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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Foglight

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFoglight is a database performance management suite from Quest, with modules to perform cloud analytics, network performance monitoring and virtualization management, scaling to a broad, cloud / virtualization focused IT infrastructure monitoring solution.N/A

    Power Admin PA Server Monitor

    Score2 out of 10
    N/AKansas based Power Admin offers PA Server Monitor, an IT infrastructure monitoring option.N/A
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    FoglightPower Admin PA Server Monitor
    Editions & Modules
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    FoglightPower Admin PA Server Monitor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    FoglightPower Admin PA Server Monitor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FoglightPower Admin PA Server Monitor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Quest Software
    Strengths [Foglight]
    • Monitoring, Alerting and Management of on-prem virtualization and physical servers
    • Historical trending and baselining are excellent and being able to compare a problem period against the same sets of data for a period when there was no issue is especially helpful as part of troubleshooting.
    • Ease of use for end users is appreciated
    Weaknesses [of Foglight]
    • Creation and management of custom monitors is a developer level activity requiring Groovy skillset
    • Less useful for management of an environment where there is a large amount of custom implementations
    • Commitment to longevity of cartridges/packs for specific subsystems
    • Ability to create custom schedules/alerts/escalations is only available via a 3rd party product (from a former Quest developer) and is not particularly easy to manage/manipulate
    • Lack of API accessibility for external integrations to other analytics (splunk, etc.)
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    Power Admin LLC
    Power Admin PA Server Monitor works great for our needs. We do however wish that it worked for Linux Operating Systems.
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Database monitoring
    • Database management suite
    • Customization (both monitors and dashboards)
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    Power Admin LLC
    • Alerts us when a server, storage device, or network device goes offline.
    • Alerts us when a critical service running on a server stops running.
    • Alerts us if files change, are removed, or are created.
    • Alerts us if an unauthorized file type has been created on a monitored system
    • Generate up-time reports for Executives.
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    Cons
    Quest Software
    • There are not many problems with this product
    • Limited ability to use Foglight itself to solve problems it identifies
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    Power Admin LLC
    • It does have bulk settings tools to set up bulk settings for multiple devices, but to me it could be a bit easier to use. However, I ran into a snag and reached out to support and they are great.
    • It does not support Linux Operating Systems.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Quest Software
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    Power Admin LLC
    Excellent product, easy to use, many features, and fast/excellent support.
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    Usability
    Quest Software
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    Power Admin LLC
    It is an excellent product that is much easier to use than many other open source type offerings. Easy learning curve.
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    Support Rating
    Quest Software
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    Power Admin LLC
    Very fast, knowledgeable, and helpful support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Quest Software
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    Power Admin LLC
    Overall it is an easy install and setup and their support is very fast and helpful
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    Alternatives Considered
    Quest Software
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    Power Admin LLC
    We tried some open source solutions. But, they were much more difficult to set up and maintain. PA is easy to use "out of the box". We looked at other paid solutions also, but they were cost prohibitive, since we are a small institution.
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    Return on Investment
    Quest Software
    • Foglight has a positive impact on my company by being a complete monitoring platform that specializes in risk assessment, user diagnosis and management, and server monitoring ensuring a secure business infrastructure through predictive analytics, query analysis, anomaly detection, behavior tracking, troubleshooting, automated discovery, and more.
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    Power Admin LLC
    • It has decreased our critical services downtime, because we are able to VPN in and fix issues as soon as Power Admin alerts us of an issue. ROI has been excellent.
    • It allows us to catch issues before they become critical by alerting us on errors that show up in our Event Logs.
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