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IBM InfoSphere Optim
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854 views|300 comparisons
66% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
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Database Development and Management
April 2024
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Kenneth Estanislao
Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced
Menoj Roekalea
By capturing performance issues when they happen, we do not miss crucial data
We have instructed our service desk to start capturing with SQL Doctor when performance issues are being called in. Therefore, we do not miss the... Read more →
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Pros
"I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize.""We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."

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"You can have multiple scans archived when comparing the tracing from a baseline perspective. Two scans can give us insights concerning the difference between a good and a bad situation."

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Cons
"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us.""While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."

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"SQL Doctor should be improved in Availability Groups, mirroring, and clustering analyses. We mostly see index and query plan analyses. It should be broader than this."

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  • "IBM InfoSphere Optim is a very expensive solution. Actually, it's the most expensive archiving solution that we have."

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    What do you like most about IBM InfoSphere Optim?
    Top Answer:We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM InfoSphere Op...
    Top Answer:IBM InfoSphere Optim is a very expensive solution. Actually, it's the most expensive archiving solution that we have. The cost is per license and per gigabytes.
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    What needs improvement with IBM InfoSphere Optim?
    Top Answer:The cost needs to be reduced. It is a very expensive solution. We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than… more »
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    Ranking
    17th
    out of 62 in Database Development and Management
    Views
    854
    Comparisons
    300
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    489
    Rating
    6.0
    46th
    out of 62 in Database Development and Management
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    86
    Comparisons
    60
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    IBM Optim, Optim
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    Overview
    IBM Optim solutions manage data from requirements to retirement. They boost performance, empower collaboration, and improve governance across applications, databases and platforms. By managing data properly over its lifetime, organisations are better equipped to support business goals with less risk.

    SQL Doctor helps database administrators to tune SQL Server performance, security, and disaster recovery via expert recommendations in physical, virtual, and cloud environments - including managed cloud databases. Unlike its competitors, it provides display health of all SQL Servers, generation of ready-to-run SQL scripts to optimize and undo optimization, limiting of analysis to specified databases, applications, and performance categories, and real-time, as-needed, and scheduled checkups.

    Sample Customers
    Durham Police Department, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Continental, KCE Electronics Public Company Limited, The University of Adelaide, Migros Zurich, COPROB
    Lake IT; ArcelorMittal; Canadian Natural Resources; Capital One Financial; Comcast; Dollar General; Pfizer Inc.; SCANA; Tata Consultancy Services; United Technologies; Xerox; Boostability; Daycoval; Exelon Corporation; Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Inc.; A-Tex A/S; University of California, Irvine; American Career College; Region Hovedstaden; Wunderman; Johannesburg Stock Exchange; Almacenes Vidri, S.A. de C.V.; Indiana Weslyan University; Mizuho Securities; Isala Klinieken; National Metrology Institute of SA; Raja; KMD AS; Advantage Solutions; infusystem; Portafolio de Negocios S.A. de C.V. - DG; Liaison International; Novaccent; National Council of State Boards of Nursing; Applied Innovations; St. Helen & Knowsley NHS Trust; Xtra Lease LLC; Catharina Ziekenhuis; HF; Florida Housing Finance Corporation; Fiserv, Inc.; West Bend Mutual Insurance Company; CITY OF ST JOHNS; Government Employees Insurance Company; Arbella Insurance Group; Quarto Group Software Systems Inc.; City of Sioux Falls
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm32%
    Insurance Company10%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise77%
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    IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews while IDERA SQL Doctor is ranked 46th in Database Development and Management. IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6, while IDERA SQL Doctor is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Optim writes "Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IDERA SQL Doctor writes "By capturing performance issues when they happen, we do not miss crucial data". IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive, Informatica Persistent Data Masking and Oracle Enterprise Manager, whereas IDERA SQL Doctor is most compared with .

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