Dive in to know the top 5 reasons why you want to select SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor over HP Network Node Manager i (formerly OpenView®).

1. Top 5 Reasons to Select
SolarWinds® NPM over HP® NNMi
Make a Smart Decision!!
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2. Agenda
Dive in to know the top 5 reasons why you want to select
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
over HP Network Node Manager i (formerly OpenView®).
1. Easy-to-Use AND Powerful Solution
2. Affordable Enterprise Class Software
3. Generally Installed and Running under an Hour
4. Built by Network Engineers for Network Engineers
5. Buy Only What You Need
Learn What the IT Community Thinks…
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3. Reason
Easy-to-Use AND Powerful Solution 1
SolarWinds NPM – Intuitive Dashboards  HP Network Node Manager i
often requires additional training
» SolarWinds NPM is built with simple-to-use courses to learn the product and
dashboards that provide you meaningful, operations
simple-to-understand performance statistics.
 NPM helps you reduce time spent on  To learn Network Node Manager
identifying, analyzing and troubleshooting
i’s (NNMi) interface and
network issues.
management options, HP offers
 No training or additional courses required to
learn the interface and functionality.
additional training *
HP training courses offered to learn NNMi
Network Node Manager i Software 9.x Essentials 5 days $ 3,750.00
 Do you want to spend time & money Network Node Manager i Software 9.x for Operators 2 days $ 1,500.00
learning how to use the product? Network Node Manager i Software 9.x Advanced 3 days $ 2,250.00
OR Network Node Manager i Software 9.1 for Operators
End User Training
Up to $
15,000.00
 You can use SolarWinds to solve your Network Node Manager i Software 9.2 Interactive
Training Created by ART
Up to $
10,000.00
problems right away!!
* USD Costs based upon training courses listed on
http://h20546.www2.hp.com/main/training/course_list.cfm?ProductID=116&filtertype=all&sitepick=US as of 10/30/2012
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4. Reason
Easy-to-Use AND Powerful Solution (cont.) 1
» Take a look at SolarWinds
dashboards, which we believe are
intuitive and present meaningful
data for quick understanding of
network problems.
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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5. Reason
Affordable Enterprise Class Software 2
SolarWinds NPM – Transparent & Affordable Pricing
 At the entry level,
» SolarWinds NPM includes performance, availability & fault SolarWinds NPM
monitoring capabilities in one product while for comparable provides performance
capabilities with HP you would need both Network Node Manager
availability and fault
i and iSPI Performance for Metrics
management for 24%
» SolarWinds NPM allows you to just pay for the monitoring solution of the price of HP’s
you need, for the devices you want to monitor.
comparable solution
» No hidden costs. Transparent pricing. Flexible licensing .
» Easy to afford for organization of all sizes – small-scale, mid-market  HP NNMi support can
and large enterprises. be 25-30% of
#Network NPM List HP NNMi Adv HP NNMi+iSPI % Cost of NPM vs. license**, many
Elements
(NPM licensing)
Price USD (No Performance
Monitoring)
(Comparable to NPM) HP NNMi & iSPI* companies could buy
100 $ 2,475 $ 6,659 $ 10,334 24% new SolarWinds NPM
250 $ 5,475 $ 6,659 $ 10,334 53% licenses for their
500 $ 8,475 $ 13,318 $ 20,668 41%
2,000 $ 14,975 $ 24,496 $ 39,192 38%
current maintenance
5,000 $ 24,975 $ 40,840 $ 65,340 38% costs
10,000 $ 24,975 $ 55,520 $ 91,440 27%
* Based on comparison of prices between NPM and (HP NNMi Advanced + iSPI Performance for Metrics).
* HP Pricing is based on list prices published by a Reseller, Business IT Source, located at bitsinc.com as 11/15/12.
* 4.3 NPM elements = 1 HP NNMi node base on the median 95th percentile ratio of elements to nodes using OID data analysis
from 6200 customer prospects.
** Based on data from http://www.softpanorama.info/Admin/HP_operations_manager/index.shtml on 11/7/20125

6. Reason
Installed and Running Under an Hour 3
 One HP Network Node
SolarWinds NPM – Quick & Easy Deployment Manager i customer notes*
that just understanding the
» Deploying SolarWinds Network Performance configuration options could
Monitor (NPM) is a simple three-step process. take you weeks. Can you
1. Install and configure NPM using a simple wizard afford that level of
interface. complexity?
2. Let NPM automatically discover your network.  Maintaining the HP NNMi
3. Begin monitoring your network for fault and software (for example,
performance issues. patches and upgrades) is
» Generally, you’ll be monitoring your network estimated by HP to cost
$100,000/year.**
in less than an hour.
» SolarWinds NPM is available as a readily
downloadable software from SolarWinds.com.
» You can try the 30-day free evaluation!
• HP Customer forum discussion http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Network-Management-OpenView-
NNM/migration-installation-7-53-gt-8-11-or-9/td-p/4754295#.UJl2JVJ3UuI
• ** Based on data in “HP Network Node Manager i software: Upgrade ROI Handbook”
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2012/HPDiscover2012/HP_NNMi_Software_Brochure.pdf
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7. Built by Network Engineers for Network Reason
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Engineers
SolarWinds NPM + thwack®
 HP OpenView-NNM product
» SolarWinds thwack® community is where tens of thousands community is just a forum with
of IT pros get together, share and contribute ideas and best discussion threads on issues,
practices on IT management. support cases and HP’s
responses.
