Corner Bowl Server Manager
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Joseph P.
Verified UserTextiles · 1001-5000 employees
Easy Windows Device Log monitoring solution
So far, good, one issue so far, but this was solved within a day with support. And so far, what data I needed to gather, I have been able to gather with minimal difficulty.
- The software is easy to set up and manage
- It is template based, so once you have a good template set up, group your devices, and then mass deploy templates to all the devices
- Updating works the same; change something on the template, and it's replicated to all devices
- The software makes it easy to centralize logs
- Not just Windows logs but text logs, Syslog, etc as well
- You can then create custom columns based on regex's to create custom columns to finally create that alert you are looking for or the right report to hand out
- There is a learning curve
- Documentation is good, support is good, and the beginning templates were really helpful, but there is a learning curve, and there definitely needs to be an investment of time if you are looking for unique data
- But if you are looking for basic data ( disk space, CPU utilization, security log consolidation), that is available out of the box
- Lots of buttons, with customizability, you need lots of buttons, but still, lots of buttons to push
Ansan A.
Verified UserBanking · 201-500 employees
CornerBowl is very simple and friendly tool for SIEM and FIM solution.Highly recommended
CornerBowl is very simple and friendly tool for SIEM and FIM solution. Once you are familiar with tools very simple to use.
- CornerBowl is very simple and friendly tool for SIEM and FIM solution
- some tabs little confusing
- But once get familiar with it
- then easy to use
Why they chose it
"CornerBowl is very simple and friendly tool for SIEM and FIM solution"
Radosław D.
Verified UserInformation Technology and Services · 5001-10000 employees
Everything is good with that software
I am working with that software from last 3 years and i dont have problem with that. Software were usefull for me.
- The software meets my requirements
- I like that architecture of that product
- Its easu to use and configure
- Esepcially last version with new UX/UI
- The software meets my requirements
- I like that architecture of that product
- Its easu to use and configure
- Esepcially last version with new UX/UI
Nathan R.
Verified UserFarming · 201-500 employees
Best Value in Monitoring & Log Managment
I have only scratched the surface of what I can do with this software. While initially looking for a low-cost replacement for our previous tool that was primarily used for AD user account monitoring (e.g., new accounts created, privilege escalation, etc.) and some basic auditing of activity on network shares, I found this tool that can do those things and so much more. It can do everything from basic alerts on server free disk space to helping discover & troubleshoot network issues using the syslog server and everything in-between and beyond. The documentation is thorough and accurate. There are also numerous YouTube videos available to help get things configured. The developer's passion for this software is evident, as he's eager to assist with any issues. I look forward to finding more ways to expand my company's usage of CBSM.
- The flexibility and extensibility of this software is amazing
- The ability to easily monitor and receive alerts on so many diverse machines (basically anything that produces any type of a log - even text files in the filesystem) through one tool makes this a great fit for SMBs, but it's also evident that it can scale to enterprise infrastructure as well
- It takes a little time to get a firm understanding of how the software works
- Although you can get it installed and monitoring/collecting logs from a single server in ~10 minutes, you will want to spend some time learning how to properly configure your database to suit your environment and how to customize your templates
- The documentation and tutorials on the website cover all of this and more
Switched From
A 30% cost increase for annual renewal had me looking for alternative solutions. I recalled Corner Bowl from one of my previous employers. The cost is a fraction of the competition, and it can do so much more.
Why they chose it
"Cost, ease of use, flexibility, support"
Knut Kristan W.
Verified UserPublishing · 10000+ employees
A *perfect* but not only real-time eventlog monitoring tool
We use this tool the the maximum. We had about let´s say 100 hours to understand completey the architecture and possibilities provided. This tool can be as complex as the questions you want to drill down with. It can analyse the most complex situations - but *then* you need the know-how (or just let you help). As we want to develop this tool ourselves, it was not a kind of "make it work for us and finish". It was like a "program these functions missing also into it", so that it gets even more capable. We are under permanent development as there are new alerts to be made visible with nearly every month. Different behaviour in NTLM, Kerberos, LDAPS, ... ... ... gives us the need to find legacy systems running into problems.
