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    BMC AMI Ops

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABMC AMI Ops enhances mainframe resiliency with AI-driven analytics and automation, enabling proactive issue resolution, streamlined workflows, and data-driven decisions. It boosts operational efficiency and reduces costs by minimizing manual efforts and optimizing resource consumption for better ROI.N/A

    IBM CICS Transaction Server

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.N/A
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    BMC Software Inc.
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    Better interface, more intuitive. Reduced costs
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    IBM CICS Transaction Server
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    IDE support00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Security management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Administration and management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Application server performance00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Installation00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BMC AMI OpsIBM CICS Transaction Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    BMC AMI OpsIBM CICS Transaction Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Software Inc.
    It is suitable when you are ready to spend a little extra for extra security, a better alerting system, and overall a system that can evaluate possible failures, make better predictions, and communicate in a timely manner. It is a great option for AI-based monitoring of systems and alerting in case of issues.
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    IBM
    IBM CICS Transaction Server is multi-decades proven transaction server which is very scalable, very secured, easy to use, has good transactional capabilities, works well all other mainframe resources such as Db2, languages on IBM mainframe, has access control capabilities in terms of who can access the transaction for read mode vs update mode, etc.
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    Pros
    BMC Software Inc.
    • After installing BMC AMI Ops we have got real-time monitoring and alerts during any system issues
    • The system is mainly automated and helps in reducing work load and human errors
    • Due to high workload we have faced slow system responses but this tool helped in optimising the performance and allocate the system resources better
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    IBM
    • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
    • Multiplatform connection
    • Native connection with DB2
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    Cons
    BMC Software Inc.
    • Some of the data in java (or web) is presented in what looks like the original ISPF panels. Functional, but not pretty. Keep the same info but make it more presentable
    • More online help on field. Or expanded help
    • perhaps an option for fewer screens for novice users
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    IBM
    • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
    • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
    • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
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    Usability
    BMC Software Inc.
    UI and UX are interesting, to say the least. It could be more user-friendly and better-looking, but it is good overall. The training to use the tool could take some time, as the UI isn't that user-friendly and takes time to understand. But it works overall.
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    IBM
    Need a good knowledge of mainframe and z/OS capability. May be difficult to understand for a beginner (specially CPSM). In a complex architecture, need a high skill to do problem determination
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    BMC Software Inc.
    BMC AMI Cloud and Data provides a data resiliency solution for the cloud. It is for customers looking to 1. backup their decades-worth of data stored in physical or virtual tapes to Cloud storage (AWS S3), 2. perform analytics and business intelligence to run targeted customers or campaigns on mainframe data now available in the cloud, and 3. use the data as backup/ restore copies in the event of a disaster.
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    IBM
    There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1.
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Software Inc.
    • Negative: Not effective use of archive data for historical displays, it takes much time and hangs.
    • Negative: The installation method through the installer is not friendly.
    • Positive: CICS issues can be identified, diagnosed and fixed promptly.
    • Negative: Applying passcodes is more difficult than desired.
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    IBM
    • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
    • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
    • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
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