IBM InfoSphere Optim Reviews

Name: IBM InfoSphere Optim
Brand: IBM
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Vendor: IBM

3.3 out of 5

3 reviews
66% willing to recommend

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IBM Optim solutions manage data from requirements to retirement. They boost performance, empower collaboration, and improve governance across applications, databases and platforms. By managing data properly over its lifetime, organisations are better equipped to support business goals with less risk.

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IBM InfoSphere Optim is the #15 ranked solution in top Database Development and Management solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM InfoSphere Optim an average rating of 6.6 out of 10. IBM InfoSphere Optim is most commonly compared to Oracle Enterprise Manager: IBM InfoSphere Optim vs Oracle Enterprise Manager. IBM InfoSphere Optim is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 78% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 33% of all views.

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May 2024

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Kenneth Estanislao

Solutions Designer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

May 16, 2022

We use it for archiving Db2 and Oracle databases We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well. The cost needs to be reduced. It is a very expensive solution. We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere…

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it_user647454

Technology Specialist at Cognizant

Apr 15, 2017

The most valuable feature of this product is the in-line masking feature for Oracle & Teradata, which works just like normal DB functions, thus giving us a lot of flexibility to mask the data & designing the overall masking process & routines The biggest improvement we achieved via the Optim…

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reviewer894747

Project Lead at Mphasis

Jun 14, 2023

We use the solution for refreshing the data, one of the two types being a bulk refresh, which is an exact replica of what there is in production. We subset the data based on business needs, not on theta production volume. We also use the solution to mask specific PA data, such as the SSN's address…

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IBM InfoSphere Optim market share

As of June 2024, the market share of IBM InfoSphere Optim in the Database Development and Management category stands at 2.2%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."
"I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize."

Room for Improvement

"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us."
"While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."

Pricing

"IBM InfoSphere Optim is a very expensive solution. Actually, it's the most expensive archiving solution that we have."

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

33%

Insurance Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Retailer

Government

Non Profit

Wholesaler/Distributor

Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

University

Comms Service Provider

Real Estate/Law Firm

Outsourcing Company

Logistics Company

Legal Firm

Hospitality Company

Wellness & Fitness Company

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IBM InfoSphere Optim customers

Durham Police Department, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Continental, KCE Electronics Public Company Limited, The University of Adelaide, Migros Zurich, COPROB