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We performed a comparison between CA Workload Automation iDash [EOL] and IBM Workload Automation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The solution is easy to manipulate and has good performance.""The stability of the solution is good. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches and we haven't had any crashes that I can recall."

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"The most important feature is the creation of folders. It's a really great feature because you can organize the process with naming conventions.""This solution has a request feature where users can request the added features they need to have developed. Based on client voting for those features, these are developed and released.""I have supported this product in literally 100s of different environments and its unmatched in its ability to scale to any size.""Provides a robust, full spectrum enterprise-wide WLA platform.""The initial setup is easy.""Jobs can be triggered in multiple nodes.""Technical support from IBM is very good.""The DWC, when configured correctly, is a great GUI tool to provide Self-Service Scheduling capabilities to the user community."

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Cons
"The technical support could be improved by removing delays in response times. They should be able to get back to clients faster.""We have difficulties manipulating the agent for Windows."

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"It is missing some features and can improve in areas where the competition is somewhat better like linking job dependencies.""It would be helpful to have a mobile app that could be used to follow the job schedule.""Scalability-wise, it can be a little bit challenging.""The configuration of IBM Workload Automation has some challenges. We have a difficult time customizing it, but it is similar to other solutions.""The schedule refreshes daily and that's a challenge for us.""The performance of the previous versions could be better.""Slow down on the releases a bit. I fully understand that IWA functionality is increasing at an amazing rate, but trying to keep up with the upgrades is rough.""This solution does have bugs and could be improved in this regard. However, these bugs are resolved relatively quickly."

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  • "To my knowledge, IWA is the only WLA product that will provide "parallel tracking" capability to assist in upgrading from one platform to IWA."
  • "It is about one-third of the cost of a controller."
  • "The contract is with the customer with whom we are working, so IBM is not directly involved in this."
  • "We transitioned from a server license to per job license, and that saved us a lot money."
  • "Pricing depends on the number of agents that you install."
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    13th
    out of 49 in Workload Automation
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    5,157
    Comparisons
    3,509
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    353
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler, IBM TWS
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    Overview

    CA Workload Automation iDash (iDash) ensures that you consistently deliver on service level guarantees by applying advanced workload analytics to create finely tuned workload automation environments. iDash performs real-time forecasts based on the current status of the system, generate alerts when thresholds are at risk of being missed, and even executes automated recovery actions for CA Workload Automation AE and CA Workload Automation CA 7 Edition environments.

    IBM Workload Automation is a complete solution for batch and real-time workload management, available for distributed mainframe or hosted in the cloud. Use it to drive business and IT workloads on hosted servers, with virtually no cost of ownership for your central server. Increase your productivity with powerful plan- and event-driven scheduling, and run and monitor your workloads wherever you are. This includes interfaces dedicated to application developers and operators, providing them both autonomy and precise governance.
    Sample Customers
    COTA
    Standard Life Group, Banca Popolare di Milano, A*STAR, ArcelorMittal Gent
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm44%
    Insurance Company12%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Wholesaler/Distributor8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Local Government5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm34%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Insurance Company8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business6%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise83%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise90%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise82%
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    CA Workload Automation iDash [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Workload Automation while IBM Workload Automation is ranked 13th in Workload Automation with 28 reviews. CA Workload Automation iDash [EOL] is rated 8.0, while IBM Workload Automation is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CA Workload Automation iDash [EOL] writes "An easy initial setup with scalability capabilities and good stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Workload Automation writes "With an easy setup phase in place, agent-based installation can be done in minutes". CA Workload Automation iDash [EOL] is most compared with , whereas IBM Workload Automation is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, HCL Workload Automation, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Automic Workload Automation.

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