Diplom Informatiker at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
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2024-06-25T08:58:11Z
Jun 25, 2024
Overall, I am satisfied with the features Spectrum offers. I think it has all the necessary features. I would definitely recommend buying DX Spectrum. It is a very good product, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.
The tool helps to monitor performance management. We can also see the topology and understand how our network connects different zones. This tool lets you easily access comprehensive information from a single console. It integrates easily with third-party applications. I rate it a nine out of ten.
The solution releases new updates every quarter. It is easy to implement. It is the number one product in the market for complex and difficult-to-manage networks. It covers all our needs. The solution’s capabilities are far better than its competitors. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
I would absolutely recommend it, but it's not so easy to learn. It's not geared toward self-learning. It's a good idea to have a Spectrum partner. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
I would definitely recommend it. With any tool, you want to do a proof of concept, but it's a great tool for fault management. Also, understand the caveats: that it's not the most scalable tool and it's not very multi-tenant friendly. Aside from that, it's rock-solid in terms of how it does fault management. That's something that you really can't beat. In my mind, Spectrum DX was the number one fault management in the market for many years. Now, with everything moving back to the cloud, I don't know where it stands.
Senior Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-07-15T14:49:54Z
Jul 15, 2022
DX Spectrum is a solid solution. There's always improve room for improvement with solutions. DX Spectrum does what we need to do so I think we're happy with it. I rate DX Spectrum a nine out of ten.
Works at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-03-22T16:15:20Z
Mar 22, 2022
You must have the training that Broadcom provides as it allows you to make better use of the functionality of this tool. The solution is geared towards larger corporations and global companies and I rate it nine out of 10.
Senior Solution Director, DevOps at HCL Technologies
Real User
2022-02-09T07:47:00Z
Feb 9, 2022
I have already been working with DX Spectrum a lot. It's one of the tools I'm using the most, e.g. for my customers, as I'm both an implementer and reseller. It's not only me who's working with it, as some of my team members also deal with this solution. This tool is now called DX NetOps Spectrum, and the latest release I've used is 21.2. We deploy it for our customers on-premises. We've never implemented it in SaaS. DX Spectrum is a very good solution. It's the best network monitoring tool in the market. How long the deployment for this solution takes will depend on the size of the customer, on the size of the environment. The minimum for a small customer would be five to ten days. For huge customers, deployment can take up to six months. Sometimes, when you are depending on use cases, we have to implement. My advice to people who are planning to implement DX Spectrum is for them to spend some time in designing what they want from the solution, because it's very scalable. You have a lot of options inside the solution, so your take time building strong specifications, then ensure that everything's being implemented smoothly. My rating for DX Spectrum is eight out of ten. The reason why I'm not putting a higher mark is because you can no longer sell it as a standalone product. I'm also a reseller, and it's impossible now to sell this solution in its form. You need to sell it as part of the NetOps, or suite of net tools inside the Broadcom portfolio, which is something feasible for big customers, but not for customers in small to medium-sized businesses. They would be interested in DX Spectrum, but not in the full suite of the network monitoring tool.
If you are looking for better performance management, then you should supplement DX spectrum with another tool like CA Unified Infrastructure Management. I would rate it an eight out of ten.
CTO at a aerospace/defense firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-07-19T20:15:44Z
Jul 19, 2021
The most important area for us is stability and they need to improve on this for larger use cases. I would recommend this solution for enterprise networks but not for the telecommunications industry. I rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten.
Senior Network Analyst at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-05-31T18:04:34Z
May 31, 2021
I would advise others to be prepared to do some fine-tuning and scripting to support the product. With any tool of this nature, there are going to be some customizations to monitor certain devices. You should also make sure that you get your containers organized correctly. If you organize the containers correctly with different groups assigned, it will make your life a lot easier to be able to organize your data. Have a solid structure for that and a good plan. I would rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten. It was a really solid platform. They did a really great job. The coordination of alerting was probably the biggest issue we had, just because of the scale of the network we were dealing with.
