Item: Control-M
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Control-M

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

1. Job scheduling between different platforms and technlogies, including ERP, Other RDBMS and business applications with the support of file transfer and data encryption, if needed.
2. Dependency and job sequencing management
3. Central monitoring of different processes and to know the latest status
4. It also help to do predictive analysis based on the current status

Pros and Cons

Pros

Executing File Watch and File Transfer
Executing jobs on batch ETL tools like SAP BODS
Executing large scripts on different databases

Cons

Connectivity and easy integration to Snowflake
Integration to API apps like MuleSoft
More AI to stop triggering jobs after a dependent outage

Return on Investment

Reduction of manual effort in running and monitoring process, leds to cost savings
Ability to integrate easily with external partners for data transfer leading to operational efficiency and business expansion
Eliminating the time between processes leading to faster services and increased revenue

Users and Roles

50 - There are teammates from various business fucntions, including but not limited to IT, Retail, EComm, Finance and Accounting, Data Analytics and Engineering, Project management, System Integration etc.

There are numerous benefits - improved accuracy, less human dependency, more reliability, automation of repetitive tasks, proactive issue knowledge through alerting, compliance and audit readiness are a few to metion.

Usability

The pros are:
User friendliness, easy to naviagte UI
The functionalities mentioned earlier like scalability, scheduling between platforms, performance, manageability etc
Customizable to the needs, so many options provided

Cons: Some users may find it difficult to learn and use it in an extensive, may find good only for job monitoring.

Key Insights

Do you think Control-M delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Control-M's feature set?

Yes

Did Control-M live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Control-M go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Control-M again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, SAP Data Services, Snowflake

Likelihood to Recommend

well suited : to automate and manage multiple interdependent batch processes across various systems, including database updates, data transfers, and report generation. Control-M can ensure that jobs are ordered and executed in the right order as the dependencies are met.

Control-M may not working well yet with some of the widely used tools like Snowflake, MuleSoft etc. Also, it may not be great for small organizations with tight budgets

Control-M Feature Ratings

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A great tool for job scheduling and automation

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