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BMC Helix Client Management vs CA Harvest Software Change Manager vs MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform [EOL] comparison

 

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Cristian Testa - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Manager Product Manager - Latin America Region at tdi
A stable solution that allows you to manage IT clients from receipt to retirement
The initial setup is straightforward and easy to use, but you need to understand the different functionalities and modules. The console version and the Hub application are different, and you need some knowledge to make the process easier. Deployment typically takes about two months. You start with the initial setup and then continue with operations. The deployment process is straightforward. The master installation takes about thirty minutes. After that, you deploy different relays to discover the endpoints and create the credentials and sources to install the agents. Once the agent is installed on an endpoint, you can manage it as needed. The first step is always the installation. BMC Client Management can be deployed both on cloud and on-premises. After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased need for remote solutions, so we have customers using both models. In BMC Client Management, I'd rate the initial setup as an eight out of ten.
it_user572910 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Configuration Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Has helped us track the application flow across each of our environments, promotion from dev to our higher environments, to production.
One feature that we are looking for is traceability, and also merging. That is a little cumbersome right now. We have provided our feedback to their representatives so they can provide us a good merging capability next time. One thing that I would like to improve is making the tool a little more user friendly. It takes a little bit of time to adjust to the tool because it's a little different than other version control tools out there in the market. But, it has its own benefits and own security, but that user experience, if they're going to improve it, that would be really great.
it_user374085 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Management and Development Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mobilization of common content is a nice feature.
MDM MobileIron Mobilization of common content Mail Calendar Contacts For selected users Intranet Mobilization of information’s BYOD Better flexibility Access to data outside of office Better connection to document servers e.g Sharepoint etc. is needed. We've had no issues with deployment.…
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Retailer
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Client Management?
BMC Client Management is a high-priced solution, but given its performance and capabilities, I think it offers great ...
What needs improvement with BMC Client Management?
In BMC Client Management, I would like to see more features for executing commands remotely. For example, with SAP, t...
What is your primary use case for BMC Client Management?
The most common use cases for BMC Client Management among my clients include managing inventory and deployment of a s...
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Also Known As

BMC Helix Client Management, Helix Client Management, BMC Fromdistance Mobile Device Management
CA Harvest SCM, CA Software Change Manager
Virtual Smartphone Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Charter Manufacturing
State of New Hampshire, Blue Hill
Brussels Airport, Astellas, Standtwerke University, ARUP, Ingram, UniCredit
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