JAMS, the 'Speedy Gonzalez' of batch scheduling
March 24, 2023
JAMS, the 'Speedy Gonzalez' of batch scheduling
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with JAMS
JAMS is used to schedule JAMS setups that run Talend Jobs to generate extract files (in .csv, .txt, .xlsx format) from databases in the Hadoop cluster.
The Talend Jobs are used to convert existing output files (from other sources) to extractions from the Hadoop databases, as well as create new client requests for output
I use JAMS to schedule these Talend processes to run on a daily, weekly, particular days of the week, quarterly, specific calendar days of the week, and annual basis.
The Talend Jobs are used to convert existing output files (from other sources) to extractions from the Hadoop databases, as well as create new client requests for output
I use JAMS to schedule these Talend processes to run on a daily, weekly, particular days of the week, quarterly, specific calendar days of the week, and annual basis.
Pros
- Definition of Date parameters (i.e. - Today, TodayDate, Workdays, Day) that gives great flexibility in scheduling
- Copying/cloning of specific existing processes that makes implementation of new processes easy
- Easily accessible logging to review/fix issues when they occur (in Dev and Prod)
Cons
- When searching for Definitions, it would help if you had a right-mouse click option to 'select last component accessed' ...One has to type a job name, setup name over and over if switching between the job and setup tabs
- For Development (vs Production) Parameters setup (i.e. - for Jobs) allow updates on the 1st screen. One has to double-click or click the Properties button to update the particular parameter, but could save significant time if updates were allowed at the parameter list level...
- In History, instead of 90 days, retain last 30 occurrences, of course depending on the type of scheduling (if applicable - daily, weekly, monthly). List of last occurrences is more valuable than runs in the last 90 days
I might've used other scheduling mechanisms (such as in SQL Server), but JAMS, although with more 'moving pieces', is way more flexible.
Do you think JAMS delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with JAMS's feature set?
Yes
Did JAMS live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of JAMS go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy JAMS again?
Yes
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