Fortra's JAMS (BYOL)
Fortra | 7.7.0Windows, Windows Server 2022 Base 2024.02.14 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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JAMS has saved us time and their support is GREAT!
What do you like best about the product?
We like the fact that repetitive jobs that used to take hours of time for setup each and every day can now be set up in JAMS and run daily, thus saving many hours of work that can now be devoted to other, more important purposes.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only downside, and this is on us, not them, is that if you don't set it up properly, or no one is keeping a daily eye on it, things can happen and jobs not fully run (as happened with us recently) and nobody is aware!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have used JAMS to schedule daily jobs, file transfers, and combinations of jobs and transfers to automatically update files, create output that can then be transported to other servers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do your homework and know what you want. Get consensus and have a project plan in place to implement. It will make things go much smoother.
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Surpassed expectations, a real bargain
What do you like best about the product?
Jams has been able to automate, schedule. and manage everything we have thrown at it. We have not only upgraded the processes that we originally intended to connect via jams, but we realized the versatility and power of the tool to control and execute around 3000 jobs per day. Key to our success was the JAMS support team, which provided us the best level of customer service I have ever experienced.
What do you dislike about the product?
The real power of the system wasn't readily apparent from the UI. A lot of things ended up working better via API or script controlled by JAMS that directly in the JAMS interface
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Jams controls integrations and processing on multiple separate yet interdependent systems. Jams manages SFTP tasks, responds to business user file drops and sharepoint updates, monitors manufacturing systems, and manages execution of most of the integrations at our company.
Easy to install & to use, with a support always available & attentive to help you
What do you like best about the product?
We chose JAMS to replace our scheduler, to plan a lot of jobs in SAP & LInux. JAMS team supported me to migrate them, with preparing a part of this, and helping on all issues or questions I had. We were very efficient because JAMS support always answered me when I needed it, to explain me how it works.
JAMS is running now in production since 1,5 months, without issue or nothing we can't solve immediatly
JAMS is running now in production since 1,5 months, without issue or nothing we can't solve immediatly
What do you dislike about the product?
There's some little bugs in import/export workflow which need to be corrected in new versions, because as JAMS is offering a lot of capabilities during development, and they are lost during the export, to deploy in productive environment
It's disappointing because it works if you developped it in the final environment but you lost it during deployment
It's disappointing because it works if you developped it in the final environment but you lost it during deployment
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our scheduler costs were decreased compared to the last scheduler, and with JAMS, we free ourselves from SAP, without logical links between JAMS & SAP
The maintenance procedure to stop & start processes are now easier
The maintenance procedure to stop & start processes are now easier
Recommendations to others considering the product:
JAMS jobs are easy to develop, to submit and to monitor each day with mail alerts, with auto cancelling & auto resubmission of jobs
Special scheduling (once a month on a precise date) can be put it in place through parameters & elements. Our own execution methods can be developped to be used as templates for company jobs
Special scheduling (once a month on a precise date) can be put it in place through parameters & elements. Our own execution methods can be developped to be used as templates for company jobs
Great Product and Fantastic Customer Service
What do you like best about the product?
Our company has been using JAMS across multiple projects since 2015. Throughout the years, the product has matured and has helped us automate all of our processes. The favorite component of JAMS that I enjoy using are the workflows. Also, JAMS support provides excellent customer support who has assisted me with over 200 resolved tickets, almost all of them were training questions. I particularly enjoy working with their team of engineers through web conference calls.
What do you dislike about the product?
The new version of JAMS V7, has some features that were removed from V6 that I wish would come back in the near future.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to run over automated 200 processes, have four development environments, and we use the JAMS to automate all of our deployment and maintenance processes as well.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Incorporate some v6 functionality into V7.
Simple and Effective Tool for Automation
What do you like best about the product?
Simple and Effective Tool to Reduce Manual Process which will help to automate all the application tasks Power shell, CMD, Shell Script....etc. Single place to interact all the application modules. JAMS support team always provides a great support :)
What do you dislike about the product?
JAMS Client Workflow properties options are missing and difficult to re-enable the option.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
JAMS is used for Daily activity in our organization to schedule BI reports/monitor the application/service recycle.
