Great SW
Updated November 05, 2025
Great SW
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Guardium
Security monitoring and control in Mainframe systems
Pros
- Reliability of information
- Complete solution
- Really fast reports
Cons
- More detailed information
- Provide more complete solutions
- improved compliance
- automatic data procerssing
Compliance, covering all systems and subsystems
Many security monitoring, centralized
It's an IBM product, you know it will work
Do you think IBM Guardium delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with IBM Guardium's feature set?
Yes
Did IBM Guardium live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of IBM Guardium go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM Guardium again?
Yes
Scalability and Accessibility
Using IBM Guardium
5 - IT staff
2 - z/OS, Database admin, Db2
- Reporting
- Security
- Performance
- Still on tests
- Not sure, might need some additional cases
Evaluating IBM Guardium and Competitors
Not Sure
- Scalability
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
Maybe I'd add more use cases
IBM Guardium Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Support understands my problem Support cares about my success | Slow Initial Response |
Not sure
I remember a complex case with Db2 z/OS and LUW involved
Using IBM Guardium
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Well integrated Consistent | Unnecessarily complex Difficult to use Requires technical support Lots to learn |
- Reports
- Integration
- Differetnt sources of data
Yes, but I don't use it
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