a data distribution platform. Data isn't passed around with jobs. (let the jobs worry about how to get input and where to put output)
environment synchronization/setup (you could use SimpleTaskQueue to do that, but it isn't a built in feature of STQ) Right tool for the right job. Go use ansible or something. Or use this to do it, but don't expect it to be done for you. If your environment isn't setup right then jobs will fail.
A timed job scheduler. There is no concept (yet) of starting a given job at a given time in STQ. This isn't cron or task scheduler. You want to do timed jobs then use cron or task scheduler or its ilk to add jobs to the queue at a given time with the RESTful add. (example link)
I'm sure there are other things this isn't and if I think of them i'll add them.
Need to document that this is not:
I'm sure there are other things this isn't and if I think of them i'll add them.