How to
evaluate different BTM solutions
There are many BTM vendors to choose from. If you are evaluating BTM solutions and are having a hard time telling them apart, start with this checklist:
- Check which solution evolved from a single-tier monitor and which was built for BTM from day one.
- Compare the platform coverage matrices
- Take the time to verify each vendor’s claimed abilities to auto-discover and show complex business flows with many different protocols inside and outside of the data center.
- One of the strengths of BTM is that it demonstrates its value right away, literally a few hours after you install. If a tool can only show you parts of your topology, or requires you to install several different products and integrate them together, then it is probably not a BTM solution.
The slideware of many vendors may look alike, but only a few have real BTM technology as well as the expertise required to implement it.
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