TechValidate Research on SolarWinds


SolarWinds Case Study

Medium Enterprise Energy & Utilities Company Implements SolarWinds within 1-2 Weeks

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise energy & utilities company is based on an October 2020 survey of SolarWinds customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Better configuration and Change Management”

“almost idiot proof”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select SolarWinds:

  • Rates their skill level in identifying risk, protecting data and assets, reporting on compliance, and responding to security incidents a 4, prior to using SolarWinds security products.

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of SolarWinds that the surveyed company uses:

  • The SolarWinds® security products their organization currently uses:
    • Server Configuration Monitor
    • Network Configuration Manager

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with SolarWinds:

  • Rates their skill level in identifying risk, protecting data and assets, reporting on compliance, and responding to security incidents a 4, after utilizing SolarWinds security products.
  • Reduced security incidences by 1 – 10% annually following the deployment of SolarWinds.
  • Reduced mean time to resolution by 1 – 10% annually following their deployment of SolarWinds.
  • Implemented SolarWinds within 1 – 2 weeks.




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of SolarWinds by TechValidate.

TechValidate verifies the identity and organizational affiliation of all participants that contribute to published research data. When research participants so desire, we also guarantee their anonymity so that they may share information honestly and freely.


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