My main use case for Control-M is job scheduling. I use Control-M for job scheduling by scheduling jobs for the asset team, like OS jobs, MFT jobs, and AFT jobs. I exclusively use Control-M for scheduling.
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Automation has saved hours of manual scheduling and improves monitoring for complex jobs
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The best features Control-M offers include monitoring, planning, and forecast. Planning stands out the most for me in Control-M, as it helps me to schedule jobs.
Control-M has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to automate a lot of manual activities, so we are saving time.
What needs improvement?
Control-M can be improved with GUI features such as job failure monitoring, where the duration can be increased from 30 days to one year so that we can monitor long durations of job failures.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Control-M for 11 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Control-M is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Control-M is good.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Control-M is fine.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing indicates that it is cheaper than other automation tools in the market.
What about the implementation team?
We require five staff members for deployment and maintenance, and they all are consultants.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment, specifically in terms of money saved. We are saving a lot of time, as many activities that used to take around three to four hours by manual activity have been reduced to 30 minutes to one hour.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing indicates that it is cheaper than other automation tools in the market.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Control-M, I did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Control-M is that it is easy to use, flexible, and stable. The features in Control-M are good, and the GUI of Control-M is actually very fantastic.
Currently, 500 users are using Control-M in my organization, where the majority of them are from the application team and a few are admin and schedulers. Control-M is currently used extensively, and while we do not have plans to increase its usage, we are using Control-M in different domains.
The biggest lesson I have learned from using Control-M is that it makes automation easy. It is easy to integrate Control-M with technologies for my data ops and DevOps processes as things change. I have automated activities on the Linux server while integrating with Control-M.
I would rate this product a 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Effortless Job Scheduling and Reliable Automation
What do you like best about the product?
I use Control-M to build job chains with clear dependencies and schedules. It helps ensure tasks run in the right order and only when conditions are met. I often review job history and outputs to confirm changes worked as expected after deployments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some automation features take time to learn, and keeping job definitions consistent requires discipline. A few configuration steps could be simpler.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Control-M replaces manual scripts with structured automation. It improves reliability, reduces failed jobs, and makes automation easier to support and maintain.
Effortless Implementation and Outstanding Support
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of Implementation, Customer Support, Ease of Integration
What do you dislike about the product?
there is no such kind, but we are little late in cloud journey
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
automate so many manual processes and in detailed error visibility to find the process easier
Exceptionally Easy to Use
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use and how it take heavy load of work
What do you dislike about the product?
The AI feature is not as advanced as it could be I am sure it’s in pipeline
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
On how to automate and worry less about daily work
Batch Automation That Eliminates Errors and Boosts Efficiency
What do you like best about the product?
I find the batch automation has helped us eliminate any errors caused in manual processing. Also it has sped up our nightly batch processing reducing our down time.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not much. Calendars if I had to mention 1 thing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As mentioned above it is reducing errors that we see from manual intervention.
Effortless Workflow Automation with Powerful Control
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Control-M is how it simplifies complex workflows through reliable and powerful automation. It provides clear visibility, strong control, and helps save time while keeping operations running smoothly.
What do you dislike about the product?
One aspect I find challenging about Control-M is its complexity, which can make the learning curve quite steep. Additionally, the user interface isn't as intuitive as it could be, especially for those who are new to the platform.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Control-M addresses the difficulties of handling complex job scheduling and workflow automation across multiple systems. Ensuring that processes run as scheduled reduces the need for manual intervention, enhances reliability, and provides greater visibility into potential issues. This ultimately saves time and helps minimise operational risks.
Streamlined Job Management with Control-M
What do you like best about the product?
I like how Control-M is a key orchestrator that handles the complex job dependencies, with quite a lot of options and endless combinations. It's amazing how it integrates with any application in the market today. I also find that using the SaaS version of Control-M is pretty straightforward, and the migration was quite easy compared to my previous experience with an on-prem solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
The application integrated part can depend on the use cases and may create some issues. Setting up the control and sub support takes a good amount of time before it's properly end to end. On the SaaS version side, there are a lot of voices against the pricing model.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Control-M, I have a single view for all our jobs, including SAP and file transfer jobs. It lets me see the complete end-to-end flow in one place.
Automation Made Simple with Control-M
What do you like best about the product?
I like Control-M for its simplicity and depth. Setting up connections and transfers is very simple with Control-M. I appreciate how it automates transfers and runs jobs, saving me from having to do it manually.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like better outputs to understand errors.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Control-M for managed file transfers, running SAP jobs, and encrypting and decrypting. It automates transfers and runs jobs, eliminating manual effort.
Seamless Integration and Orchestration Across Compute Engines
What do you like best about the product?
Integration with all compute engines, orchestration
What do you dislike about the product?
Capability for high availability. Video demos on features missing on website.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Batch job management, SLA
Effortless to Use with Outstanding Observability
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use and observability make the product very user friendly.
What do you dislike about the product?
The upgrades from version 9.0.20.x has been a difficult task.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SLA management is always a concern. Control-M helps us track deviations from normal runs of workflows.
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