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What do you like best about JAMS?

One spot for scheduling all your job scheduling needs and ability to view status of everything in one area.

There support staff have always been able to assist with any questions or problems I've had. They are friendly and know the product very well. Truly impressed every time I have needed support. Can't say that about many other companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Have had some issues with software bugs but support has always helped and fixed any issues promptly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the 5 star review! JAMS is a powerful tool for centralizing your automation, so it's great to hear that your organization is benefitting from having everything in one place. JAMS Support prides themselves on delivering world-class support every day, so be sure to continue reaching out for any questions that come up!

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Thanks for the 5 star review, Scott! Always a pleasure hearing from you and how JAMS is leveraged at your organization.

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What do you like best about JAMS?

I continue to be impressed how easy it is to create various types of tasks. I manage 50+ scheduled tasks across several Windows computers. I primaraly used a third-party app to manage these taske as well as Windows system scheduler. Moving these to Jams was very straight forward. Additionaly, I like how jams shows all my scheduled jobs within one dashboard. I can get a status of all jobs at a glance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

There is nothing signifigant I dislike. I would say it would be nice within the dashboard view to be able to hover or click the status icon (success, fail, warning) an see a list of those jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the great review, Erik! Awesome to hear that JAMS stood out against the other schedulers you mentioned, and that you've been able to really benefit from the centralization capabilities that JAMS offers. Keep in touch and don't be afraid to reach out to JAMS Support if you need anything!

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What do you like best about JAMS?

It has custom calendar which is useful for us. Pricing is competitive for paid job scheduler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Desktop user interface is clunky and flicker when scrolling, makes it hard to know if an input has been changed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the review and feedback! Scheduling in JAMS is super powerful and allows for setting some really complex schedules as needed. As for the UI concerns that you raised, we take feedback (good or constructive) very seriously. If you don't mind, please reach out to JAMS Support to discuss what you're seeing a bit further with them. It'd be helpful to review the flickering you described and understand areas that we may be able to improve or streamline for a better user experience. Tell them I sent you!

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What do you like best about JAMS?

JAMS is very easy to user and works with all of our JD Edwards Instances. We also use it to automate all sorts of other tasks via Powershell, SQL Server, and Windows workflow scripting. JAMS has also been open and responds to enhancement requests to improve the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

There isn't really anything that I would same that I dislike. Maybe improve or simplify configuring user security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about JAMS?

I can have all sorts of things scheduled in one place. SQL, SSIS, Powershell, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

I wish their website had a more robust user community.

I wish it interfaced with AWS a little easier, but AWS is a PITA anyway. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the great review! We're glad to hear you're taking advantage of our dedicated JAMS Support team to get the most of out of JAMS.

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What do you like best about JAMS?

Jams schedule is a great program. I use it to schedule and monitor many jobs on many SQL servers. The interface is solid and works great. Their Tech Support is top-notch. This is an Enterprise-Ready Solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Report creator takes some practice but you can use PowerShell to create your own faster reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the five star review! It's great to hear your success with JAMS and your view of it as an enterprise-ready solution. If there's ever anything you need or we can help with, please don't hesitate to reach out to JAMS Support.

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What do you like best about JAMS?

Complexity and variety of jobs and functions that can be used and scheduled with the software. I use this extensively with FTP transfer jobs and file sweeps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

My single complaint at this time is an all folder search when trying to find a job. Right now if a search is not performed in the correct folder the job will not be found. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the 5 star review! We love hearing how our customers are able to use JAMS in different ways due to its incredible extensibility. Keep an eye out for better Search capabilities in the next few releases, as it's on its way. In the meantime, make sure to stay in touch with JAMS Support for any questions that you may have!

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What do you like best about JAMS?

Quick response, appropriate and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

I did not dislike anything, Great customer service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Casey of JAMS
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Hi and thank you for the spectacular 5 star review. JAMS Support works hard in being able to provide fast, and precise resolutions to any issue you may encounter. It is great to hear your experience with our World Class Support Team. Thank you again as we value all feedback from our Customers.

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What do you like best about JAMS?

The ability to run processes from different servers using different accounts. Seeing the Monitor in one area is very helpful. I like Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

I am not fond of the Web Client. I feel a lot of improvement can be made that can make it much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kevin Vliet of JAMS
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Thanks for the review and feedback, Josh! It's great to hear that you've been able to consolidate scheduling across your many servers for better overall control and flexibility. Stay tuned for future releases with lots of great functionality coming to the web client, and be sure to reach out to JAMS Support if you ever need help with anything!

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