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CA DCIM [EOL] vs CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] comparison

CA DCIM [EOL] and CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] are both solutions in the Data Center Monitoring category. Additionally, 66% of CA Mainframe Software Manager [EOL] users are willing to recommend the solution.
CA DCIM [EOL]
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    Categories and Ranking

    CA DCIM [EOL]
    Average Rating
    4.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
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    CA Mainframe Software Manag...
    Average Rating
    7.4
    Number of Reviews
    3
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    it_user348282 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user348282
    Technical Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Although it helps us ensure compliance with CA SAM integration, I'd want good information for all UNIX and virtual devices and a thin client for software and hardware discovery.
    For the future, I want to have good information for all UNIX and virtual devices. At this time, ITCM doesn’t take all of the information on virtual platforms. Another point – ITCM must be integrated in solutions that manage mobile devices such as smart phones. If possible, it would be nice to have a thin client for software and hardware discovery – a simple, light agent. At this time there is only a heavy agent and when we install the agent on devices, it is resource intensive.
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    it_user558273 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user558273
    Systems Programmer at Erie insurance
    It ensures that we have all the fixes in place and that they can be applied over time.
    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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    Quotes from Members

    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "The technical support is good, the team is reactive and always gives us a good solution when we have a problem."
    "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."
    "You should take a look at it."
     

    Cons

    "We have many problems with UNIX agents. It’s not stable."
    "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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    Product Reports

    Buyer's Guide
    Data Center Infrastructure Management
    February 2026
    CA DCIM [EOL] reportDownload CA DCIM [EOL] product report
    Buyer's Guide
    Mainframe Management
    March 2026
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    Also Known As

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    CA MSM, CA CSM, CA Chorus Software Manager
     

    Overview

    CA Data Center Infrastructure Management (CA DCIM) provides real-time monitoring of power distribution and use across your data centers, enabling you to measure, trend, alert and take action. It can also help you visualize and manage space and capacity, so that you can better plan and optimize your data center operations. With CA DCIM, you can prevent downtime with continuous monitoring, intelligent alerting and visibility into your data center and IT infrastructure. CA DCIM can be deployed rapidly, easily and efficiently so you can quickly respond to business needs. And for service providers, CA DCIM helps optimize your infrastructure to more efficiently support tenants and can help you differentiate and increase revenue with new services.
    Broadcom

    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.

    Broadcom
     

    Sample Customers

    Datotel, Logicalis, RagingWire, Sicredi
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