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Vendor: BMC
4.4 out of 5
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As of January 2025, the mindshare of Control-M in the Process Automation category stands at 4.7%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Retailer
5%
Government
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
University
2%
Educational Organization
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Comms Service Provider
2%
Media Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Hospitality Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%

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Maintenance Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Control-M
Aug 29, 2021
Product discussed: 9.0.19 Fix Pack 200
We have seen quicker file transfers with more visibility and stability

Pros

"If they have ad hoc requirements, then they can theoretically schedule their own file transfers with the Self Service. We are trying to push as much work back to the customers or developers that have that requirement, because they prefer to help themselves, if possible. We try empowering them and enabling them through Control-M, especially for file transfers, because it is a much broader base of the business then just with batch scheduling. Typically, with SAP batch scheduling, it would work with dedicated teams. With file transfers, the entire business is involved. There are business users, end users, etc. It definitely needs to be as simple as possible and as managed as well as possible. They need to manage it themselves, if possible, because our team is not growing but the number of customers, applications, and jobs are growing. We need to hand back some of the responsibility to the customer for them to resolve and action it."

Cons

"The high availability that comes from BMC with its supplied Postgres database is very limited. Even using your customer-supplied Postgres database is problematic. We have engaged with them regarding this, but it is difficult. My company doesn't want to do this and BMC doesn't want to do that. We just need to find some middle ground to get the proper high availability. We're also moving away, like the rest of the world, from the more expensive offerings, like Oracle. We are trying to use Postgres, which is free. The stability is good. It is just that the high availability configuration is not ideal. It could be better."
AS
Subject Matter Expert at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Control-M
Aug 19, 2021
Product discussed: 9.0.20
Workflow dependencies work well, and automated audit reporting helps out sort out issues quickly

Pros

"Workload Archiving is a very good feature for us. It helps with our customer requirements in terms of reporting and auditing... Previously, when we didn't have any archive server, we managed the data in Control-M with man-made scripts, and we would pull the data for the last 365 days, or three or four months back. Since we installed the archiving, we have been able to pull the data, anytime and anywhere, with just one click."

Cons

"With the current version update, I'm not sure why we needed a separate database upgrade. Why not put it all in one package? Previously, you could do it either via a manual upgrade or an in-place upgrade but it wasn't separate."
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Sr. Automation Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Control-M
Jul 7, 2022
Saves time, offers great auditing capabilities, and has good automation

Pros

"It has certainly helped speed things up. "

Cons

"They can improve their interface."
AL
IT Supply Chain Manager at Alicorp
Verified user of Control-M
Apr 9, 2024
A powerful tool for automating and executing jobs efficiently

Pros

"First of all, the shift from manual to automation has been valuable. We have a tool that can automate."

Cons

"Whenever I pull an S4HANA job to the Helix Control-M tool, it pulls it naturally with all the steps. A job can have several steps, and in this case, it is very easy to control the steps taken. However, in the case of the SaaS IBP tool, it can pull the job but cannot identify the steps. So, when I want to take an action in a step, I have to split the job. "
Pedro Fuentes - PeerSpot user
System Engineer at Community Loans of America, Inc.
Verified user of Control-M
Jan 18, 2024
Cost-effective, excellent support, and centralized access and control

Pros

"In Helix Control-M, we have the automation API that allows us to customize and do integrations easily in any script, such as Java or Python. It is all integrated within the integration API."

Cons

"I talked to Control-M guys back in October or November when they had a gathering here in Atlanta. We talked about not being able to go back in history in Helix Control-M for more than two weeks. We submitted a request for enhancement. They told us that they are working on it, and they are thinking of expanding that to 30 days. We would like to see it expand to 90 days, but they are working on it."
Chris Wahl - PeerSpot user
Operations Engineer at West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
Verified user of Control-M
Jul 3, 2022
Saves us thousands of hours, is widely applicable, user-friendly, and features top-notch reporting

Pros

"The reporting is top-notch. I haven't found any other applications on the market that can replicate what Control-M offers. The alerting is very good, and I think their service monitoring is the best in the industry. "

Cons

"The stability could be improved. I ran into an issue with a recent Control-M patch. The environment would become unstable if security ports were scanned. This is an area they need to improve on, but ultimately it's a relatively small improvement."
Patrick Byrne - PeerSpot user
Higher Executive Officer ICT at Irish Government
Verified user of Control-M
Jul 30, 2024
Provides batch management and reduced the need for manual intervention

Pros

" It's very easy to use. Compared to other softwares, Control-M has significantly simplified our monthly release process, making it easier to move things forward."

Cons

"There are numerous boxes to tick and things to check to ensure everything is in order before the upgrade happens. The process is very long"
SS
IT Consultant at Acentauri
Verified user of Control-M
Aug 12, 2024
It provides a centralized view of our enterprise workload

Pros

"Control-M is infinitely scalable. We only need to add agents. BMC will take care of it if you need anything on the SaaS side, but we can handle the rest using our agent architecture. "

Cons

"I'm currently working on the SaaS version, but I've also worked on the on-prem versions before. There is a handful of features that haven't been added to the SaaS version, and the BMC knows that. It's a matter of time before they prioritize the missing pieces and bring them into the SaaS version. "