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IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager vs OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence comparison

IBM and Broadcom are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. IBM is ranked #15, while Broadcom is ranked #13. IBM holds a 1.4% mindshare in EM, compared to Broadcom’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
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96% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager and OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence compete in business service management and automation sectors. While IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager offers more favorable pricing and support, OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is considered superior due to its robust features and perceived value.

Features: IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager is known for comprehensive service management capabilities, powerful monitoring solutions, and its ability to integrate diverse data sources. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is valued for advanced automation features, efficient process automation, and intelligent resource allocation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager offers a flexible deployment model suitable for various enterprise environments with strong customer support. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence has a straightforward deployment process tailored for IBM mainframe systems and provides commendable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager has moderate setup costs, delivering notable ROI through effective management capabilities. OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence may involve higher initial costs, offering substantial ROI due to its powerful automation efficiencies.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Business Service...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
15th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OPS/MVS Automation Intellig...
Ranking in Event Monitoring
13th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Mainframe Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager is 1.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OPS/MVS Automation Intelligence is 3.1%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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reviewer847356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Good technical support, and efficient for working with business data
We use this solution for working with data. The most valuable feature of this solution is the efficiency. This application should be made easier to use because it usually needs training and it is not easy to operate. We have been using this solution for fourteen years. The stability of this…
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GP
It automates responses, preventing issues from becoming more severe
I just installed version 12.3, which actually already has a number of new features. It's going to make it easier for some of our new users. I'm old-school, I learned it the old way. I actually want to go back and implement it and start doing things the new way. As I need to train people, it's going to make it easier for them and make the learning curve much shorter. The new release addressed some shortcomings of the product. It was old-school. The learning curve was a little bit long in the beginning, but it's really come a long way.
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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 most valuable feature of this solution is the efficiency."
"With the automation pieces we can bring this region up or take this region down, and it allows us to always meet our time critical requirements."
"Valuable features include: SSM, which provides for orderly startup and shutdown; OPSLOG, which enables filtering by message-id, and/or jobname(s); Rules, as OPS/REXX interface streamlines deployment, interfaces easily with JES2 and z/OS."
"It allows us to respond faster to issues. If there are issues that come out, we're able to capture a message and alert somebody about it."
"​The service has been wonderful. I like the people that I have had to deal with. The process is very straightforward. I call or use the website."
"The documentation is simple, easy to follow, and use. A limited, first-time systems programmer can do it, in that it is out-of-the-box almost functional."
"It's very secure, because it's a legacy application."
"Stability is probably the best out-of-the-box. Put it in, set it up, and you leave it alone. It works wonderfully."
"I do not have to keep recordings. It is there and is proactive. It helps the operators, human editors, and me."
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Cons

"This application should be made easier to use because it usually needs training and it is not easy to operate."
"One thing that comes to mind is the MQ interface. The last time we tried to use it, it seemed a little clunky."
"It definitely needs more web-based interface, to be more mobile-open. More APIs, more open source to it."
"Performing a stop/restart of OPS/MVS could be a little smoother. Without special coding, some undesired tasks will be started and some necessary tasks will be stopped if we have to bounce OPS/MVS during the day."
"Scalability is zero. It cannot be scaled because of its age."
"The GUI interface could be improved, but that is coming. They are working on that."
"Some of the command sequences are too long."
"Because of its age, it's a little bit difficult to modernize some of the integrations and some of the functions."
"The interfaces to USS, CA UIM could be better. CA Common Services interfaces - namely Zdata Mover, Zmessage Service, Zdatacolletcor - are poorly documented."
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Top Industries

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Logistics Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
11%
 

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Also Known As

Tivoli Business Service Manager, BSM
CA OPS MVS Event Management and Automation, CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation, Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation
 

Overview

IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager monitors business services and tracks them against business objectives and technology infrastructures. It shows the operational status of services using prebuilt reports, scorecards and dashboards for fast data analysis. Tivoli Business Service Manager helps you assess service levels throughout an organization for more effective service management.
IBM
z/OS, its subsystems, databases, middleware, applications, and software generate thousands of event messages daily. IT professionals need a tool to filter, prioritize, and respond quickly to these events before they impact availability and threaten business processing and associated service level agreements. CA OPS/MVS EMA automates processes, enabling you to resolve problems as they arise. It also automates more routine tasks, simplifying IT management and operations.
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