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Control-M Scheduler for Enterprise Workload Automation

IT automation trends indicate increased uptake in workload automation; 82% of participants have adopted workload automation, and 47% view automation as one of the top two drivers of digital transformation. Among the workload automation software designed to streamline enterprise job scheduling, Control-M scheduler has carved a niche.

Apr 24 min read

Cron Alternatives: Top Picks That Outperform in 2025

As a technology and information security professional, I have been using cron across a wide range of applications for the past 20 years. For example, at AIMultiple, we use crontab to orchestrate ~20 cron jobs that run every minute and ~30 less frequent jobs. Based on these experiences, I compiled the most effective cron alternatives.

May 56 min read

Comparison of Top Alternatives to Task Scheduler in 2025

Windows Task Scheduler, like open-source job schedulers, has no license costs. However, our review found that Task Scheduler’s Windows focus and limited scheduling capabilities may be not sufficient for complex IT scenarios and hybrid cloud requirements of enterprises. Users seeking alternatives to Task Scheduler typically fall into three categories.

May 56 min read

Azure Logic Apps: Overview, 7 Use Cases & Real-life Examples

Azure Logic Apps, a cloud-based service within Microsoft’s Azure platform, provides a powerful way to design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions for business-to-business (B2B): Logic Apps allow users to automate, orchestrate, and simplify their business processes, collaborating across various system components.

May 78 min read
Top 15 IT Automation Trends, Predictions & Stats in 2025

Top 15 IT Automation Trends, Predictions & Stats in 2025

Great business and IT leaders invest in areas that will be valuable in the future and avoid hyped-up tech that do not deliver results. Knowing these IT automation trends can help business and IT leaders to unlock the full benefits of IT automation.

Feb 108 min read

Top 60+ IT Automation Use Cases in 2025

In a research, IT teams reported spending 70% of their time on repetitive tasks and time-consuming activities.  IT automation is a broad automation type like robotic process automation (RPA) or intelligent automation that aims to overcome this challenge by automating manual processes and IT operations.

Apr 69 min read

Compare Top 10 Azure Scheduler Alternatives: Pros & Cons

Azure scheduler is a cloud-based service from Microsoft that can run jobs on a centralized platform. However, Azure scheduler alternatives can offer better performance for external integrations, multi-cloud support and advanced features, such as troubleshooting complex jobs.

Nov 65 min read

Benchmark TOP 5 SAP Job Scheduling Software in 2025

SAP job scheduling solutions can facilitate process management in SAP systems by solving challenges like: Compare top SAP batch scheduling tools based on their capabilities, pros and cons: Sorting: The tools are sorted by their number of reviews except for the sponsors that are listed at the top with a link to their website.

May 137 min read

Informatica Scheduling: Features, Limitations & Use Cases

Informatica Scheduling is a workload automation / job scheduling feature within the data management platform Informatica PowerCenter. To help you leverage its capabilities, we explore Informatica Scheduling in detail below, focusing on its key functionalities, comparative advantages, limitations and practical applications in workload automation.

Apr 35 min read

Compare Top 10 Control-M Alternatives by Pros & Cons ['25]

Control-M is one of the WLA feature leaders according to AIMultiple’s analysis based on 7 different data sources.

May 158 min read