Budget is the first consideration.  If your budget is $10,000, but the product you're looking at is $50,000, you don't need to look at it; it's a waste of everyone's time.  The next most important consideration is support; the more capable an automation tool is, the more…

@Evgeny Belenky 1. Built-in functionality to control servers of various platforms/OS (Windows, AIX, Linux, API etc.)2. Error reporting (email and/or SMS text messaging)3. The backbone is based on a SQL database4. Deploy functionality to test new automation, before deploying…

We use SMA Technologies, OpCon automation solution. It's a very powerful tool and is scalable. Their website: https://smatechnologies.com/