on Event Manager to detect and escalate critical events in real-time. Our SIEM platform also provides normalization and data enrichment, making it easy for security analysts to interpret security event data and respond quickly. Event Manager makes rapid threat detection and response attainable for organizations with large, complex networks and a high volumes of security events to manage.

    Watson for cyber security can draw security intelligence from millions of security blogs, online forums and white papers - so you can see threats unseen by other systems.
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    Microsoft Sentinel is trusted by companies of all sizes including ABM, ASOS, Uniper, First West Credit Union, Avanade, and more.
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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    University10%
    Company Size
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    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
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    Fortra's Event Manager is ranked 54th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) while IBM Watson for Cyber Security is ranked 45th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 4 reviews. Fortra's Event Manager is rated 0.0, while IBM Watson for Cyber Security is rated 8.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Watson for Cyber Security writes "An innovative and stable product that is well maintained and always up-to-date". Fortra's Event Manager is most compared with , whereas IBM Watson for Cyber Security is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security and i-SIEM.

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