Endevor Other Advice

HB
R&D Team Leader at First International Bank of Israel

Endevor provides a stable workflow that ensures good control and consistency of the operations. I would rate it eight out of ten.

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Michael Burgun - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Advisory Consultant at BT Financial Group

I rate the solution five out of ten. The solution is good and can improve its parallel development. Interfaces to GIT, web services and integration with modern developer workbenches can be included in the next release. I advise people considering implementing this solution to look for an alternative solution if they do not have it already.

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it_user373500 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineers at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

When our company is selecting a vendor, the criteria include

  • the actual software itself - to make sure that the software meets the requirements  
  • that the vendor is solid as far as the way they deliver on their support
  • that they have the appropriate service level agreements for support, and emergency types of procedures in place.

I have to give Endevor a 10 out of 10. The reason why really goes back to all the things I've talked about so far. It's just really robust, it can handle pretty much anything. A requirement we get from our customers internally, we're able to take that and translate it into something that is workable for our customers, using Endevor. It's very much open ended, and I don't really see any situation where we're not able to deliver on a customer requirement.

I would definitely advise to go with Endevor, no question. There are a few others on the market, Compuware has ISPW, which I really don't know that much about. There's ChangeMan, but I think Endevor definitely is the one. That's the one I know best, and I talk to a lot of people - I'm a member of the New England Endevor Usergroup - and in my view, it's number one, up there in the marketplace as far as what it does.

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it_user558126 - PeerSpot reviewer
Endevor Administrator at SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.

When selecting a vendor, check the quality of the tools, the stability, and most importantly, the customer response to issues.

Our short list was CA and IBM. IBM couldn't do what we wanted them to do, even though they told us that they could. So CA won hands down.

I've been in this world for quite a few years and I haven't seen anything that's even close to doing what Endevor does. Give me a call. I seriously recommend that you consider this solution. Talk to the techs at CA. Ask the CA reps to contact you. They can really give you solid advice.

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it_user373500 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineers at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

I think what we look at, first of all, just to make sure that technically the product is doing what we want it to do from a paper perspective, the documentation, and then I think being able to engage the vendor, talking through the product in real detail about some real specific cases that we have at our company, and making sure that the vendor could respond to those, and we feel comfortable that they'd be able satisfy our requirements.

Going back to when we first brought Endevor, Endevor was really the only one at that time, it was the first PLC that we did. Obviously, we brought Endevor in so we didn't really have to continue looking at other vendors. That was back in the early days of Endevor. Over the years it's gotten much more solid, a lot stronger. We brought Endevor in years ago when it was still maturing, and they still won as far as bringing in the product into our company.

Obviously we love the product. It does everything we want it to do. On the other side, it's not only the administrators of the product that really love the product, but our internal customers like it very much as well. It adds a lot of value to them. They're not even looking at, "Let's replace this with something else." There's no need to do that. It satisfies everything we want to do. There's nothing that it can't do as of right now.

I'm going to rate it a 10 because I just know it's the best out there in the industry. I've been very much an active member in out user group community over the years, talking to many, many people. As far as products in the industry, Endevor is definitely on top.

Everyone's a little bit different as far as the way they have it installed at their company. I think the biggest thing that I hear out there is the Unix system services support, expanding that support in Endevor. I hear that common theme, and CA knows that and they're working on delivering that as well.

My recommendation would be, definitely go with Endevor.

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MB
Head of Team Products and Communications Mainframe (MF) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I rate Endevor an eight out of ten.

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it_user558075 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Do your homework. Talk to customers. Don't just rely on market research. Find what other people's experiences have been. It's very valuable.

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GD
Sr. Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

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it_user817752 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior SCM engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I would say if you want a mainframe - any kind of mainframe - solution, or for software control management go for it. CA has good products. They're an industry standard in a lot of ways.

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it_user779220 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Senior Support Specialist at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: From my company's point of view, cost because it is only installed on the Windows part for Sysplex, and they are too cheap to pay for the multi-LPAR license.

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JB
CA Endevor Administrator at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Keep it as simple as possible. When you're implementing the product, any errors you make are only magnified as you go further down the line and keep on adding more and more applications to Endevor. My main advice would be, don't overthink the implementation. Try to make the implementation as simple and straightforward as possible and then build on that.

I've been using Endevor for many years, in many different shops, in many different situations. I've found Computer Associates to be very supportive. Their tech support is excellent. They constantly improve the product, which is great. They didn't just throw the product out there and then let it sit. They are constantly upgrading the product and making sure it is top-notch.

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ND
Manager, Enterprise Release Management at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Definitely take a look at it. You can look at the other tools that are out there, but I do not think you are going to find anything better. Also CA's reputation, they back their product 100%.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: The fact that they are there when I need them. CA is definitely that.

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GP
Sr. Analyst/Technology Infrastructure at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My understanding is that Endever is one of the better software exchange management systems out there. I don't think people should really look at anything else. 

It does exactly what we need it to do. It has worked well for us because we've had it now for about five years. 

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it_user558165 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at Thrivent financial

It's not a perfect solution. I never rate anything perfect.

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it_user493998 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Analyst at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Do not bring the current process into Endevor. Consider moving forward using standard methodology, and make the move to Endevor a priority project.

It’s a very nice product and runs without errors.

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LS
IT analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The maintenance of the solution is automated.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Endevor a nine out of ten.

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it_user558255 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe System Administrator II at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

When selecting a vendor the most important criteria are 

  • customer service
  • ease of installation
  • good documentation
  • usability
  • scalability.

And CA covers that, as far as I'm concerned.

