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NetApp Element Software vs. SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Element Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANetApp's Element Software is a storage management application designed to simplify data management at scale for NetApp HCI and SolidFire, scale storage infrastructure and automate storage allocation.N/A

    SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is a data center performance monitoring solution from Austin-based company SolarWinds. It features a unified data storage management system with end-to-end monitoring and automatic capacity forecasting.N/A
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    Element SoftwareSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
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    Element SoftwareSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Element SoftwareSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
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    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Element SoftwareSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
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    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) is pretty good at forecasting capacity consumption, which was a must for us. If you have LUNs that have high latency in a normal environment (user shares, for instance), you'll need to customize the alerts to tune out the noise. As with all SW modules and most other products, there is a time lag between what is in the console and what's happening now. Data in the console and alerts are typically 5 to 15 minutes old.
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    Pros
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    • Unmasks storage performance metrics and gives a common dashboard for monitoring.
    • A simple, intuitive interface for adding supported storage frames.
    • Lineage -- "The guest OS is connected to the virtual host and the virtual host is connected to the ... wait, what LUN is that?!?" #SOLVED.
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    Cons
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    • Issues getting SMI working correctly to monitor Compellents through SRM.
    • The ability to break down alerts to a more granular level.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    It has helped me prove that we need more storage as well as faster storage to management
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    Usability
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    Easy to set up and start. Out of the box alerts which you can tweak to your needs. Easy to use interfaces as well
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    Support Rating
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    Do not have to contact support for issues often and when i do it is fast to get response and resolve my issues
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    Implementation Rating
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    Easy to use set up wizard went off without a hitch.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    We have a full suite of SolarWinds products and did not evaluate other options for a full package. For selective monitoring we log into the devices, but this has made that much easier as we have a dashboard rather than logging into devices one at a time.
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    Return on Investment
    NetApp
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    SolarWinds
    • Real-time monitoring and alerting to surpass those of native vSphere and in some occasions, better than manufacturer written software.
    • Historical monitoring of environment with charts and graphs to assist with ever changing environment loads.
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