Skybot Scheduler

Skybot Scheduler
Developer(s) Skybot Software
Stable release 3.8 / February 2015
Operating system Unix, Linux, Windows, OSX
Type job scheduler
License Proprietary
Website www.skybotsoftware.com

Skybot Scheduler is an enterprise job scheduler and workload automation solution for Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers. Skybot Scheduler is sold by Skybot Software. Skybot Software is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN and is backed by Help/Systems, LLC, a company that has 30 years of job scheduling experience and over 15,000 customers worldwide. Skybot Scheduler consists of a PostgreSQL database, an apache tomcat web server, java-based agents on Windows, OSX, Linux and Unix (including Solaris, AIX and HP-UX).[1] The user interface is any modern web browser.

Skybot Scheduler builds complex schedules across multiple systems and applications including:• Oracle E-Business Suite®• SAP NetWeaver®• Informatica PowerCenter®• Informatica Cloud• MS SQL Server®• Windows Task Scheduler®• Web Services• Windows Desktop applications• Cron• Robot/SCHEDULE• Other command-based batch jobs or background processes

Skybot exposes a RESTful web services API to enable manipulation of functions in Skybot programmatically. Skybot’s web services use HTTP basic authentication, and returns XML responses. Job schedules can be manipulated with the web services feature using a command line interface available on any Skybot agent. The 3.8 release includes job suite enhancements and expanded SAP support.

Skybot Scheduler has been awarded the Informatica Seal of Approval. Informatica, a leading provider of data integration software and services, puts software through a rigorous evaluation process before awarding its exclusive Seal of Approval. The Seal is awarded to software hosted on the Informatica Marketplace that has undergone comprehensive lifecycle testing and validation procedures performed by Informatica Certification Engineers.[2]

Its parent company, Help/SYSTEMS, LLC was named on of Star Tribune '​s Top Workplaces in 2012 and 2013.[3]

References

  1. http://www.processor.com/articles//P3312/53p12/53p12.pdf?guid=
  2. "Help/Systems Web-based Job Scheduler Awarded Informatica Seal of Approval". PowerITPro. Retrieved May 29, 1013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "StarTribune Names Help/Systems to Top Workplaces 2013". Yahoo Finance. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved June 17, 1013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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