Oracle Enterprise Manager Reviews

We are using Oracle Enterprise Manager for managing databases in banking.

Oracle Enterprise Manager has helped our organization by allowing us easy access to data in the extractor manager.

The most valuable features of Oracle Enterprise Manager are the data guide and online monitoring.

Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve the monitoring types and the graphics.

I have been using Oracle Enterprise Manager for approximately six years.

Oracle Enterprise Manager is stable.

I have found Oracle Enterprise Manager to scalable. We are using a lot of data in our large data warehouse. We plan to increase usage and upgrade in the next two or three years. For the next upgrade, we will most likely move to the cloud.

We were previously using SQL and we switched to Oracle Enterprise Manager because of compatibility issues with our system.

The initial setup of Oracle Enterprise Manager was a bit complex. The whole process took approximately two days.

I rate the setup experience of Oracle Enterprise Manager a four out of five.

We used a specialist to do the implementation. The vendor assists with the maintenance of the solution.

We did evaluate other solutions before choosing Oracle Enterprise Manager.

My advice to others is Oracle Enterprise Manager is a stable and scalable enterprise compared to the other similar solutions.

I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager an eight out of ten.

It is a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managing database consolidation, something that has been missing and difficult to do. The Database Consolidation Workbench provides a risk-free and accurate approach to consolidation by eliminating guess work and human errors. Most of the errors that lead to severe issues in production environments are due to poor sizing of the configuration and so-called “educated guesses”. The Workbench provides a flexible approach for various customer scenarios: every environment is unique and several scenarios are possible.

Database consolidation has been for years a tedious process for many clients. The benefits are enormous. By using the Database Consolidation Workbench, companies achieve the following:

• Reduce complexity
• Improve efficiency
• Lower costs
• Better security
• Better monitoring
• Harmonized backups and easier restore
• Better performance
• Simplify maintenance
• Fewer servers in fewer locations
• Harmonized environment

It needs to support the Database versions lower than 10.2.

I have been using the Database Consolidation Workbench since its release with OEM 13c. I am even going to give two keynote speeches over the next month at Oracle conferences in Europe. The subject is of major interest to both business professionals and technical resources.

We've had no issues with deployment.

We've had no issues with the stability.

There have been no issues scaling it for our needs.

10/10

We used just spreadsheets and common-sense practices, which were often doomed to fail. The solution provided now by Oracle covers the last missing piece of the complete set-up when consolidating databases. One can think of Database Consolidation Workbench OEM 13c as the “Holy Grail” of Database Consolidation.

The initial setup was more than straightforward. It's easy to set up, configure, and use.

Reasons to upgrade to Enterprise Manager 13.2: https://blogs.oracle.com/oem/e...

It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT.

There are no products available that can be compared with Database Consolidation Workbench. Not even close.

This is one of the most important additions to Oracle Enterprise Manager from both the business perspective and DBA point-of-view. Start first with upgrading OEM 11g or 12c to 13c as the Database Consolidation Workbench was introduced first in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c as part of the Real Application Testing option. Run different scenarios within different projects in order to pick the best strategy. Always validate at the end.

The tool provides valuable visibility into Oracle websites, offering information such as session counts, long-running transactions, etc. We're even working on developing our services to enhance monitoring capabilities within Enterprise Manager further

What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues. Automation is incredibly useful when setting thresholds and notifications to manage processes effectively. Recently, we've set up Oracle Resource Manager. 

The value of using Oracle Enterprise Manager lies in the visibility it provides in your database infrastructure. It serves as a solution for database management, including monitoring, notifications, and troubleshooting.

Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses. Enhancing performance overall would also be valuable.

I have been using the product for 10 years. 

The tool is stable. 

We are currently working with at least five large banks that have deployed or are ready to deploy Oracle Enterprise Manager. We use various metrics and diagrams to monitor their processes and understand what is happening within their systems.

I haven't contacted the technical team yet. 

You need to familiarize yourself with the concepts and additional requirements for deployment. Cloud services are a bit different from on-premise setups. You need to understand some extra features and technology, which can lead to additional challenges.

As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database.

Currently, we're considering a hybrid cloud environment for our customers. While one of our customers has been utilizing this for several years, we're now exploring the pricing model to determine its suitability for different customer segments. While banks may not fully transition to the cloud, smaller financial companies or universities could benefit from this model.

My recommendation would be for those interested in starting to use Oracle Enterprise Manager to take advantage of its free version. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

I am satisfied with the solution. It enables me to keep a check on my business. It is a good product. We can manage everything in our environment. It is the best solution in the market. I am satisfied with the integrations provided by the product.

