Control-M vs Tableau Server

• Control-M Advanced File Transfer is a very useful add-on, allowing for a wide variety of file transfers to be configured "out of the box" and then used as part of the standard batch flow. This module is not included in the base price but is available at a relatively small additional cost.
• Using Control-M's GUI (the Enterprise Manager) allows for efficient management of the enterprise and can tie up a lot of "loose ends". Often the first point of tracking problems is to check with the Control-M guys!
• BMC is definitely moving the product forward, the new module "Application Integrator" is very helpful in building and deploying your own bespoke Control-M jobs and allows for closer and more secure integration.
• Although Control-M does open up the enterprise in an operational sense, the security settings (should you choose to implement them) are robust.

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• Tableau server's portal and general look is really convenient and pretty. Users feel comfortable using it.
• The learning curve of Tableau Server from an end-user perspective is really short. For the creator of content, it is a little more complex but easy to learn. Tableau has really succeeded in creating a user-friendly software.
• From an administration point of view, Tableau is great. Installation and housekeeping are really easy and quick.
• Visuals are really appealing and will help "sell" your presentations.
• Tableau allows connectivity to a huge selection of data sources and data formats.
• Online training for software is free and of very good quality.

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• Single Major Action per job: this statement needs to be clarified. There are ways to do more than one action per job, and there are pre and post job commands available in most templates. Also some templates like FTP can have many instructions built in, like deleting source files after transfer (these are part of the positives). But basically you can only do one major action, like call one web service, or call one stored procedure per job. I believe this limitation is due to their licensing model, to ensure you will run as many jobs as possible.
• The only other negative is a necessary corollary of a having a powerful product. The learning curve is not simple due to the power of the product. I would recommend dedicate training for the primary operators and users of the product.

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• Tableau Server is sometimes referred to as simply Microsoft Excel with a power boost. I understand the reason analysts say this. It is because the software is almost exclusively a visualization software. If you're looking for truly advanced analytics combined with cutting-edge visualization, Tableau Server isn't it.
• Tableau Server limits the type of graphs a user can create. There are numerous workarounds for different graph types, but they are not easy to implement.
• Tableau Server can sometimes be slow to render graphics with lots of data and calculated fields.

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• Troubleshooting has improved with multiple groups as they are easily able to determine if data loss/job failure is the reason for a data issue.
• Conversion took significantly longer than was originally estimated by BMC so we had to run two platforms for almost 9 months. This definitely slowed down efficiency as many users did not know which tool to utilize for data load trouble shooting for close to a year.
• Being able to communicate with users across the globe in a universal language and time reference has vastly decreased data issues and greatly improved proficiency in getting new jobs implemented quickly and without problems.

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• It has helped improve reporting capabilities from traditional to modern ways to view data.
• It has helped in terms of using new maps and charts for devices availability and which is unique and insightful.
• Interactive features attracted our client to look up business intelligence and other areas.

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