System Administrator at a government with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-01-22T20:56:27Z
Jan 22, 2021
You need to make sure the product runs in your environment because it might not be compatible with some people's setup. For now, I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Network Operations & Delivery Head for TSB Bank at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2021-01-05T19:12:57Z
Jan 5, 2021
We are still looking at other solutions to increase the capacity of the devices that are being monitored with DX Spectrum. We have a small set of devices being monitored and we are running a project to try to duplicate the monitoring on those devices. DX Spectrum has been great for us. It's the strongest available, the main problem is the pricing, but it's in accordance with the features. I can recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. I would rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten.
CSI manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-11-11T21:07:28Z
Nov 11, 2020
We have the DX Spectrum and DX NetOp for performance center management from Broadcom also. Actually, we have the full fledge from Broadcom and had it from Computer Associates before Broadcom started. The distributed installation is on-premise, and we have one interface server and approximately six Spectrum servers. I definitely recommend this product. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
DevOps Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-11-10T00:50:39Z
Nov 10, 2020
My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to first make a plan on how you are going to implement and use it. It is important to know before you configure it, how it is that you want to use it. For example, we have a lot of different customers and they may not want to see the older devices from other customers. As a service provider, it is important to make a good plan on how you want to implement it. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Techincal Support at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-08-05T06:59:28Z
Aug 5, 2020
One of the issues that we have is that our customers are not aware of the product's full capabilities and what it can do for them. We are running our own campaign to give our customers a better understanding of the benefit they can get from it. In summary, I think that it's a fantastic and durable product. For me, it is nice and I am actively recommending it to my clients. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
This is a good solution and I would recommend it for a big company. However, for a small business like ours, we need something that is less complex and easier to use. I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
We going more for a solidified network so we need some improvement there, based on the current level of support for our network. And a more detailed integration with NetFlow data is important for us as well. I also feel that the CIS lock-based correlation needs to be developed as well. So on a scale from one to 10, I will rate CA Spectrum an eight.
DX Spectrum is a complete event and fault management system for network operations teams. The tool provides powerful capabilities for managing your dynamic, complex IT infrastructure, which includes physical, virtual, and cloud environments.The technology allows you to manage and optimize the infrastructure and the professional services that operate on top of it. DX Spectrum is a unified platform that helps your company enhance network service levels while lowering monitoring costs.
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Overall, I am satisfied with the features Spectrum offers. I think it has all the necessary features. I would definitely recommend buying DX Spectrum. It is a very good product, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.
DX Spectrum adapts to emerging technologies. It is an all-inclusive suite that includes performance. I rate it an eight out of ten.
The tool helps to monitor performance management. We can also see the topology and understand how our network connects different zones. This tool lets you easily access comprehensive information from a single console. It integrates easily with third-party applications. I rate it a nine out of ten.
The solution releases new updates every quarter. It is easy to implement. It is the number one product in the market for complex and difficult-to-manage networks. It covers all our needs. The solution’s capabilities are far better than its competitors. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
DX Spectrum's graphical interface is high quality and easy to use. I rate it an eight out of ten.
I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
I would absolutely recommend it, but it's not so easy to learn. It's not geared toward self-learning. It's a good idea to have a Spectrum partner. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
I would definitely recommend it. With any tool, you want to do a proof of concept, but it's a great tool for fault management. Also, understand the caveats: that it's not the most scalable tool and it's not very multi-tenant friendly. Aside from that, it's rock-solid in terms of how it does fault management. That's something that you really can't beat. In my mind, Spectrum DX was the number one fault management in the market for many years. Now, with everything moving back to the cloud, I don't know where it stands.
DX Spectrum is a solid solution. There's always improve room for improvement with solutions. DX Spectrum does what we need to do so I think we're happy with it. I rate DX Spectrum a nine out of ten.
I would rate this solution 7 out of 10.
