Batch automation is frequently included by both database and operating system vendors; and typically, these two software categories approach the problem differently. Databases on the windows platform, for example, typically offer much greater scripting and control flow than the native Windows task scheduler. Similarly, Unix-based database vendors offer batch automation and job scheduling beyond the simple utilities, like cron, that are bundled with the OS.

One of the major problems in any organization is the oldest code hasn’t been tested against more newly discovered bugs. VB6, classic ASP, and even COBOL can be vulnerable to more modern flaws like SQL injection. As "Charles" writes on stack overflow,
 
“Non-parameterized dynamic statements are what you need to worry about…for example,
 
STRING "INSERT INTO TBL (a,b,c) VALUES (" X ", "Y ", "Z ")" INTO WSQLSTMT.
 
EXEC SQL PREPARE MYSTMT FROM :WSQLSTMT END-EXEC.
 
EXEC SQL EXECUTE MYSTMT END-EXEC. ”
 

Most large organizations already follow a corporate backup policy. However, for individual develope...

A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.

Doug Linder

One of the companies I work for has millions of employees in...

Testing mainframe applications, such as CICS screens, for usability is significantly different than testing a web or windows application. CICS applications excel in data entry environments in which a mouse is seldom used, such as use within a call center, and testing should keep this benefit and intended application in mind.
 
One list of tes...