Join IBM i CTO & Chief Architect/IBM Distinguished Engineer Steve Will and IBM Power Champion Tom Huntington on July 18th to hear their unique perspective on the direction of this platform.
Fortra today announced new integrations for its offensive security solutions that streamline capabilities for vulnerability management, penetration testing, and red teaming. Working together, the solutions apply the same techniques used by threat actors to identify and exploit gaps in an organizations’ security. With this proactive security approach, customers can find and fix weaknesses in their security posture before they are exploited.
Fortra has published its seventh annual IBM i Marketplace Survey. It shows that use of the IBM i platform has surged during the pandemic. What makes this growth more interesting, is that most of the growth has been on-premises or in private datacentres not in the cloud.
Fortra has published its seventh annual IBM i Marketplace Survey, exploring how organizations use the IBM i platform and the IT initiatives it supports. Security concerns intensify with challenges over remote worker access.
Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally owned truckload carriers in the U.S. The company began in 1982 and specializes in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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Skytap has partnered with Fortra to bring Robot HA to the public cloud, accelerating the movement of IBM i data to the cloud, keeping it synchronized, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities for IBM i applications running in Skytap.
The COMP Performance Group™ is a world leader in the performance automotive aftermarket with core product lines that include camshafts, transmissions, drivetrain parts, fuel injection systems, and computer simulation software.
After experiencing rapid growth in recent years, the organization brought on Ron Smith to launch an IT transformation project. Ron’s priorities included implementing world...
Nesco Resource is one of the leading national staffing and employment agencies offering services in temporary staffing, direct hire, and a host of other staffing and recruiting solutions. Through its 100+ branches, the Cleveland, Ohio-based company has 60,000 people annually on its paycheck roster.
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Despite all the IBM i security vendors that Fortra has bought over the years--and there have been at least five of them--the company has lacked one key security capability valued by enterprises: encryption.
Like many IBM shops, Alon USA found comfort in the seeming immunity of IBM i to viruses. All PCs in the company were running anti-virus software but, having operated for more than a decade without incident, Alon USA’s IT director saw no need for protective measures on IBM i. Sound familiar?
Focal Point has experienced great success since they began using Fortra enterprise job scheduling solutions. One huge ROI benefit is that Focal Point’s IT team saves time—they no longer have to monitor the job processes constantly.
As Senior Systems Engineer, Randy Wittner has over 25 years of experience on IBM i, and AAA Life was not the first place he encountered Robot. “I’ve worked at many companies that have had Robot Schedule, so good market share,” said Wittner. “It’s very reliable, easy to upgrade. It automates a lot for us in our process.”
One of the most important IT functions in any business is having a reliable backup and recovery system in place. That’s where Robot Save plays a vital role at Prime Therapeutics.
When asked what features of Robot Schedule they use the most, the lead system administrator at Polaris thinks of group jobs, reactive jobs, and override codes.
Medical Mutual has capitalized on its expertise and sound management to grow into a $1 billion company. Underpinning that success is its sound IT infrastructure, automated by Robot products from Fortra.