# Temporal Schedules: Reliable, scalable, and more flexible than Cron jobs

DevFeed: [Temporal Schedules: Reliable, scalable, and more flexible than Cron jobs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/temporal-schedules-reliable-scalable-and-more-flexible-than-cron-jobs-36032.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/temporal-schedules-reliable-scalable-and-more-flexible-than-cron-jobs>)

Author: Irina Belova

Published: 2023-11-15T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>)

Tags: [execution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/execution.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [product-news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-news.md>), [progress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/progress.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [scheduling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scheduling.md>), [temporal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/temporal.md>)

## AI overview

Temporal announces the general availability of Temporal Schedules, a replacement for traditional Cron jobs. The feature supports durable task execution, workflow controls, progress insight, observability, flexible intervals, and reduced reliance on external scheduling systems.

## Source excerpt

Replace traditional Cron jobs with Temporal Schedules for durable task execution, progress insights, and enhanced scalability.