Microsoft Configuration Manager and Oracle Enterprise Manager compete in IT management for large-scale infrastructure. Microsoft Configuration Manager has an edge in terms of software deployment, patch management, and integration with Microsoft technologies, whereas Oracle Enterprise Manager offers deep database management capabilities for Oracle databases.
Features: Microsoft Configuration Manager stands out with its software deployment, integration with WSUS for patch management, and detailed reporting features for compliance and software metering. It provides centralized configuration enforcement and remote control capabilities. Oracle Enterprise Manager excels in comprehensive monitoring of Oracle databases and applications, real-time performance diagnostics, and SQL tuning. It allows integration with Oracle applications and provides a suite for database administration and monitoring.
Room for Improvement: Microsoft Configuration Manager could improve its integration with non-Microsoft products, reduce its resource footprint, and simplify its interface. Enhancements in PowerShell support and cross-platform capabilities are also needed. Oracle Enterprise Manager requires improvements in user interface simplicity and ease of setup. Better cross-platform integration and enhanced scalability are necessary, along with a reduction in complexity for smoother usability.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Configuration Manager is primarily on-premises, with hybrid cloud support, necessitating expertise for deployment. Customer service varies with support tiers but is generally satisfactory. Oracle Enterprise Manager, also mainly on-premises with cloud support, can be complex to deploy. However, it is backed by extensive documentation and generally positive customer service experiences.
Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Configuration Manager, while expensive, often justifies its cost through automation and productivity enhancements, with pricing dependent on enterprise agreements. Oracle Enterprise Manager, though beneficial for managing Oracle infrastructures, presents high licensing fees and costs for advanced features, which may burden smaller enterprises. Both solutions provide significant ROI by improving organizational efficiency, despite their costly pricing structures.
Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.
New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.
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.
Key Oracle Enterprise Manager Features and Products
Reviews from Real Users
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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