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SolarWinds Security Event Manager

Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10
Category
SolarWinds Security Event Manager
7.4 /10

What is SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) is designed to facilitate effective Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) log management. SEM is built with a SIEM log collector tool that helps you automatically collect and aggregate logs from multiple devices and applications across your network in an agentless environment.

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Awards & Recognition

SolarWinds Security Event Manager won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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SolarWinds Security Event Manager Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

3% Negative
6% Neutral
91% Positive

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Respectful
  • Trustworthy
  • Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Log Collection

84

Scalability and Network Performance

83

Data Security and Retention

80

Threat Intelligence

80

Incident Management and Remediation

79

Correlation

78

Analytics and Reporting

78

Data Enrichment

78

Big Data Analytics

76

Forensic Analysis Support

76

Business Intelligence Tools

75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

85

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Data Integration

80

Vendor Support

80

Ease of Implementation

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Breadth of Features

79

Business Value Created

78

Usability and Intuitiveness

77

Availability and Quality of Training

76

Ease of Customization

73

SolarWinds Security Event Manager Reviews

Wakkas A.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Review of SolarWinds Security Event Manager

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds Security Event Manager from other similar products?

In SolarWinds Security Event Manager we can do log analysis in deeply. We can check all the devices which are critical in our environment. We are able to meet the Audit requirement in our company.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SolarWinds Security Event Manager is great tool to check the logs which is made on the Critical server in our environment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

SolarWinds Team need to smooth the process of implementation tools in organization. We have given long time for PoC and then get a chance to review the use cases to implement it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you need the product which can be suitable for Security Events management as well as File Integrity Monitoring then SolarWinds is the right tool.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Manuel H.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Reports on the status of devices in an enterprise

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds Security Event Manager from other similar products?

At the present time the Internet has been attacked by Internet criminals who have made the network a vulnerable space attacking the data of natural users and large companies. In large organizations, technology areas have become a fundamental factor for development and competitiveness due to the fact that the Internet has become the most important communication channel on the company

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Compiles, secures, regularizes logs and events from devices and applications present in the system, as well as those external to the system. It performs real-time correlation of computer data to identify threats and attack patterns across the network. Through its Active Response application, it automatically responds to suspicious activity, including blocking, deleting and closing devices and user sessions. Uses keywords on both real-time event data and historical data in predefined or customized time periods providing refinement on the data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Inability to determine the cause of risk in terms of data vulnerability.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The implementation of security and data protection policies are executed in each entity to guard the information assets, so that it is disclosed or modified only by the authorized user. It delves into important patterns that generate suspicion and thus instantly alerts possible violations to the company's network. Among the benefits that we can find with the application of this software within the organization, we have the following: More proactive and agile network administrators in terms of network monitoring and tracking.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Amey M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

User interface is very easy to use and understand.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds Security Event Manager from other similar products?

It's very user friendly. Have very advance features like realtime packet capturing features. Very easy to learn and implement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User interface is very easy to understand.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely go for it. It's one of the best software.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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