Does Your Mainframe Output Management Solution Cost You More Than It Should?

Are you thinking about replacing your existing Broadcom CA Spool or CA View system? We can help you cut costs significantly!

How Will the CA Acquisition Impact the Software in Your Data Center?

Are You Among the Top 500 Customers?

CA is planning to focus on the top 500 customers in the future, according to Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s earnings conference call on December 6, 2018.

Is Your Investment Still Safe?

In the EMEA region, Automic has already laid off numerous Sales and PreSales employees. So what does this mean for the future of non-mainframe products like Automic or other enterprise solutions?

Will Support and Service Continue to Be Available?

According to Broadcom’s press release issued on 3 December 2018, the Professional Services & Support business was sold to HCL Technologies.

What Does the Future Hold for Your CA Products?

Up to 2,000 employees will be laid off, as a Broadcom spokesman confirmed on November 9, 2018.

Alternatives to Broadcom CA Products

These Beta Systems products pick up the slack by offering you an alternative to your Broadcom CA products.

Output Management

Use Case	CA Technologies	Beta Systems
Output Management	CA Output Management and Enterprise Reporting	Beta DocZ
Output Management	CA Output Management Web Viewer	Beta View
Output Management	CA Spool™	Beta DocZ

Log Management

Use Case	CA Technologies	Beta Systems
Log Management	CA View	Beta LogZ, Beta LogX

Workload Management

Use Case	CA Technologies	Beta Systems
Job Scheduling	CA-7 (CA Workload Automation SE)	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	CA-ESP (CA Workload Automation EE)	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	CA-JobTrac	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	CA-Scheduler	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	CA Workload Automation AE (AutoSys)	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	CA Workload Automation DE	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	Automic One Automation Platform	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	Automic Workload Automation	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	Orsyp (legacy Automic)	ANOW! Automate
Job Scheduling	$Universe (legacy Automic)	ANOW! Automate

Service Management

Use Case	CA Technologies	Beta Systems
Output Management	CA Output Management and Enterprise Reporting	Beta DocZ
Output Management	CA Output Management Web Viewer	Beta View
Output Management	CA Spool™	Beta DocZ

Last updated on April 30, 2024

Further Resources

Success Story

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NAV Reduces Licensing Costs by Replacing CA Spool

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