Summary

IBM Workload Automation communicates with other key IBM® products to provide a comprehensive, automated processing facility and an integrated solution for the control of all production workloads. Here are the benefits that the portfolio offers you:
Increased automation
Increases efficiency and uses DP resources more effectively, resulting in improved service levels for your customers.
Improved systems management integration
Provides a unified solution to your systems management problems.
More effective control of DP operations
Lets you implement change and manage growth more efficiently.
Increased availability
Is made possible by automatic workload recovery.
Opportunities for growth
Are made possible by your ability to manage greater workload volumes.
Investment protection
Is made easier by building on your current investment in z/OS® and allowing existing customers to build on their existing investment in workload management.
Improved customer satisfaction
Is achieved thanks to higher levels of service and availability, fewer errors, and faster response to problems.
Greater productivity
Results because repetitive, error-prone tasks are automated and operations personnel can use their time more efficiently.
Integration of multiple operating environments
Provides a single controlling point for the cooperating systems that comprise your DP operation.

The portfolio is more than just a batch scheduling tool: it is a production management system with the capability to schedule all the work running on any system.