Blog
Monitoring and Planning in a Solaris Environment
Tue, 12/30/2014
Learn how to manage your Solaris environment--optimize hardware utilization, conserve datacenter floor space, power, and cooling, build a scalable architecture and keep up with growth and performance requirements--with TeamQuest.
Case Study
Fortra Integrates McAfee Embedded Control Antivirus Protection for Power Systems Servers
As Bytware and IBM realized the serious exposure to Power Systems users, they turned to McAfee to integrate the McAfee Embedded Control scanning engine into the Powertech Antivirus product.
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Alon USA Locks Down the IFS with Powertech Antivirus for IBM i
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?
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Focal Point Saves Time with Automate Schedule
"Automate Schedule will send you a notification if something delays or fails, and then you can react to it.”
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Mayline Quickly Turns Data into Insight with Sequel Data Access
It took too long for Mayline to access iSeries data with Query/400 and report on it with RPG programming. Find out how Sequel saved time all-around.
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Focal Point Transitions to Cross-Platform Automation with Fortra
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.
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AAA Life Leverages Robot for IT Efficiency
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.”
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Connectria Scales Its Hosting Services with Centralized Monitoring from Fortra
How does Connectria provide responsive, personalized IT services to over 1,000 customers?
It’s simple. Connectria uses a central monitoring solution to keep track of its entire entourage of IBM i servers: QSystem Monitor and QMessage Monitor from CCSS, a division of Fortra.
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CCSS Delivers Consistency and Reliability to IT Processes at Lipari Foods
Lipari Foods automated system and message monitoring, set up mobile notifications for errors, and established reliability throughout the supply chain using CCSS solutions.
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Business Only Broadband Monitors Service to Metro Markets Using Intermapper
"With Intermapper, it is very easy to look at an individual device to make changes and create graphs of usage on the fly. This is very useful when a customer calls with technical issues. We are able to see exactly what is going on with their devices in seconds." - Tim Huffman, Director of Engineering at BOB
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Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Ensures Reliability Across Radio Network with Intermapper
"It's incredible the different devices that InterMapper can monitor. We use some really unique equipment and InterMapper handles it all with ease." - Vince Hurst, Communications Technician, Sheriff Department, TCOMM Bureau
Blog
Agile Operations for the Software Defined Data Center and the Cloud
Mon, 07/07/2014
Cloud and DevOps drive need for new performance management software architecture.
Case Study
Improving Informatica ETL Processing
"Now Automate Schedule manages the schedule and we save four to five hours a day and get everything finished on time.”
Blog
The future of banking is electronic but capacity planning remains key
Sun, 06/01/2014
Banks gain competitive advantage with capacity planning in digital age. Capacity management tools are a crucial part of modern enterprise systems – and they are rarely more necessary than in the world of high finance, where uptime and latency really matter.
Guide
Getting Started with IBM i Security
From beginner basics to advanced tactics, this white paper provides the background and instruction you need to restore your IBM i security back to its former glory.
Case Study
Prime Therapeutics Trusts Robot Save With 7.5 Million Lives
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.
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Polaris Finds "The Way Out" with Robot Schedule
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.
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Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Feels at Home with Fortra
Centralized job scheduling and managed file transfers streamline processing at PHFA. See how.
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Robot and Medical Mutual: A Prescription for Success
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.