Zena enables you to optimize business process flows with advanced workload automation that reduces manual intervention, system downtime, and processing errors. You can easily define processes and tasks, making them repeatable so you can focus on other priorities.
The most valuable features of Rocket Zena are:
Some areas of improvement for Rocket Zena include:
Rocket Zena has a good return on investment. It has greatly assisted in automating overnight processes and alleviating stress for engineers and administrators. The time savings and accuracy provided by Zena in scheduling jobs far outweigh its cost.
Users find the pricing and licensing for Rocket Zena to be affordable and advantageous for improving productivity. They appreciate that the price is not high, making it accessible even for small companies.
The primary use case of Rocket Zena is for scheduling and automating tasks. It is used for file transfers, scheduling RPA processes, email scheduling, and managing jobs. It allows users to schedule file transfers, monitor and manage jobs, and customize tasks based on time and date.
Rocket Zena is also used for scheduling Oracle products, managing files on the Windows infrastructure, SFTP transfers, exporting or importing data to a database, running external scripts, and scheduling backup jobs. Additionally, it is used to schedule Powershell and batch script jobs within the company, particularly within specific applications and areas.
Users describe the technical support as very good, helpful, and responsive. The support team tries to understand each problem and provides instant solutions. However, there are also a few instances where the initial point of contact was not able to answer questions and had to seek help from the development team, resulting in delayed responses.
The initial setup for Rocket Zena was initially complex for some users as they were not familiar with the different components of the tool. The Zena Client and Zena workstation work similarly but have some different features. It took some time for users to understand how to create diagrams and processes using the Client.
However, once users became more familiar with Zena, it became easy to create different use cases. The customer service provided by Rocket Zena was helpful in migrating servers and products. Maintenance has been minimal.
The installation and customization process was done by the users themselves, and upgrades required updating the OS before performing the Rocket upgrade.
The implementation took around two weeks, and upgrades took around five to six hours.
Integration with SAP is challenging and requires troubleshooting. Setting up Zena using the controller is straightforward, however, the SAP agents and associated JCO files pose difficulties. Trial and error are necessary, and there is a lack of documentation on Zena's website for using SAP agents.
The enterprise setup presented challenges in coordinating agents between different server environments.
Rocket Zena has good scalability, as it can handle a high number of processes running daily on a server. It is capable of supporting multiple users and can be scaled up or down easily by adding or removing servers. However, there may be limitations in handling very large workloads without purchasing additional product options.
Some users have expressed concerns about its current stability, mentioning disturbances in the Zena server when a policy change occurs on a server. However, others have praised its stability, mentioning that it rarely experiences issues and can support high availability. There have been instances where emergency patching was required and hopes for improved stability with the latest patch.
Zena gives you the power to simplify management of complex cross-platform processes while making it easier to manage challenging hybrid IT operations environments. It speeds time-to-market while reducing the ongoing total cost of ownership associated with workload automation and enterprise application processing.
With Zena, IT leaders have the power to visualize and manage the execution of thousands of workloads across end-to-end Operational processes, while increasing the quality, velocity, and efficiency of their delivery.
Rocket Zena offers the following features:
Optimization of process flows: Rocket Zena allows you to optimize complex business process flows across your hybrid IT infrastructure, spanning from mainframe to cloud. It provides full visibility into your operations processes end-to-end.
Simplification of operations: The solution simplifies the management of complex cross-platform processes, making it easier to handle challenging hybrid IT operations environments.
Advanced workload automation: Rocket Zena offers advanced workload automation capabilities for operations. It reduces manual intervention, system downtime, and processing errors by enabling you to define processes and tasks that are repeatable.
Visualization and management of workloads: IT staff can visualize and manage the execution of thousands of workloads across end-to-end operational processes. It enhances the quality, velocity, and efficiency of delivery.
Maximize workload automation flexibility: Zena features a graphical process whiteboard for task definition, minimizing redundant definitions and maximizing flexibility in designing workflows.
Integration with ease and at scale: The solution seamlessly integrates workload management on multiple platforms and facilitates the integration of critical applications with newer technologies, eliminating manual scripting and reducing overall costs.
Centralized scheduling management: It enables centralized scheduling management through a console with dashboard capabilities. Zena provides predefined and customizable views and reports to meet individual user needs.
Production statistics and reports: Zena simplifies monitoring and intervention by providing customizable dashboards. It offers drill-down capability to quickly navigate to problem areas and take necessary action.
Improved operational excellence: The solution helps optimize business process flows through advanced workload automation, increasing productivity and scalability. It also reduces operational complexity and ensures high process completion by automating complex processes with reliability and repeatability.
Integration with applications and platforms: Zena connects with a range of applications and platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Docker, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Micro Focus, SAP, PeopleSoft, and more, allowing seamless integration within your workflows.
DevOps and value stream management: Users have access to design-time configuration of DevOps value streams, enables the use of variables for reusable and customized workflows, and provides monitoring and management of run-time execution of value streams.
Branching and condition management: Zena allows specifying critical branching for tasks with infinite conditions to ensure automation flows meet business requirements.
Mainframe and hybrid cloud support: The solution has the capability to span mainframe to cloud environments, distributing work across the entire IT ecosystem, including hybrid cloud environments and sysplex awareness on mainframes.
Some of the benefits of using Rocket Zena are:
Optimization of operational business flows
Simplification of complex cross-platform processes
Reduction of manual intervention, system downtime, and processing errors
Speeding up time-to-market
Lowering the total cost of ownership associated with workload automation
Enhanced visibility and management of workloads across end-to-end operational processes
Maximizing workload automation flexibility
Seamless integration with multiple platforms and applications
Centralized scheduling management with customizable views and reports
Improved operational excellence and reliability
Akash Vishwakarma, a RPA Developer at a consultancy observes: "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, a Sr. IT Product Manager at a healthcare company shares his 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.”
Bridgette Friedman, a System administrator at a wholesaler shares her experience: "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."
Rocket Zena was previously known as ASG-Zena.
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