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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC AMI Data

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABMC AMI Data for Db2 and IMS simplifies mainframe data management with automation, performance optimization, and resilient recovery. It accelerates query execution and ensures compliance with regulations like DORA. By integrating with DevOps, it helps organizations maintain continuous availability.N/A

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) enables deep visibility into database performance and expert advice for performance optimization and tuning. What can you monitor with DPA? Oracle Oracle Exadata Oracle EBS Microsoft SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database Managed Instance MySQL DB2 SAP ASE Aurora MariaDB DPA monitors physical, virtual,…N/A
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    BMC AMI DataSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
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    BMC AMI DataSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
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    BMC Software Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BMC AMI DataSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of BMC AMI Data and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Feature
    BMC AMI Data
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
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    Ratings
    Version control tools7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test data generation7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Schema maintenance7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of BMC AMI Data and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Feature
    BMC AMI Data
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
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    User management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC AMI DataSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (114 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BMC AMI DataSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Software Inc.
    BMC AMI Cloud Vault provides immutable cloud storage, allowing businesses to create secure, unchangeable copies of critical data for rapid recovery in the event of ransomware. >For organizations looking to move away from expensive Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL) or on-premises storage, BMC AMI Cloud Data is well-suited, as it supports backing up or archiving mainframe data directly to cloud object storage (e.g., AWS).
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    SolarWinds
    This is an easy 10 because I actually have recommended this product to multiple clients and colleagues! Any shop that writes its own SQL queries will benefit from the insight provided by SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, so they know which of their queries is causing a bottleneck. Small shops or databases with only a few tables likely will see far fewer opportunities for optimization.
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    Pros
    BMC Software Inc.
    • IMS backup and recovery resolution improve the efficiency
    • Supports very precise recovery, which lowers risk and minimizes data loss.
    • IMS Log analyzer provides information we need
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    SolarWinds
    • Maintains historical SQL execution data, enabling forensic analysis
    • Has the ability to slice and dice the data so that you can drill down to the execution of a single SQL statement being executed by a stored procedure
    • Alerts to when the consumption pattern changes
    • Shows historical average run times against the current, illustrating problems when they arise
    • Provides tuning advice based on best practices
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    Cons
    BMC Software Inc.
    • In Change Manager, IDAA objects can't be analyzed. This is a big issue if you have Accelerated Tables in your shop.
    • Not able to find how runa Accelerated tasks in batch, especially long time loading
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    SolarWinds
    • Alerts seem to be lacking in DPA compared to competitor's tools. They can be setup but are not quite as easy or as helpful as some other tools I have used.
    • Grooming/pruning the repository database isn't very easy. We don't manage a lot of instances but our repo DB has grown pretty significantly.
    • At times when I am drilled-down to a chart, it can be difficult to navigate around from that point to another time range/query/metric.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    We have relied on this product for a very long time and it continues to exceed expectations. The product is a vital part of our organization at this point, it would not be very ideal for us to abandon it. We use it almost every day and depend on its alerts for critical parts of our business
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    Usability
    BMC Software Inc.
    My overall experience with BMC AMI data has been great so far because after installing this software in our business now we are able to work on long term projects and business expansions. The software has made sure that our team work more on analysis and strategic data management that's why I would like to give it 9 out of 10
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    SolarWinds
    I don't want to think about managing clusters of SQL servers in the future without this tool. We have demoed other tools and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is the gold standard for usability and insight into what your servers are doing. The UI is a bit dated, but everything is laid out in a logical manner and drilling down into queries or timeslices is extremely intuitive.
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    Support Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    I have had to use their support on a few occasions, for reasons that I am not clear about until recently I have always had problems upgrading the software (although the last 2 updates have gone without issue which I am very pleased to say). On those unfortunate occasions, the support has been brilliant with either excellently documented guides on how to resolve the issue by myself or have been hands-on with calls and screen sharing to remotely fix the issue. Every time the problem was sorted and more importantly, nothing was lost (apart from a bit of time). And as I stated above whatever the problem was that was causing my upgrade issues appears to have been resolved in the last 2 updates.
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Follow the guidelines for the capacity of the servers. We found that the DPA databases were getting rather large and also that there are ways to reduce their size built into some of the options.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Software Inc.
    See all of the software have different attributes and working process they gives the different analytical results so I will not compare them directly to BMC AMI Data but I would say they all are pioneers platform at their own level.
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    SolarWinds
    At the time, we found SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to be easier to setup and to have a richer feature set than Redgate SQL Monitor, plus, from what I remember, the DPA pricing worked better for us over the course of a year. We're very happy with all the features DPA has to offer.
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Software Inc.
    • By shifting to AIOps-powered monitoring, customers halved unplanned mainframe outages, resulting in $1.4 million in retained profit over three years=50% Reduction in Unplanned Downtime.
    • BMC AMI data solutions delivered a 217% ROI, with payback in under six months, enabling teams to deliver 3x more code to production.
    • BMC AMI Data for Db2 users achieved a 6% reduction in MIPS consumption and realized significant cost savings by retiring outdated, non-automated systems.
    • The ability to perform database reorganizations with zero downtime ensures critical business applications remain available, protecting revenue streams and customer experience.
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    SolarWinds
    • It has allowed us to progress as an organization with much less reliance on a direct DBA than would traditionally be required
    • Allowed us to be much more proactive in our performance monitoring and responding to issues that would affect users.
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    ScreenShots

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    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Screenshots

    Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Alerts and reportsScreenshot of Application-centric view of DPAScreenshot of Blocking deadlock analysisScreenshot of Collaboration across teamsScreenshot of Intuitive performance monitoring