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DX Spectrum vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

DX Spectrum
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (7th), Network Monitoring Software (21st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (20th), Network Troubleshooting (7th), DX NetOps (1st)
OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (10th), Mainframe Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

DX Spectrum and OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. DX Spectrum is designed for DX NetOps and holds a mindshare of 30.4%, up 28.6% compared to last year.
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence, on the other hand, focuses on Event Monitoring, holds 3.8% mindshare, up 2.4% since last year.
DX NetOps Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DX Spectrum30.4%
DX Performance Management34.8%
AppNeta by Broadcom28.3%
Other6.500000000000014%
DX NetOps
Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence3.8%
ServiceNow IT Operations Management12.8%
OpsRamp10.7%
Other72.7%
Event Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Balabrahmam_Chakka - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Program Manager at Tata Consultancy Services
Comprehensive device monitoring enhances operational efficiency
DX Spectrum should have an automatic ticketing mechanism with ServiceNow. I need to use other tools for event management. It has a dashboarding mechanism and monitors devices and network switches through SNMP without an agent, which is good, but it should also have event management. Its LDAP authentication is fine. However, event management is not available, which is a concern. Not much else. If they can add event management, it would help. The event management should have more deduplication and alert correlation and check the bidirectional communication with ServiceNow. If a previous ticket is open and the same alert is generated, there's no need to create another ticket; updating the work notes would suffice. It should help reduce noise in alerting.
SR
System Programmer at Krungsri
Automation has improved alerts and file handling but script-based setup still needs simplification
OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is the automation tool I use. I think OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is good for creating complex rules because it's coding, but it takes time to learn how to use it. OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence works well if you know the syntax very well and you have experience in creating scripts or REXX syntax; it would be very good and is a good tool, but it takes time to learn, so that is for experienced staff to work with. I would rate the product a six from one to ten. I cannot think of any additional features in the next release of OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of DX Spectrum are the comprehensive alerts."
"It is easy to navigate."
"The most valuable feature is the event correlation mechanism."
"All networks (or network equipment) are monitored through CA Spectrum."
"It does correlation so instead of producing 20 alarms if a site goes down, it only creates one."
"The integration point."
"The most valuable feature is automatic discovery."
"We were able to standardize the internal processes across all internal departments, resulting in almost an elimination of non-standard process flows through our organization."
"The documentation is simple, easy to follow, and use. A limited, first-time systems programmer can do it, in that it is out-of-the-box almost functional."
"​It is an easy product to use and it is stable."
"​The service has been wonderful. I like the people that I have had to deal with. The process is very straightforward. I call or use the website."
"Their technical support is incredible, immediately responsive, and even if it is not updated to Level 2 support sometimes, they chip in providing more detailed answers and options to fix the problem."
"​The follow-up surprised me. Making sure that I am happy with what I have gone to them on. They will call after I have made changes and verify that I am happy with the changes that I did have to make. If it did not fix the complete problem, they go back over it until I am satisfied.​"
"I can and interrupt what's going on, bring a job down if I need to, and bring it back up."
"Because we can define complex commands, the training of new operators is quicker. We can also put checks in place, that will prevent user errors."
"Stability is probably the best out-of-the-box. Put it in, set it up, and you leave it alone. It works wonderfully."
 

Cons

"The CA Technologies sales team destroyed their relationship with our business units."
"DX Spectrum needs to incorporate faster support."
"It needs better integration with other CA products."
"It's not a great performance management tool. Its reporting capabilities are not very good at all."
"DX Spectrum should have an automatic ticketing mechanism with ServiceNow."
"The visual is a little archaic."
"We have a lot of different monitoring tools in the background, so orchestration has been a little bit of a challenge."
"Make it easier to certify devices."
"Some of the command sequences are too long."
"Performing a stop/restart of OPS/MVS could be a little smoother. Without special coding, some undesired tasks will be started and some necessary tasks will be stopped if we have to bounce OPS/MVS during the day."
"​It’s a complex product. The initial installation is easy, but implementing various functions is a constant process.​"
"The further expansion of the mainframe teamcenter interface. Also, the web services support is something that I am looking into."
"My impressions on OPS_MVS Automation Intelligence is that it's quite difficult to use, as it relies mainly on the coding syntax and doesn't provide an easy-to-use GUI."
"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."
"One thing that comes to mind is the MQ interface. The last time we tried to use it, it seemed a little clunky."
"It definitely needs more web-based interface, to be more mobile-open. More APIs, more open source to it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"It’s a great tool, but an expensive one. Learn how to use it properly."
"It is expensive compared to other tools in the market."
"Since the acquisition by Broadcom, we have not had such a good experience with licensing and pricing. Since they were bought by Broadcom, every sales contract is getting complicated. It's very complicated, and it's much more expensive than before. It's not a good pricing strategy from Broadcom."
"The price is good enough to expect an ideal solution. It's expensive."
"It is very pricey. With the current trend of enterprises moving towards cheaper and more modern looking solutions like ManageEngine, SevOne, ServicePilot, and Paesller."
"The cost of some of these products are a little cost prohibitive, which is unfortunate. We have to find lower cost solutions for some of the things that we have to pull in. For the most part, CA has capabilities in pretty much everything that you would need. You just have to figure out where are you going to spend the most money for what you have to actually get done. You can do all these things but, which ones do you have to do? And that's hard to choose sometimes because you want to do them all."
"The solution's pricing could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
Logistics Company
17%
Educational Organization
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise89
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DX Spectrum?
The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Spectrum?
The price of DX Spectrum is not competitive when compared to other solutions, such as SolarWinds. The high price has caused us to lose many deals.
What needs improvement with DX Spectrum?
I would like to see improvements in making the interface more user-friendly. Many people find it not simple to use. One of the common customer complaints is about the alarm notifications. Currently...
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Also Known As

CA Spectrum
CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation
 

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Sample Customers

National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
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