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# Data Management for DB2 on zOS

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> Maximize application availability and reduce DB2 operating costs while avoiding business outages.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Data Management for DB2 on zOS?

Customers running IBM DB2 for z/OS (mainframe)

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: BMC Software
- **Founded**: 1998

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Data Replication

## Support Options

- 24/7 (Live rep)

## Category

- [Database Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/18/database-management/software)

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## Reviews

### "BMC DB2 Catalog Manager" — 5.0/5

> **Marcus** | *June 10, 2016* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Ease-of-use. Flexibility. Dynamic panel commands. Ability to generate JCL from objects. Drilling down into objects.
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> **Cons**: Lack of customisability - it would be nice to be able to define your own commands and actions from within Cat Man, and execute them upon the objects displayed.
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> I've been using this product for over 15 years, it's my go-to toolkit for all DB2 administration tasks.

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### "How DB2 tools are enhancing our DB2 exposure" — 5.0/5

> **Prabhat** | *February 4, 2015*
> 
> We are licensed user of Catalog Manager, change manager, DASD manager, apptune, Buffer pool and Opertune product and its has been highly embedded in our work culture, processes, batch, automation, Production , development etc  and  happy with the tools.. I am not expert on these tools but just as an sysprog, couple of things that do concern me are
1) amount of data - Our DB2 data collection trace creates data which is at least 5 times the size of our daily performance data we collect for CICS and z/OS combined. Do we really need those many traces.. Again I am no expert and most of the time customize what comes at the base level
2)    We still prefer to use IBM utilities for DB2 reorg and Image copy backups as we feel that IBM utilities are better structured , documented.. Couple of years back when we investigated we did find thet BMC image copy can not concatenate backups on Tape (MTL or  DLM or VTS or ATL)..again I am relying on my greying memory.

Still Catalog manager (beside other BMC tools) rocks and is the primary tool for Users for  any direct access to DB2 objects and its not SPUFI..

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### "Data Management  in practices" — 3.0/5

> **Fabio** | *July 16, 2023* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
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> **Pros**: Helpful guide to data management initiative if compared with open tool
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> **Cons**: The cost of platform if compatente with other software

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