Case Study: The Bon-Ton achieves enterprise-wide workload automation and seamless ASG-Zeke migration with Stonebranch Universal Automation Center

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc Replaced ASG-Zeke with Universal Automation Center

The Bon-Ton, an American department store chain operating 256 stores, faced limitations with their legacy mainframe scheduler ASG‑Zeke, which could not natively handle jobs across non‑z/OS platforms. Seeking a modern, cross‑platform workload automation solution, The Bon-Ton selected Stonebranch and its Universal Automation Center (UAC) to replace ASG‑Zeke and simplify multi‑platform job scheduling.

Stonebranch implemented UAC and migrated The Bon-Ton’s workloads from ASG‑Zeke, delivering seamless conversion and improved functionality, superior ease‑of‑use, enhanced flexibility, and customizable dashboards and reports. The deployment enabled enterprise‑wide scheduling across mainframe and distributed servers, simplified day‑to‑day operations and training for non‑mainframe staff, and provided ongoing feature updates—demonstrating a clear return on automation for The Bon-Ton and strong support from Stonebranch’s services team.

The Bon-Ton

Charlie Dorner

Manager of Computer Operations