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Workload Automation
Q1 2010 – An EMA Radar Report™
by Andi Mann
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)
January 2010
IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
Table of Contents
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................1
The Workload Automation Landscape............................................................................................................1
Job Scheduling versus Workload Automation – A Question of Maturity..........................................1
Workload Automation Today ......................................................................................................................2
Job Scheduling - Grade A ...................................................................................................................3
IT Process Automation - Grade B....................................................................................................3
Resource Optimization - Grade C.....................................................................................................3
Business Integration - Grade D.........................................................................................................4
Predictive Analytics - Grade E...........................................................................................................4
Assessing the Workload Automation Market .................................................................................................5
Characteristics of a Preferred Solution......................................................................................................5
Deployment and Administration.......................................................................................................6
Cost Advantage.....................................................................................................................................6
Architecture and Integration ..............................................................................................................6
Functionality..........................................................................................................................................6
Vendor Strength....................................................................................................................................7
Evaluation Criteria .........................................................................................................................................7
Inclusion Criteria ..................................................................................................................................7
Exclusion Criteria .................................................................................................................................7
EMA Radar Report for WLA Vendors............................................................................................................8
The EMA RADAR™...................................................................................................................................9
EMA Radar Market Map for Workload Automation .............................................................................9
Value Leader ..........................................................................................................................................9
Strong Value........................................................................................................................................ 10
Specific Value...................................................................................................................................... 11
Exceptional Characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 11
Best Overall ITSM Integration: BMC..................................................................................................... 11
Best Workload Management Integration: IBM..................................................................................... 11
Best Interface Design: OpsWise .............................................................................................................. 11
Best Automated Resolution: BMC .......................................................................................................... 12
Highest Rated Functionality: CA ............................................................................................................. 12
Most Scalable Architecture: ORSYP....................................................................................................... 12
Best Security Integration: CA ................................................................................................................... 12
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©2010 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
Advanced Systems Concepts, Active Batch ................................................................................................. 13
Arcana.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
ASG ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
BMC..................................................................................................................................................................... 21
CA ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler................................................................................................................... 28
IBM...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
OpsWise.............................................................................................................................................................. 34
ORSYP................................................................................................................................................................ 37
ROC Maestro..................................................................................................................................................... 40
SMA OpCon/xps.............................................................................................................................................. 42
Stonebranch Indesca......................................................................................................................................... 45
UC4 Software..................................................................................................................................................... 48
Future Market Directions and Conclusion................................................................................................... 51
Event Correlation and the CMDB .......................................................................................................... 51
Service Catalog ............................................................................................................................................ 51
Dynamic Resource Allocation and Load Balancing............................................................................. 51
Predictive Analytics..................................................................................................................................... 52
Appendix A: The EMA Radar Report™ Methodology............................................................................ 53
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©2010 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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