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Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
The systems that businesses rely on today are increasingly complex and challenging to manage without sophisticated job scheduling tools.
According to the annual IBM i Marketplace Survey Results, only 22 percent of IBM i shops are running the IBM i operating system exclusively. 68 percent are also running the Windows OS, another 56 percent are running Linux, and 26 percent are running AIX. That...
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Solving Big Cybersecurity Challenges Needs Big Thinking. Fortra's John Grancarich is Ready.
Fri, 03/11/2022
Tech visionary John Grancarich discusses today’s cybersecurity challenges and Fortra’ innovative plans for helping customers succeed.
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Maintaining a Startup Culture as Part of a Global Enterprise: Pavel Snkhchyan
Thu, 03/03/2022
Pavel Snkhchyan is a life-long learner. He joined student-fueled Armenian startup Sourcio in 2005 as a Product Manager for the nascent development firm, becoming VP of Project and Program Management in 2011 as well as the overall head of the business. Around that time, Pavel began working with U.S.-based Fortra, and the client quickly became a favorite. The partnership grew based on shared core values, and Fortra acquired Sourcio in April 2016.
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60+ IBM i User Groups and Communities to Join
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 12/16/2021
To help you stay connected to the thriving IBM i community, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of IBM i user groups around the world. Read on!
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What Does Ansible Mean for IBM i Automation?
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 12/06/2021
Ansible is good for the IBM i platform as it provides additional automation around burdensome IT tasks. Learn more here.
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What Does IBM Power10 Mean for IBM i?
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 09/30/2021
Technology investments around IBM i shouldn’t be scary. The system is built so that the hardware can evolve while your business applications run with little or no interruption. Read on to learn more.
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What Is NVMe?
By Randy Watson on Thu, 04/01/2021
NVMe is a communications interface plus high-performance protocol for accessing non-volatile memory. Learn more here.
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Realize ROI with Robot
By Tom Huntington on Sun, 03/28/2021
Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
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Five Steps for Successful IBM i Role Swaps
By Tom Huntington on Fri, 03/26/2021
Your high availability solution is only as solid as your role swaps. You can’t be certain that your systems are switch-ready unless you test. Follow these steps to start testing your role swaps regularly.
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IBM Performance Management for Power Systems (PM400) Discontinued
By Randy Watson on Thu, 01/07/2021
PM400 is dead, now what? Don’t worry! Fortra has a ready-made replacement in Performance Navigator. Read on to learn more.
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IASPs: What They Are and Why You Need Them on IBM i
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 10/16/2020
IBM i expert Chuck Stupca and Chuck Losinski presented an engaging webinar about the unique characteristics of IASPs and how application data can be seamlessly migrated to optimize system processes.
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Why Should I Automate My IBM i?
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 09/10/2020
Automation means more than efficiency, accuracy, and ROI. It has a real impact on the people who love and work with the platform every day, as well as those who will fill their shoes in days to come.
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IT & COVID-19: The 3 Phases of Supporting a Remote Workforce
By David Zacharias on Tue, 06/09/2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought about unprecedented times. Let us help you maintain business as (sort of) usual.
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IBM i Disaster Recovery Planning During a Crisis
By Richard Dolewski on Thu, 05/07/2020
As company’s look to cut IT costs during a crisis, don’t scrimp on your disaster recovery investment! Stick to your DR Plan and avoid the temptation to make shortcuts like these.
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Solid State Drives with IBM Power Servers
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 04/28/2020
Using solid-state drives (SSDs) in IBM Power servers can provide numerous advantages over traditional HDDs, namely in the area of computing performance. See some of those benefits here.
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What Not to Do for IBM i Disaster Recovery
By Debbie Saugen on Tue, 04/21/2020
It may seem like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many organizations are still making these tape media mistakes. If this is you, there’s never been a better time to change your processes and improve IBM i disaster recovery!
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DRaaS and Other Ways to Keep High Availability Costs Down
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 04/06/2020
Learn how you can allocate HA costs as operating expenses (OPEX) instead of capital expenses (CAPEX).
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7 Misconceptions About Automation
By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 03/31/2020
Don’t let fear of the unknown decide your fate. Familiarize yourself with the facts about automation before you spend another minute on manual AS400 operations.
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Five Tips for the Automation Journey
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Here are five tips from Tom Huntington on how best to move your IBM i automation project along the path to success.