IBM Z vs. Panorama Necto

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Z
Score 9.3 out of 10
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IBM Z is the company's mainframe enterprise server solution product line.N/A
Panorama Necto
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Panorama Necto is a business intelligence solution that provides enterprises with new ways to collaborate and create unique contextual connections. Some key features include: Workboards/Dashboards, Advanced Analytics, and Contextual Discovery.N/A
Pricing
IBM ZPanorama Necto
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM ZPanorama Necto
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
IBM ZPanorama Necto
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
7.3
24 Ratings
11% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
8.0
24 Ratings
1% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
7.2
22 Ratings
15% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.722 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.116 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.021 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
7.7
23 Ratings
4% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.522 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.620 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
7.6
23 Ratings
11% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.422 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
IBM Z
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Ratings
Panorama Necto
7.0
21 Ratings
13% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings6.816 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM ZPanorama Necto
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(42 ratings)
8.0
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(17 ratings)
Usability
4.0
(2 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(3 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
6.7
(2 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM ZPanorama Necto
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Most of the time, server utilization is reliable and stable during peak times. Truly amazing, this product offers a lot and gets it done in no time without any confusion.It is reliable, too accurate and the performance is top-notch. It seems to be competitive in all virtual energy systems and its connectivity is also good. It's available at a low cost, but it's enough to have as many low-cost, more efficient systems as possible. It's a minor thing, but very rarely, it can cause work interruptions while it can get stuck due to more frequent use such as restless work. These power servers are very efficient and really help when things go wrong. I am using this product to retrieve data much faster.
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Panorama Software
Panorama Necto 14 is well suited where BI is built to support social collaboration so that its analytics features can be shared to improve decision making by incorporating various organizational input. Additionally it supports an infographic display for information review which is unlike most of its competitors.
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Pros
IBM
  • Virtualization for Scale-Out and Scale-Up in the same footprint
  • Security for different workloads: Large Confidential Computing and lightweight Secure Execution
  • Performance is a true game changer: extreme throughput powered by amazingly huge caches.
  • The one and only FIPS 140-2 Level 4 HSM on this planet
  • Quantum Safe Encryption NOW!
  • AI infusion to every transaction
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Panorama Software
  • Comes with lot of option to modify and build the smart infographic. Uses innovative pictures and charts to create the dashboards
  • Helps you identify why you are succeeding and where you should shift your focus to.
  • The maps are amazing and they just don’t act as control points rather you can populate various measures on them making it really efficient to understand the business in geographical info graph
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Cons
IBM
  • It would be good if IBM could demonstrate more use cases for Z to potential clients
  • A migration strategy from Open Systems to Z would be helpful
  • Any additional marketing to could explain the benefits of Z/Linux, especially now that RedHat is in the mix.
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Panorama Software
  • This tool is relatively new to the current competitive BI market. Many organizations or business analyst are not yet aware of it's eye catching features.
  • Need more enhancement for predictive analysis.
  • Publishing reports as email attachment and mail server configuration is a little complicated process.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
The IBM Z mainframe capabilities are unmatched for cloud readiness and optimization the learning capabilities are matched perfectly with Watson and the expandability of the cloud makes it a perfect choice.
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Panorama Software
Some features are very basic and sometimes you can't add your own SQL query for custom reports. For Macs and Blackberry users this application is not helpful. Non-languages are not supported in info-graphics. They need to improve their forecast analysis. Report sharing is limited among the portal users only
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Usability
IBM
Once you learn how, it easy. It's different than most other systems
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Panorama Software
It provides all the features that are required and some that are not the basic requirements, but they represent a great additional capabilities, not available within the similar products
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Reliability and Availability
IBM
The Z in IBM Z is for zero down time. If you configure your system according to IBM's best practices, you can achieve zero downtime
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Panorama Software
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Performance
IBM
Performance is a major part when you configure your system. IBM has many tools to study your system and suggest the appropriate configuration. With the right contract, you can add processing power dynamically and remove it when no longer needed
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Panorama Software
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Support Rating
IBM
Support is usually superb, only occasionally dropping to very good. We participate in some of the CD (Continuous Delivery) aspects of z/OS, IMS, MQ, and DB2.
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Panorama Software
Support provider are very attentive.
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In-Person Training
IBM
Over my 33 years on this platform, I attended many in person courses, conferences, and other training opportunities.
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Panorama Software
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Online Training
IBM
There are many online courses from both IBM and other vendors. Most are great. All of the documentation is available online.
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Panorama Software
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Implementation Rating
IBM
I do not personally have any key insights regarding implementation of IBM Z Enterprise Servers as that is what our mainframe architects do.
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Panorama Software
Everything went smoothly, we didn't have any unexpected issues
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
IBM Z is the best storage solution as it provides the best in class data protection with the cryptographic hardware keys, no loss in data while migration, and a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for develops to understand and has less of a learning curve. This makes it well above the competition.
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Panorama Software
This is the next generation BI tool, which will be very helpful for small and medium businesses to kick start data exploration and visualization of their diverse databases, with less intervention from IT. This tool is more end user centric and gives way more power to the end user to perform data analysis
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Scalability
IBM
If you need more processing power, just add more CPU's or memory. The largest system can have close to 200 CPU's and 40 TB of memory. If that is not enough, you can add more physical computers, and connect them using a sysplex
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Panorama Software
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • With IBM Z we really feel a different positive impact on our company. A trustworthy and the most powerful place we have ever.
  • A unique computing platform that helps a lot for the progress of our company.
  • It keeps our data save, encrypted.
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Panorama Software
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