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Thunder Batch is the most comprehensive system for Job Scheduling & Empowered Windows Administration.

Add a layer of 'Batch Intelligence' with (12) major benefits:

Steps into templates

1) Batching 2) Threads 3) Resource Limits

  • Batch your individual programs, scripts and commands into optimized job streams so you don’t have to interact step by step.
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  • Batch files and scripts are limited to linear sequences; we support complex sequences.
  • You can specify step dependencies, task sequence and threads of parallel execution.
  • We execute anything that runs from a Windows command line: a batch exe, dos batch command, script file, or batch file. We run any script compatible with the Windows scripting host: WMI, javascript, VBscript, back up, clean up, MS DOS, Perl, Python, etc.
  • Unlimited parallel threads of execution with resource limiters let you get your work done faster without overloading your infrastructure.
  • Our resource limiters are completely flexible. You can easily limit use of a licensed component to one execution at a time even across a complex job. Limit file access, disk access, database access, bulk import, isql, active directory access, whatever you need.
  • Thunder Batch jobs are easily built with full graphical support.
  • Tough questions we answer:
    • “How can I run all these scripts and programs myself?”
    • “How can I get the sequence right?”
    • “How can I run multiple things at the same time?”
    • “How can I keep from overloading the database, the compiler, the network…?”
Schedule the jobs

4) Scheduling 5) Verification 6) Notification

  • Our reliable job scheduler executes your work, verifies results and notifies users... without interaction..
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  • Job scheduling can be by business days, calendar days, holidays, time periods, auto-repeat or can be driven by events.
  • These same jobs can also be submitted interactively, ad hoc, as you diagnose problems or make fixes.
  • Pre-configured verification of success and failure criteria in task outputs relieves you of manual work and avoids the ambiguity of return codes. Complex pattern matching in both text and data outputs is supported.
  • Notifications of success or failure happen in real-time allowing rapid response to critical situations. Configurable by severity level, users, groups, roles and shifts, they can also be finely tuned by jobs and steps.
  • This investment in sequence and verification is repaid in times of stress. Thunder Batch jobs give you confidence and reduce errors.
  • Tough questions we answer:
    • “How do I run my scripts at the right time?”
    • “How do I know my batch command ran correctly?”
    • “How will I know when problems arise?”
    • “How can I always know when things are about to fail?”

7) Templates 8) Re-purposing 9) Retention

  • Sequence, verification rules, scheduling, etc., is captured once, then reused across multiple servers, environments and time.
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  • The time-tested mainframe concept of reusable procedures for job control is reborn in Thunder Batch job templates.
  • Other task schedulers make you enter these 'settings' repeatedly, inviting errors.
  • Thunder Batch supports changing execution parameters with dynamic definition dictionaries at service, job and step levels. These flow and merge as jobs runs, allowing overrides at all levels. The definitions in effect are always clearly logged.
  • Definition processing supports substitutions, overrides, and many pre-programmed functions.
  • Build a production job library for normal, back up and emergency situations.
  • Administrators build libraries of diagnosis, repair and recovery jobs. The locked-in sequence and verification pays off when things go wrong at 3 A.M.!
  • Job Templates can be secured in source control, along with the source code for the programs and scripts they execute.
  • Once developed and tested, only environmental overrides differ between environments. Re-purposing a job to production, a different server, sql database, or active directory domain is trivial.
  • Thunder Batch Job Templates capture execution details in real time as steps run. Then they act as a centralized repository to hold those details for the archive interval you specify.
  • Tough questions we answer:
    • “How do I avoid the work of running this stream every time?”
    • “How do I run the exact same thing in different environments?”
    • “How do I keep all my old outputs and results?”
Mobile Control

10) Monitoring 11) Control 12) Mobility

  • Powerful, graphical interactive programs simplify creation, maintenance, and monitoring of jobs. Windows mobile devices too!
  • Administrators, production support, QA, and power users can be on call and in control from anywhere!
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  • Client program functionality is identical between Windows mobile devices, desktops, and servers.
  • Status is shown 'at-a-glance' with color-coded displays. Simultaneous connections are only limited by your hardware's capabilities.
  • All service, job and step details are maintained with graphical, WYSIWYG displays on handheld and desktop.
  • Examples for many common tasks are embedded in the client programs, always available to adapt to the job at hand.
  • Communications between server and client are securely encrypted. Remote access via LAN, WAN, VPN, wired, WiFI and Internet is supported.
  • Thunder Batch's powerful client programs are a better solution than remote desktop or PC remote control software for Windows administration of all kinds.
  • Tough questions we answer:
    • “How do I keep in touch with my servers?”
    • “How do I start, stop & control jobs?”
    • “How do I easily enter sequence, threading, verification, etc.?”
    • “How do I do all this without being chained to my desk?”

Should you be using Thunder Batch?

  • Our customers write or run batch files, Windows scripts, and non-interactive programs. We empower them by enabling complex batch sequences, scheduling, verification, notification and mobility. The result? Their work gets done with less interaction, optimal reliability, and user mobility.
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  • Our scheduling focused customers find that Thunder Batch is a powerful Windows job scheduler. It matches products many times its price, feature for feature.
  • Administrators of all kinds thrive with Thunder Batch! After wrapping their trusted commands and scripts in Thunder Batch jobs, they gain mobility and confidence and they make fewer mistakes.
  • The traditional alternative is to respond to the beeper, alarm clock or phone call, get to a computer, then submit commands, scripts, or bat files in the proper sequence, wait for them to complete and verify the results on the spot.
  • Most problem situations occur repeatedly. Each time they are faced, the effort to schedule, sequence, and validate results is exerted manually. Thunder Batch jobs capture these details; the effort is made only once.
  • With Thunder Batch, the details have been taken care of in calmer times; just submit your trusted jobs. There is no need to stay home, or rush to a computer. Simply pull out your Windows mobile device and get connected.
  • Questions to ask yourself:
    • “Do I need job scheduling and a job scheduler?”
    • “Do I need multiple simultaneous threads of execution?”
    • “Do I run my scripts, programs and commands on Windows?”
    • “Do I want to avoid the feeling of making a mistake at 3A.M. when production waits on me?”

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