PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1695323
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1695323
Workload scheduling and automation encompass the efficient distribution and management of tasks, processes, or jobs across computing resources such as servers, networks, and cloud environments through automated tools and systems. Its objective is to simplify and optimize task execution, enhance resource utilization, improve system reliability, and reduce manual intervention in routine processes.
This technology can be deployed either on-premise or in the cloud. On-premise solutions involve the deployment of software or tools within the organization's infrastructure to handle tasks such as job scheduling, data processing, and system maintenance. These solutions cater to a wide array of industries, including banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), information technology (IT) and telecommunications, retail, healthcare, government and public sector, manufacturing, among others, serving both large enterprises and small and medium enterprises.
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The workload scheduling and automation market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $3.28 billion in 2024 to $3.64 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to digital transformation initiatives, rising complexity of IT environments, focus on cost optimization, need for business continuity and disaster recovery, increasing volume of data and demand for real-time analytics.
The workload scheduling and automation market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.47 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to focus on security and compliance, remote workforce management, increasing complexity of business processes, growing importance of DevOps practices, focus on customer experience and need for scalability. Major trends in the forecast period include rapid technological advancements, increasing adoption of cloud computing, integration of ai and machine learning, cloud-native workload automation, hyperautomation and event-driven automation.
The increasing demand for cloud computing is expected to drive the growth of the workload scheduling and automation market in the coming years. Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services over the Internet, providing resources like storage, processing power, and software on a pay-as-you-go basis, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency for users. In the context of workload scheduling and automation, cloud computing enables the deployment of scalable infrastructure and software resources online, streamlining the management of tasks, data processing, and system maintenance. For example, in December 2023, Eurostat, a Luxembourg-based government agency, reported that 42.5% of businesses in the EU purchased cloud computing services, primarily for office software, file storage, and email. This marked a 4.2 percentage point increase in cloud service adoption compared to 2021. As a result, the growing demand for cloud computing is fueling the growth of the workload scheduling and automation market.
Leading companies in the workload scheduling and automation market are concentrating on developing innovative solutions, such as self-healing workflow automation platforms, to gain a competitive advantage. A self-healing workflow automation platform is a software solution that automatically identifies, diagnoses, and resolves issues or failures within workflows or processes without the need for human intervention. For example, in September 2024, Qualitia, an India-based technology company, introduced Qualitia Boson on the Salesforce AppExchange. This AI-native self-healing test automation platform is specifically designed for Salesforce deployments. This cutting-edge technology significantly reduces the Salesforce testing cycle from weeks to just hours, enabling Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) clients to implement quality solutions 30% faster, 72% more cost-effectively, and with 100% reliability. Qualitia Boson's self-healing features automatically adapt to changes in the software environment, ensuring continuous and efficient testing without manual input.
In January 2023, Redwood Software bolstered its automation suite by acquiring Tidal Software, a provider of enterprise workload automation solutions, for an undisclosed sum. This strategic acquisition augments Redwood's comprehensive automation solutions portfolio, which includes RunMyJobs, ActiveBatch, and JSCAPE. Tidal Software specializes in orchestrating the execution of complex workflows across systems, applications, and IT environments, adding depth and breadth to Redwood's automation offerings and reinforcing its position in the workload scheduling and automation market.
Major companies operating in the workload scheduling and automation market are Foxconn Technology Group, Dell Technologies Inc., Bosch Group, Siemens AG, Hitachi Ltd., Lenovo Group Limited, General Electric Company, Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Company, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Schneider Electric SE, Honeywell International Inc., 3M Company, ABB Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company, Danaher Corporation, Johnson Controls International plc, Emerson Electric Co., Rockwell Automation Inc., Fanuc Corporation
North America was the largest region in the workload scheduling and automation market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the workload scheduling and automation market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the workload scheduling and automation market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The workload scheduling and automation market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as task scheduling, dependency management, cloud orchestration, disaster recovery, and backup. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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