Intelligent workload automation software

Boost productivity and efficiency with RunMyJobs by Redwood as your single point of control. Connect all the applications, processes and data driving your mission-critical business outcomes.

Enable strategic transformation of your IT environment

Move beyond basic job scheduling software with automation that unifies diverse systems and processes. Reduce operational friction and achieve real-time, data-driven decision-making to enhance your organization’s competitiveness and adaptability.

  • Predictive analytics

    Apply machine learning to analyze activity and identify potential breaches based on data and/or configured rules for service-level agreements (SLAs).

  • Hybrid architecture

    Automate across hybrid environments (on-premises, cloud, SaaS) without dependency on legacy control or access methods such as distributed agents.

  • Full stack connectivity

    Orchestrate workflows across your application, data and infrastructure layers to align with business solutions and connect RunMyJobs to your new and bespoke systems.

  • Single pane of glass

    Get a comprehensive view of your operations and analytics, including the capability to embed or integrate third-party UIs and controls.

  • Modular workflows

    Enjoy a flexible and scalable configuration architecture that allows you to customize automations, including DevOps processes, with an artifact-based approach.

  • Event-driven orchestration

    Configure tasks, automations and activities to start based on real-world conditions, including time, events and statuses of remote systems, for maximum execution efficiency.

Facilitating self-service and citizen automation

Empower end-users to develop and execute specially selected workloads and workflows meticulously governed by the IT organization.
RunMyJobs features a self-service portal that empowers users with enhanced autonomy, flexibility and speed. Users can independently initiate predefined processes, customize parameters and execute task sequences.

Powering autonomous businesses with automation fabrics

Redwood Software offers best-in-class, full stack orchestration across SAP and non-SAP systems, delivering automation fabric solutions to help enterprises achieve mission-critical business outcomes.

RunMyJobs is a 100% SaaS solution, recognized as a Leader and positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision in the 2024 Gartner® 2024 Magic Quadrant™  for Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms (SOAPs) report.

Whether you’re streamlining production planning, optimizing your record-to-report tasks or building a more efficient order-to-cash process, Redwood can show you where you stand and create a plan for how you’ll future-proof your business with automation.

Enhancing workflow observability

RunMyJobs gives you the power to move from insights to action with a holistic view of what’s happening across intricate IT and business processes.

  • Comprehensive visibility: See all your workload automation (WLA) activity and get a complete understanding of your critical business process health and performance.
  • Dashboards with dynamic views: Optimize data views for specific roles and tasks, and explore configuration and run-time behavior of workflows, jobs, queues and more.
  • Unique widgets and data visualizations: Access smart narratives enhanced by AI for deeper data exploration.
  • “Click-to-configure” capabilities: Jump straight from analytics to the relevant configuration.

Maximizing the value of your SAP investment

As a 20+ year co-innovation partner with product roadmaps aligned with SAP’s, RunMyJobs is the most trusted and only SAP Endorsed, Premium certified WLA solution. That means it meets SAP’s highest standards for performance, security and integration. With reduced risk, faster time-to-value and long-term reliability, you’ll get the highest possible ROI from your SAP investment, now and into the future.

RunMyJobs delivers the deepest integration with the most SAP-specific templates, connectors and certifications across both mature and modern SAP technologies. As the only WLA solution in the RISE reference architecture, it eliminates custom code and workarounds to uniquely support clean core strategies.

Why choose a Service Orchestration and Automation Platform?

Cloud-native SOAPs enable fluid connection to all your applications, systems and data sources to help you manage workloads, data pipelines, resource provisioning and more.

  • Event-based automation

    Trigger workflows based on predefined events or conditions, such as system alerts, data changes or external inputs.

  • Centralized control and visibility

    Monitor, manage and control workflows with real-time dashboards, alerts and detailed logs for tracking performance and resolving issues.

  • Scalability and flexibility

    Dynamically scale workloads to adapt to changing business requirements — ideal for enterprise-level automation.

  • Security and compliance

    Securely execute workflows and meet regulatory standards with role-based access controls, encryption and compliance features.

  • AI and analytics integration

    Leverage artificial intelligence for predictive analysis, anomaly detection and automated process optimization.

  • Cross-platform integration

    Connect on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments to achieve frictionless automation across diverse infrastructures.

Smooth integration with enterprise applications

Increase your organization’s agility and efficiency by fully connecting your tech stack using RunMyJobs’ wide range of pre-built integrations. No coding, scripting skills or hardware required.

