The JAMS Scheduler uses a master/agent configuration and automates application processes on a variety of operating systems and architectures. It specializes in the Windows space, but was originally developed for OpenVMS users. The vendor claims over 800 customers worldwide. JAMS offers tight integration with Microsoft Windows scripting environment Windows PowerShell. They are a Microsoft partner and an Oracle Corporation partner.
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JAMS has been compared to some of the larger players, namely BMC Control-M and Tidal Enterprise Scheduler in the job scheduling arena.
SystemiNetwork.com featured the JAMS Scheduler in a brief note announcing the release of version 4.8 of the software and its improved file-transfer capabilities.
The JAMS Scheduler was featured in an ITJungle article, JAMS Brings Scheduling and File Transfer Capabilities to i OS. This article describes the difficulties faced by AS/400 and System i users in automating file transfers and batch scheduling, and suggests that JAMS is worth investigation.
In a Powerscripting Podcast from March 2008, JAMS was featured as a useful tool that users of Windows PowerShell can leverage to automate processes.
JAMS is not on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Automation but is frequently mentioned favorably by Gartner analysts in the field.
Review of JAMS by SQL Server MVP Jeremy Kadlec. http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3158/centralized-sql-server-job-management-with-jams-job-scheduler/
JAMS was recently certified for ServiceNow and is now listed in the ServiceNow Store. https://store.servicenow.com/$appstore.do#!/store/application/ba0b72540fb23100fe8b059ce1050e5e