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Stable with a good database and a good interface
Christian Campos
Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features
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"The initial setup was fairly easy."

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"The solution is very stable. We never had any issues with stability.""IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used."

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Cons
"There are certain aspects of the configuration that could be simplified a bit."

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"The user interface was not good.""The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited knowledge of managing it effectively."

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    Ranking
    59th
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
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    345
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    53rd
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
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    859
    Comparisons
    545
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    445
    Rating
    6.0
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    Also Known As
    Tivoli Composite Application Manager
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    Overview

    Compuware Strobe is the industry-leading mainframe application performance management and analysis solution for mainframe applications. With Strobe, IT departments can pinpoint application inefficiencies that cause excessive CPU consumption, elongated elapsed times and reduce hardware and software costs while increasing customer satisfaction.

    With Strobe, mainframe teams can:

    • Locate and improve resource-consumptive database calls
    • Identify tuning opportunities to reduce monthly software licensing costs (MLC)
    • Resolve performance issues before they impact application service levels
    • Apply analytics to captured data to produce reports showing high-resource consumption and applications that need tuning
    • Measure activity of both online and batch-processing applications in single and multiple- system environments
    • Identify several I/O problems, including inefficient VSAM file buffering
    • Create and schedule automatic, reusable measurements
    • Automatically detect performance problems by using a rolling average of CPU consumption and elapsed-time metrics
    IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics on z/OS manages real-time problem detection, analysis, and repair to help maintain the availability, performance and general health of on-demand composite applications. it can gain in-depth diagnostic information for specific application requests to identify the root cause of problems. This software provides a consistent way to manage composite applications throughout Java EE application environments. Set alerts to help detect and fix potentially troublesome situations before they affect users. It can resolve performance issues faster and reduce downtime costs.
    Sample Customers
    Chunghwa Telecom, Helvetia, Comerica Bank, Erste Group, Bank of Ireland, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFBCIC)
    Michelin Tire Corp
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm32%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Insurance Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Non Profit4%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise82%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise78%
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    BMC Compuware Strobe is ranked 59th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability while IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is ranked 53rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 2 reviews. BMC Compuware Strobe is rated 8.0, while IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of BMC Compuware Strobe writes "Stable with a good database and a good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager writes "Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features". BMC Compuware Strobe is most compared with IBM Application Performance Analyzer for zOS, IBM Application Performance Management and Mainframe Application Tuner, whereas IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is most compared with Dynatrace, IBM Application Performance Management and Azure Monitor.

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