CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs CA IDMS comparison

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We performed a comparison between CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS and CA IDMS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Improved monitoring and performance management.""​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​""​It is very stable. We have had no issues.""The most important features are batch reporting and the ability to create repositories, enabling automated analysis. These are valuable because they enable me to do automated analysis of trends over time and reduce the time for comparing performance between two periods to identify anomalies.""It takes advantage of new features of DB2."

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"It is a really stable platform. It has been around for many years. We trust it implicitly. ​""Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too.​""The most useful feature is the governance feature, because it can show us and help us to manage user profiles very quickly and using it in assertive way."

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Cons
"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories. The online tool is not perfect, but it is giving me what I need.""Minor stability issues.""All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​"

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"Right now, it's not easy to start using this solution. You have to take long course and train people. It's not an easy path.""​I would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."

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  • "Do not hold back on asking questions about the maintenance and continued support of the product."
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    Buyer's Guide
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    CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
    IDMS
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    Overview
    Database Management for DB2 for z/OS solutions from CA Technologies provide a set of tools designed to ensure optimal database and SQL performance, efficient administration, and reliable backup and recovery of DB2 databases, systems and apps.
    CA IDMS is a reliable, high-performance, web-enabled Database Management system (DBMS) for IBM z Systems that provides business value for hundreds of enterprises and government organizations. CA IDMS provides high-performance database management and transaction processing performance for existing and new workloads, helping you consolidate business functions on a central data repository, as needed.
    Sample Customers
    Blue Hill Data Services
    Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm44%
    Insurance Company33%
    Local Government22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government20%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise2%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Database Development and Management
    March 2024
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    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is ranked 29th in Database Development and Management while CA IDMS is ranked 30th in Database Development and Management. CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is rated 8.8, while CA IDMS is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS writes "The most useful feature is the ability to create strategies across the products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of CA IDMS writes "We get network database performance. It supports our back office". CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is most compared with CA Datacom, whereas CA IDMS is most compared with IBM IMS, Adabas and CA Datacom.

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