» You can post your doubts, queries, issues on any IT
 No knowledge benefits &
management area and leverage the knowledge of the global
mindshare from fellow IT pros
IT community for suggestions and solutions.
in the industry.
» Hear from industry-leading experts, read blogs written by  No option to vote on upcoming
MVPs, vExperts and IT admin geeks. feature releases.
» Get to know what we are developing on upcoming versions,  Designed to resolve product
and get a chance to vote on your preferred ones. questions or issues, not
necessarily to learn from end
» SolarWinds NPM has a thwack® integration that users!
allows you to leverage the community value from
within the NPM web console.
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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8. Reason
Our Community of Engineers (cont.) 4
thwack Integration in SolarWinds NPM
(with dedicated thwack button)
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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9. Reason
Buy Only What You Need (cont.) 5
SolarWinds NPM – Pick & Choose Modules  HP Network Node Manager i
DOES NOT offer fault, availability
» NPM provides unified fault, availability and and performance monitoring all in
performance monitoring. one solution.
 To have fault and availability
» You can also easily choose a mix of network monitoring you need to buy NNMi.
management modules per your requirement. All  To have performance monitoring,
you need to buy additional plug-ins
Orion modules integrate seamlessly. (iSPI Performance for Metrics).
» You also have the option to pick any one solution  To have just the VoIP module (iSPI
and use it separately. Performance for Traffic ), you’d
have to buy NNMi, as the
» E.g., you can choose modules together, or as additional network management
modules are not standalone with
individual standalone solutions, such as:
HP NNMi.
 SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
 Network configuration Manager (NCM)
 VoIP & Network Quality Manager (VNQM)
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
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10. Reason
Buy Only What You Need 5
SolarWinds NPM – Performance + Deep Modules
» SolarWinds NPM provides comprehensive performance monitoring of your
entire network, plus integrates deep modules all built on the SolarWinds core
platform.
» Additional network management capabilities to pick & choose as needed
 SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager – Network change and configuration management
 SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer – Network traffic and bandwidth management
 SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor – Server, application and OS monitoring
 SolarWinds IP Address Manager – IP infrastructure management
 SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager – VoIP & WAN monitoring and troubleshooting
 SolarWinds User Device Tracker – Switch port monitoring and mapping
» Buy only the capabilities you need.
» SolarWinds  Provides value for the money!
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
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11. What the IT Community Thinks is Right…
» Read what PacketLife.net has to say about SolarWinds Network
Performance Monitor as a better option than HP’s network
monitoring solution*.
» CertificationChat.com users feel SolarWinds NPM is a better choice
than HP OpenView.
» IT-Director.com analyses “Why SolarWinds wins against the network
management giants?”
» Case Study: Agilisys™ selects SolarWinds NPM over HP OpenView for
Network Performance Monitoring.
*Review done as part of Tech Field Day, an event where vendor sponsors (including SolarWinds) present to independent analysts, bloggers, and reviewers.
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12. What Our Customers Say With Satisfaction…
» I've been using various network management system platforms for about
twelve years now and SolarWinds is far ahead of most in my opinion. The best
part is it keeps getting better!
» Very impressive tool: I have seen (eval and administered) quite a few monitoring
tools (HP NNM, Unicenter®, WhatsUp®, SunNet Manager, Fluke® NetWatch,
Netcool®, Ciscoworks) and Orion® [NPM] beats them all.
» What a great product. The best part about it, is I can tell the users...."it's not the
network" ...and with proof..."poof" I show them their interfaces or servers to
show them what is going on. They can not argue when I show them the graphs.
» After evaluating Orion [NPM], it only took about two hours to make a unanimous
decision!
» Good software, excellent customer service!
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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13. Now We’re Done with the Comparison ~ Take a Look at
Key Features & Benefits of SolarWinds NPM
» Simplifies detection, diagnosis, & resolution of network issues – before outages occur
» Tracks response time, availability, & uptime of routers, switches, & other SNMP-enabled
devices
» Shows performance statistics in real time via dynamic, drillable network maps
» Includes out-of-the-box dashboards, alerts, reports, & expert guidance on what to monitor &
how
» Automatically discovers SNMP-enabled network devices & generally deploys in less than an
hour
Automated Device Discovery Network Mapping
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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14. Key Features & Benefits of SolarWinds NPM (cont.)
» NPM enables you to quickly
configure alerts for
correlated events,
sustained conditions, and
complex combinations of
device states.
» Topology and dependency-
based alert suppression
enables you to intelligently
escalate alerts for issues
that are truly critical. Customizable Performance and Availability Reports
» NPM makes it easy to generate network
performance reports using out-of-the-box
templates that can be customized with a few
mouse clicks; automating report creation and
distribution.
» Shipping with numerous built-in reports, NPM
makes it easy to report on performance data
over specific time periods or by network
segment.
» Additional capabilities can be purchased
including bandwidth monitoring with our
network traffic monitor
Intelligent Network Alerting
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15. NPM – Awards & Recognition
Awards
Customer Testimonials
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
HP NNMi
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16. Helpful Resources
We invite you to learn more about SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SolarWinds NPM Overview
Explore the FEATURES
of SolarWinds NPM
• Network Fault, Availability & Performance
Monitoring
• Network Device Discovery, Mapping
• Alerting, Reporting & Intuitive Dashboards
Top 5 Reasons to Select SolarWinds NPM over
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17. Thank You!
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