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How to Get Buy-In for Your IT Cost Optimization Strategy
By Per Bauer on Fri, 08/28/2020
Policy alone is rarely enough to influence change. Lasting impact requires buy-in from the organization and is best achieved using a mix of different influence levers.
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5 Reasons Why Technology is Important in Education
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 08/24/2020
Great learning doesn’t depend on digital tools. So is technology important in education? Two leading IT pros share why they believe the answer is yes.
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How to Do IT Cost Optimization
By Per Bauer
30% of hybrid IT spend is wasted. Whether you find that number shocking or not, you likely don’t know how to identify and eliminate the wasted spend while assuring performance.
Many organizations have adopted a “performance at any cost” mindset to ensure service delivery and choose to overprovision IT resources for peace of mind. But the cost of overprovisioning adds up and quickly becomes...
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Why is Bandwidth Monitoring Important?
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 06/26/2020
What's the importance of bandwidth speed, capacity, and usage? Learn why monitoring these key metrics can help meaintain peak network performance.
Article
How to Find Your "Normal" with Network Monitoring Software
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 06/26/2020
With network monitoring software, you can determine what “normal” looks like for your network to easily spot abnormalities, increase uptime, and optimize performance levels.
Guide
How to Do IT Cost Optimization
Our years of experience shows that organizations waste 30% of their hybrid IT spend, on average. This article identifies the five key components of a cost optimization strategy and how to be successful with each of them.
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Support Your Network During COVID-19 and Beyond with Network Monitoring
Join Kevin Jackson, Technical Solutions Consultant at Fortra, to learn how a network monitoring solution can help you meet the unique challenges of these times and beyond in this on-demand webinar.
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Key Considerations for Your Network Monitoring Strategy During COVID-19
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 05/15/2020
Network monitoring software has never been more important. With companies facing unprecedented challenges during COVID-19—from remote work to budget cuts—here’s what to consider when evaluating your network monitoring needs.
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7 Tips for Delivering Exceptional IT Network Monitoring Support to End Users
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 05/12/2020
Tech-driven organizations need IT in order to stay productive and meet business goals. As demands on IT departments grow, how can IT continue to deliver exceptional support and service to end users even as demands on their time are higher than ever?
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3 Key Strategies for Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 05/11/2020
Learn three ways to leverage network monitoring for devices in the cloud. From network mapping to network automation, here’s how Intermapper can help you keep an eye on your cloud infrastructure.
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Lights-Out Automation for IBM i Data Centers
In a time when unattended computer operations are expected, IBM i is the right platform. Watch this webinar to get the success formula for lights-out automation.
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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.
Article
Why Relying on Scripted Operations Can Be a Problem for Your Business
By Steve Brasen on Tue, 03/31/2020
Scripting provides a powerful platform to automate simple tasks, but overusing custom scripts is hazardous for your business.
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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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3 Ways to Prepare Your Network for Unexpected Times
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 03/16/2020
Leverage a comprehensive network monitoring solution to ensure smooth network performance when unexpected events arise.
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Where to Start with IBM i Monitoring
Watch this recorded webinar to learn how Robot Console software can identify bad data, application issues, and device malfunctions and help you monitor IBM i partitions by exception.
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How A One-Woman IT Department Brought Modern Education Technology to a Rural School District
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 02/11/2020
Can a rural school district provide students with the same modern technology as larger districts? Lisa Nelson of Douglass ISD in Texas made it her mission to do so, and she succeeded.