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AutoSys Workload Automation pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

AutoSys Workload Automation enhances agility in job execution and stability in operations.
Integration with multiple platforms allows automation of complex enterprise-wide scheduling tasks.
AutoSys Workload Automation significantly reduces manual processes and the potential for errors in scheduling.
Its scalability and robustness ensure high performance and efficiency, accommodating large volumes of jobs.
The Inherit Dependencies feature and calendering support minimize scheduling errors during complex task execution.

CONS

SQL server clustering is not supported and there is a lack of proper documentation which makes maintenance challenging.
Tech support response time is slow unless it's categorized as severity level one.
There is no integration with cloud computing platforms like AWS and Azure, which is a major limitation.
AutoSys Workload Automation has poor scalability and lacks features compared to competitors like ActiveBatch.
The cost is high, with a non-friendly subscription model forcing long-term commitments; prices have increased since Broadcom's acquisition.
 

AutoSys Workload Automation Pros review quotes

it_user350691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - Application Operations Shared Services - Scheduling & File Transfer with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 21, 2015
I believe it's a mission-critical application that is required within the company because everything requires to be scheduled.
it_user351300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 18, 2015
This solution provides us with more details on jobs failing and also gives us restorability, bridging our platforms and giving us the ability to recover as the environment has become more complex over the last 10 years.
it_user351336 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Nov 17, 2015
It is very stable and we haven't had any problems.
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it_user351537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Nov 20, 2015
It provides us with reliable scheduling of various business workloads.
it_user352992 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 20, 2015
It is a lot more powerful and a lot more secure.
it_user353991 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director / Global Technology Services at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
One of the biggest strengths is the stability of the product.
it_user354057 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe Storage Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2015
CA 7 is stable all the time.
it_user355647 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 20, 2015
CA7 is very robust and one of CA's legacy products.
it_user373482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 20, 2016
Centralizing all this into a single workload automation tool using the CA product has really helped a lot of customers.
it_user389076 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 18, 2016
It's a dynamic product, it's been stable and we've never had a real outage with the product.
 

AutoSys Workload Automation Cons review quotes

it_user350691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - Application Operations Shared Services - Scheduling & File Transfer with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 21, 2015
It needs more complex scheduling capabilities on the end points.
it_user351300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 18, 2015
I'd like to see automation pushed even further, giving us greater looks into other systems.
it_user351336 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Nov 17, 2015
I think the interface could be unified in a better way.
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it_user351537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Nov 20, 2015
The reliability issues need to be resolved.
it_user352992 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 20, 2015
The job flow could use a little more improvement.
it_user353991 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director / Global Technology Services at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
Upgrades to the GUI interface would be probably one of the biggest things they could do to improve.
it_user354057 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe Storage Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2015
I've used this product for a long time, but the GUI to me feels outdated.
it_user355647 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 20, 2015
We're not very happy with those.
it_user373482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 20, 2016
Deploying those solutions and integrating with them was a little challenge at this point of time.
it_user389076 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 18, 2016
The initial setup, what we had, was called 35 then we went to a 45 version. Now we went from the 45 to what's called R11, that was a nightmare.