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AutoSys Workload Automation vs BMC TrueSight Server Automation comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AutoSys Workload Automation
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (8th)
BMC TrueSight Server Automa...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AutoSys Workload Automation and BMC TrueSight Server Automation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AutoSys Workload Automation is designed for Workload Automation and holds a mindshare of 15.6%, down 18.9% compared to last year.
BMC TrueSight Server Automation, on the other hand, focuses on Configuration Management, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.7% since last year.
Workload Automation
Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

Antony Askew - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps us manage complex workloads, reduce our workload failure rates, and save us time
The visibility and control features are somewhat limited. This is a recognized weakness, but thee vendor is currently revamping the user interface to address it. While the current UI is a bit outdated, it's undergoing improvement. AutoSys Workload Automation has some areas for improvement, particularly in housekeeping and product maintenance. These tasks are currently quite manual and labor-intensive for our team. Additionally, the reporting and forecasting functionalities could be more robust. One area for improvement with AutoSys Workload Automation is that it comprises several distinct tools configured to work together. This necessitates familiarity with multiple tools for effective solution management. Consequently, it can sometimes lack a sense of cohesiveness as a unified solution.
JonathanShilling - PeerSpot reviewer
Able to access server info and file systems directly through TSSA but system can be sluggish
Resource management on the base servers could be improved. We're using a site that's supposed to cover all of our affiliates. I don't know what is causing the problem but we've had to increase RAM and CPU processing in order to alleviate some of the sluggishness during patching. I find the solution to be rather cumbersome. It's supposed to be able to support 50,000 or 100,000 servers. We only have 5,000 servers and during our patch processes, it gets very sluggish. We wanted to automate our patching, and not be stuck monitoring patches for three-quarters of every month. We have a main site and then multiple repeaters at each of the affiliate locations. Theoretically, patches are supposed to be delivered to the repeaters and your affiliates are supposed to pull the patches from those repeaters. We've noticed that doesn't always work and it pulls transfer patches from the main site rather than going to the repeater. TrueSight brought some standardization across the affiliates, however, it has also increased workloads and has made some things more complex. The requirement to have a local account with no password (password is random in TSSA, but not able to be changed through Windows) has caused some grief with our security team, and many complaints across affiliates. There are several features that appear to be very good but they don't always work as expected.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"​We run millions of jobs through it every day using it for financial transactions, banking, credit cards, PeopleSoft, payroll, etc."
"Inherit Dependencies feature reduces scheduling errors for holiday processing."
"The customized views that each individual can create, and views that can be made free-form, makes this very popular with the programmers."
"The web UI is beneficial and the granular security policies allow us to cover all of our audit requirements."
"The ability to create calendars, calendering for batch jobs to run on a scheduled frequency."
"​It allows you to automate tasks, and reduce headcount, prevent errors, self-heal."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the functions are easy to use."
"The flexibility in solving job scheduling challenges allows us to successfully integrate an acquired business’ fiscal close with our own, even though there is a lot of variance as to when they run in the calendar month."
"Among the most valuable features is its flexibility and ability to work across multiple operating systems. Being able to execute some form of data collection and not have to worry about whether I'm working on a Linux box, or a Windows box, or the underlying OS, I can do these collections, get these results, and put them together in a uniform format which makes it easier to present back to management."
"The solution is stable."
"BladeLogic lets users view the filesystem with minimal authorization to the server."
"The product's valuable feature is its ability to conduct patching for multiple servers simultaneously."
"Compliance is also huge... By tying it to Atrium Orchestrator, our workflow tool, we'll be able to have a closed loop where we identify a compliance issue, cut CRs, get them approved, and then be able to execute these CRs and more seamlessly fix these issues on the fly."
"As this solution provides strong support and has multiple use cases, it is worth the cost."
"You can easily get the patching link. Patches can be deployed easily with a single click, making deployment straightforward. This eliminates the need for constant monitoring. You can deploy the necessary patches with one click, ensuring everything is signed correctly, and all issues are resolved."
"It gives us more speed to deliver services and applications, and we rely on security."
 

Cons

"​A better graphical user interface, because we have a lot of people using the client utility, and we want to get them away from that.​"
"Because this product only computes processing days, it is hard when things need to be scheduled according to non-processing days."
"The visibility and control features are somewhat limited."
"Some of the reports are either a bit hard to understand or don’t give you what you might expect to see."
"To make it a lot more user-friendly, in order to make it so other people can use it without having to do much training with it; the more user-friendly it is, the easier it is to work with."
"I would like to see the Service Orchestrator, a B2B product, and maybe a process audit."
"SQL server clustering is not supported."
"This product needs to improve its graphical user interface."
"Provisioning needs to be more user-friendly. We were using BladeLogic for provisioning, but due to a lot of issues and complications, we had to stop using provisioning with this tool."
"Resource management on the base servers is sluggish and could be improved."
"BMC TrueSight Server Automation's scripting needs improvement."
"I would like to see more container integration in the next release of this solution."
"We've had to increase RAM and CPU processing in order to alleviate some of the sluggishness during patching."
"The architecture is big, so the initial setup is not a straightforward task."
"There is no other functionality available to patch the containers that we need to include."
"A better CLI Database cleanup tool would help us with our regular maintenance of BladeLogic Server Automation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't have information on the exact licensing cost of AutoSys Workload Automation because that's managed by the tools and financing teams. For agents, it's close to $4,00, but for the server setup, it's usually a one-time license initially, and it's AMC which is paid every year and comes close to $8,000 to $10,000."
"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."
"It is overpriced."
"The pricing needs to be improved. Some of my client's complained that it was too expensive."
"We paid to use the solution monthly."
"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."
"People need to pay attention to how they use their ESP agents on the distributed platform. That's where some of the cost comes in, based on how many you need or how many you use."
"The price of this solution is reasonable and there is an annual license required."
"We're looking at less than $100,000 USD for this solution."
"The solution is quite expensive compared to other vendors."
"The product's pricing depends on the number of servers."
"The product is expensive."
"Licensing is a bit pricey. Be mindful about the components that you need and buy as appropriate."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
47%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Computer Software Company
11%
Wholesaler/Distributor
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?
Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...
What do you like most about AutoSys Workload Automation?
The most valuable aspects of AutoSys Workload Automation are its performance, scalability, and ease of getting started for new users.
What do you like most about BMC TrueSight Server Automation?
The product's valuable feature is its ability to conduct patching for multiple servers simultaneously.
What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Server Automation?
More use cases can be automated. The user interface of BMC TrueSight Server Automation could benefit from enhancements, as it currently lacks refinement. However, the stability of the platform is c...
 

Also Known As

CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE
TrueSight Server Automation, BladeLogic Server Automation, BladeLogic Automation Suite
 

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Sample Customers

Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
State of Michigan, Fujitsu FSAS, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, SAP
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