1. Expect tangible improvements from automation! (e.g. eliminate incidents)
2. Modernize with peer-to-peer architecture. Find out why architecture matters?
3. Consider long-term impact. A job scheduler is a key infrastructure component.
4. Maintenance and management efforts involved?
5. Ensure no additional hardware or third party software is required.
6. Expansion of automation footprint, any limitations to find out about?
7. How are platform and other application upgrades handled?
8. A cost-effective fault-tolerant solution.
9. Integration and certifications with your other key IT applications.
10. Solution that continuously evolves with new trends (Java, SOA, EDA, ...)