It allowed me to see all of the objects. I made more lengthy evaluations of these products, first because they spanned more platforms and secondly, they had more functions and features and things to test. That whole evaluation period took me a little over a year. Towards the end, I added the product from Tivoli to the evaluation. I'm not actually finished with my evaluation.
Evaluation is always a long road, with many twists and turns.
Directives from above change. Platforms of choice alter. One day you may be focusing on platform x and product y, and then someone changes it all. The particulars at our organization aren't so important, but it is important to remember that whenever an evaluation is lengthy there will be organizational changes that have a bearing on its outcome. I don't think any single vendor, right now, can provide the entire solution.