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1 BMC Contro ol M Semina ar Seri es BMC Control M Workload Automation Roadmap

2 History of Leadership New Applications Support Control M 8 Workload Change Manger JCL Verify Control M Simplified Packages AMIGO program Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 2

3 BMC Control-M: A History of Leadership A history of innovation: - First with an enterprise wide solution for Job Scheduling (1992) - First with event driven scheduling (1996) - First with business SLAs into schedules (2004) - First with ihagent less scheduling hdli (2006) - Workload Lifecycle Management (2008) - SLA Advisor and Real Time Simulation (2009) - Self Service Workload Automation for Business Users (2010) A history of execution: Consistent product release schedules Batch Impact Manager 2004 Advanced File Transfer 2004 Development of new products Strong re investment in R&D, Customer Support, and Customer Events programs July 2005 August t2006 September 2008 September , 2004 Business Process Int 2004 Control M/Forecast 2005 Web Launch & Batch Discovery 2007 Control M for Databases 2009 Control M Self Service 2011 Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 3

4 Control M Recent Released Components Control M 7 (July 2010) New Applications Coverageviavia new ControlModules (November2010) - SAP Business Objects - Informatica Control M Self Service (December 2010) Control M Self Service Mobile Support (June 2011) Control M for Cloud (April 2011) Control M for SAP 7.0 (April 2011) Control M for Advanced File Transfer 7.0 (July 2011) Control M for Databases 7.0 (July 2011) Control M for IBM Cognos (November 2011) Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 4

5 Control M Self Service Mobile Support Control M Self Service for Apple ios devices: - iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Services details and status Job details - Basic attributes - Log - Output Job Actions Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 5

6 Extending Applications Integration Coverage SAP Business Objects: November 2010 Informatica: November 2010 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence : November 2011 Oracle Business Intelligence : Q IBM InfoSphere DataStage: Q SAP Business Objects Data Integrator: Spring 2013 Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 6

7 BMC Control M for Oracle Business Intelligence Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 7

8 Control-M 8 Provide a straight forward user experience Simplify the user interface andreduce learning curve for users of the desktop applications: - Multiple functions(operations and Schedule Definition) - Creating job bfl flows (what tis a draft? what htis upload?) - Job editing: many characteristics, no distinction between basic and advanced attributes (what is retro? Which tab is relevant for this job?) Reduce complexity of terms (sysout, autoedit) Help new users learnthe product faster Updated Look and Feel with all of today s functionality Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 8

9 Control-M 8: Planning and Monitoring Navigation Pane Ribbon Menu Properties of currently selected Object Explorer Tree View Primary pane: map or list view Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 9

10 The New Job Editing Form A new minimalistic approach - Synopsis and edit modes A sample job in synopsis view - Type, Name and description - What does it do, where does it run and how - Additional properties p - Example: Runs daily Waits for 2 predecessor jobs A manual user confirmation An environment resource Once completed and/or recovery actions Fires another job for execution Sends an e mail notification in case of severe dl delay Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 10

11 The New Job Editing Form A total of 4 sections Simple defaultview Drilling to the details is done - Through navigation links - By choosing more options Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 11

12 Control-M 8: The New JEF Setting Scheduling Rules Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 12

13 Control-M 8: Refresh Terminology v7 Term Control M Enterprise Manager & Control M Desktop Table Group Sysout Autoedits Overlib User Daily Node Id In v8 Control M Workload Automation Folder Sub application Output Variables Override path Order Method: Automatic, Manual or Userdaily Host Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 13

14 BMC Control M: The Road Ahead Workload Change Manager Time Line New Business Need IT Workload Creation Request Filled & Submitted Approval Cycle translation to IT terminologies Standardization & Compliance Validity Modified Business Need IT Workload Adjustment Manage the whole process prior to defining a new application The end user perspective p and terminology of a job or flow of jobs Request being reviewed & verified by application support personnel The business requirements are translated from the business/application vocabulary to the IT one Validating & applying naming standards, dealing with potential conflicts and overlaps Assuring actual deployment supports the business requirements Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 14

15 BMC Control M: The Road Ahead Workload Change Manager Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 15

16 BMC Control M: The Road Ahead JCL Verify Verification Coverage: - Syntax, File existence, Security, JES2 & JES3 statements - Verifying that all PGMs invoked can be located Native integration with Control M - Accessible from the dfiiti definition and monitoring i panels - Variables resolution and simulation Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 16

17 BMC Control M: The Road Ahead JCL Verify Configurable notifications servility (Error\Warning\Info) Interactive ISPF editing mode supporting online resubmission - Reset JCL to remove all notifications and notes Verify a singlejcl orentirelibrary Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 17

18 Competitive Take-Out An official Conversion Product Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 18

19 Competitive Take-Out Reduced Conversions Costs & Risks Getting to know your current implementation - Dtild Detailed analysis of the customer current environment - Assumptions and recommendation about conversion methods and level of automation Estimation ofthe automation % s vs. manual effort required Automated data conversion - Fully automated conversionofthecompetitive of competitive environment into Control M entities (jobs, calendars etc`) - Entities are saved into files, eliminating the need to have an up and running Control M environment set up in advance - Detailed report of the required manual adjustments - Automatic load into an existing Control M environment Automated Validation - Allowing the validation of the conversion accuracy by comparing the forecasted scheduling of each and every job in both environments - Clear visualization of incompatibilities, enabling a methodical work on the manual adjustments required Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 19

20 Control M Conversion Roadmap Q Q Q Q Q Q CA 7 OPC (IBM TWS for z/os) CA Jobtrac Orsyp $Universe UC4:Global (UC4:Operations Manager) CA Scheduler (for DS) CA Autosys TNG (CA Unicenter WLM) IBM TWS (for DS) CA ESP MS Scheduler Tidal CRON Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 20

21 AMIGO Reminder What is it? This is a free service we offer all existing customers to pro actively assist them with the upgrade of their software. To use the service just raise a new issue at least one week before the upgrade, add the word AMIGO to the subject line and send us a copy of your upgrade plan if available. Based on the target date, the AMIGO representative(s) will setup a conference call to: Introduce themselves; verify timeframes; place your company on a hotlist; walk you through a basic checklist; answer any questions and advise on Fix Packs, patches and PTFs. AMIGO minimises downtime; makes is easier to keep abreast of the latest versions; familiarises Support with your plans and environment; avoids after hours calls and strengthens our working relationships. Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 21

22 BMC Control M User Communality and Communication Register for proactive notifications Control M on public communities - Facebook: - Twitter: - BMC Communities: /operations_management Copyright 3/1/2012 BMC Software, Inc 22

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