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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM i

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM i is an operating system for IBM Power Systems and IBM PureSystems.N/A

    IBM z/OS

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM z/OS® is an operating system (OS) for IBM Z® mainframes, suitable for continuous, high-volume operation with high security and stability. It is designed to meet organizational requirements to improve performance for mission-critical workloads and meet future challenges.N/A
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    IBM iIBM z/OS
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    IBM iIBM z/OS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM iIBM z/OS
    Small Businesses
    CentOS Linux (EOL)
    Score9 out of 10
    CentOS Linux (EOL)
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM AIX
    Score9.3 out of 10
    IBM AIX
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM iIBM z/OS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM iIBM z/OS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM i platform is best suited for transaction-based and data warehousing applications. IBM i has proved its high availability and continuity for core banking applications. Since IBM i provides a single server solution for the back end to the front end, it is a simple and efficient system for a business to bring up their application live.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    IBM z/OS, more specifically Omegamon, has access to a lot of relevant information for monitoring but a 90s interface with little or no ease of use and/or maintenance.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Database Management
    • Security
    • Logging
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    IBM
    • provides infrastructure metrics
    • provides historical transaction behavior
    • provides metrics on vital components for z/OS
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Needed more CASE tools like RDi on IBM i to be developed.
    • The webSphere-related hosting procedure needs to improvised for quick turnaround or setup.
    • Just like XML-into, JSON based parser will be helpful to deal with modern data sets.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • end-to-end requests
    • correlated metrics of vital components
    • facilities to consume historical transaction data
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    Usability
    IBM
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    IBM
    IBM needs to update, modernize and improve the usability of the Omegamon interface
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    IBM
    IBM i platform is single shop solution for multiple business requirements. Its database architecture and security options made it dependable among multiple business domain entities. IBM i is IBM's well-told and well-known system. IBM i is popular in companies in the manufacturing and supply chain business. Thanks to IBM that it kept IBM i (AS400) ever-evolving so far.
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    IBM
    IBM needs to update, modernize and improve the usability of the Omegamon interface
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Excellent ROI when compared to other technologies that provide similar solutions
    • Fortified System Security
    • Lower Downtimes
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    IBM
    • We need to have Observability on the Mainframe
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