Halcyon Software Upgrades Web Interface to Advanced Job Scheduler For IBM i
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Posted on May 13, 2014 at 4:14:01 AM
Halcyon Software Upgrades Web Interface to Advanced Job Scheduler For IBM i
PETERBOROUGH, England, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Delivers greater visibility of critical jobs and processes via mobile devices
Halcyon Software [http://www.halcyonsoftware.com ], a global leader in systems
management software, today announced a series of major enhancements to Advanced Job
Scheduler [http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/advancedjobscheduler/index.html ] for
the IBM i platform. The latest version increases the resilience of IT infrastructures and
provides enhanced protection against business disruption as well as enabling organisations
to schedule and track complex job streams using web-enabled devices including tablets,
laptops, desktops and smartphones.
A major addition is Advanced Forecasting which enables Halcyon Software to set new
standards of flexibility and functionality for Advanced Job Scheduler in comparison with
traditional solutions. It provides IT staff with total visibility of all existing jobs
that are scheduled to run on multiple IBM i platforms over the longer term, enabling
additional jobs to be planned without clashing with business critical processes such as
month and year-end reporting. It also allows repeating jobs to be viewed, detailing when
they are due to run, giving a clearer view of future system requirements.
Advanced Forecasting will also enable IT staff to ensure that jobs can be scheduled to
run at the best time for the system and users. It enables organisations to deploy system
and manpower resources more effectively and handle out-of-hours processing without
incurring overtime costs. It also allows tasks to be scheduled across different logical
partitions (LPARs) or networked servers and process interdependent jobs across the entire
IT infrastructure, regardless of operating system.
According to Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon Software, "This
latest release makes the job scheduling process more efficient, improves visibility and
enables IT resources to be deployed more cost-effectively. It also eliminates situations
when critical jobs run late or fail to run at all, significantly reducing the risk and
cost implications to the business if jobs do not complete successfully."
Advanced Job Scheduler's graphical user interface (GUI) has been further enhanced with
familiar and intuitive Windows style layouts and drop down menus. It is user configurable
with a choice of colour schemes and enables users to quickly and easily navigate and
access data. Users also now have the flexibility to view all regular and ad-hoc jobs
configured on the IBM i and schedule them directly from the GUI. As the GUI is
web-enabled, help desk support staff or IT managers without IBM i skills can see a "live"
view of what's going on, including any amended schedules or job failures that could impact
the business.
Butch Nelms, AS/400 Operations Manager, Mizuno, USA Inc. added, "Halcyon's Advanced
Job Scheduler allows us to streamline our processes and working practices. Each morning it
provides a visual overview of all the jobs that have run overnight and it highlights and
alerts us to any failures. By using Halcyon's solutions, Mizuno can stay within current IT
budgets and also purchase technology that offers added functionality to be more efficient
and productive, without having to add additional employees. I would estimate that Mizuno
has saved $50,000 by switching to the Halcyon technology."
The latest version of Advanced Job Scheduler v12 is available immediately, either as a
standalone product or as part of Halcyon's Level 4 Operations Center Suite for the IBM i.
Customers currently using Halcyon's Advanced Job Scheduler can upgrade to this latest
release free of charge. For additional information visit:
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com
- About Halcyon Software [http://halcyonsoftware.com ]
- Halcyon helps companies prevent business disruption, increase the efficiency
of their IT services and save costs. On average, Halcyon's solutions increase IT
efficiency by 30 - 40 percent; for most companies this equates to significant savings
and in many cases a return on investment in less than six months.
- Halcyon achieves this in three ways:
- Monitoring: Halcyon's monitoring software keeps a vigilant watch on the most
critical IT systems and core applications on which business depends. IT
administrators receive early warnings of any potential problems or 'bottlenecks'
before they effect the organisation.
- Automating: Halcyon enables IT teams to set up 'self-corrective actions' to
issues or problems to ensure that they never impact the business again. IT teams can
also automate regular tasks, checks or jobs which would normally be undertaken
manually. This frees up valuable resources, saves costs and helps to eliminate human
error.
-
- Reporting: Halcyon's cloud-based reporting solution proves to management that
the IT team is achieving the service levels demanded by the business or flags any
issues so they can be quickly resolved.
- Halcyon's products supports enterprise class systems, including IBM i and AIX,
as well as Windows and Linux platforms. With regional offices in the UK, United
States and Australia, Halcyon also has a network of partners and distributors
supporting territories world-wide.
