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DX Performance Management pros and cons

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PROS

DX Performance Management integrates with NetFlow and NFA for effective flow forensics and SNMP polling on a single platform.
The implementation of DX Performance Management has significantly reduced outages by about 60% and provides real-time data.
DX Performance Management is designed for carrier-grade services, supporting multi-tenancy and scalability, making it suitable for handling a large number of devices and interfaces.
Certified device metrics are factory-loaded in DX Performance Management, eliminating the need for custom files, which ensures easy deployment and data accuracy.
DX Performance Management offers robust data collection capabilities and seamless integration with other systems, plus it is highly scalable and efficient for network performance management.

CONS

DX Performance Management faces challenges with report sorting flexibility, making it difficult to customize reports based on metric columns.
The upgrade process requires a backup, creating difficulties in converting large data sets.
Global synchronization errors occur, leading to incomplete processes under heavy load conditions.
Current business hours filtering in DX Performance Management does not work consistently, affecting report accuracy for specific times.
Security concerns arise due to installations performed as root, along with unstated database IO requirements leading to instability.
 

DX Performance Management Pros review quotes

it_user760713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Services Engineer Sr, Enterprise Network at a insurance company
Oct 24, 2017
The integration to the other products that we use: NFA, we use ADA, we use Spectrum; and CAPM integrates all those into a single pane of glass.
it_user778722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor Of Event Management And Monitoring at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
Since the implementation of the tool, it has cut down on probably 60% of our outages and letting us know what is going on.
JD
Network Engineer at Wells Fargo
Nov 26, 2017
The integration with NetFlow, the NFA solution, so that we can have our flow forensics paired with the SNMP polling performance metrics on the same page.
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it_user779130 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Network Operations at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
When we deployed it, right out of the box we were able to stand up Performance Management within two weeks, in our production environment, with full discovery and relevant information, actual information, that we could use in our command center, our 24/7 operations center.
it_user779190 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
​The ability to quickly do drag and drop customized reports for dashboards.​
it_user797961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Distinguished Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jan 7, 2018
It is the gathering of the whole performance data in our environment and our network environment, for us and our customers.
SeniorSy38e7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer
Jan 31, 2018
It is very easy to add devices; just be aware that it requires SNMP to be enabled.
it_user850410 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Apr 5, 2018
You can create intelligent alerts so you have enough time to replace the router or interface before it's full. The same is applicable for CBQoS channels.​
NetworkS4cce - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Specialist at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jul 23, 2018
The ability to very quickly and graphically navigate around, being able to zoom in to a timeframe, apply it to all the other panels... are all very intuitive.
it_user489675 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 13, 2018
The capability where not only the traditional SNMP information is captured but also the netflow data; who is consuming the data on the WAN, and voice-related information, is helpful. The voice quality makes it very easy for first- and second-line operators to see where the issue is, and who is impacted.
 

DX Performance Management Cons review quotes

it_user760713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Services Engineer Sr, Enterprise Network at a insurance company
Oct 24, 2017
Some of the individual report views, the way some of the columns sort, there's room for improvement in giving us more flexibility in being able to sort reports based, for example, on what columns the metrics fall under.
it_user778722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor Of Event Management And Monitoring at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
This tool gathers so much data, which makes it hard to convert over. To upgrade it, you really need the solution backed up. That is the issue that we are facing right now.
JD
Network Engineer at Wells Fargo
Nov 26, 2017
​Global synchronization errors. Sometimes it just doesn't finish in time due to the load.
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it_user779130 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Network Operations at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
I think it would be helpful having a more comprehensive set of certifications so that I could natively deploy devices to my environment and the tool would immediately recognize and immediately be able to provide relevant performance information without a lot of tuning on my part.
it_user779190 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
I have mixed feeling about the scalability. I feel like there are things which are being put into UIM right now that are not being included in Performance Center that we need to see in Performance Center. We are kind of being driven to buy UIM, and I can't justify it.​
it_user797961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Distinguished Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jan 7, 2018
It needs role-based administration.
SeniorSy38e7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer
Jan 31, 2018
It would be helpful if CA provided online training for its customers.
it_user850410 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Apr 5, 2018
The quantity of views which are tied to specific metric families is too high. Also, the problem is the view doesn't tell you which metric family it uses, so you don't know why you don't see data.
NetworkS4cce - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Specialist at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jul 23, 2018
This may be available by now but for server space, when it comes to the disk file system, I'd like to see that graphically represented, or the trend, rather than what I'm seeing now.
it_user489675 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 13, 2018
It could be a little easier to integrate new metrics.