IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus Reviews

Vendor: IBM

3.6 out of 5

12 reviews
75% willing to recommend

841 followers

What is IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?

Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus provides near real-time service assurance for business infrastructure, applications, servers, network devices and protocols, Internet protocols, storage and security devices.

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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is the #5 ranked solution in top Event Monitoring solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is most commonly compared to SCOM: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus vs SCOM. IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 71% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 27% of all views.

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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

November 2024

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DimitriosArvanitakis

Senior Program / Project Manager at IT/Security Consultancy Company

The solution needs to invest in the development of a knowledge base and use of AI services for providing event resolution and intervention directions based on: - The HW vendor - The alert type - The installed applications - The server OS/VM type and version - The interfaces between the various infrastructure elements - The network topology - The predefined event/alert correlation system rules They need to enhance the system's capabilities to detect network security breaches based on the aforementioned knowledge base and AI services and the relevant network security architecture.

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Hennie Du Toit

Principal Specialist Architecture and Governance at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Honestly, the solution has a very complicated licensing model. Firstly, there should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing. There’s also no dashboard where you can see how many licenses you have consumed or what is free, which makes it quite challenging to know where you are at a certain space in time. So, you always have to do an audit to find your usage, which is a complicated exercise. The other thing is that we buy a lot of their products, but it takes a while for them to reintroduce the Blue Eyes functionality as part of the product suite. It requires separate licensing. So, if you want to use that functionality, you must buy a different product rather than being part of an existing product suite.

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SadanandSadashivaiah

Senior Consultant AWS at Cognizant

There is a complex setup and configuration process. It requires experience. We've had integration capabilities. We have to assess the specific needs or objectives of the organization, including scaling of deployment, and integration points, before implementation. Then, we need to design the architecture, including server specification networks, configuration, and storage requirements. We also need to consider the environment setup, hardware, projecting, and virtual machines. We need to ensure that network settings, firewalls, and security protocols are configured to allow communication between the components. Once you have all of the requirements laid out, it will only take five to six hours to set up. It does depend on the level of connectivity. If you are connecting remotely, it may take a bit longer. I set it up for three environments: development, testing, and production. One person can set up the solution themselves. If you are doing a NetCool suite of products, it may take two to three resources. You may need to do some maintenance in terms of additional patching or upgrading.

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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus mindshare

As of November 2024, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus in the Event Monitoring category stands at 7.8%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"It's good for managed systems. The end query on the user interface is good. You can view lots of charts and graphs."
"Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities."
"The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform."

Room for Improvement

"They could enhance the visibility to give us a unified view of our entire IT infrastructure."
"The solution needs to invest in the development of a knowledge base and use of AI services for providing event resolution and intervention directions."
"There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing."

Pricing

"It is a costly solution."
"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."
"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."

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