Not all IQ's are created equal...

William Shakespeare once wrote "All the world's a stage...". That simple phrase has never been more accurate than it is today. In a ever-continuing battle to gain your attention some vendors will resort to almost any length to get your attention - in some cases even adding catchy labels to their company or product's name. But, what sounds like a simple play on words is, in fact, the foundation behind an increasingly complex challenge for IT professionals - the challenge of evaluating management tools.

In an effort to "do more with less," IT professionals today are challenged with squeezing every ounce of productivity out of their people, tools, and processes - and are challenged with finding tools that can adapt, scale, and evolve with their changing needs.

Recognizing this need, management vendors today play a continual game of chameleon - attempting to re-brand, bolt on new features, and re-tool their solutions in an attempt to adapt to changing needs.

• SIM Tools attempt to incorporate network & systems management features
• Network management tools attempt to integrate complex event correlation
• IT Search tools attempt to add event alerting capabilities

...and everyone attempts to prepare for convergence.

But, in the end, a tool's ability to adapt with change is not measured by how many "add on" features it has, but in it's architecture - and how seamlessly the individual features work together. To find out where your vendor or potential vendor falls short, download our FREE Vendor Comparison Checklist.