For the size he's talking about, SCE is a much better fit than SCOM, not to mention it has more functionality at a far lower price point.
From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools According to HP, you can actually outgrow Altiris products... http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rtrent/archive/2008/04/21/hp-s-rebuttal-and-clarification.aspx From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools Sure, Altiris and CA have solutions in the Enterprise space too. Dollar for feature, you aren't going to beat OpsMgr. On the low-end you have Servers Alive, Whats Up Gold, and their ilk - which work just fine, but you will invest a lot more energy in the setup and maintenance of them, and they won't give you as much data. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools Anyone else have opinions on this? Would like a few options to pass around the IT unit for their opinions... Joe Heaton ________________________________ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools OpsMgr 2007 Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools Need some input on recommendations for a network monitoring package. Small network, less than 20 servers at our central site, a few HP/Cisco switches, and 3 servers in remote offices, going over a WAN link provided by our ISP. I'd like something that's going to give me server health, network health, possible troubleshooting tools, etc. Something that's going to be able to tell me before a hard drive actually fails, so I can proactively repair. Something that might tell me that I'm suffering from some broadcast storm on one of my switches, etc. Let me know if more info is needed to make a recommendation. Have to stay away from Open Source. Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
