Spectrum deduces root cause using its own secret sauce--Inductive Modeling--but it isn't as obvious as with InCharge. Although the product has good downstream suppression, de-duplication and Layer 2 connectivity, the BMC agents had to be attached manually to the servers hosting them. This isn't a huge burden, since it's an occasional task, but it's one we didn't have to perform within InCharge.
Usability
Spectrum's client, with its Motif-like look and feel, has always taken some getting used to, which has nothing to do with Motif and everything to do with the huge number of tools Spectrum has added over its 11 years in the business. However, Web Operator is a very useful Java interface. We highly recommend giving this suite to operations and business units.
The Web Operator screen displays alarms with filters, an alarm ticker that scrolls open alarms across the screen, a device browser, reporting and a custom collection view. The custom collector gave us a fast way to make our own groups. With a couple of clicks, we could check the status of the network devices applications that matter.
Spectrum's architecture is also generously appointed with all the network management modules, the BMC integration modules and server redundancy. Aprisma has taken aim at the high cost of network management in the enterprise, putting its money where most offer only mouth. In our single-site pricing scenario, the package sells for just $66,000, plus 20 percent of the list price per year for maintenance. Training is even included. This price is substantially lower than the prices of the others we tested. Although the multisite price far surpassed that of any other product, Aprisma chose to provide each site with a server, rather than provide several centralized units, as the other vendors did. This option provides the additional benefit of leveraging Spectrum's redundancy.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
