The most valuable features of AutoSys Workload Automation are the file transfer protocol and file watcher. The solution has a user-friendly user interface. It is very simple to use. You have a scope of all your jobs, jobs are what you call tasks that you will automate in the solution. It lets you monitor everything in these jobs.
IT consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
User-friendly, beneficial task monitoring, and helpful support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of AutoSys Workload Automation are the file transfer protocol and file watcher. The solution has a user-friendly user interface. It is very simple to use. You have a scope of all your jobs, jobs are what you call tasks that you will automate in the solution. It lets you monitor everything in these jobs."
- "AutoSys Workload Automation could improve in the Linux environment. The previous versions of the AutoSys Workload Automation let you take the profile of the user that you were using to run the tasks that you're going to automate, but in the latest versions, you can't do that, you need to make more definitions and it's a little bit difficult. It was easier in the previous versions."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
AutoSys Workload Automation could improve in the Linux environment. The previous versions of the AutoSys Workload Automation let you take the profile of the user that you were using to run the tasks that you're going to automate, but in the latest versions, you can't do that, you need to make more definitions and it's a little bit difficult. It was easier in the previous versions.
In an upcoming release, AutoSys Workload Automation could include more integrations capabilities. I have seen other tools that have native integrations with other tools, such as Docker and other services in the cloud. They are not taking this into account in AutoSys Workload Automation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using AutoSys Workload Automation for approximately two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 15 administrations who use this solution, but the tool is made to work for all the infrastructure of the organization, we could have more users.
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How are customer service and support?
The technical support is great, they have helped us a lot.
How was the initial setup?
The initial configuration of AutoSys Workload Automation was simple. When you need to make a migration from previous versions or from other tools, it's easy. There are some complexities, but it is not something that is impossible, it can be very simple.
What other advice do I have?
I rate AutoSys Workload Automation an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Systems Programmer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Calendaring for batch jobs to run on a schedule is what makes it valuable for us
Pros and Cons
- "The ability to create calendars, calendering for batch jobs to run on a scheduled frequency."
- "The cross-platform arena, where you can run work on multiple platforms, needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for batch processing. We're a service bureau, so a number of our customers contract with us to use it for mainframe batch processing.
How has it helped my organization?
There are certain batch jobs that need to run on a regular basis in order for our customers to receive reports and updates, and CA-7 provides that for us. So that improves the function of our agencies.
What is most valuable?
The ability to create calendars, calendaring for batch jobs to run on a scheduled frequency.
What needs improvement?
The cross-platform arena, where you can run work on multiple platforms, needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is a 10 out of 10.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is a nine out of 10.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is a 10 out of 10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used punch cards back in 70s and 80s. This is the solution that took over from IBM punch cards.
How was the initial setup?
I did not do the initial setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I certainly think the pricing is worth the value.
What other advice do I have?
Evaluate whether it performs all the functions you need for batch processing.
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Senior Operations Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Inherit Dependencies feature reduces scheduling errors for holiday processing
Pros and Cons
- "Inherit Dependencies feature reduces scheduling errors for holiday processing."
- "Documentation and cross-application externals could be improved."
- "Pricing model for distributed should have an Enterprise option."
How has it helped my organization?
Cross-platform functionality.
What is most valuable?
Inherit Dependencies. Reduces scheduling errors for holiday processing.
What needs improvement?
Documentation and cross-application externals.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Jobtrac. We switched because of a contractual dispute.
How was the initial setup?
Changing scheduling tools will never be a simple process, but the conversion tools and specialist assigned to us made it a smoother transition.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing model for distributed should have an Enterprise option.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Yes. IBM TWS/OPC, BMC Control-M and ASG-Zeke.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend using the conversion services provided by CA.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Director Mainframe Services at Blue Hill Data Services
The product does all of our enterprise scheduling. It works constantly and is pretty seamless.
Pros and Cons
- "It works constantly and is pretty seamless. You do not have to open up many support tickets."
What is our primary use case?
The product does all of our enterprise scheduling.
How has it helped my organization?
We use it for a number of our clients. So far, we have had great success with it. It works constantly and is pretty seamless. You do not have to open up many support tickets. The product works very well for us.
What is most valuable?
Ease of use.
What needs improvement?
I am more interested in converting more schedulers over to this particular solution, so the ease of the conversion tools.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not pushed it to its limit.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were being pushed by BMC, and CA came forth and gave us a lower cost solution.
How was the initial setup?
The system programmer who worked on the project, he actually set it up within a week. There was a couple of tweaking, turning, and configurations that had to be done after that, but it was up and running in about 10 days. We were able to convert another scheduler over to it without an issue.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
LRS, Rocket Software, and CA. We chose CA because of the support of the products and the relationship.
What other advice do I have?
As far as I know, the product is just doing its job for us at this point.
If researching this solution and on an existing scheduler, just make sure you can convert over to this particular solution without risk.
Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: How we work together. I have to trust them. Also, their overall support.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
AutoSys Administrator/Engineer PS Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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When somebody knows how to write SQL code, they don't need to know how to write scripting in order to run their scripts.
Pros and Cons
- "CA Workload Automation AutoSys Edition is one of the most powerful schedulers that you have on the open systems, or going between Window servers; to be able to schedule and take advantage of the different powers that the automation has with it."
- "To make it a lot more user-friendly, in order to make it so other people can use it without having to do much training with it; the more user-friendly it is, the easier it is to work with."
What is most valuable?
CA Workload Automation AutoSys Edition is one of the most powerful schedulers that you have on the open systems, or going between Window servers; to be able to schedule and take advantage of the different powers that the automation has with it.
