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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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How Your Business Can Benefit from End-to-End Automation
Mon, 12/20/2021
Discover how end-to-end automation can bring together everyone from business to IT users to digitally transform your entire organization.
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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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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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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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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.
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Common Excuses for Not Automating
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Whether it’s staffing, budget, or complexity, we’ve heard all the excuses to forgo automation. The next time you hear—or find yourself making—an excuse, have the response ready.
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The Four Stages of Enterprise Automation: Where Are You in the Automation Journey?
Thu, 10/18/2018
Workload automation technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated, but many businesses still haven’t automated to their full potential. Here's how to get there.
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How to Solve the Top 5 IBM i Batch Processing Challenges
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 08/27/2018
Learn how Robot Schedule job scheduling software can revolutionize IBM i batch process management for your organization.
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Bringing Development and Operations Together for Successful DevOps
Mon, 01/08/2018
DevOps is about close collaboration between development and operations. Learn how to facilitate DevOps in a way that benefits your business.
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How Automation Widened the Processing Window at Heartland Financial
By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/22/2017
IT process automation software helps Heartland Financial do processing for nine different banks in a narrow timeframe. Listen the audio Q&A!
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What Modern Process Automation Looks Like at Lamps Plus
By Chuck Losinski on Thu, 05/18/2017
Lamps Plus cut 20 hours of overtime out of each week using modern process automation tools to streamline point of sale transactions. Listen to the audio Q&A!
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New Trends in Workload Automation
Fri, 03/31/2017
Because IT enables competitive advantage, workload automation has had to evolve from simple job scheduling on a few mainframes to broader processes that incorporate many platforms and applications.
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Debunking the Top 3 Workload Automation Myths
Thu, 03/30/2017
There are a lot of rumors out there about workload automation. Fortunately, thanks to 30+ years of job scheduling experience at Fortra, we can help you separate fact from fiction.
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Automation: What tasks are better left to people?
Thu, 03/30/2017
At Fortra, we talk a lot about the advantages of workload automation. But are there tasks that shouldn't be automated?
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How to Achieve Enterprise Visibility in Today's Virtual World
Thu, 03/30/2017
Job schedulers automate IT processes, which not only adds visibility for IT administrators, but ensures that all background activities—ones that do not necessarily need manual interaction—are carried out on schedule.