Cleanup vs Precisely Ironstream comparison

CA Cleanup for z/OS (CA Cleanup) reduces the effort and pressure associated with maintaining current regulatory, statutory and audit requirements. It does this by removing obsolete, unused, redundant and excessive access rights through easily automated, virtually unattended and continuous cleanup of mainframe security databases CA ACF2TM, CA Top Secret and IBM RACF.

CA Cleanup Features

CA Cleanup offers the following features:

• Security Policy Management: The software allows administrators to define and manage security policies for mainframe resources. This includes setting rules for user access and password requirements, and defining group-based access controls.

• Access Control: CA Cleanup for z/OS enables granular control over who can access specific mainframe resources. It supports various access control methods, including resource-level security, program authorization, and transaction authorization.

• User Authentication: The software provides robust user authentication mechanisms, such as password-based authentication, RACF pass tickets, digital certificates, and more. It ensures that only authenticated users can access the mainframe system.

• User Provisioning and De-Provisioning: It facilitates the creation and removal of user accounts on the mainframe. Administrators can easily manage user profiles, assign appropriate access privileges, and revoke access when needed.

• Auditing and Reporting: CA Cleanup for z/OS offers extensive auditing capabilities to monitor user activities and track changes made to security settings. It generates comprehensive reports for compliance purposes, including user access reports, audit trail reports, and security violation reports.

• Resource Monitoring and Protection: The software continuously monitors mainframe resources for unauthorized access attempts, suspicious activities, or security breaches. It provides real-time alerts and takes proactive measures to prevent unauthorized access.

• Integration with Mainframe Security Systems: CA Cleanup for z/OS integrates with existing mainframe security systems like IBM RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) to leverage their features and enhance overall security management.

• Compliance Management: The solution helps organizations meet regulatory compliance requirements, such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. It provides tools and reports to demonstrate compliance and supports security audits.

• Customization and Automation: Administrators can customize security policies and settings according to their organization's requirements. The software also supports automation through scripting and APIs for streamlined management.

• Centralized Management: CA Cleanup for z/OS offers a centralized management console or interface for efficient administration of security policies and controls across the mainframe environment.

CA Cleanup Benefits

Using CA Cleanup has the following benefits:

• Enhanced mainframe security

• Control over user access to resources

• Protection against unauthorized access

• Auditing and tracking of user activities

• Compliance with regulatory requirements

• Streamlined user provisioning and de-provisioning

• Real-time alerts for security incidents

• Integration with existing mainframe security systems

• Customization to meet organizational needs

• Centralized management of security policies

The line between mainframe processing and distributed-systems processing has blurred.

So why do you still have to switch back and forth between totally different systems tools in order to troubleshoot enterprise-wide problems?

It’s time for data streams from the mainframe to be as accessible as your other data streams when it comes to analytics for business intelligence and security monitoring.

Syncsort Ironstream enables you to collect and forward z/OS log data, including security data, into Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security, where you can get that true 360-degree view. Simply. In real time. Without needing specialized expertise and different monitoring systems for z/OS.

Precisely Ironstream Features

Precisely Ironstream offers users the following features:

• Real-time streaming: Ironstream enables real-time streaming of mainframe and IBM i operational data into modern analytics platforms, allowing users to analyze and act on the data as it is generated.

• Integration with analytics platforms: The solution integrates seamlessly with popular analytics platforms such as Splunk, Elastic, and Kafka, enabling users to leverage the power of these tools for analyzing mainframe and IBM i data.

• Data transformation and normalization: Users can capture and transform mainframe and IBM i operational data into a format compatible with modern analytics platforms, ensuring data consistency and facilitating accurate analysis.

• Comprehensive data capture: Ironstream captures a wide range of mainframe and IBM i operational data, including log files, security events, performance metrics, and more. This allows users to gain insights into various aspects of their legacy infrastructure.

• Real-time alerting: Users can monitor mainframe and IBM i systems in real time and set up custom alerts for critical events or anomalies. This helps organizations proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact business operations.

• Centralized data management: Ironstream allows users to centralize mainframe, and distributed system data in a single analytics platform. This approach simplifies data management, enhances data accessibility, and facilitates cross-platform analysis.

• Performance optimization: The solution provides performance monitoring and optimization capabilities for mainframe systems. Users can identify bottlenecks, optimize resource utilization, and improve overall system efficiency.

• Scalability and reliability: Ironstream is designed to handle large volumes of data generated by mainframes. It offers scalability and reliability features to ensure data is captured and streamed without disruptions.

• Ease of deployment and configuration: The user-friendly interface and simplified deployment process make it easier for companies to set up and configure the solution according to their specific requirements.

Precisely Ironstream Benefits

Some of the benefits of using Precisely Ironstream are:

• Enhanced analytics capabilities

• Proactive issue resolution

• Compliance adherence

• Centralized data management

• Streamlined auditing processes

• Performance optimization

• Scalability and reliability

• Simplified deployment and configuration