Microsoft Configuration Manager and Oracle Enterprise Manager compete in IT management. Oracle Enterprise Manager seems to have the upper hand in monitoring and comprehensive management for Oracle environments, while Microsoft Configuration Manager leads in software deployment and integration with Microsoft products.
Features: Microsoft Configuration Manager provides capabilities in software and application deployment, PXE-based operating system deployment, and mobile management using Intune Connector. It maintains configuration integrity with efficient patch management and offers reporting tools for compliance. Oracle Enterprise Manager excels in real-time monitoring for Oracle applications, SLA management, and performance monitoring. It supports robust database management and can administer multiple networks and services from various locations.
Room for Improvement: Microsoft Configuration Manager could improve by enhancing application package deployments, reducing CPU and memory consumption, and refining compliance reporting. Better integration with Intune and support for non-Microsoft and Linux systems are desired. Oracle Enterprise Manager could simplify patching processes, enhance UI intuitiveness, provide more customization for monitoring, and increase integration options without additional licensing.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both Microsoft Configuration Manager and Oracle Enterprise Manager offer strong on-premises deployment capabilities. Users appreciate the hybrid cloud advantages. Microsoft users often find extensive online resources helpful, despite noting initial support responses as unsatisfactory. Oracle users frequently require significant support during setup and have mixed reviews on support quality, emphasizing the need for experienced professionals.
Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Configuration Manager is considered costly, with pricing structured around enterprise needs, potentially challenging for smaller organizations. Its comprehensive feature set and Microsoft product integration often justify the expense, offering reasonable ROI. Oracle Enterprise Manager is sometimes provided at no extra cost to existing Oracle database customers, but additional feature packs can lead to a significant investment in licensing agreements.
Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.
New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.
Oracle Enterprise Manager is an on-premises management platform that provides a comprehensive integrated solution for managing and automating your various Oracle products, including applications, databases, middleware, hardware, and engineered systems located either in your Oracle data center or in the cloud.
With the Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, you can administer multiple databases and servers, distribute software to multiple servers and clients, monitor objects and events throughout the network, and integrate with other tools.
Key Oracle Enterprise Manager Features and Products
Reviews from Real Users
Oracle Enterprise Manager stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its central management and monitoring and its reporting capabilities
Robin C., head of Oracle Exadata Centre of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, writes, "The database performance monitoring features are very useful and allow us to quickly zero in on DB-related issues. Exadata storage server and Infiniband switches can be viewed from the GUI in OEM which cannot be done in other tools. The ability to deploy metric extensions makes this tool extensible for our custom monitoring also."
PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A database manager at a tech services company notes, “The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics. They have plug-ins that are very helpful. Due to the infrastructure's size, the introduction they offer is very, very useful. It helps with an overall understanding of the product. They have a very nice graphical user interface. The monitoring is good. We can capture the SQL tune from us. With Oracle Enterprise Managers, we can see the rich performance tuning.”
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