What is a runbook example?

A runbook use case example includes a list of steps that the IT operations team can take when responding to an incident. This runbook could include general troubleshooting and remediation steps, or it could be tailored to a specific type of incident, so that when a batch process overruns, an IT employee has a quick set of clearly defined steps to take in order to successfully execute the process. See what you can do with ActiveBatch Workload Automation.

What are open source tools?

Open source tools allow anyone to access and edit the application's source code. This helps reduce costs while providing quick fixes for bugs because there are often many volunteers, for example on GitHub, offering fixes. Open-source projects often lack full-time employees, meaning updates are infrequent and capabilities can be lacking, which can put additional pressure on your devops and operations teams looking to expand abilities. Explore ActiveBatch’s automation capabilities.

Can I integrate ActiveBatch with cloud-based systems?

Yes. ActiveBatch offers integrations with cloud platforms such as AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure, Informatica Cloud, VMware, and more, simplifying the management of processes in cloud-based and hybrid environments. ActiveBatch also provides out-of-the-box tools for dynamically provisioning resources and monitoring workflows across distributed IT environments., regardless of whether you're relying on SaaS or on-prem tools. Explore ActiveBatch’s integration capabilities.

Does ActiveBatch support event-based automation?

Yes. ActiveBatch is an enterprise job scheduler that provides over a dozen event triggers including for email events, file events, FTP file events, message queues, database modifications, tweets, and more. Tasks and workflows can be automatically executed based on defined business or IT events, reducing delays and manual hand-offs. Check out ActiveBatch’s event-automation capabilities.

What else can ActiveBatch automate?

ActiveBatch supports execution on multiple operating systems including (Windows, Linux) and API methods (REST, SOAP, CLI). ActiveBatch is also script-language independent, allowing users to import Java scripts, Python scripts, and much more. This allows users to build, monitor, and manage automated processes that span the data center, IT operations, IT infrastructure, cloud environments, business processes, and so much more. Explore ActiveBatch’s endless use cases.

Runbook Automation Software

Automate, Streamline, and Simplify Your Workflows

ActiveBatch Integrated Jobs Library

Design Cross-Platform Workflows

ActiveBatch's Integrated Jobs Library provides hundreds of automated, platform-neutral tasks and integrations that make it easy for IT to execute runbook processes and to incorporate those runbook tasks into end-to-end processes.

Business automation: Microsoft app suite, HR platforms, business process management (BPM), BI tools (IBM, SAP), and direct integrations for ServiceNow and more
Data center: Hadoop ecosystem, Microsoft SQL and Oracle Databases, Informatica, and other ETL tools
Infrastructure automation: on-premises data centers plus cloud vendors including VMware, AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure for hybrid-IT and multi-cloud orchestration
Managed file transfers: SFTP, FTPS, web tunneling, advanced file event triggers and parallel transfer capabilities

Event-Driven Architecture

ActiveBatch's event-driven architecture provides advanced scheduling capabilities so that IT departments can worry less about routine process automation and focus more on process innovation. Minimize manual interventions with an array of event triggers for runbook tasks, including email, file events, FTP file triggers, data modifications, and more. Reduce delays and erase slack time with constraint-based scheduling.

SLA Monitoring and Alerts

ActiveBatch monitors processes to proactively prevent job failures, overruns, and SLA breaches. Users can also monitor workflows in real-time, access end-to-end reports, and pull in-depth log files on all instances, tasks, and workflows. Plus, with versatile alerting and auto-remediation workflows, IT can accelerate incident response times and decrease the mean time to repair (MTTR).

ActiveBatch Self-Service Portal

Self-Service Automation for Business Users

Give business and help desk users on-demand access to the runbook automation they need with the ActiveBatch Self-Service Portal. Users can execute and monitor processes through a secure, intuitive user interface without having to open an IT ticket. Accelerate time-to-insight for critical data and BI reports and execute common help desk workflows, while reducing IT’s overall workload.

Advanced Runbook Automation Software

Execute and monitor end-to-end processes with intelligent workload automation from ActiveBatch