Before JAMS: for data export we use to spend more time which use to do manually it will take around 4 to 5 Hr.
Current Scenario with JAMS: Data export completed automatically in 15 to 30 Min.
Before JAMS: for data export we use to spend more time which use to do manually it will take around 4 to 5 Hr.
Current Scenario with JAMS: Data export completed automatically in 15 to 30 Min.
Gives an overview of all our batch jobs
What do you like best about the product?
JAMS gives us the ability to see at a glance all our jobs and their dependencies. We also like the ability to add dependencies to our workflows and automate things like file renaming, etc
What do you dislike about the product?
The client really needs an update, it is not exactly the most intuitive things to use when creating jobs. Also, the online help could really be improved. Fortunately JAMS Support has been extremely responsive in answering our questions
Unfortunately, I'm docking a point for the software as it seems that QA has not been the most robust lately. The last 2 releases have had what I'd consider to be somewhat buggy, requiring workarounds, or, in some cases, us to install
Unfortunately, I'm docking a point for the software as it seems that QA has not been the most robust lately. The last 2 releases have had what I'd consider to be somewhat buggy, requiring workarounds, or, in some cases, us to install
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Batch scheduling of our jobs. We have been able to track things within the JAMS scheduler where previously we had to keep track of them in spreadsheets
Nothing but first class
What do you like best about the product?
I can use Power-shell to automate everything and the support has always been prompt and spot on.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing at this time. I always look for new ideas on how to improve automation so I will continue to look for this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automation
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you like PowerShell you can customize and automate everything. In my case we even automate the job creation process.
One stop shop for what's running
What do you like best about the product?
1. The historical view of what jobs ran across all environment.
2. For the SSIS part, before when it was scheduled as a SQL Agent job to run the SSIS, we look in the history of the job only to be redirected to the SSISDB Catalog. Now, with the SSISDirect, we can see the log (as part of the notification), but if too big of a log, we can just go to the JAMS Desktop and see the execution log.
3. The Maintenance window. If all the jobs are already migrated to JAMS, set the maintenance window once, and you can be sure that nothing will run until that is lifted.
2. For the SSIS part, before when it was scheduled as a SQL Agent job to run the SSIS, we look in the history of the job only to be redirected to the SSISDB Catalog. Now, with the SSISDirect, we can see the log (as part of the notification), but if too big of a log, we can just go to the JAMS Desktop and see the execution log.
3. The Maintenance window. If all the jobs are already migrated to JAMS, set the maintenance window once, and you can be sure that nothing will run until that is lifted.
What do you dislike about the product?
It looks like JAMS still has a lot of untapped potential. We haven't really looked at all it can do although we are positive that there's still more. But, what I dislike is, cannot move a job from one folder to another (when we reorganize) without losing the historical execution information.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main problem solved is the part that before, we have to go to several sources/machines/logs to view execution log or historical information. With JAMS, it's just in one place.
Easy Scheduling tool, especially for the non-programmer
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use, very flexible, and cost effective. When we switched from Appwrox we were able to create the same chains in easier to understand, and faster to create Workflows. The new Banner Procedure Execution method is a MAJOR time saver! Being able to load Banner parameters makes building Banner job sub jobs easy and error free!
What do you dislike about the product?
That the new Banner Procedure wasn't available during our implementation! Also, sometimes PowerShell commands we test in native Powershell doesn't work the same way when run from JAMS. We always have to do a little tweaking, but that could be that I'm a novice at PowerShell.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We've streamlined many, many process with JAMS in such a short time. At the start of the implementation we decided that we were only going to use JAMS for scheduled tasks, not one-off runs. However, it's so easy to use, we've started building jobs intended to run once a term or once a year.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The newest release is more a full number release not a point release. It was harder to implement across instances than previous releases.
Awesome product with fantastic support.
What do you like best about the product?
PowerShell integration for customization.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the client is a little sluggish but nothing that causes a real problem. The license pricing for an HA server should not be as expensive as the primary JAMS scheduling server.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
JAMS solved the problem of running jobs with Task Scheduler with a poor interface and notifications. JAMS has high visibility of all jobs running and we receive clear notifications when jobs fail.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is an excellent product with superior and very responsive support. But, be clear on the license pricing before committing.
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