Let’s face it: not every one of your jobs runs on a perfect schedule—your schedule isn’t filled with jobs that run on the hour, every hour, every time. What’s a busy system administrator to do? Set up job monitor statuses, that’s what. Real businesses are complex and dynamic environments, in which job schedules are based Read More
Posted in Uncategorized What’s the Difference Between Workload Automation and Job Scheduling Tools? The terms workload automation and job scheduling are often used interchangeably. Workload automation and job scheduling are in fact closely related; however, workload automation tools cover a broader range of capabilities than traditional job scheduling tools. In short, workload automation is an advanced, flexible form Read More
Posted in Uncategorized There are a few qualities you want everyone working within your company to have. They should be able to prioritize a workload, utilize resources effectively, and shift tactics based on a changing situation. These traits are as important in your workload automation solution as they are in your employees. What is a Job Queue? At Read More
Posted in Uncategorized Companies across market segment, size, revenue, and industry have one thing in common: credit card data breaches. It’s no secret that recent years have seen record numbers of security breaches, keeping consumers and retailers alike on the edge of their seats wondering if their data was secure. Of course most companies have security measures in Read More
Posted in Uncategorized How to calculate return on investment (ROI) for automation projects 1. Determine your Business Requirements 2. Start your Research 3. Start a Trial 4. Get a Quote 5. Calculate Soft Costs 6. Calculate Costs and Savings over 5 Years According to a survey on IT spending priorities, many IT departments are overpromising the ROI for Read More
Posted in Uncategorized The latest build of JAMS V7 provides users with a new database option – Azure SQL. For most enterprises, SQL, or even SQL Express, has plenty of horsepower to handle data on the back end of JAMS. We specifically designed JAMS to consume as few resources as possible – an efficient database structure, small payloads, Read More
Posted in Cloud, JAMS, SQL We often think of invoice processing as the responsibility of our accounting department and their ERP system. They should have this process locked up, right? But, IT teams can be deeply involved, especially when invoicing involves multiple platforms and systems. To generate invoices repeatedly and accurately requires a holistic view of every step of the Read More
Posted in Automate Smarter, Invoicing Cron is our old frenemy: we love to hate it and we hate to love it. Cron, the simple job scheduler, has been shipped with UNIX and Linux since the dawn of time…or at least the dawn of the computer age. The crontab scheduler is great for simple tasks, but there are three primary problems Read More
Posted in Linux, Unix No one likes to be out of the loop. We’re glued to our smartphones because the generation in which we live—no matter your age—moves information at a faster pace than ever before. Whether at work or at play, you probably use your web browser or mobile apps for social media and news to access live Read More
Posted in Automate Smarter, Workload Automation Core Concept What is Self-Service Automation? Self-service automation describes the practice of connecting self-service to other business processes and platforms through a workload automation solution, or empowering end-users with a self-service portal to run preconfigured jobs and processes through an enterprise job scheduling solution. According to Forrester, 70% of customers would prefer to use a company’s website Read More
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