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Rocket Zena pros and cons

4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Rocket Zena reliably supports continuous business operations.
Its scheduling feature is highly valued for mapping dependencies and providing quick visualizations.
From a Linux configuration perspective, Rocket Zena is straightforward and easy to set up.
Recent updates have introduced a web-based client, enhancing user experience and utility.
The FTP file transfer functionality is particularly valuable, offering robust task scheduling and prompt notifications on task failure.

CONS

Scheduling mapping is a little disjointed and lacks a wizard-type approach.
Creating all components of a mapping or an OPA schedule could be done collectively rather than individually.
When there's an issue or error, alerts are written on a different screen, making it difficult to find and view.
Tasks in the web interface accumulate until manually closed, making management cumbersome.
Communication between different servers could be improved as completed processes sometimes still show as active.
 

Rocket Zena Pros review quotes

Akash Vishwakarma - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 9, 2023
Its FTP feature is very good, as is scheduling any process or task with the Zena client. I have found it to be very helpful. If a task fails, it gives you a prompt.
Gus Calero - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2022
You can click Ctrl-G and bring a diagram view. You're able to view in a diagram format. The view that it provides is easy, and you can move to the left, up, or down. You can double-click on a certain process. It'll drill into that process and all of its underlying components. You can double-click on an arrow or a component, and it'll bring up a screen that'll have all the variables that are assigned to that particular piece, as well as the values at run time. So, the diagram feature of it, at least for me, is pretty valuable.
Bridgette Friedman - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 25, 2022
In the latest upgrade, Zena added a web-based client. The more I use it, the more I like it. It's an excellent interface. They do a good job of steadily improving the solution to make it more useful.
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PD
Dec 25, 2022
From a Linux configuration point of view, Rocket Zena is straightforward. It's fairly easy to set up the server and agents once you know how to do it.
Saurabh Sadotra - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 7, 2023
I like the whole product, but specifically, I like the license part. It's very easy to acquire a license for this product.
JuanGonzalez6 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 28, 2022
The most valuable feature is the FTP file transfer.
WM
Oct 4, 2020
I have found the scheduling feature the most valuable. I can map dependencies by using ASG-Zena. It gives a nice, quick visualization as to where things are.
CS
Apr 30, 2020
We haven't had any problems since we installed it. It runs as expected, we haven't had any critical problems. It helps keeps the business running 24/7.
 

Rocket Zena Cons review quotes

Akash Vishwakarma - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 9, 2023
One area where it could be improved is communication between the different servers. Sometimes there are processes that have already been completed but we get a status notification that they're still active.
Gus Calero - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2022
Another one that is probably a little bit bigger for me is that when there is an issue or there's an error, it writes on a different screen. I have to find the actual process name and go to a different screen to view the alert that got generated. On that screen, everyone's processes, not just the processes of the folks in my department, are thrown. It takes me a while to find the actual error so that I could go in there and look at the alert. It could be because of the way it was set up, but at least for me, it isn't too intuitive.
Bridgette Friedman - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 25, 2022
In the web interface, it stacks the tasks across the top, and they accumulate until you close or clean those out. That seems a little cumbersome. You must right-click and close all tabs constantly to keep the console clean and manage your views.
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PD
Dec 25, 2022
The UI is not intuitive, and it would be nice if there was a web interface.
Saurabh Sadotra - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 7, 2023
Rocket Zena is a mainframe-based job scheduler. I would like it to be more open so that we can use it on a distributed platform.
JuanGonzalez6 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 28, 2022
The documentation has room for improvement.
WM
Oct 4, 2020
The scheduling mapping is a little disjointed. There is no wizard-type approach. There are a lot of different things that you have to do in completely different areas. They could probably add the functionality for creating all components of a mapping or an OPA schedule. The component creation could be done collectively rather than through individual components.
CS
Apr 30, 2020
In the next release, I would like the user experience to be improved. The user interface should be more appealing to gen-z.