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We performed a comparison between BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS and IBM App Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS vs. IBM App Connect Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"I have worked with DB2's great features in the last five years. The IDAA feature transformed the vision of warehousing, business analytics, and big data at my bank. Besides the mainframe, I saw that this solution was evolutionary. It gives real-time information.""BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it."

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"When using IBM stacks, IBM App Connect is suitable and integrates well with other IBM products like WebSphere.""It's stable to use, connect with the cloud, and to deploy.""The most valuable feature is the security.""Technical support is good.""Very scalable, flexible, and user-friendly.""Provides good security features.""We use IBM App Connect for the integration between the applications.""The solution is fast and supports Open UI 3.0 certification."

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Cons
"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it. It's not easy to see how it works.""One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution."

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"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated.""The setup time for App Connect could be improved.""IBM App Connect should improve security features.""Updates are constantly delayed.""Plugins for the repositories are difficult to find.""IBM needs to enhance and have a stronger offering for the event streaming part because this is the future needed for the containerization and the new integration requirement.""In the next release, I would like to get some quality connectors.""The interface could be better."

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  • "It is very expensive if we want to scale."
  • "The price could be better."
  • "The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."
  • "The cost depends upon the consumer."
  • "Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."
  • "The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."
  • "App Connect is not cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it.
    Top Answer:One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution. As someone involved in managing infrastructure, understanding… more »
    Top Answer:From my perspective as an infrastructure guy, the most valuable aspect of BMC's data management solutions was their ability to optimize CPU cycles, improving IMS performance without directly impacting… more »
    Top Answer:I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's likely… more »
    Top Answer:App Connect is not cheap. But there might be other products like Cisco that are even more expensive.
    Top Answer:We use it to transform data, route data, and validate data. So, App Connect is an enterprise service bus (ESB), like Mule, Fuse, or Appian. This means it's really an enterprise service bus, and we use… more »
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    Also Known As
    BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS, Data Management for IMS and DB2 on z/OS
    IBM Cast Iron
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    Overview

    Transform the management of your DB2 databases to meet the scale and complexity of digital business

    • Run DB2 utilities with BMC Next Generation Technology to optimize your data and improve application performance
    • Eliminate downtime and increase availability of business services
    • Ensure the integrity of structured and unstructured data
    • Take control with intelligent automation and policy-driven rules
    • Bridge the gap from green-screen to modern, secure, self-service user interfaces
    • Move to DB2 12 and beyond with confidence

    Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

    App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
    • With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
    • Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
    • App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

    Sample Customers
    Airline Tariff Publishing Co (ATPCO), AtTask, MetaScale
    United Way of Allegheny County, Saint-Gobain CPS, Ricoh, SunTrust Banks Inc.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Insurance Company15%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm36%
    Computer Software Company21%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization56%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Energy/Utilities Company3%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise76%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise72%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise61%
    Large Enterprise30%
    Buyer's Guide
    BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS vs. IBM App Connect
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS vs. IBM App Connect and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is ranked 20th in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews while IBM App Connect is ranked 11th in Cloud Data Integration with 21 reviews. BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is rated 8.6, while IBM App Connect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS writes "Improves disaster recovery processes and offers an efficient CPU cycle optimization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM App Connect writes "Offers flexible adapters, good scalability but logging can be difficult at times". BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is most compared with Dataloader.io, AWS Database Migration Service and Qlik Replicate, whereas IBM App Connect is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, Mule Anypoint Platform, webMethods Integration Server, TIBCO BusinessWorks and Matillion ETL. See our BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS vs. IBM App Connect report.

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