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We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Optim and Oracle Enterprise Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM InfoSphere Optim vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager Report (Updated: May 2024).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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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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"I have found the uptime of all of our systems to be most valuable with this solution. This is important because we need to guarantee specific uptime and preventive maintenance. We need to know upfront if there are going to be any issues on the database so we can proactively solve those.""We use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a tool to monitor Oracle products.""It can also help with capacity planning, sizing, and maximizing overall performance in a large scale environment.""It is the best monitoring tool for Oracle databases.""The 13cR2 updates to the OEM family, strongly integrate Cloud (off-site, hybrid and on-premise) services providing a seamless way to see all of your resources regardless of where they are deployed.""It's a useful feature to be able to see the top SQL, the number of executions, the CPU, and the resources that it's using.""It's user friendly.""The job subsystem, monitoring subsystem, alerting, grouping of targets, and reporting features are valuable to us."

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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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"The deployment is not straightforward.""Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses.""Reporting and statistical charting is largely still left up the end-user to develop custom solutions.""The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement.""They should improve the hover text context. This would provide assistance whenever a task is attempted by a DBA.""Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve the monitoring types and the graphics.""The interface could be more friendly for basic users.""I would say mostly backup and recovery, through the Enterprise Manager. Or any corruptions, to be able to fix them through Enterprise Manager."

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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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  • "It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT."
  • "As with all Oracle products, care should be taken when using any features to ensure that they do not activate licensed features that have not been paid for."
  • "The basic functions are free. You only pay license fees for advanced features."
  • "The pricing is very high."
  • "We are satisfied with the pricing."
  • "There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs."
  • "Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
  • "Be careful to only enable the packs for which you have a license as this is an issue we see time and again."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well.
    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.
    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 »
    Top Answer:What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
    Top Answer:As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database.
    Top Answer:Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses. Enhancing performance overall would also be valuable.
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    Also Known As
    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.

    Oracle Enterprise Manager is an on-premises management platform that provides a comprehensive integrated solution for managing and automating your various Oracle products, including applications, databases, middleware, hardware, and engineered systems located either in your Oracle data center or in the cloud.

    With the Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, you can administer multiple databases and servers, distribute software to multiple servers and clients, monitor objects and events throughout the network, and integrate with other tools.

    Key Oracle Enterprise Manager Features and Products

    • Hardware and virtualization management: Manage all Oracle environments from one central console. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides management and automation for Oracle engineered systems, databases, middleware, and hardware.

    • Database management: Oracle’s Database management provides a full lifecycle solution for updates and configuration management, patching, provisioning, testing, performance management and automatic tuning.

    • Application performance management (APM): User and database monitoring with diagnostics and performance analysis that provide rich reporting on real user activities.

    • Enterprise monitoring: Built-in monitoring of all components of the IT infrastructure enables rapid problem diagnosis. Both Oracle and non-Oracle components are constantly monitored.

    • Oracle real user experience insight: Insights on real user experiences and preferences enable businesses and IT stakeholders to develop a shared understanding into their application users’ experience.

    • Non-Oracle management: Oracle Enterprise Manager manages non-Oracle components with a comprehensive set of plugins. The self-update mechanism allows customers to download, import, and deploy extensions built by Oracle, Oracle partners, and Oracle customers. These extensions enjoy the same level of stability as Oracle's own products.

    • Installation and upgrade: The upgrade process provides efficient, reliable, secure data migration with minimal downtime of your environment.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Oracle Enterprise Manager stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its central management and monitoring and its reporting capabilities

    Robin C., head of Oracle Exadata Centre of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, writes, "The database performance monitoring features are very useful and allow us to quickly zero in on DB-related issues. Exadata storage server and Infiniband switches can be viewed from the GUI in OEM which cannot be done in other tools. The ability to deploy metric extensions makes this tool extensible for our custom monitoring also."

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A database manager at a tech services company notes, “The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics.  They have plug-ins that are very helpful. Due to the infrastructure's size, the introduction they offer is very, very useful. It helps with an overall understanding of the product. They have a very nice graphical user interface. The monitoring is good. We can capture the SQL tune from us. With Oracle Enterprise Managers, we can see the rich performance tuning.”

    Sample Customers
    Durham Police Department, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Continental, KCE Electronics Public Company Limited, The University of Adelaide, Migros Zurich, COPROB
    7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm33%
    Insurance Company10%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization68%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Government4%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise78%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise71%
    Large Enterprise24%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM InfoSphere Optim vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM InfoSphere Optim vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews while Oracle Enterprise Manager is ranked 1st in Database Development and Management with 123 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6, while Oracle Enterprise Manager is rated 8.4. 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 Oracle Enterprise Manager writes "Provides good stability and has an easy implementation process". IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive and Informatica Persistent Data Masking, whereas Oracle Enterprise Manager is most compared with Zabbix, Quest Spotlight, Dynatrace, AppDynamics and Quest Foglight for Databases. See our IBM InfoSphere Optim vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager report.

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