BMC AMI Ops

Score8.7 out of 10

45 Reviews and Ratings

What is BMC AMI Ops?

BMC 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.

Categories & Use Cases

Mainframe Monitoring

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

28.2%

11 installations of 39

#2 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

25.6%

10 installations of 39

“Anomaly detection has helped us proactively identify performance issues before they impact users, while automation has reduced repetitive tasks.”
— IT Especialyst, Cielo (5001-10,000 employees)

#3 most frequent

Utilities

17.9%

7 installations of 39

Vishal Singh

Chief Technology Officer in Information Technology at Happilo (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organisation happilo we use BMC AMI Ops as a complete real time monitoring solution. The software help us in getting better visibility into system performance, workload and other resources from a single user interface this is the tool that is actively used for infrastructure team and also monitor memory consumptions, transaction performance and overall system in longrun.

Pros

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

Cons

As compared to newer monitoring tools the user interface of BMC AMI Ops feels more outdated and less user friendly
Also the system is mainly dependent on mainframe that's why to utilise it on its fullest capabilities the team need to have a good knowledge of IBM Z systems
The software consume all the resources especially when it is monitoring on large scale environment

Return on Investment

Before installing this software we used to face unplanned outages and delay issue but with real time monitoring and intelligent alerts our overall downtown time has been reduced by more than 32-35% this year
Also operational cost have been reduced by more than 20 to 25% due to reduced in manual workload and focus on higher value task
Initial setup was little difficult but after installation of this tool we have noticed measurable improvement regarding the Alert accuracy and incident handling in first 2-3 months only

Usability

Alternatives Considered

BMC AMI DevX

Other Software Used

BMC AMI DevX

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Good product.
Used to monitor a large amount of domains (CICS/DB2/MQ and so on) and done correlation between events.
Some parts of product need enhancements (Alarms, CICS/CTG, etc ...) but can be used every day as is.
Interface is friendly and intuitive.
3270 interface can be customized.
Graphic interface is a lot complex.

Pros

Monitor thresholds
Give statistics about transactions usage
Automate some actions on alarms

Cons

Consumption on alarm domain
Graphic interface not easy to use (UI)
Some enhancement about NGL (not easy to track)

Return on Investment

Proactive
Reduced costs
Reduced performance impact

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SYSVIEW Performance Management and IBM OMEGAMON

Other Software Used

IBM CICS Transaction Server, IBM z/OS, Db2, IWS

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use BMC AMI Ops mainly to monitor our mainframe and keep an eye on system performance. It detects the problems early and reduces downtime. Without it, things would be difficult, and this helps in making it smooth.

Pros

Real time visibility into mainframe performance.
Generates reliable alerts that helps in taking timely action.
Reduces downtime by identifying issues.

Cons

The UI feels very outdated and should be changed.
Dashboard are very time taking in customizing.

Return on Investment

Enables faster root cause analysis which reduces downtime.
Detects and resolve the bottleneck before it impact the operations.

Usability

Brian Laube

DBA in Information Technology at Manulife Financial (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use BMC AMI Ops to monitor our mainframe applications and the mainframe environment. I find the BMC AMI Ops provide all the available information and in a detailed manner. I appreciate that there are several alternate interfaces to basically the same data. It depends upon your comfort level. Either ISPF, java or web-based.

Pros

Monitor Db2 application activity
Monitor Db2 application history
give overall info on the mainframe and LPARs

Cons

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

Return on Investment

Quickly identify problems when they occur
Highlight what are possible solutions or changes to minimize or fix the problem
Provides data that can be shown to managment

Usability

Alternatives Considered

BMC AMI Data and BMC AMI DevX

Other Software Used

BMC AMI Data, BMC AMI DevX, BMC AMI Cloud

Leonardo Li

SENIOR SUPPORT ANALYST in Information Technology at AIXA ECONOMIA FEDERAL (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use BMC AMI Ops products to monitor our environment for applications such as MQ, CICS, DB2 and SRM. The product addresses CICS, DB2 and MQ transactions.We also use it to automate some routines.

Pros

monitoring the products CICS, DB2, MQ AND SRM.
Automate routines used by the operations area
Helps to identify possible failures in monitored products

Cons

The product could present a more integrated vision among all products

Return on Investment

The product has had a very positive impact, as it provides us with a detailed view of our environment, which is very important for detecting possible failures. In addition, it allows us to automate routines, saving time and processing costs.

Usability

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Control-M, PKZIP, CA Endevor Software Change Manager

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