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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
3.6 out of 5
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IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus Pros review quotes

Hennie Du Toit - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2023
The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform.
SS
Jun 6, 2024
It's good for managed systems. The end query on the user interface is good. You can view lots of charts and graphs.
DimitriosArvanitakis - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 28, 2024
Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities.
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VD
Dec 23, 2020
It is customer-centric. Customers can access the event list from their location or desktop and view the event. There is no need to go and connect to any other server and run events to have a view of all the events happening in the environment. We get a good response from customers about this feature and the main architecture of NetCool. Its processing is very good. Deduplication and correlation functionalities are good in this solution as compared to other solutions. A big advantage of NetCool is that it also supports multi-layered protocols. We can receive multiple events from different protocols like UDP, HTTP, and those events can be captured in NetCool.
RC
May 28, 2020
The most valuable feature is the event management capability.
PG
Feb 18, 2022
Probes are the best feature because they are well written which rarely requires you to write additional rules. These probes monitor activity within your environment.
SA
Oct 27, 2019
The monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature.
reviewer1871742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 21, 2023
It is an easy-to-use solution.
 

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus Cons review quotes

Hennie Du Toit - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2023
There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing.
SS
Jun 6, 2024
They could enhance the visibility to give us a unified view of our entire IT infrastructure.
DimitriosArvanitakis - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 28, 2024
The solution needs to invest in the development of a knowledge base and use of AI services for providing event resolution and intervention directions.
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VD
Dec 23, 2020
Its integration could be better. They should provide an easier integration for all the monitoring stuff, and it will make things easier for us. Currently, there is a complexity in integrating it with a vendor application, and we have to use another tool to integrate it with a vendor application. To integrate some applications with NetCool, I need to install an IBM tool on top of it. It would be good if they can provide an API or any kind of interface that we can leverage while developing a new protocol interface or application. We should be able to use an API or interface with NetCool. Its GUI can also be better. As compared to other tools, it is not user friendly, and it is not easy to do stuff through GUI. Whenever we do anything on the GUI, it takes time. They need to focus on the GUI part, especially the dashboard. They should focus on how users can effectively drill down from one box to another. The visual appeal of the dashboard is as important as the data and functionality.
RC
May 28, 2020
The web portal and typical event controls are a little outdated.
PG
Feb 18, 2022
I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly and out of date. The next release should focus on the cloud, AI, and ML technologies.
SA
Oct 27, 2019
The cost of the product is quite high. They should work to adjust their pricing models.
reviewer1871742 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 21, 2023
Its technical support team takes longer to reply.