MultiBatch is a high-performance, mainframe-class workload automation and batch scheduling solution

MultiBatch is a high-performance, mainframe-class workload automation and batch scheduling solution specifically designed for the HPE NonStop parallel architecture (formerly Tandem). It is developed by ETI-NET (formerly by Insider Technologies) to manage complex batch schedules across both NonStop Guardian and OSS environments. 

Key Milestones and Timeline

  • 1976 – Tandem NonStop Origins: The foundation for these systems was established with the introduction of the first NonStop servers by Tandem Computers.
  • 2017 – MultiBatch Release: Insider Technologies announced an updated release of MultiBatch to enhance off-line processing flows for the HPE NonStop arena.
  • 2019 – GUI and Monitoring Enhancements: Real-time status monitoring through a GUI interface was highlighted as a major differentiator, allowing users to visually track complex batch schedules like RTGS and securities settlements.
  • 2020 – Business Benefits Proven: Case studies demonstrated that MultiBatch could reduce online-dealing batch times by up to 6 hours per day.
  • 2022 – MultiBatch 10 for TBC: MultiBatch 10 was presented at the NonStop Technical Boot Camp (TBC), positioning it as the only workload manager for NonStop built on continuous innovation principles.
  • 2024 – Modernization and Security: Recent updates focused on securing and modernizing the platform for high-performance multitasking. 

Core Functionality

  • Parallel Execution: Supports batch schedules that run concurrently across multiple nodes, leveraging the NonStop architecture for high availability.
  • Hybrid Support: Seamlessly integrates both Guardian and OSS jobs within a single schedule.
  • Batch Prediction: Uses historical metrics in a status database to predict schedule completion times based on average and maximum elapsed run times.
  • Simplified Migration: Unlike NetBatch, it allows for extracting and inserting schedules between environments (e.g., test to production) without TACL changes.

MultiBatch is a high-performance, mainframe-class workload automation and batch scheduling solution

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Author: Mark Whitfield

Welcome to my site! After graduating in Computing in 1990, I accepted a position as a programmer at a Runcorn based software house specialising in electronic banking software, namely sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers (now HPE NonStop). This was before the internet became more prevalent and so the notion of enabling desktop access to company accounts for inter-account transfers and book keeping was still quite a cutting edge idea (and smartphones only ever hinted at in Space 1999). The company was called The Software Partnership (which was taken over by Deluxe Data in 1994). I spent 5 years in Runcorn developing code for SP/ARCHITECT for various banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, Rabobank and Girofon (Denmark) to name but a few. I then moved onto a software house in Salford Quays for further bank facing projects. After a further 23 years in the IT industry and now a Senior IT Project Manager (both Agile and Waterfall delivery), I thought I would echo out my Career Profile in this corner of the internet for quick and easy access.

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