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The concept of '''Workload Automation''' is an evolution of traditional [[job scheduler]]s which needed to react to the dynamic demands of IT. Workload automation needs to be able to coordinate—in real-time—a varied set of workload types with complex dependencies across a broad spectrum of operating systems and application platforms.
A scheduling model based only upon calendar events is not sufficient to meet the demands of today’s automated data centers. The requirement for batch submission of workloads driven by date/time dependencies still exists, but on-demand IT processing requirements have expanded job submission triggers far beyond the time dimension.
'''Workload Automation''' solutions should provide: a [[service-oriented architecture]] (SOA); integration capabilities at the application services level for web services and [[Java EE]]-based applications; a service-level orientation for managing workloads and finally, a [[critical path analysis]] and reporting capabilities.
==Implementations==
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===Supplementary software===
* [http://www.opswise.com/workload-automation/index.html Automation Center] by [http://www.opswise.com OpsWise] - cross-platform solution that's 100% web-based and automates workload on Linux, Windows, UNIX, FTP, RDBMS, or z/OS. Can also be deployed in Cloud.
* [[BMC Control-M|Control-M]] by [[BMC Software]] - Control batch and enterprise applications on mainframe and distributed platforms
* [[Cisco's Tidal Enterprise Scheduler]] - A distributed hosted job scheduler.
* [[CA Autosys Workload Automation]] - A distributed hosted job scheduler.
* [[CA dSeries Workload Automation]] - A distributed hosted job scheduler from Cybermation. Acquired by CA in 2006.
* [[CA ESP Workload Automation]] - A mainframe hosted job scheduler from Cybermation. Acquired by CA in 2006
* [http://www.uc4.com/products-solutions/automation-engine.html UC4 V8™ Automation Engine] by [[UC4 Software]]
* [http://www.redwood.com/home.html Redwood Workload Automation and Job Scheduler] Suite by [[Redwood Software]].
* [[IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler]] - a family of [[IBM]] products that plan, execute and track jobs on several platforms and environments.
* [[IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler LoadLeveler]] - a [[job scheduler]] written by IBM, to control scheduling of batch jobs.
* AutoMate BPA Server by [[Network Automation]] - Job scheduling, event-based automation, and orchestrated task execution across multi-machine networks.
== Sources ==
http://www.bmc.com/solutions/msm-functional/Enterprise-Scheduling--Workload-Automation.html?
http://www.ca.com/us/workload-automation-solution.aspx
<br />http://www.ca.com/workloadautomation
<br />http://www.ca.com/Files/Articles/manage0708_it_process_automation.pdf
<br> http://www.uc4.com/en/about-uc4/what-we-do/workload-automation/
<br>http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/workloadautomation/
<br>http://www.workloadautomation.org
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