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CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs CA Datacom comparison

CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS and CA Datacom are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is ranked #30, while CA Datacom is ranked #27. CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS holds a 0.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to CA Datacom’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of CA Datacom users who would recommend it.
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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS and CA Datacom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Database Management for ...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
30th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CA Datacom
Ranking in Database Development and Management
27th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 0.5%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CA Datacom is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JG
Report generation offers invaluable insights into database performance
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can effectively monitor performance. In case of an exception, I can inform the application team. At DB2…
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it_user779310 - PeerSpot reviewer
It is a stable product that cuts down on our support costs
This is a hard one. It has just been a really solid product. We have not had very many issues at all with it. The only minor issue that we have had with Datacom is in the installation guide: Some of the sizings for the databases have not really worked out for us, so we had to go in and resize them. Also, we would run out of space and things like that. Those are the only minor things.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The reports generated and the old statistics shown are really helpful."
"​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​"
"Improved monitoring and performance management."
"​It is very stable. We have had no issues."
"It takes advantage of new features of DB2."
"The most important features are batch reporting and the ability to create repositories, enabling automated analysis. These are valuable because they enable me to do automated analysis of trends over time and reduce the time for comparing performance between two periods to identify anomalies."
"Scalability is definitely one thing. The size of the database can grow without any issues. We've got one database table that's got over a billion rows in it; quite a bit of data, and it handles access like a champ."
"Nowadays, CA is doing a lot of improving as far as online maintainability of definitions, which is a huge improvement over the past. I'm able to do a lot of changes without any outage."
"It is a solid product."
"It definitely ​cuts down on our support costs. I do not get woken up in the middle of the night very often for a problem with Datacom."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward for a mainframe product."
 

Cons

"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories. The online tool is not perfect, but it is giving me what I need."
"Minor stability issues."
"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​"
"In the case of any particular SQL which is executing for a longer time and causing issues with any particular store or DB2 programs, if it could pinpoint the problems like any other tool should do, that would be really helpful."
"The only minor issue that we have had with Datacom is in the installation guide: Some of the sizings for the databases have not really worked out for us, so we had to go in and resize them."
"For the "no-outage maintainability" of things, they are making improvements as we speak, but there is definitely still room for more of that."
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Also Known As

CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
DATACOM
 

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Overview

Database Management for DB2 for z/OS solutions from CA Technologies provide a set of tools designed to ensure optimal database and SQL performance, efficient administration, and reliable backup and recovery of DB2 databases, systems and apps.
CA Datacom enables the continuous availability of your business applications. Datacom, and its family of rDBMS products, provides you with a reliable database repository with enterprise-wide, high-volume workload and fault-tolerant capabilities.
 

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