EMA WLA (Workload Automation) Radar: A Review of Top Workload Automation Tools
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The document presents a webinar by Dan Twing from Enterprise Management Associates, focusing on comparative insights into workload automation solutions. It outlines essential features, vendor assessment criteria, and prevailing trends in the workload automation market. The EMA Radar report evaluates various solutions on architecture, functionality, deployment, cost, and vendor strength, while also recognizing top performers in the sector.
EMA WLA (Workload Automation) Radar: A Review of Top Workload Automation Tools
- 1. Dan Twing President & COO Enterprise Management Associates EMA Workload Automation Radar An Objective Comparison of Leading Workload Automation Solutions October 26, 2016
- 2. Logistics for Today’s Webinar Slide 2 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Questions • An archived version of the event recording will be available at www.enterprisemanagement.com • Log questions in the Q&A panel located on the lower right corner of your screen • Questions will be addressed during the Q&A session of the event Event recording
- 3. Today’s Presenter Slide 3 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Dan Twing – President and COO Enterprise Management Associates Dan is responsible for developing and executing strategic market research, delivering value to IT organizations through consulting engagements, and directing product developments and marketing efforts. Dan joined EMA in 2005 and has over 25 years of experience in information systems, software development, and technology outsourcing. Dan focuses on all aspects of intelligent and automated management of IT.
- 4. Dan Twing President & COO Enterprise Management Associates EMA Workload Automation Radar An Objective Comparison of Leading Workload Automation Solutions October 26, 2016
- 5. Agenda Slide 5 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • Overarching Trends Impacting WLA • Assessing the Workload Automation Market • Characteristics of a Preferred Solution • The EMA RADAR for Workload Automation • Special Recognition Awards • Future Trends in WLA
- 6. Overarching Trends Impacting WLA Slide 6 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Digital transformation: Using data, pervasive connectivity, and easy to use mobile devices to change the way businesses interact with their customers and conduct their core activities. Faster rate of change: Continuous Delivery and DevOps are reactions to business demands for faster development of new applications and services and more frequent updates.
- 7. Assessing the Workload Automation Market Slide 7 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • EMA Radar Reports standardizes the evaluation of product sets in specific management disciplines by comparing vendor and product review elements in 5 distinct categories: • Architecture and Integration • Functionality • Deployment and Administration • Cost Advantage • Vendor Strength
- 8. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Slide 8 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Architecture • Business Focus • Scalability, Performance, and Reliability • Dynamic workload placement • Breadth of Platform Support • Breadth of Application & Database support • Disaster Protection
- 9. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Integration/Interoperability • Comprehensive API • Cloud Integration • CMDB Integration • ITPA Integration • Capacity Management Integration • MFT Integration Slide 9 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 10. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Functionality - Features Slide 10 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • End-to-end Monitoring • Compliance Management • Triggering • Self-service Portal • Forecasting, Analytics & Reporting • Alerting • Security • What-if Scenarios • Conditional Logic & Auto Remediation • Logging/Auditability
- 11. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Functionality – Ease of Use Slide 11 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • Simplicity of GUI • SLA and Policy Awareness • Root Cause Analysis • Mobile Device Support • Available Help Resources
- 12. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Deployment & Administration Ease of Deployment • Deployment Time/Effort • Conversion Facilities • Job Discovery and Import • Staff Training Support and Services • Customer Support • Professional Services Slide 12 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 13. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Deployment & Administration Ease of Administration • Console ease-of-use • Upgrade process • Test Environments • Automation of Management Slide 13 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 14. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Cost Advantage Slide 14 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • Flexibility of Licensing • Model Pricing Scenarios • SaaS Availability • Professional Services
- 15. Characteristics of a Preferred Solution Slide 15 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • Vendor Strength • Vendor and product set should have long-term viability Financially strong Reinvests in research and development • Extensive partnerships Market channels Strategic development • Strong vision and strategy • Market credibility
- 16. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation EMA WLA RADAR Evaluation Process • Develop list of critical WLA features and capabilities • Establish KPIs • Identify candidates • Submit questionnaire to candidates More than 150 points of comparison Vet responses to ensure accuracy • Conduct customer interviews • Analyze and score results Slide 16 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. VALUE
- 17. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation Feature Eligibility • Features must have been generally available with the solution set at the time of the evaluation • Features must have been self-contained within the included package sets • Features must have been clearly documented in publically available resources (such as user manuals or technical papers) for verification Slide 17 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 18. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation Slide 18 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Scenario 1 250 endpoints (50 Windows, 50 Unix, 150 Linux) with 2 CPU sockets (4 cores each) z/OS Mainframe (10,000 MIPS) High availability setup of the entire implementation Specified years of maintenance and upgrades Specified years of highest level of support DR license Connectors for SAP
- 19. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation Slide 19 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Scenario 2 300 overall deployed tasks (30 Windows, 30 Unix, 30 Linux endpoints) with 2 sockets (4 cores each) High availability setup of the entire implementation Specified years of maintenance and upgrades Specified years of highest level of support DR license
- 20. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation Slide 20 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Scenario 3 800 endpoints Highly available setup Specified years of maintenance and upgrades Specified years of highest level of support DR license Scenario 4 SaaS 250 endpoints Specified years of highest level of support
- 21. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. EMA WLA RADAR Report market landscape chart • Solution Impact combines scores for Functionality and Architecture & Integration • Deployment Cost Efficiency combines scores for Cost Advantage and Deployment and Administration • Vendor Strength is represented by the size of each bubble Slide 21
- 22. The EMA RADAR Report for Workload Automation Slide 22 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. WLA Value Leaders • ASCI • Automic • BMC • CA • HelpSystems • IBM • Stonebranch WLA Strong Value • Cisco • Flux • MVP • SMA • Vinzant WLA Targeted Value • Arcana
- 23. Special Recognition Awards Slide 23 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Special recognition awards identify vendors that deliver a specific area of strength and/or unique areas of innovation
- 24. Future Trends in Workload Automation Slide 24 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Embedded Scheduling Monitoring/Control of Release Process User Community Awareness Agent Change Management Data Awareness, File Transfer Control, and Manipulation Increased Self-Service and Business Stakeholder Involvement Cognitive Computing
- 25. Slide 25 © 2016 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Q&A – Please Log Questions in the Q&A Panel Learn more & access report at www.enterprisemanagement.com/research