Redwood RunMyJobs Reviews

It provides cloud advantages. 

RunMyJobs is very useful in our case. I'm from an ERP background. We had a hard time running jobs to keep our business alive. This was due to the complex structure and nature of the jobs which tend to move to different systems at each point in time. This was difficult to achieve with traditional SAP software.

We can achieve anything that we would like to do using this solution. In SAP, it's not generally possible with just with SAP. So we have solution manager as an option, but run by job. 

Price-wise, it is not affordable. When we compare with other industry-leading software and even the same scale, there are certain software that can compete with Redwood, but Redwood is very highly paced. 

It is more SAP-friendly, at this point. Since it was owned by SAP for a very long time, they have made it SAP-friendly. But if you look at the tool as an enterprise tool, it is not really that great. You can have better options when you couple it with SAP.

I have been using Redwood RunMyJobs for seven years. 

The solution is highly stable.

It is not a very scalable solution. I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. 

The technical support does not provide support over the weekend. 

Neutral

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The return on investment is good. 

Even though it is highly-priced, it is a go to SAP product. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

We use Redwood Workload Automation for scheduling jobs and for automatic alert generation in case of long-running and failed jobs. 

It provides easy access to managing jobs and controlling the flow of automation. Alerts generated keep us up to date on the long-running jobs as well as failed jobs. 

Configuring the jobs is easy, and scheduling them through redwood makes it very effective for 24-hour monitoring. 

The Redwood support team is very helpful and gives a prompt response and fast resolution when needed.

Scheduling jobs from the Redwood end is a breeze. 

The automated alert response is very useful for long-running and failed jobs during off-business hours. 

A detailed summary of the job and its predecessors can be tracked very effectively using the redwood workload automation tool. Using the tool in day-to-day activities makes the tool very easy to handle work efficiently.

Some of the pros that we received after using the tool were:

• Easier administration of jobs
• Easier job search and error analysis
• Automated alerts help during off-business hours

Some improvements would be:

1. Having a graphical user interface for the dashboard.

2. Better Compatibility with other platforms for logging into the system.

I have been using it for more than a year.

The tool is stable and easy to use.

This is a very scalable, useful tool.

We have always received good support from the Redwood support team.

Positive

The first time using this technology/tool in the industry. I had no prior use of the tool.

I was not a part of the purchasing team.

I was not a part of the purchasing team.

The ROI we have witnessed is based on faster job scheduling and alerts.

I was not part of the purchasing team.

Redwood is very easy for functional users to learn and use. The steps are useful and therefore end user training is easy to deliver.

It is a high-performance, secure, stable, and scalable platform.

Redwood is a great solution to complement and enhance our SAP instance. 

Redwood has good flexibility in automating our own processes using the plug-and-play components from their big library store. One of the most beneficial parts of RunMyJobs is we don't have to support and maintain the infrastructure for the scheduler; it's all in the cloud, so Redwood takes care of that maintenance and upkeep.

Redwood automation helps us to rely on the software to get our core business processes run on time with almost no expected errors. This is time effective, which helps us to meet the client's requirements

A whole lot of jobs can be controlled with just one click, which is time effective. We can control a complex workflow with simple events, which makes life easier

Redwood is of value to our organization due to of its ease of use and the ability to automate and orchestrate any platform that we utilize today. 

Redwood has pre-defined process definitions, a data transformer, a chain diagram of the process, and error handlers.

When something obstructs the job flow, instead of scheduling and running a new job, we can set up tasks in a logical flow that runs automatically during job failures. 

The best thing about the Redwood software's RunMyJobs is it has automated jobs running smoothly with no issues, and automated upgrades are completed in less than five minutes. This makes maintenance very easy.

Redwood software helps to integrate complex processes in a heterogeneous landscape that combines SaaS and on-premise solutions.

Currently, our developers aren't able to access their own objects in the user acceptance testing server and production system server as they are assigned the developer access role, which is kind of a solid role, and no changes or additions can be made to it. In the next release, I would suggest that the access can be limited but accessible by developers

Also, in terms of an outage, this becomes critical since it tasks some time to identify and restore our services with which we fail to reach our Service level agreements.

We highly recommend the product overall.

Redwood Software’s RunMyJobs workload automation solution IT teams can create and run essential scheduled and event-driven processes, manage file and data transfers, and orchestrate automation across applications and other tools like RPA.

