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How to Prove Your IBM i is Recoverable without a Real DR Test

By Tom Huntington on Thu, 02/27/2020

How good do you feel about your backup strategies? Did you know you can perform a simple operation two to four times a year to put much of your uneasiness to rest? It’s true. Simply audit your backups.

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FlashCopy: Pros and Cons

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 02/26/2020

IBM System Storage FlashCopy might seem like magic. But do the benefits for IBM i business continuity outweigh the hidden costs? Read on to find out.

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Vityl Capacity Management 2.6 Advances Service and Cluster Monitoring and Increases Kubernetes Support

Fri, 02/07/2020

The latest release of Vityl Capacity Management includes improved dashboard capabilities, automated intelligent alerting, and other enhancements.

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Too Many Job Schedulers, Not Enough Substance

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 11/20/2019

How many separate job schedulers are you juggling? Don’t let your important processing into a scheduling circus. Stick with a single, sophisticated solution.

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Why Should Developers Care About Workload Automation?

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 11/20/2019

Developers, don’t let late-night distress calls from the NOC disrupt your sleep. Workload automation software is not just for operators any more.

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Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 11/20/2019

Your shop runs more than 30 jobs each day. Your jobs must communicate across IBM i and another OS. You need to monitor them and generate reports for audits or SLAs. Do your existing job schedulers really meet your needs?

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Built-in Commands Make Your Enterprise Scheduling Environment Even More Robust

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 11/20/2019

Looking for better ways to integrate your Windows, AIX/UNIX, and Linux environments with the Robot Schedule scheduling system? Robot Schedule Enterprise commands can enhance your integration experience.

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Vityl Capacity Management 2.5 Increases Hybrid Cloud Support

By Scott Adams on Wed, 10/23/2019

Text The latest release of Vityl Capacity Management includes increased cloud support, new integrations, and other enhancements. Current customers can download the latest version from the customer portal. ...

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Workload Groups in IBM i 7.4

Wed, 10/02/2019

Did you know? IBM i Workload Groups are a powerful yet under-utilized feature of the operating system that have been made more flexible with IBM i 7.4 (V7R4). Read on to learn more.

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How Do I Make My Work on IBM i Look Good So My Company Doesn’t Ditch the Platform?

By Donnie MacColl on Wed, 09/11/2019

The good old green screen is no longer your safety blanket. In fact, it could be the final nail in the coffin for IBM i at your company. Consider this your wakeup call from Donnie MacColl.

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Ask An Engineer: PowerHA FAQ

By Brian Nordland on Mon, 07/15/2019

Brian Nordland, principal software engineer for PowerHA at Fortra, takes a break from coding to answer some important questions about PowerHA.

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IBM i 7.4 Operating System Upgrade Overview

By Tom Huntington on Fri, 07/05/2019

Let’s face it—upgrading your operating system is a big project. But believe it or not, the whole process boils down to just two steps: planning and backing up!

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Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 06/18/2019

Don’t wait for a critical iSeries storage issue to catch you off-guard. Instead, follow these top three tips for using Robot Space to manage your disk space automatically.

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How to Close the AS/400 Skills Gap

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 05/01/2019

Read this article to learn how organizations are handling the AS/400 (iSeries, IBM i) skills shortage in 2019.

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Audit for Role Swap Readiness with Robot HA

By Tom Huntington on Fri, 03/15/2019

Your IBM i source and target systems may not be identical. But don’t panic! Robot HA has a Swap Audit feature that regularly checks your setup and confirms you’re ready to role swap at any time.

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Mobile Management for Your Job Schedule

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 02/13/2019

Your job schedule has never looked so good! Learn about four must-have features exclusive to the web interface for Robot Schedule.

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PowerHA for SAP—A Winning Combination

By Tom Huntington on Thu, 05/31/2018

What is PowerHA and what does it have to offer SAP on IBM i users? Find out here.

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How to Get Your BI Project Approved

Fri, 09/22/2017

Your organization needs business intelligence. But how will you sell upper management on your BI project?

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Top Ten Reasons GUI Tops Green Screen

By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 04/17/2017

Attention green screen users: Going to a GUI is not just change for change’s sake, and it’s easier than you think.

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Use Conditional Logic in Sequel Data Access to Convert Data into Meaningful Information

By Mike Stegeman on Thu, 03/30/2017

Let’s face it, the amount of data that we have is only continuing to grow, which will become harder to manage and understand. Per IDC Research, 90 percent of data in the world today was created in the last two years, and in 2016, we entered the zettabyte era. A huge challenge for everyone is finding the best way to convert all their data into meaningful information. But that can be tricky. If...

How to Prove Your IBM i is Recoverable without a Real DR Test

FlashCopy: Pros and Cons

Vityl Capacity Management 2.6 Advances Service and Cluster Monitoring and Increases Kubernetes Support

Too Many Job Schedulers, Not Enough Substance

Why Should Developers Care About Workload Automation?

Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler

Built-in Commands Make Your Enterprise Scheduling Environment Even More Robust

Vityl Capacity Management 2.5 Increases Hybrid Cloud Support

Workload Groups in IBM i 7.4

How Do I Make My Work on IBM i Look Good So My Company Doesn’t Ditch the Platform?

Ask An Engineer: PowerHA FAQ

IBM i 7.4 Operating System Upgrade Overview

Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

How to Close the AS/400 Skills Gap

Audit for Role Swap Readiness with Robot HA

Mobile Management for Your Job Schedule

PowerHA for SAP—A Winning Combination

How to Get Your BI Project Approved

Top Ten Reasons GUI Tops Green Screen

Use Conditional Logic in Sequel Data Access to Convert Data into Meaningful Information

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