MIMIX [EOL] Reviews

The remote journaling and audit functions.

By implementing remote journals, we have put the load on the target system as opposed to the source.

Prosing support for multiple journals per data group would be nice.

I've used it on and off for 18 years.

No issue encountered.

No issue encountered.

No issue encountered.

Customer support is good but they do try to squeeze out those service dollars.

They know their products well.

I've used DataMirror but it was sold to IBM and we got a better deal from Vision.

We have a complex environment, so it depends on your particular environment which will be custom based on your business, typically.

We did it in-house.

Negotiate hard.

IASP and hardware based solutions but the business would not go for the spend.

Make sure you have a good understanding of your environment and how replication can affect it.

Stability of replication and its audit feature. If systems and communications remain at a good level without problems, no problems will occur in MIMIX.

About 10 years ago, a large Portuguese bank successfully merged banking systems that were used in other countries because of the MIMIX replication solution.

Switch procedures are not as easy and straightforward as it may seem at first glance. The product needs a virtual switch and better programs to improve simplicity in the switch procedures.

I have been certified in MIMIX since 2000, with V4.1, so I use it for internal testing, self education, support and the development of associated tools.

With older versions there were some issues, but with this version (8.1) even with complex sensitive software applications such as SQL collections, stability is very good.

No, from the simplest to the most complex environments, and with millions of transactions, MIMIX can adapt to any environment. Normally the adjustment is related to systems hardware and software.

The technical support is at a very high level, and reachable 24 hours a day.

I work with customers who had Vision Solutions OMS/ODS and switched to MIMIX because it has more advanced features such as easy monitoring and administration. They had more confidence in it.

Basic initial setup is very simple and, almost always, any problems are related to systems problems and/or communications.

It depends on which version of MIMIX is most suitable for your production systems, and according to the needs and expectations of the business.

While working with MIMIX for many years, I know the evolution of this product and have checked others and they are steps behind.

If you want to deploy this product, do not use only simple replication. Take advantage of all the features that this product offers. Test the Role Swap (Virtual and Real) regularly, to ensure that the alternate system can take place from the production system at any time.

MIMIX provides local and remote data replication for us, up to the minute. Knowing that our data is in multiple backup locations, provides us with piece of mind as far as a disaster recovery situation is concerned.

Because we have our production data replicated to a local LPAR, we can perform nightly backups of our production system without taking our production system offline to do them. Also, for system upgrades (software or hardware), we can perform role swaps to our backup systems, and run our processes off of the backup system. Doing this can virtually eliminate all down time associated with the upgrades.

None that I have encountered.

I've been using the Professional version for seven years.

I have not had any issues Visions Solutions could not resolve.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Good. No concerns/issues.

Excellent. Of the support personnel that I have dealt with, they are top notch in their field both in knowledge and dedication to getting the problem resolved. I have called support both during business hours and outside them, and have received great support at all times. Their online client portal is very easy and intuitive to use, and they provide many resources to give the user the ability to resolve the problem and learn for themselves.

No packaged software. Lots of work-arounds, and piecing things together to try and replicate the same type of solution, but it felt quite inadequate.

I was not originally involved with the initial deployment of the product, but am involved with any new enhancements.

Vision Solutions did most of the implementation for us.

Look at the price and what it will do for you compared to other products. There might be other products that do a similar thing, but what type of technology are they relying on? Is it efficient and here to stay? Get testimonials from others.

Replication speed - while CPU intensive with the right settings, even during peak I/O times, specifically End of Day processing, the replication was very quick, and only a matter of minutes in most cases.

For data replication purposes, we would migrate users from the live box to the backup machine in a matter of minutes. This was much quicker for the end user and required no restore from tapes.

The product dashboard that comes with the product could use some work. While functional, it required intimate knowledge to be able to dissect the information.

I've used it for just over two years.

No major problems were encountered during deployment, however it did take several tweaks to get it working the way we wanted.

No, none, the product worked as designed, it was a matter of customizing it to our workflow.

No issues encountered.

I was pleased with the response time and technical advice, especially in the initial roll-out.

8-9/10 - as good as any tech support that I have worked with.

No real product, just tapes, lots of tapes.

It was fairly straightforward, however there are some complex settings you could find if you dug deep enough, again we did a lot of custom work to get it to work the way we wanted.

Both, as we worked with a vendor team but did the install on our own. I would say that the service technician that we worked with was well prepared and knew what he was doing, and I would give them a solid 7/10.

There is no value that can be assigned when working on a core system and potential downtimes that come with system failures.

Not to my knowledge.

Plan. Plan. Plan, especially with the network folks. There is a lot of data that goes back and forth for the synch to work. We had to work with our internet provider on several instances. I would also advise you to look closely at what really needs to be archived in semi real-time, and plan accordingly. We still used tapes for a good number of files/libraries, and only used Mimix for files that were updated constantly.

The ease of switching is valuable.

Provides high degree of comfort regarding High Availability (HA).

The systems overheads need improvement.

I've used it for 12 years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

9/10.

10/10.

I didn't use anything prior to MIMIX.

• iTerra
• OMS

It's a good, stable product.

We primarily use the solution for backup replication.

The most valuable feature is data replication.

Everything about the solution is very simple, which makes it easy to use.

The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the solution.

The solution is stable.

The solution is very scalable.

Technical support has been good.

I did not previously use another solution.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's very easy to implement. Deployment took about one hour. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance, so long as that person has a good administrative and operational background.

We use the on-premises deployment model.

I would recommend this product. The replication portion of the solution is perfect.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

It has the ability to switch or role swap for system availability.

We were able to perform major system maintenance on our production system after performing a switch or production role swap.

OS version compatibility needs work.

I've used it for three and a half years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

We're satisfied with it.

We're satisfied with it.

I used a different replication solution in my previous company - IBM Global Mirroring - but not with my current company. They didn't have a solution prior to MIMIX and therefore have never switched to another product.

I believe ROI is above par.

If you can consolidate your systems into one, it will save you a lot of money in licensing.

Make sure you have at least two or three in-house engineers for MIMIX as the skills required are hard to find.