MISSION STATEMENT
To provide the Workload Automation user community with a forum to learn, explore, and achieve results for their company as well as themselves. ASAP is committed to be the user voice behind workload automation issues to help drive the development of product enhancements. This organization is a place where our members can reach out and get real life examples and solutions to every day automation needs.
OUR MISSION
To provide a world class organization that promotes knowledge, idea sharing, and creates an atmosphere where our membership can leverage learned best-of-breed practices to better manage their enterprise automation systems.
ASAP – Workload Automation Education & Training is an independent entity established for businesses holding an Workload Scheduler or Workload Scheduler for z/OS license to share ideas on Workload Scheduler or Workload Scheduler for z/OS installation, applications, and problem-solving discoveries.
ASAP – Workload Automation Education & Training is a volunteer, user supported, not-for-profit organization which is managed by a volunteer board of directors (representatives of member companies). User and vendor sessions are presented at the conference through the generous donation of time, resource and talent of the Workload Automation user community and their respective organizations.
Formerly established as a membership organization in 1992, ASAP – Workload Automation Education & Training has a two-fold purpose:
- To exchange and disseminate information relative to Workload Scheduler and Workload Scheduler for z/OS, global systems management, and the suite of automation products
- To influence the direction, design and enhancement of the Workload Scheduler and Workload Scheduler for z/OS product through a formal requirements process
To accomplish its purpose ASAP – Workload Automation Education & Training
- Publishes a quarterly newsletter,
- Executes a formal product requirements process,
- Holds an annual technical and informational user conference.
Members derive the great benefits through the formal and informal exchanges of information about Workload Scheduler and Workload Scheduler for z/OS implementation and management experience at the annual ASAP University. Since each installation is unique, the conferences focus on common interests and opportunities in the areas of training, education, application, conversion, recovery, scheduling, and management. Informal discussions of the various solutions provide members insight as to how these problems / opportunities might be approached and overcome. The members share those extremely important approaches which have led to the successful solution of problems.