Or, build new integrations in minutes using the Connector Wizard to enable REST-accessible services in your workflows. Integrate into your web services architecture using SOAP and REST APIs for inbound, outbound and asynchronous web services.

With extensibility and open frameworks built into the platform and presented as an SDK, you can integrate deeply with customer value streams and build solutions attuned to your business needs. Comprehensive industry-standard interfaces provide bi-directional business orchestration capabilities, from command line to webhooks to SOAP and REST interfaces.

Expand your IT vision: Modernize with automation

Unlike traditional job scheduling tools, RunMyJobs goes far beyond IT automation functionality to orchestrate and automate workflows and end-to-end business processes.

Don’t go broke over Broadcom

Free your team from the frustrations brought about by recent changes to Broadcom’s licensing and support.

Opt for:

  • A full SaaS platform: Guaranteed 99.95% uptime, seamless self-upgrades and flexible SaaS deployment with minimal footprint
  • Complete tech stack automation: Fluid connection for all your systems and data, no matter your tech stack – from on-premises mainframes to cloud services and apps
  • End-to-end visibility: Enterprise-wide visibility and control via monitoring for every automated process from a single pane of glass
  • Simple, secure architecture: Protection for your processes and data with full encryption and a security-first, single-tenant design
  • Transparent pricing: The freedom to add as many servers, applications and environments as you need without restrictions or extra costs

Workload automation FAQs

What is workload automation software?

Workload automation software automates, schedules and manages IT tasks across systems, applications and environments. It replaces manual intervention by triggering jobs based on time, events or dependencies. These jobs often include batch processing, file transfers, ERP tasks, provisioning or data orchestration. The software supports IT operations by coordinating workflows across mainframe, on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

Workload automation tools help IT teams gain control over complex workflows, reduce scheduling errors and improve operational efficiency. They support integration with APIs, business applications like SAP and Oracle and enable centralized management through dashboards and user interfaces. WLA solutions offer advanced features such as SLA monitoring, real-time alerts and support for DevOps pipelines. Use cases span from job scheduling in big data ecosystems to automating end-to-end business processes.

Learn more about workload automation software and why enterprise companies use it.

What is the difference between workflow and workload automation?

Workflow automation typically centers on task-level execution, allowing teams to automate routine business actions within specific tools or platforms. These tasks often involve user interaction and are focused on improving consistency and speed for process steps such as onboarding, approvals or status updates. Workflow tools are often designed for simplicity and are used within individual teams or departments.

Workload automation, by contrast, is infrastructure-focused and deals with coordinating large-scale, system-level operations without user intervention. It automates cross-platform execution of scripts, jobs and data pipelines, often tied to backend systems like ERP, databases and multi-cloud environments. These tools are built to support scheduling, event triggers and job orchestration across an enterprise IT ecosystem.

Learn more about workflow automation and how it can help kickstart your automation journey.

What are the top enterprise workload automation tools?

Top enterprise workload automation tools are built to manage job scheduling, batch processing and cross-platform dependencies across hybrid environments. These tools support integration with business applications, cloud platforms, mainframe systems and ERP solutions. They enable IT teams to automate complex workflows, maintain SLAs and centralize operations across diverse IT infrastructures.

RunMyJobs and other leading tools offer support for scripting, real-time monitoring and advanced features like self-service portals, API connectivity and event-driven orchestration. These platforms are used to automate business processes across multi-cloud environments, minimize manual intervention and improve workload management at scale.

Top enterprise workload automation tools:

  • RunMyJobs by Redwood
  • ActiveBatch by Redwood
  • Tidal by Redwood
  • Control-M by BMC
  • AutoSys by Broadcom
  • Stonebranch Universal Automation Center
  • IBM Workload Automation
  • Fortra’s JAMS Scheduler

Read the workload automation software comparison guide

What is an automation fabric?

An automation fabric is a strategic layer that connects multiple automation tools and technologies into a coordinated system. Rather than relying on isolated scripts or single-purpose schedulers, it provides a structured way to manage workflows across diverse environments, including hybrid cloud, on-premises and SaaS platforms. It supports integration with various APIs, enabling cross-functional orchestration across applications and infrastructure.

This approach helps IT teams align workload automation software, business processes and data pipelines under a single operational model. Automation fabrics are often designed to support both IT and business users, offering visibility, control and adaptability for functions such as batch jobs, provisioning and SLA tracking across different tools and platforms.

Learn more about automation fabrics, citizen automation and other top IT automation trends.

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