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

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs. VMware Postgres Report (Updated: May 2024).
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"​It is very stable. We have had no issues.""It takes advantage of new features of DB2.""​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​""Improved monitoring and performance management.""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."

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"The solution is stable.""The stability of this solution was very good."

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"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​""Minor stability issues.""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."

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"This solution struggled with multi-regional synchronization.""It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."

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  • "On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
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    Top Answer:It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools. Oracle has some proprietary tools for monitoring all the databases and all that. Postgres doesn't have any graphical capabilities where we can monitor… more »
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    CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
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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.

    Sample Customers
    Blue Hill Data Services
    The world’s most versatile open-source database VMware Postgres is open-source PostgreSQL binaries, packaged and commercially supported.
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    Financial Services Firm44%
    Insurance Company33%
    Local Government22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Government8%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs. VMware Postgres
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs. VMware Postgres and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is ranked 30th in Database Development and Management while VMware Postgres is ranked 16th in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews. CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is rated 8.8, while VMware Postgres is rated 8.0. 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 VMware Postgres writes "A fully open source solution with high throughput and good serviceability, but it struggles with multi-regional synchronization". CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is most compared with , whereas VMware Postgres is most compared with Nutanix Database Service, EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager, VMware Tanzu GemFire and Redgate SQL Toolbelt. See our CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs. VMware Postgres report.

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