I've taken advantage of not only the normal command jobs and stuff like that, but I've turned them into using the proper plugins, the job types. One of the things that I have found out is that I'm the one that's using most of the job types, because I've taken away the need for writing or scripting processes. When somebody knows the database and knows how to write SQL code, or they know how to write a stored procedure, they don't need to know how to write scripting in order to run their scripts.
It's a little bit of a cost savings thing by using a plugin and using the different job types that AutoSys has. It goes the same thing when you're running a web service and you want to update stuff.
Taking care of the customers is the number one thing for any client; the client that I'm with, it's the same thing. They want to make sure that the customers are happy.
How has it helped my organization?
The benefit of using this product is the fact that your return on investment is major. When you don't have to teach people how to script or how to write different codes because of the way they connect to stuff, you're saving money, because you're able to put stuff into a production environment in a much faster solution.
We're also able to update our customers and let them know via apps to be able to see from using a web service to run and they log in to see what their activity is or what the status is on their stuff. It's updated immediately.
Cost benefits are amazing because somebody doesn't have to call a customer service person and sit on the phone for 30 minutes to find out the same thing they can find out in two seconds on the internet.
What needs improvement?
To make it a lot more user-friendly, in order to make it so other people can use it without having to do much training with it; the more user-friendly it is, the easier it is to work with.
For how long have I used the solution?
The product has been out since 2.0 which is when I started working with this Workload Automation and, have seen it grow to a more powerful system that has been able to resolve all types of different automation appliances.
How is customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer Service is as always a high quality and, have had great success with getting any issues resolved.
Technical Support:Great working with the Tech team.
What other advice do I have?
I think it's one of the most powerful workload automation processes that are out there. It is able to reach across platforms. It's able to reach across appliances. It's able to update.
It's a matter of your return on investment. It goes right back to that. How much do you want to spend, but how much are you going to save?
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Director at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It has top-notch scheduling features and functionality. The advanced GUI has the flexibility to schedule jobs on various business needs.
What is most valuable?
- Top-notch scheduling features and functionality
- Reliability, performance and stability
- Advanced GUI to manage the batch, flexibility to schedule jobs on various business needs
How has it helped my organization?
- Improved batch processing with PROD monitoring to take corrective actions on batch issues
- Implemented scheduling predecessors/successors conditions
What needs improvement?
I would like to see advancement in predictive analysis, trending and reporting.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used it for 20+ years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have not encountered any scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a different solution. We consolidated into a strategic scheduling product because it is easier to manage and operate.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup is complex. It requires technical skills in various flavors of distributed/enterprise H/W, S/W, databases to implement, configure and develop high-availability options.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Review licensing calculation is based on criteria. I recommend not to license based on the number of jobs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated other options, including Maestro, CA7, and Control M, to name a few.
What other advice do I have?
Look for industry trends, overall deployment, scale and scope, features and functionality and vendor support structure/relationship.
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Mainframe Storage Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I use it with CA Process Automation to bring over my replication from New Jersey to Texas without ever doing anything manually.
Improvements to My Organization
I have a lot of jobs that run using CA 7. So I work with my production analysts to set up processes that helps me do things that I don't have to do manually.
One of the things I do is that I am in charge of replication. We replicate from Livingston, New Jersey through Fort Worth, Texas, and replication from time to time will drop because people do things that cause links go down. So when they fail, there is a manual way to recover them, but I have to type out all these commands. Because I know what I need to do I put stuff in jobs and using CA Process Automation and CA 7 together to bring over my replication without ever doing anything manually.
Room for Improvement
I've used this product for a long time, but the GUI to me feels outdated. I know how to use it well, but it feels old.
Use of Solution
We've used it for over 20 years.
Deployment Issues
Deployment is not an issue.
Stability Issues
CA 7 is stable all the time.
Scalability Issues
It's very scalable. There's no problem there.
Customer Service and Technical Support
I haven't had to use technical support.
Initial Setup
I wasn't involved in the setup.
Other Advice
I'm sure 90% of the world uses CA 7, so it's a known product.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
IT Process Automation Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides us the ability to map logic using a scripting language
Pros and Cons
- "Automic Automation Engine provides us the ability to map logic using a scripting language."
- "We automate recurring processes, keeping track of IT processes controlled worldwide."
- "We see improvement possibilities in the processing provision of predefined evaluations or individual objects, or in the Self Service portal, which can be used by any user to monitor objects or start objects."
What is our primary use case?
We use it as an IT process automation solution.
How has it helped my organization?
We automate recurring processes, keeping track of IT processes controlled worldwide.
What is most valuable?
We often have to implement complicated processes. Automic Automation Engine provides us the ability to map logic using a scripting language. We have an advantage where practically all automation problems can easily be implemented within the Automation Engine.
What needs improvement?
We see improvement possibilities in the processing provision of predefined evaluations or individual objects, or in the Self Service portal, which can be used by any user to monitor objects or start objects.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have had no issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have had no issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is always very helpful, though we do not use it often.
All our problems have been resolved so far. Tips have also been provided on how we can handle a problem.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had scheduled jobs on a mainframe system. By replacing the mainframe with a Unix system, we also changed the scheduler.
How was the initial setup?
The setup of the system was relatively easy.
What about the implementation team?
We had good local support from Automic.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Everyone has to decide for themselves which licensing model is best suited to their environment.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated between different scheduling systems. We finally decided on the Automic solution.
What other advice do I have?
Consult onsite support for the first implementation. Errors made at the beginning can only be corrected with great effort afterwards.
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