What is a job scheduler API?

A job scheduler API is a programming interface that allows developers to automate and control the scheduling of jobs within a software environment. This type of API enables the creation, management and deletion of jobs. Through endpoints exposed by the API, users can specify job details such as job name, runtime and the specific automation schema in the request body. Functions typically include running jobs at predetermined times or in response to specified events, managing job retries and overseeing job execution statuses. Job scheduler APIs are essential in environments like Google Cloud, where managing and scaling numerous tasks efficiently is crucial. Finding the right process automation tool for IT.

What is an API scheduler?

An API scheduler refers to a tool or service that organizes and controls the timing and order of API calls within software applications or between services. It helps to efficiently manage the execution of multiple API requests by scheduling them based on predetermined conditions or dynamic requirements. This tool is especially useful for handling dependencies among tasks and making sure API calls occur at the right moment to maintain system integrity and performance. Features of an API scheduler include webhook and callback setup, permissions handling and authentication with API keys to secure communication through headers. Discover how to rapidly create APIs for reliable end-to-end processes, without custom scripting so your team can achieve more, faster.

What is the API specification of a task scheduler?

The API specification of a task scheduler outlines the technical details and protocol for interacting with the task scheduling service. This specification includes definitions of available endpoints, supported API calls, data structures and...

ActiveBatch Amazon EC2 Integration

A Centralized Approach to Provisioning EC2 Instances

IT organizations can combine dynamic workload automation with the power and flexibility of cloud computing with ActiveBatch's Amazon EC2 Extension. This Extension allows users to automate the provisioning and management of Amazon EC2 Scheduling Instances within workflows that can manage other applications, databases, and systems, all from within the centralized interface of ActiveBatch.

The extension for Amazon EC2 provides users with over 60 Job Steps to automate various Amazon EC2 tasks, including the provisioning and de-provisioning of EC2 machines, the management of individual or groups of instances based on pricing parameters, security tasks, rebooting, synchronizing or terminating instances, and much more. These Job Steps are designed to provide users with a broad range of automation capabilities: developers can build workflows that automatically provision and de-provision Amazon resources based on the execution and completion of workflows.

By combining ActiveBatch's event automation capabilities with Amazon EC2, an IT organization can reduce operating expenses by dynamically provisioning and managing cloud server resources for improved workload execution.

Just-in-Time Provisioning with Smart Queue

ActiveBatch also supports the automated provisioning of Amazon EC2 instances. Rather than manually building Amazon EC2 Job Steps into individual ActiveBatch workflows, users can leverage ActiveBatch's Smart Queue, which automatically provisions EC2 instances based on parameters and thresholds established by the user. This guarantees that workflows tied to SLAs are met by ensuring sufficient resources are allocated for scheduled workloads.

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