ScienceLogic vs SolarWinds

ScienceLogic and SolarWinds were two giants in the vast, often bewildering, universe of IT infrastructure monitoring, though they approached the business of keeping systems alive in much the same way two completely different species of creature might approach building a house. ScienceLogic, for instance, was rather like a highly-evolved being that prided itself on knowing absolutely everything about everything, from the weather on a distant cloud to the exact mood of the servers humming away in a basement somewhere. It saw things as a unified, interconnected whole—hybrid clouds, on-premises systems, the works. Its mission was simple: "I know what’s happening everywhere and I’m going to make sure everything works *together*."

SolarWinds, on the other hand, was more of a no-nonsense mechanic with an exceptionally large toolbox and a deep affection for networks. Not interested in the grandiose vision of service-oriented whatever, SolarWinds rolled up its sleeves and said, "Show me your network and I’ll show you how to make it sing." It specialized in keeping the pipes clean, the servers from having existential crises and the IT assets from wandering off into the ether. It wasn’t trying to manage the entire universe, just the bits it liked best—namely, networks, servers and all things that hummed with electricity.

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