You must have the training that Broadcom provides as it allows you to make better use of the functionality of this tool. The solution is geared towards larger corporations and global companies and I rate it nine out of 10.
I have already been working with DX Spectrum a lot. It's one of the tools I'm using the most, e.g. for my customers, as I'm both an implementer and reseller. It's not only me who's working with it, as some of my team members also deal with this solution. This tool is now called DX NetOps Spectrum, and the latest release I've used is 21.2. We deploy it for our customers on-premises. We've never implemented it in SaaS. DX Spectrum is a very good solution. It's the best network monitoring tool in the market. How long the deployment for this solution takes will depend on the size of the customer, on the size of the environment. The minimum for a small customer would be five to ten days. For huge customers, deployment can take up to six months. Sometimes, when you are depending on use cases, we have to implement. My advice to people who are planning to implement DX Spectrum is for them to spend some time in designing what they want from the solution, because it's very scalable. You have a lot of options inside the solution, so your take time building strong specifications, then ensure that everything's being implemented smoothly. My rating for DX Spectrum is eight out of ten. The reason why I'm not putting a higher mark is because you can no longer sell it as a standalone product. I'm also a reseller, and it's impossible now to sell this solution in its form. You need to sell it as part of the NetOps, or suite of net tools inside the Broadcom portfolio, which is something feasible for big customers, but not for customers in small to medium-sized businesses. They would be interested in DX Spectrum, but not in the full suite of the network monitoring tool.
I rate DX Spectrum a nine out of ten.
If you are looking for better performance management, then you should supplement DX spectrum with another tool like CA Unified Infrastructure Management. I would rate it an eight out of ten.
The most important area for us is stability and they need to improve on this for larger use cases. I would recommend this solution for enterprise networks but not for the telecommunications industry. I rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten.
I would advise others to be prepared to do some fine-tuning and scripting to support the product. With any tool of this nature, there are going to be some customizations to monitor certain devices. You should also make sure that you get your containers organized correctly. If you organize the containers correctly with different groups assigned, it will make your life a lot easier to be able to organize your data. Have a solid structure for that and a good plan. I would rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten. It was a really solid platform. They did a really great job. The coordination of alerting was probably the biggest issue we had, just because of the scale of the network we were dealing with.
You need to make sure the product runs in your environment because it might not be compatible with some people's setup. For now, I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
We are still looking at other solutions to increase the capacity of the devices that are being monitored with DX Spectrum. We have a small set of devices being monitored and we are running a project to try to duplicate the monitoring on those devices. DX Spectrum has been great for us. It's the strongest available, the main problem is the pricing, but it's in accordance with the features. I can recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it. I would rate DX Spectrum an eight out of ten.
We have the DX Spectrum and DX NetOp for performance center management from Broadcom also. Actually, we have the full fledge from Broadcom and had it from Computer Associates before Broadcom started. The distributed installation is on-premise, and we have one interface server and approximately six Spectrum servers. I definitely recommend this product. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to first make a plan on how you are going to implement and use it. It is important to know before you configure it, how it is that you want to use it. For example, we have a lot of different customers and they may not want to see the older devices from other customers. As a service provider, it is important to make a good plan on how you want to implement it. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
One of the issues that we have is that our customers are not aware of the product's full capabilities and what it can do for them. We are running our own campaign to give our customers a better understanding of the benefit they can get from it. In summary, I think that it's a fantastic and durable product. For me, it is nice and I am actively recommending it to my clients. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
This is a good solution and I would recommend it for a big company. However, for a small business like ours, we need something that is less complex and easier to use. I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
We going more for a solidified network so we need some improvement there, based on the current level of support for our network. And a more detailed integration with NetFlow data is important for us as well. I also feel that the CIS lock-based correlation needs to be developed as well. So on a scale from one to 10, I will rate CA Spectrum an eight.
We hope that the speed of the improvement and product growth will soon again be at the same level as when this was a CA product.