Enterprises in every industry, from manufacturing, utility, retail, and biotech to hospitality, banking, and aerospace, rely on Redwood. 

Our low-code automation platform is at the core of critical business operations such as forecasting, replenishment, reconciliation, financial close, order-to-cash, billing, reporting, and more.

Redwood manages the workload of ERP platforms like SAP, Oracle, etc. It also has an additional feature of load balancing through nodes and can restrict the number of jobs running in parallel by entering the execution size limit in the ECC queue.

Redwood manages all complex job workflow processes.

Whenever we are experiencing issues with the Redwood system, we can send log files to the Redwood support team by selecting get support files at the top right corner of the redwood window. Redwood software is supported in almost all web browsers, unlike other software that doesn't support it.

Before, we were using the SAP CPS chronicle tool to schedule batch jobs which doesn't have a user-friendly interface and were not flexible enough to use. Later, when we shifted to Redwood Software everything was hassle-free and we could import hundreds of jobs just using a script. That made our life much easier.

Having multiple options to restrict the use and authority to use Redwood Software to users (user only, scheduler admin, etc) was great. It solved many problems. We can now take reports on how many jobs are running daily, mail alerts for job failures, platform agents connected, and dashboards.

In Redwood, all job-related information can be accessed and downloaded, including job spool lists, job statistics, application logs, etc., which is actually an added advantage for the user to check and analyze the job-related issue.

However, when I check operator messages, there are a lot of messages stuck in the queue. For example, "couldn't send alert" mail to a few recipients. 

The job log has a size limit. 

These are very minor things to look into. If these issues are fixed Redwood, will be in a great position.

The primary use case of Redwood Software in my working environment is that my project includes 24+ applications that are migrated to the cloud as well. We have very complex application flows and integrations. Redwood Workload Automation Edition has helped with application integration. It can integrate with a wide range of applications, including ERP systems, databases, and middleware, which allows organizations to automate end-to-end business processes. 

Also, Redwood has helped in file transfers. It can automate the movement of files between systems, ensuring that data is transferred securely and efficiently. Since our project is also dependent on the cloud, Redwood provides cloud automation which automates the workflows that span across on-premises and cloud environments.

Redwood Workload Automation Edition has helped in improving my organization in numerous ways. 

Our project has complicated workflows and huge tasks to be scheduled. Redwood's features of job scheduling and automation allowed us to schedule and automate batch jobs across multiple platforms and systems, which reduces the manual workload for the employees, saving a lot of time. 

Redwood provides full security while transferring files to different systems. Since ours is a middleware project, the work involves a lot of file movement between different vendors and organizations. By using Redwood, file transfer for the work has been easier and more efficient.

Since my project is a monitoring project, we need to keep an eye on all the applications all the time. The best feature I love about Redwood is the real-time event monitoring and alerting. Redwood can monitor critical business events in real time and can send alerts as well when the predefined thresholds are exceeded. This saves a lot of accountable time for employees and can accurately detect errors with the highest priority, which helps in recognizing and solving the issue within a short span of time. 

Redwood also supports cloud automation to automate workflows between on-premises and the cloud, which is a really cool feature.

The user interface of Redwood can be improved a bit to make it more user-friendly and interesting. Since everything is now updated, it would be better if Redwood's next version release included features involving machine learning and artificial intelligence. 

Since more organizations are migrating to the cloud, it would be beneficial if Redwoood incorporates more cloud-native features such as serverless computing, integration with cloud-native services, and containerization. It would be of added advantage if Redwood could display the workload with visualizations such as flowcharts, bar charts, and process maps which makes the user easy to understand.

I have been using Redwood Software for a period of more than one year.

Redwood Software is one of the best low-code automation platforms for scheduling complex jobs and monitoring processes. It is used in various domains like banking, manufacturing, hospitality, and so on. It executes critical business tasks such as billing and reporting with high speed and precision which makes it one of the best cloud solutions for organizations.

We can schedule multiple jobs with ease and trigger them as per the requirements. Filters are available for searching and extracting jobs and tracking the error, long-running jobs. The tool is supported by all browsers.

The scheduling of jobs is very complicated, and Redwood makes my task easier as job scheduling is easy in Redwood, and learning modules are simple and clear.

Redwood Software provides some more features like load balancing on nodes, and it is also possible to limit the number of jobs that can run in parallel with the help of an execution size limit in ECC queue.

