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CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.4 out of 5

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PROS

CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS helps reduce hardware costs and optimize processing times.
It is very stable with no reported issues.
Improved monitoring and performance management are noted benefits.
Batch reporting and repository creation enable automated trend analysis and anomaly identification.
Reports and historical statistics provided are valuable.

CONS

Information could be more usable.
Minor stability issues.
Needs a way to create and maintain performance repositories.
The online tool is not perfect but meets basic needs.
Could improve in pinpointing issues with long-executing SQL.
 

CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS Pros review quotes

it_user481251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 18, 2016
The feature we find most useful is the consistent ability to create strategies across the products that allow for consistent foundations for the business processes and the ability to repetitively use them by different resources.
it_user558543 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DB2 Database Specalist at HCSC
Dec 2, 2016
The ability to do the CA utilities faster than IBM using less resources, and the RC/Migrator product that allows us to make changes quickly and efficiently using either the IBM utilities or the CA utilities.
it_user481251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 30, 2017
Work for an overall solution. Competing product suites seem to serve the same functions, but it is the overall integration of all the products that meets our needs and makes this suite so beneficial to our business.
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Compliance Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 31, 2017
We have more control over our DB2 systems and can do our everyday DBA work faster and easier.
it_user638691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 31, 2017
If you want your DBA and programming staff to be efficient and effective, I recommend these tools.
it_user639690 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systemsprogrammer and Administrator for DB2 at a insurance company
Sep 5, 2017
PDA and PPA make our daily housekeeping easier and prevents us from unnecessary reorganizations.
it_user651528 - PeerSpot reviewer
DB2 consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 23, 2017
We had no issues with stability; everything was working perfectly with DB2 v10 and v11 after the upgrade.
it_user779067 - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​
it_user790482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Programmer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2017
We switched to the IBM tools for a short time and switched back, due to contract pricing.
it_user793626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe DB2 Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 24, 2017
Improved monitoring and performance management.
 

CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS Cons review quotes

it_user481251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 18, 2016
The initial set up of parameters is quite exhaustive and some parameters cross products.
it_user558543 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DB2 Database Specalist at HCSC
Dec 2, 2016
The product has been fairly stable for the last couple of years. It has a high learning curve for some of the traditional DBAs who don't want to venture from IBM.
it_user481251 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a local government with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 30, 2017
The initial setup parameters are quite exhaustive and some parameters cross with the products.
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Compliance Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 31, 2017
The initial setup is complex.
it_user638691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 31, 2017
These tools have had their share of bugs.
it_user639690 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systemsprogrammer and Administrator for DB2 at a insurance company
Sep 5, 2017
I look forward to the application of these tools to all platforms in use, such as z/OS, Unix, and Windows.
it_user651528 - PeerSpot reviewer
DB2 consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 23, 2017
Only one issue was not resolved but this was because the customer did not agree to send data which the vendor asked for as it was user-sensitive data but without this, a full investigation was not possible.
it_user779067 - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​
it_user790482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Programmer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2017
They could work on the installation process main job that runs, maybe break it up into several jobs instead of one.
it_user793626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe DB2 Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 24, 2017
Minor stability issues.