We often think that the best way to do things is to leave everything as it is. If everything works, it's fine, why change? Well, unfortunately, this is not always the winning approach! Change, evolution and progress can lead to improvements that we could never have if we remain in the mindset of immobility. Workload Automation is certainly a clear example! Over time, this product has changed a lot, and new features have been added. New technologies have always been introduced to make this software, now a leader in the sector, increasingly innovative and increasingly rich. What perhaps represents one of the biggest changes and one of the biggest steps towards the future is certainly the introduction of Dynamic Agents. It is now impossible to imagine a Workload Automation environment without dynamic agents. Using a Dynamic Agent compared to a Fault Tolerant Agent (FTA) offers various advantages and benefits, depending on the needs of the workload planning and automation environment.
Let's take a closer look at all the benefits that can be obtained thanks to the use of a Dynamic Agent. Elasticity and scalability Dynamic Agents can be quickly added or removed, allowing for more flexible management of the workload for more flexible and dynamic environments. They are ideal for cloud or containerized environments where the required capacity can change dynamically. Compatibility with modern environments Optimized to integrate workloads on clouds, containers (such as Kubernetes and OpenShift), and hybrid infrastructures. Supports modern technologies such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform via native plug-ins. Easy configuration and management Does not require complex network configurations like FTAs (for example, opening specific ports). The Dynamic Agent automatically registers with the Master or a broker. Lower administrative overhead Can be deployed via scripts and automations without manual configuration. Node registration is handled automatically. Simplified connectivity Uses HTTP or HTTPS protocols, reducing the need to configure tunnels or VPNs. Greater compatibility with enterprise firewalls and proxies. Advanced monitoring Includes native capabilities for monitoring and tracking jobs through modern interfaces such as the Dynamic Workload Console. Supports centralized logging and analytics. Support for specialized workloads It is designed to handle specialized workloads such as cloud-native applications, big data, and real-time flows. Comparison The benefits of using the dynamic agent are truly remarkable, certainly using an FTA allows you to schedule Jobs even in offline mode, however, we are now in times where it is really difficult to have periods of high downtime in which the connection between Master and Agent decays for a long time. The advantage of having offline scheduling, however, is obtained at the expense of a more complex configuration, the use of a proprietary TCP/IP protocol as well as the impossibility of using the over 100 plug-ins that Workload Automation supports. In the table below are summarized the characteristics of both types of Agent
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