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
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
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
- Block count
- IPL performance issue
- Programmers not experienced
IBM Z Enterprise Servers Support
Pros | Cons |
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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
Pros | Cons |
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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