7 Advantages of Automic SaaS – Workload Automation’s Cloudy Little Secret

July 11, 2025

If you’re automation-curious but cloud-cautious, I’ve got you. I’ve been in the Workload Automation industry for 27 years and counting. Here’s my top 7 favorite things about Automic SaaS.

 

Prefer reading over watching? Good news: you can scroll down to see what makes Automic SaaS a SOAP worth soaking in.

What the SOAP?

SOAP = Service Orchestration and Automation Platform.

Translation? It’s the magic framework that lets you automate and coordinate complex IT processes across on-prem and cloud without pulling your hair out. It goes way beyond job scheduling.

Why Should You Care About SOAPs?

Because Gartner said so. Okay, also because:

  • 80% of orgs using Workload Automation (WLA) will move to SOAPs.

  • They wipe out bottlenecks, shrink operational overhead, and make IT smoother than butter.

7 Reasons to Consider Automic SaaS

Now obviously Automic SaaS is a SOAP, but there’s seven other reasons I think it’s in the top right tier of the Gartner Magic Quadrant (as the identical, feature-for-feature twin of Automic Automation).

These are the reasons why I can recommend it without hesitation.

1 - Cloud Without the Commitment: Automic Avoids Vendor Lock-In

Automic Automation is like having GPS for your cloud journey. No more “Oh no, we married AWS and can’t get out.”

What You Get: 

  • Flexibility to switch cloud providers without burning everything down.

  • No re-coding nightmares – just reroute and roll.

2 - Goodbye, Job Bloat: Hello, Efficiency

Automic SaaS’s secret weapon? Object-oriented design + variableization.

  • 100 jobs? Now it’s 10 or 20.

  • Up to 80% reduction in job clutter.

  • Your ops team breathes easier. (You’re welcome.)

3 - SLAs, Tamed

Cloud SLAs are tricky. Especially with multiple vendors in the mix.

Automic’s Fix: 

  • Unified SLA visibility across all your platforms.

  • Meet, beat, and brag about your SLA goals.

4 - Flexible Licensing = Happy Finance Teams

Only pay for success? Yes, really.

  • You’re charged per successful execution. Not per agent, not per job.

  • Unlimited agents. Go nuts.

5 - Integrate All the Things

With 300+ plug-and-play integrations, Automic SaaS makes it easy to connect and automate across your full tech stack.

  • SAP? Oracle? Jenkins?  Yep.

  • Cloud, containers, databases? You bet.

6 - Security that Doesn't Sleep

Always-current, always-secure. Because breaches are not a vibe.

  • Auto-updates and patching.

  • Proactive vulnerability scans.

  • Centralized audit trails for easy compliance.

7 - On-Prem to SaaS? We've Got a Plan for That.

Migrating can feel risky. That’s why RMT built a proven methodology, and we have 150+ conversions under our belt.

  • Strategic planning.

  • Minimal downtime.

  • Logical, low-risk moves.

Curious if Automic SaaS Will Work for You?

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Let’s map out what your migration would actually look like. No pressure. Just clarity.

Why Work with RMT?

Because we’ve seen it all. And we still like helping.

  • Exclusive Shop. We’ve got 27 years in Workload Automation (and we’re still kicking).

  • Thousands of clients helped.

  • Broadcom’s #1 Automation Partner.

  • Real answers. Real support. Real results.

Let's Get You Future-Ready

Automic SaaS is a powerhouse – but it’s even better with a guide. That’s where we come in.

👉 Download our free guide: Automic SaaS Best Practices & Pitfalls. RMT is the ONLY Broadcom partner that has implemented Automic SaaS in North America … what you’ll read here are real-world lessons you can’t get anywhere else. Learn more or download it now while it’s still available.

 

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WLA Veteran Bob Schwartz shares his top reasons for making the move to Automic SaaS, covering everything from avoiding infrastructure headaches to cloud vendor lock-in and more.
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