BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS and Oracle Enterprise Manager are competitors in enterprise data management, each having unique strengths. BMC tends to have an upper hand in pricing and customer support, while Oracle offers a feature-rich package that justifies its higher cost.
Features: BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS includes performance optimization, mainframe data management, and advanced automation tools for IMS and DB2 environments. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides extensive capabilities for Oracle databases and third-party environments, detailed analytics, and broad IT infrastructure monitoring. Oracle's major advantage is its extensive integration support and cross-platform monitoring compared to BMC's specialized focus.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC is recognized for straightforward deployment, especially in zOS environments, and a supportive customer service experience. Oracle Enterprise Manager has a more comprehensive setup with a complex architecture requiring expertise, but its customer service offers structured support and resources. BMC's quick deployment is a key advantage, whereas Oracle benefits from broader integration capabilities.
Pricing and ROI: BMC Data Management is noted for lower setup costs and offering good ROI, especially for mainframe-centric businesses. Oracle Enterprise Manager has higher initial costs, but its extensive feature set can lead to significant long-term ROI. BMC emphasizes cost-effectiveness, while Oracle correlates its pricing with expansive functionality.
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Oracle Enterprise Manager is an on-premises management platform that provides a comprehensive integrated solution for managing and automating your various Oracle products, including applications, databases, middleware, hardware, and engineered systems located either in your Oracle data center or in the cloud.
With the Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, you can administer multiple databases and servers, distribute software to multiple servers and clients, monitor objects and events throughout the network, and integrate with other tools.
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Oracle Enterprise Manager stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its central management and monitoring and its reporting capabilities
Robin C., head of Oracle Exadata Centre of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, writes, "The database performance monitoring features are very useful and allow us to quickly zero in on DB-related issues. Exadata storage server and Infiniband switches can be viewed from the GUI in OEM which cannot be done in other tools. The ability to deploy metric extensions makes this tool extensible for our custom monitoring also."
PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A database manager at a tech services company notes, “The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics. They have plug-ins that are very helpful. Due to the infrastructure's size, the introduction they offer is very, very useful. It helps with an overall understanding of the product. They have a very nice graphical user interface. The monitoring is good. We can capture the SQL tune from us. With Oracle Enterprise Managers, we can see the rich performance tuning.”
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