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Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings
MainView has enabled me, in the past, to solve production problems faster, or even avoid them preemptively with warnings.
Peter Beylemans
Researched BMC MainView but chose IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON: Good stability but it is lacking the ability to see historical information
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"The integration of IMS commands is very useful, because you do not have to switch to another tool to problem solve solutions.""Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings."

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"It's stable enough. I haven't noticed any problems since it was installed."

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"More visualisation and support for mobile devices would be good.""An expansion for distributed systems would be great, but probably not workable."

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"We can't see the percentages to see the percentages of the CPU utilized. We should be able to see how much was used by our part of the system. Now, we have to continuously recalculate that information."

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    Also Known As
    IBM Candle, OMEGAMON
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    Overview

    To keep your business running smoothly, you need mainframe management that does more than just monitor and display. BMC MainView gives you the power to diagnose problems, minimize risk, and cut costs.

    • Lower costs with more efficient monitoring.
    • Find and fix problems early to prevent costly outages and slowdowns.
    • Improve availability and productivity by automating and simplifying performance tasks.
    • Streamline application performance tuning using BMC's seamless integration with Compuware Strobe.

    IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS is designed to provide real-time and historical performance and availability management. It offers these capabilities for IBM z/OS operating system, networks, storage subsystems, Java runtimes, IBM DB2, IBM CICS, IBM IMS, IBM MQ for z/OS and IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS in a single package. Optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of managing z/OS environments with a powerful, integrated tool set.

    OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS is available as part of IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS. IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS includes IBM Service Management Unite—a service management dashboard that brings mainframe management information and tasks from disparate sources into a single environment.

    Sample Customers
    Costco, Dell, Apple, Citi, AT&T, FedEx, Johnson&Johnson, Comcast, Caterpillar, Vodafone, Sysco, Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Walt Disney
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company11%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government13%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise78%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise71%

    BMC MainView is ranked 2nd in Mainframe Management while IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON is ranked 1st in Mainframe Management. BMC MainView is rated 9.0, while IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON is rated 5.0. The top reviewer of BMC MainView writes "Enabled me to solve production problems faster or even avoid them preemptively with warnings". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON writes "Good stability but it is lacking the ability to see historical information ". BMC MainView is most compared with SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence, ASG TMON, OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence and Rocket Software Mainframe, whereas IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON is most compared with Rocket Software Mainframe, SYSVIEW Performance Intelligence, ASG TMON, IntelliMagic Vision for zOS and OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence.

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