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HCL Workload Automation
What it is
HCL Workload Automation is enterprise software for defining, scheduling, managing, and monitoring critical batch processes. It organizes jobs into job streams, supports dependencies and time constraints, and provides automatic recovery procedures. Graphical views, embedded analytics, and customizable dashboards help teams follow jobs and job streams. Event rules can start jobs, respond to prompts, notify users about anomalies, or invoke external products when conditions occur. Documented integrations include Jira, ServiceNow, RESTful APIs, JSONata, and IBM Robotic Process Automation. HCL says Automation Hub has more than 100 plugins available at no additional cost across areas including ERP, data integration, file transfer, ITSM, RPA, and cloud services. Workloads can run through local agents, without agents, or through APIs. Deployment options include Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, and a cloud-native service in a customer-chosen cloud. The product supports secure, encrypted connections, and qualifying fresh installations automatically encrypt key product files. Pricing is on request, and HCL advertises a 90-day free trial. From version 10.2, customers need their own licenses for WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Db2 if they continue using them.
For and against
For
- Job streams support dependencies and time constraints.
- Event rules can trigger jobs and notifications.
- Automation Hub offers over 100 plugins at no additional cost.
- Supports Docker and Red Hat OpenShift deployments.
- A 90-day free trial is advertised.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- From version 10.2, Liberty and Db2 require customer licenses.
- Supported components vary by operating system.
The verdict
HCL Workload Automation brings job scheduling, monitoring, event rules, and integrations into an enterprise platform. Customers should confirm pricing and licensing needs for WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Db2.
Who it suits
HCL Workload Automation is aimed at enterprises automating IT and business processes across hybrid environments. It suits teams coordinating scheduled workloads, event-triggered actions, and integrations.
Plans and prices
HCL Workload Automation
Enterprise workload automation; pricing not stated on the product page
Read 30 Sep 2026 · hcl-software.com
On the record
- Agent and API execution
- Tasks can run through local agents, without agents, or through APIs, and HCL says agent upgrades do not interrupt scheduling activity.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- AI and observability
- HCL describes AI analysis of workload data and AI-powered anomaly detection for workloads.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Audit behavior
- Auditing logs user modifications to the database and plan in readable, editable plain-text files on individual machines.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Automation Hub
- HCL says Automation Hub has over 100 plugins available at no additional cost, spanning areas such as ERP, data integration, file transfer, ITSM, RPA, and cloud services.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud deployment
- HCL describes a cloud-native service with deployment on a cloud of the customer's choice and a dedicated environment.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Container deployment
- HCL documents Docker deployments and says all product components can be deployed on Red Hat OpenShift.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Containers and hybrid environments
- The product supports orchestration of applications in containers, including hybrid environments.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- Fresh installations covered by the documented feature automatically encrypt key product files using AES-256 or AES-128.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Event-driven automation
- Event rules can trigger jobs, reply to prompts, notify users about anomalies, or invoke an external product when conditions occur.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Jira, ServiceNow, RESTful APIs, JSONata, and IBM Robotic Process Automation.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integration use cases
- Jira and ServiceNow integrations can open and monitor tickets or service requests and support approval or rejection workflows.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- HCL presents the product as an enterprise platform for automating IT and business processes across hybrid environments.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- License requirement
- Starting with version 10.2, complimentary licenses for WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Db2 are no longer provided, so customers need their own licenses to continue using them.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- The product includes graphical views, embedded analytics, and customizable dashboards for managing and monitoring jobs and job streams.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Operating systems
- The 10.2.7 operating systems report lists Linux and Windows support, and macOS support for Orchestration CLI.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The product orchestrates, initiates, runs, and manages digital business processes from legacy environments to cloud.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- It schedules jobs across a network, groups them into job streams, and supports dependencies, time constraints, and automatic recovery procedures.help.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling and monitoring
- Users can create, manage, and monitor jobs and job streams through graphical views, embedded analytics, and customizable dashboards.hcl-software.com · read 30 Sep 2026