It is possible to retrieve support files for each of the error, completed, and scheduled jobs which make it easier to find the root cause of a failed job. Redwood software has less coding/scripting with faster performance and delivery of business.

Redwood has multiple job scheduling options; that is, jobs can be scheduled with event wait, they can be chained, and steps can also be added, which makes the user's life much easier.

Installing and configuring Redwood agents are easy, and scheduling jobs on Redwood helps in triggering the batches as per business requirements.

The overall system health and schedule health can be checked in the monitoring dashboard, which shows the total count of errors, completed, and long-event wait jobs so that we don't have to extract reports every now and then for specific issues.

The reports are downloaded in .CAR file format, which makes it difficult to convert to an Excel file. 

The integration with ticketing tools such as ServiceNow takes a lot of time which can be improved.

It would be helpful if we could copy the values from screens especially when we create filters. The job log has a size limit.

They could add additional default time windows and submit frames which would help in scheduling the batch job as per the requirements. 

Redwood will be even better to use if these small changes are looked into, although it's still one of the best tools that we can use for automation.

I've used the soluton for one year.

Our primary usage of Redwood Automation is to monitor batch processing in SAP. This helps us automate and streamline the process and also helps in reducing the overall run time for long-running processes. 

We also use this software to run in parallel, unlike the standard SAP scheduler. We use predefined features that actually help in managing processes in importing jobs from SAP ECC systems. Some of the automation features use low code that has a business impact in reducing workload. It is the most advanced automation tool.

It can manage complex job workflow processes. 

Infrastructure for the scheduler is taken care of by Redwood software itself so that it benefits us in running jobs. Maintenance and upkeep are negligible. 

It is very easy and easy to use, and minimal supervision is required to run it. 

We can easily orchestrate jobs across several systems, and there are N number of possible ways to do so. With this, complex jobs also can be reduced to easier tasks, and solution for the same is also approximate, which makes it a powerful tool.

The UI feels fresh and neat, which is a basic thing that keeps users using the tool, whereas the competitors lack this feature. 

It has drastically reduced the consumption of time and effort spent by a user on updates and maintenance since features like automation help in doing those tasks instead of us. 

It helps us to integrate complex processes that combine SaaS and on-premises solutions with a wide range of SAP and Non-SAP applications. We get the latest available data in the data warehouse. 

Since it is a powerful tool, there are fewer complaints that we can encounter for performance or automation issues. 

It also is better at scheduling non-dependent tasks for optimal usage of resources. 

The documentation for this product is limited, which can be improved in the future. 

It lacks some common features like assignment groups in ServiceNow which has to be manually done. This feature can be implemented so as to reduce the time consumption of users in assigning it.  

Redwood is primarily used for DevOps automation in our business for agile, functional application delivery. 

It helps in creating logical workflows from the data center to the cloud with automation. Redwood easily manages and coordinates complex processes and automates their interdependencies without manual intervention which is an impressive feature. 

Every step is fully logged and auditable at a process level, without manual intervention. It can visually combine workflow steps into the process chains.

Redwood has helped in automating the scheduled tasks and jobs. 

We can create and test micro-workflows to find defects sooner. Redwood helps in eliminating repetitive and time-consuming manual steps for better productivity. 

The tool is very compatible with multiple CI/CD tools. Every step is fully logged and auditable at a process level, without manual intervention. It can visually combine workflow steps into the process chains. 

It enforces consistent business and IT service standards across the enterprise without extra manual effort.

Redwood Software has many excellent features, including, automating any number of tasks without lagging, and provides multi-tier environments like development, test, and production. 

It has an event-driven automation feature for accurate, complete data and faster results. 

Built-in SLA monitoring allows you to meet your SLA targets and get early warnings for deadline breaches. 

We can create and test micro-workflows to find defects sooner. 

Redwood helps in eliminating repetitive and time-consuming manual steps for better productivity. The tool is very compatible with multiple CI/CD tools.

Redwood Software has a high price tag, especially for small and medium-sized businesses that might not have the funds to engage in a complete automation system. 

The initial setup of the software is quite challenging. There are some difficulties faced during dependencies set up under jobs. 

The customer support and documentation part can be improved for much better response and understanding. A course could be provided on the tool in the market about the importance and usage. 

Apart from the above, Redwood is doing great at its automation and is highly recommended

 I've used the solution for two years.

We did not previously use a different solution.

We did not previously evaluate other options.