Contact: Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software Limited, +44(0)1733-234995,
carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com
Halcyon Software
CONTACT: Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, +44(0)1926-312886, paul@pjmc.com
PETERBOROUGH, England, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Delivers greater visibility of critical jobs and processes via mobile devices
Halcyon Software [http://www.halcyonsoftware.com ], a global leader in systems
management software, today announced a series of major enhancements to Advanced Job
Scheduler [http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/advancedjobscheduler/index.html ] for
the IBM i platform. The latest version increases the resilience of IT infrastructures and
provides enhanced protection against business disruption as well as enabling organisations
to schedule and track complex job streams using web-enabled devices including tablets,
laptops, desktops and smartphones.
A major addition is Advanced Forecasting which enables Halcyon Software to set new
standards of flexibility and functionality for Advanced Job Scheduler in comparison with
traditional solutions. It provides IT staff with total visibility of all existing jobs
that are scheduled to run on multiple IBM i platforms over the longer term, enabling
additional jobs to be planned without clashing with business critical processes such as
month and year-end reporting. It also allows repeating jobs to be viewed, detailing when
they are due to run, giving a clearer view of future system requirements.
Advanced Forecasting will also enable IT staff to ensure that jobs can be scheduled to
run at the best time for the system and users. It enables organisations to deploy system
and manpower resources more effectively and handle out-of-hours processing without
incurring overtime costs. It also allows tasks to be scheduled across different logical
partitions (LPARs) or networked servers and process interdependent jobs across the entire
IT infrastructure, regardless of operating system.
According to Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon Software, "This
latest release makes the job scheduling process more efficient, improves visibility and
enables IT resources to be deployed more cost-effectively. It also eliminates situations
when critical jobs run late or fail to run at all, significantly reducing the risk and
cost implications to the business if jobs do not complete successfully."
Advanced Job Scheduler's graphical user interface (GUI) has been further enhanced with
familiar and intuitive Windows style layouts and drop down menus. It is user configurable
with a choice of colour schemes and enables users to quickly and easily navigate and
access data. Users also now have the flexibility to view all regular and ad-hoc jobs
configured on the IBM i and schedule them directly from the GUI. As the GUI is
web-enabled, help desk support staff or IT managers without IBM i skills can see a "live"
view of what's going on, including any amended schedules or job failures that could impact
the business.
Butch Nelms, AS/400 Operations Manager, Mizuno, USA Inc. added, "Halcyon's Advanced
Job Scheduler allows us to streamline our processes and working practices. Each morning it
provides a visual overview of all the jobs that have run overnight and it highlights and
alerts us to any failures. By using Halcyon's solutions, Mizuno can stay within current IT
budgets and also purchase technology that offers added functionality to be more efficient
and productive, without having to add additional employees. I would estimate that Mizuno
has saved $50,000 by switching to the Halcyon technology."
The latest version of Advanced Job Scheduler v12 is available immediately, either as a
standalone product or as part of Halcyon's Level 4 Operations Center Suite for the IBM i.
Customers currently using Halcyon's Advanced Job Scheduler can upgrade to this latest
release free of charge. For additional information visit:
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com
- About Halcyon Software [http://halcyonsoftware.com ]
- Halcyon helps companies prevent business disruption, increase the efficiency
of their IT services and save costs. On average, Halcyon's solutions increase IT
efficiency by 30 - 40 percent; for most companies this equates to significant savings
and in many cases a return on investment in less than six months.
- Halcyon achieves this in three ways:
- Monitoring: Halcyon's monitoring software keeps a vigilant watch on the most
critical IT systems and core applications on which business depends. IT
administrators receive early warnings of any potential problems or 'bottlenecks'
before they effect the organisation.
- Automating: Halcyon enables IT teams to set up 'self-corrective actions' to
issues or problems to ensure that they never impact the business again. IT teams can
also automate regular tasks, checks or jobs which would normally be undertaken
manually. This frees up valuable resources, saves costs and helps to eliminate human
error.
-
- Reporting: Halcyon's cloud-based reporting solution proves to management that
the IT team is achieving the service levels demanded by the business or flags any
issues so they can be quickly resolved.
- Halcyon's products supports enterprise class systems, including IBM i and AIX,
as well as Windows and Linux platforms. With regional offices in the UK, United
States and Australia, Halcyon also has a network of partners and distributors
supporting territories world-wide.
Contact: Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software Limited, +44(0)1733-234995,
carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com
Halcyon Software
CONTACT: Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, +44(0)1926-312886, paul@pjmc.com