- We were analysing the capabilities of a dozen other produts
- Nearly none of them is as capable as this
- One competitor we used the last 15 years was quite good
- But they decided not to follow the path into the cloud
- With corner bowl our Azure AD audit-logs, sign-ins and risk events are as easy to control as our on premises active directory events
- This software a completely modular
- To an extent you would not have expected
- This gives numerous options to achieve the goal
- Some pathways are better, there is not a single way to built a solution
- We had to find out what works best for us
- And we had some redesign of the hierarchies of rules and so on we built
- It is not totally easy to understand
- (But that should be obvious because of the dramatic functional possibilities
- )
Switched From
They were no longer able to support our German SQL database servers, german texts, Ä,ö,ü,ß and so on. Not 10 % of the capabilities and modular logic - and a complete lack of Azure AD monitoring.
Why they chose it
"The *only* product which provides real-time monitoring (offloaded intelligence to the distributed agents) of about 150 different event IDs and their correlation in a landscape fo about > 50 million events a day and event log sizes of 100 GB native Windows events logs growth per DAY."
Paul N.
Verified UserDefense & Space · Self-Employed
Simple software with a good amount of features, great price and gets the job done
I have been using this for the past 8-10 years (I don't remember when I first started using it) and it has been a lifesaver for me and my customers. No budget, no infrastructure, no technical experience then no problem. I didn't even read instructions when I started using it, just clicking around and looking at what the product does with the built in templates got me going.
- The product is as close to plug and play as you can get for a log management software
- Some built-in filters get you started and making your own is pretty simple
- This software is made for small businesses and small environments
- I use it for collecting logs from a few systems and applications then spit out a report for me weekly
- It assist me with meeting compliance requirements without the big cost and infrastructure to make it happen
- I like how it can help with other features, such as processor utilization, disk drive space and setting up a near-real-time monitor for functions (account lockout, services stopped)
- If you are looking for something comparable to Splunk or Alienvault OSSIM, this is not it
- This software will help you grab logs, parse through it (based on what you want it to look for) and generate a simple report for you
- If you need to parse through large amounts of data (6-12 months) and correlate them with each other, it will be a little more work for you and it will take a bit more time
Why they chose it
"Ease of use, functionality needed, within the budget, ease of deployment and limited infrastructure needed."
Marshall J.
Verified UserDefense & Space · 1001-5000 employees
Corner Bowl Server Manager
Verified reviewer
- Preconfigured to meet JSIG and NIST compliance
- Excellent customer service and support
I would like to see more preconfigured items such as agent staying connected out the box however this is as simple as checking a box on each machine so not really a con
Switched From
Cost, ease of use, customer support, and preconfigured auditing compliance.
Why they chose it
"Cost, ease of use, customer support, and preconfigured auditing compliance."
Marc D.
Verified UserPackaging and Containers · 10000+ employees
Great features for a reasonable price
We started using another tool many years ago, to collect eventlog information for SOX reporting. Although that system was supposed to have redundancy builtin, we experienced quite some downtime on several occasions so, we decided to install a second, different eventlog collection system for better redundancy and went for Cornerbowl server manager. It’s very stable and is quite low on system resources.
- The rich feature set and the reporting are great at this price range
- We use another product too that is much more expensive and has less features and with poor reporting
The rich feature set is perhaps also its weakness as it makes it a bit difficult to find things from time to time
Switched From
Application stability, poor reporting since v.5 and high system resource usage, high yearly maintenance costs
Why they chose it
"We had already used Cornerbowl log manager many years ago, with great success so, the choice was easy."
Manny R.
Verified UserPrinting · 201-500 employees
Great Product
Great
- I like the ease of setting up the event log consolidation, directory size monitor, and many more I think I have to explore with this product that will be helpful in monitoring our network devices
- Honestly, I am learning a lot, not just the features of this product but as a whole this product helps me improved my IT knowledge and skills
- Nothing right now
- I believe the product is being developed for more features and I am looking forward to see more in the future
Why they chose it
"Inexpensive and perfectly fits to what we currently need."
Michael T.
Verified UserHealth, Wellness and Fitness · 10000+ employees
Server Manager Review
Amazing! Always picks up the phone when help is needed.
- Server Manager is both a feature and budget friendly application based by a customer-focused support structure
- I am able to add monitoring functionality in minutes -- not hours -- and you can literally have the product installed and working in less than 1 hour
Based on the use case of the software for our organization I see no cons at this time
Why they chose it
"Use of setup, use, and administration along with price"
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