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Z enterprise stacks up against the competition
Updated February 22, 2019

Z enterprise stacks up against the competition

Jesse Garza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Z Enterprise Servers

IBM Z Enterprise is being used across our whole organization and has solved business problems in many server issues that would require continuous maintenance support
  • It handles large amounts of data easily
  • No maintenance required to uphold
  • Ease of deployment and use
  • Access to multiple admin
  • Giving permissions
  • Space to fix issues
  • IBM Z Enterprise servers have improved maintenance costs
  • [Reduced] man hours needed to monitor the servers
  • Offsite housing allows for less space needed
IBM Z Enterprise Servers stacks up well against other servers and the service that is included in cost is worth the investment
IBM Enterprise is great for large housing of information and sorting storing and accessing the information for later use. It is not appropriate for smaller servers that can be managed on site.

Using IBM Z Enterprise Servers

100 - They represent the IT business function of the company, handling the mainframes and distribution of the data that is collected using various software and hardware to capture the information, then storing and processing with the Z Enterprise Servers to give the metadata needed to perform analysis of the operations.
100 - I would describe the types of people that support our IBM Z Enterprise Servers [as having] the required skills in mainframe capabilities and solutions. They are IT professionals that are able to detect and give solutions on demand. They know real time analytics and workload of the mainframe. They are innovative and thrive in an advanced environment
  • mainframe workload
  • large enterprise
  • real-time analytics
  • to house information sent from third party applications
  • for security
  • reliability
  • speed
  • speed
  • reliability
  • security
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.

Evaluating IBM Z Enterprise Servers and Competitors

Not Sure
  • Product Reputation
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
  • Analyst Reports
  • Third-party Reviews
if we had to do it again, I am sure the company would not change any choices in our evaluation and selection process.

IBM Z Enterprise Servers Implementation

I do not personally have any key insights regarding implementation of IBM Z Enterprise Servers as that is what our mainframe architects do.
  • Don't know
  • Block count
  • IPL performance issue
  • Programmers not experienced

IBM Z Enterprise Servers Support

the rating is based on the performance and reliability of the product
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Knowledgeable team
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support cares about my success
Poor followup
Problems left unsolved
Escalation required
Need to explain problems multiple times
Slow Initial Response
IBM has never provided anything except exceptional support for all of its products that are used.

Using IBM Z Enterprise Servers

pay as you go pricing
ProsCons
Like to use
Easy to use
Well integrated
Quick to learn
Feel confident using
Unnecessarily complex
Requires technical support
Inconsistent
Cumbersome
Lots to learn
  • Cloud compiling
  • interior lighting
  • real-time insights
  • complexity
  • user interface
  • noise