CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] Reviews

Name: CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL]
Brand: Broadcom
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

Vendor: Broadcom

3.7 out of 5

3 reviews
66% willing to recommend

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CA Mainframe Software Manager helps simplify and streamline your mainframe management tasks, increase staff productivity, and facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing so you can more effectively reduce the cost and complexity of managing mission-critical mainframe workloads well into the 21st century.

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it_user558273

Systems Programmer at Erie insurance

They are progressing in that direction. They are keeping track of our configuration changes. So, they will automatically move forward as we progress with our products. Right now, one of the challenges that we still face is to keep track of our customizations so that I know the product is going in that direction. We don't have any of our products using this solution right now but we would like to start moving forward in that direction.

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Team Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Here at CA World, we've been talking with the directors directly about upcoming features, as they're in a real development of the product. They've gone from it simply being maintenance of products, to looking at more advanced features of analysis and reporting on product deployments, what products do or don't have hypers, or errors installed. What I'm seeing is a development into a direction with the product I wasn't expecting. I'm really excited to see the changes. I think that in the end, being able to have management have an independent way to look at deployments and see where things are or are not installed or staged, makes the analysis that much quicker. It makes it independent so you're not relying upon somebody who may or may not see exactly the same thing you're seeing. I'm very excited about where they're headed with it. It's just so odd because you don't really expect a product to develop in a specific way, and you get your own head pigeonholed around, "Where do I think this product goes?" Or, "What do I think it does? What should they be doing?" Then you see where they're headed and it's just an eye opener. It's a very exciting time.

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it_user350628

Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It needs a more enterprise view of multiple instances and better management of those instances. We have systems all over the US and when I push a policy, I need to make sure they’re all running the policy. Therefore, I need an enterprise view of all enterprise instances of Chorus. I have some systems where I can’t run full Chorus because their required configurations don’t meet some of the requirements of full Chorus. Some systems can’t run System Logger because those systems are meant for only replication and emergency switching. They have minimal products and features to provide reliability to manage migration should disasters occur.

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Valuable Features

"You should take a look at it."
"Having a tool like CA Mainframe Software Manager that allows you to channel your staff's direction into the actual work, it's priceless."
"I think that the real value of this solution is that it's eye candy; it’s pretty."

Room for Improvement

"The initial setup was not very straightforward; we needed CA to come out and help us install it, and it was a very resource-intensive process."
"It doesn’t provide benefits to the organization yet, in my opinion. It’s just eye candy."

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CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] was previously known as CA MSM, CA CSM, CA Chorus Software Manager.

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CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] Reviews Summary
Author info	Rating	Review Summary
Systems Programmer at Erie insurance	4.5	I found this solution offers fast installation, maintenance, and excellent support. It's stable and scalable, improving our processes. However, its initial setup was challenging, and customization tracking needs improvement.
Team Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees	5.0	I highly value CA MSM for letting my skilled staff focus on critical thinking, not logistics. Its ease of use, excellent customer service, and continuous development with advanced features make it a priceless tool that truly optimizes our operations.
Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees	1.5	I find this solution visually appealing, but it offers limited organizational benefits. Setup is complex, stability challenging, and enterprise management is missing. It feels immature and not ideal for a large enterprise.

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