SolarWinds Security Research Chart: Reasons for Choosing SolarWinds Log & Event Manager

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	Company Size	Industry	Response
Network Administrator	Medium Enterprise	Industrial Manufacturing	Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened
Network Engineer	Large Enterprise	Telecommunications Services	Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened Troubleshoot application and network problems Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place Protect endpoints by monitoring events, and file and registry changes Correlate logs and events from network devices, servers, and applications
IT Director	Medium Enterprise	Media & Entertainment	Report that we are meeting our compliance requirements to auditors Meet compliance requirement, for example, by storing log data for a required retention period Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened Troubleshoot application and network problems Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place
IT Manager	Medium Enterprise	Industrial Manufacturing	Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened Troubleshoot application and network problems Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place
Systems Administrator	Non-profit	Non-profit	Report that we are meeting our compliance requirements to auditors Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened Troubleshoot application and network problems Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place Correlate logs and events from network devices, servers, and applications
Network Administrator	Medium Enterprise	Financial Services	Troubleshoot application and network problems Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place
Technical Support	Small Business	Transportation Services	Report that we are meeting our compliance requirements to auditors Meet compliance requirement, for example, by storing log data for a required retention period Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened
IT Architect	Medium Enterprise	Energy & Utilities	Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place
Desktop Support	Medium Enterprise	Professional Services	Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened
Systems Engineer	Foundation	Foundation	Correlate logs and events from network devices, servers, and applications

Report that we are meeting our compliance requirements to auditors	46%
Meet compliance requirement, for example, by storing log data for a required retention period	50%
Determine whether a security incident has occurred and what happened	68%
Troubleshoot application and network problems	49%
Collect and store log data from all devices in a single place	65%
Protect endpoints by monitoring events, and file and registry changes	30%
Correlate logs and events from network devices, servers, and applications	59%
Other	2%

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