I never give it a 10 out of 10, because there's always room for improvement. I'd go with an eight. It works, and does its job, and I've never heard any complaints for improvements in this product.

I don't know the competition, I don't know if there's anything better, but Endevor is a solid product. It is stable. 

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it_user558000 - PeerSpot reviewer
CA-7 Administrator at The Home Depot

Give CA and their products a try.

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it_user814443 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Configuration Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I think it's a good tool. There are similar products out there that you might want to get now with a GUI interface. Right now, this product is mostly green screen - we use the mainframe product - so I think it would be advantageous for other companies to use a GUI product.

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it_user558645 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe Performance Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

You need a team of people to support this product. It's not a buy and forget product. You need a team of experienced personnel to support it and they'll gain that experience over time. It's not something you can just go out and buy and implement and have all of the functions and all of the features given to you straight away. You need the professionals behind it to actually do this.

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it_user778587 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe Release Systems Engineer at Jack Henry & Associates

I would recommend the product. It is very easy to use. It is great as far as what it does. Once you have learned it and figured it out, it is right there as one of the best products you can get. 

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it_user779040 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Quality Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I give it an eight out of 10, and the reason I am cutting the two points is that I want it to be a little more lightweight in terms of continuous delivery.

If you're looking for a version control system for mainframe, I don't think you should even have a second thought of not trying at least trying out Endevor. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. At the same time, it has all the capabilities that are required to take your company into the continuous delivery ecosystem. That's why I think you should definitely give it a shot.

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it_user386565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Communications Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

I’d probably give it a ten because I’ve used it for fifteen years. I love it. The developers now love it, so it’s all good.

I highly recommend for current users to keep it and keep going forward with it because it is very useful, the user group is great. You can get lots of help from everybody out there.

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it_user779307 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The most important criteria when selecting a vendor are 

  • that the tool meet your needs
  • that it have the features and functions that you're looking for.

CA Endevor is better than not having any source control management, some kind of source control tools.

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it_user532116 - PeerSpot reviewer
Configuration Management Analyst at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Our company uses ROSCOE for it's primary development. Although ROSCOE and Endevor are owned by the same company, the ROSCOE interface for Endevor is many years out of date.

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it_user507369 - PeerSpot reviewer
Configuration Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Work with CA, a third party or CA consultancy to do a proof-of-concept; not just the demo out of the can, but actually take an application or some part of an application, do a POC, and then get it on your machine. Even if you have to pay for it, it would be worth it, because that's going to set a foundation for you to be successful with the initial implementation. One thing, when working with the consulting company, they're going to have a better view of your configurations, your systems, and your environment. Work with them, and that will make you successful in the long run.

I have not given a perfect rating because I would want that one extra point to be for some subjective criteria that I haven't even thought of.

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DC
0 at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I rate Endevor a seven out of ten. I wouldn’t recommend it to others. It could have better pricing and support strategies.

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JS
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good, but since it was developed over 50 years ago, the open world hasn't been taken into account. The solution can be improved by integrating it with current-day changes.

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it_user572874 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Experian

Make sure you involve the technical people from CA on your design. When you bring your tools in, make sure you tell them what you're trying to solve, so they can help you design it correctly the first time, because once you get it in, it's difficult to change the way your design is without disrupting your business.

I haven't seen a perfect product, mostly because the products are usually very good in mainframe or distributed. I haven't seen a product that's really good in both. If it were good in both the mainframe and distributed source code, I would give it a perfect rating.

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it_user348219 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

This is my only experience with mainframe software configuration management. There isn’t much competition in this space anyway.

Think about how it manages security of the assets and its governance properties.

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it_user616050 - PeerSpot reviewer
TSC Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I think it's the best SCM I've used and would definitely recommend it.

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it_user481212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

You need to think why you want to use an application configuration management system and if it matches with your development objectives.

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it_user779235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The most important criteria in selecting a vendor are

  • stability of the product
  • the company.

We like to hear from other customers that have used it. What were your experiences with it? The software, the vendor not being responsive.

I would rate it a solid eight out of 10, because it is stable, it serves the need that we have now. However, I don't know if it's serving where we are going with the Agile.

It seems to be a solid company, they're good and responsive. It's just a matter of making sure you know where all your software resides today, to get it all there.

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it_user778830 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This solution works. You can definitely make it work. 

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it_user821958 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology and Services Consultant and Contractor at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My original entry to Endevor was the realization of the need for proper application software management. At that time there was the need for software management due to the up and coming Y2K issues. Beyond that, anyone who knew anything about application code knew that software management was high on the requirements list.

It’s a great product, but take the time to define what you need from it before you start doing anything. I recall there was a five-day planning and design that CA would assist with. That is a valuable time for gaining CA staff insights on best practices, and helping you "get it right."

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it_user778842 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer

I would definitely tell anyone looking for this type of solution to pursue Endevor.

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it_user538221 - PeerSpot reviewer
Component Management at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a very good choice, but it requires a good level of knowledge to implement. Call on experienced people to implement it.

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GP
System Programmer

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate CA Endevor Software Change Manager a ten out of ten.

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it_user351306 - PeerSpot reviewer
President, Senior SEM Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The one best piece of advice I can give is to make sure the person installing the software is qualified for the tool, so check their qualifications. There’s a lot of people who say they can do things, but they can’t. Make sure you get a list of clients. When asked for a recommendation, I always say Endevor.

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SG
Analyst & Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Overall, I think that Endeavor is a good product and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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it_user779100 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Administrator at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Take a look at the tool. We have used it for years and never had any real issues with it.

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Endevor vs. Visual Studio Team System
March 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about Endevor vs. Visual Studio Team System and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.