Control-M Review

It is easy to use and most of the add-on features are available.

What is most valuable?

The entire suite of Control-M is valuable.

How has it helped my organization?

It is easy to use and most of the add-on features are available.

What needs improvement?

In a big environment, there is the need is to have easy access to the client.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Control-M for many years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I have no particular issue to report.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have no particular issue to report.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have no particular issue to report.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer service is excellent.

Technical Support:

Technical support is excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using a different solution. We switched for less cost and for more benefits.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up and has clear information and support.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was done by an internal team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It isn't related to my function and I do not have any specific details.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated other options, but now we are consolidating all environments to only use Control-M.

What other advice do I have?

From my experience with the last version, you are able to manage everything. The conversion tool can offer an easy way to migrate jobs from another tool.


**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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The feature we use most in Control-M is related to the file transfer module. It is quite advanced compared to the other tools like Automate, etc. The new version which has come of same MFT has a lot of advanced features which makes it very easy to work with. There is less need for written programs and more GUI-based stuff.
We value Control-M mainly for the ability to control multiple nodes in a coordinated manner. Control-M has the ability to really coordinate across a lot of nodes.
Control-M has improved application reliability and the SLAs in our company by quite a bit. You can see if problems are coming. If we have an SLA in a couple of hours, we know well before that couple hours if processing is behind, and it allows us to take some preventative action.
It has absolutely saved us time. It has made us more efficient. As far as the processing between systems, we don't have as many people. They have been able to focus on other efforts, because we have been able to automate more stuff with Control-M.
Because it's a tool which allows us to do scheduled work, it allows for notifications when jobs aren't running within that scheduled time frame. This improves the opportunity to meet SLAs.
If a job fails, that development team is notified right away, which improves reliability. Previously, it was on the operators to notify the developers that their job failed, erred, or aborted. Now, it's all automated.
Monitoring is a valuable aspect of it. The monitoring tool is very good, and it is easy for expert and entry level users to use on a short notice.
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