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BMC Patrol [EOL]

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Ranjith Kumar
It was a monitoring tool with useful features such as database lining for intelligent alerts, but the coupling of it with BMC BPPM caused issues such as data loss.
OmBachu
Good instrumentation and data gathering
Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation.
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  • "Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."
  • "Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "It costs around 100k for every ten servers, which is lower than similar products from other vendors."
  • "The price of the product is too expensive."

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    In Network Management Applications
    8th
    out of 31 in Network Management Applications
    Views
    892
    Comparisons
    287
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    443
    Rating
    7.8
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    Patrol
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    Overview
    Centralizes management of systems, networks and applications through one point of control. Expands enterprise management capabilities through proactive event monitoring and management.
    IBM Tivoli Netcool delivers near real-time, consolidated event management across business infrastructure, data centers, complex networks and IT domains. The software provides full management and automation to help you deliver continuous uptime of business services and applications.
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise33%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    BMC Patrol [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Network Management Applications while IBM Tivoli NetCool is ranked 8th in Network Management Applications with 12 reviews. BMC Patrol [EOL] is rated 5.0, while IBM Tivoli NetCool is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of BMC Patrol [EOL] writes "It was a monitoring tool with useful features such as database lining for intelligent alerts, but the coupling of it with BMC BPPM caused issues such as data loss". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli NetCool writes "Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed". BMC Patrol [EOL] is most compared with , whereas IBM Tivoli NetCool is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, OpenText Network Node Manager i, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Moogsoft and Cisco DNA Center.

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