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Dollar Universe Workload Automation

Score6.1 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

What is Dollar Universe Workload Automation?

Dollar Universe Workload Automation (formerly CA Automic Dollar Universe) is IT workload automation software developed by ORSYP and now owned and supported by Broadcom (via acquiring CA Technologies).

Top Performing Features

  • Multi-platform scheduling

    Multi-platform scheduling is the ability to centrally manage a business process from end-to-end

    Category average: 9.2

  • Central monitoring

    A central monitoring dashboard provides data on trends and forecasts

    Category average: 9

  • Logging

    Logging and audit trails to ensure regulatory compliance

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Alerts and notifications

    Alerts and notifications enabling management by exception

    Category average: 8.6

  • Analysis and visualization

    Analysis and visualization tools provide clear understanding of critical errors and helps prioritize errors

    Category average: 8.3

  • Application integration

    Integration with a broad range of enterprise applications

    Category average: 8.4

Task automation, the new journey with Dollar Universe

Pros

  • The multiple OS and platform support of $Universe is wonderful.
  • It is easy to configure and reliable, the performance is also good.
  • It provides centralized explorer and management UI, making the monitoring and maintenance much easier.

Cons

  • Maybe UI can be further improved to be more intuitive and user friendly.

Return on Investment

  • Easy to migrate from the legacy job scheduling environments.
  • Monitoring and problem identification is improved significantly.
  • Reports reveals more insight into of IT daily reality.

Alternatives Considered

Control-M, IBM Workload Automation and ActiveBatch

Usability

Other Software Used

Apache Hive, Postman, VMware vSAN

New competitor

Pros

  • Functional across multiple platforms
  • Lightweight and reliable
  • More scope for increasing automation

Cons

  • Limited user access
  • Multiple login pathways
  • GUI can be improved

Return on Investment

  • Increased reliability
  • Minimises operators
  • Handy