We are facing a problem due to the upgrade of TLSv1.2. We cannot access OEM currently. We have to upgrade our server to the latest version to be compatible with the security layer of TLSv1.2.

The solution is not as simple as people say it is. We need to be trained in it. It is supposed to manage the whole infrastructure. Currently, I'm using it to manage only my databases and Oracle applications. Oracle must provide some training courses to use the solution.

When we procure Oracle products, they should include training courses. Oracle is responsible for training the users before installing the software or the hardware. Other products provide training.

I have been using the solution since 2016.

Technical support is not good. We have to go through Oracle FDP. We have problems with support.

Neutral

The solution is free.

I am not using the product to its full capability. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

We use the solution for database repositories. The use cases depend on the applications. We can't use Oracle at the back end if our application does not support Oracle. Our company moved us from Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server. The use cases of sales and distribution are very different from manufacturing.

It is a good solution. It is the best database management system.

The deployment is not straightforward.

I have been using the solution since 1997.

The tool is stable.

The tool is scalable. We have around 700 users. We do not have plans to increase the usage.

We must undergo some training to deploy the product. The time taken for deployment depends on what we are deploying. If it is a green system, it will take a lot of time. If it is a single node, it will take less. The configuration is different.

We work mostly with partners.

The product is very expensive.

I would not recommend the solution because of its price. Otherwise, it is good. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case for this solution is for monitoring and reporting and emailing those back to the client.

When it comes to Enterprise Manager, we use single instances and price management. We install these in every installation of Oracle and then we manage them specifically for individual databases. We are looking to consolidate everything. 

I have found the uptime of all of our systems to be most valuable with this solution. This is important because we need to guarantee specific uptime and preventive maintenance. We need to know upfront if there are going to be any issues on the database so we can proactively solve those.

My opinion is that this solution needs to improve consolidation. That is what our business needs the most right now.

I have been using this solution for more than 15 years.

My impression is that the stability of this solution is quite good. We've never had any issues and we've been doing prevention maintenance. 

I would rate the scalability of this solution a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Our business is doing consultancy for different types of companies and I was looking for an RMM system to manage all of these systems.

My impression is that the initial setup is quite straightforward and easy. However, I have more than 15 years of experience with Oracle.

Overall, I would rate this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

It's a good product for Oracle management and monitoring. This solution is deployed on-premises, and we are using the latest version.

The most valuable feature is the monitoring because it's very useful for checking and troubleshooting compared with other products, like Nagios for example, that have some interaction with Oracle. Enterprise Manager is good for a DB administrator to troubleshoot and check monitoring.

The interface could be more friendly for basic users.

I have been using this solution for one year. 

I haven't used Oracle technical support for this product. But we have used them for other products, like Oracle Server or Oracle Appliance, for example. For Oracle Appliance, I don't have good feedback because recently we had some issues with Exadata, and they were taking too much time with giving us a solution, so the case was still open for weeks.

Technical support is responsive, but the problem is that there are some other customers that we are managing, and there is not good feedback because every now and then, there are issues for which we open a case, and the same issues are continuously appearing. We are experiencing issues with the same hardware, and we never get a fix.

This is for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and for Oracle Exadata. For Oracle software, we have good feedback about the quality of the support. But as far as the hardware, I cannot say the same.

Setup wasn't very complex, but usually Oracle products are not easy to install. It's normal for there to be some complexity because Oracle products are not "plug and play" like other products.

For monitoring issues, I compared Oracle Enterprise Manager to Nagios. There was a monitoring need that Nagios could not provide but Enterprise Manager could.

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

We are using this solution to record our employee's information and all of the daily on-site activity.

The most valuable features are security and speed.

The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement.

We have been using this solution for more than 10 years.

We are not using the latest version, but it's not that old. 

Currently, the newest version is 19C and we are using 11G.

Oracle Enterprise Manage is stable.

It's a scalable product.

We have approximately 500 users in our organization.

Currently, we do not have any technical support. 

Technical support is needed.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The user manual is very good and it is very easy to install.

Deployment times vary depending on the features that you want to include. 

If you want to include only the regular features of Oracle, then it will take 35 minutes, and less than an hour if you want to include some more options.

Two engineers are more than sufficient to maintain this solution.

We completed the setup, deployment, and implementation ourselves.

There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs.

We will continue to use this solution.

For any organization that wants a reliable or secure system, this is the product to go with.

I would rate Oracle Enterprise Manager a seven out of ten.