Resumen Completo para Podcast (información verificada) 🧭 What is Control-M? A job scheduling and workload automation tool developed by BMC Software. Used in enterprise environments to schedule, monitor, and manage batch jobs. Commonly used in banking, insurance, and government for automating critical backend processes. ⚙️ Key Concepts Job: A task to execute (e.g., script, ETL, data load). Job Stream/Workflow: Group of related jobs with dependencies. Agent: Installed on target server to execute jobs. Control-M Server: Central brain to schedule and control jobs. Control-M/Enterprise Manager: GUI interface for monitoring and configuration. 🧪 Example Use Cases Run an ETL script every day at 3 AM. Trigger a validation script after a file is received. Chain: Job B starts only if Job A ends successfully. ⏲️ Scheduling Features Time-based: daily, weekly, monthly Event-based: file presence, job success/failure Conditional: only if another job finishes (OK/NOK) 🔍 Job Monitoring View real-time status: OK, WAITING, FAILURE Logs available per job execution Retry, kill, rerun jobs manually from GUI Alerts and SLA tracking 🧰 Job Types Shell script SQL queries Python/Java executables File transfers API requests (Control-M Automation API) 📈 Benefits Reduced manual work Avoid human errors Full audit trail and logging Integrates well into CI/CD pipelines