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Be in Control of Your ERP

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 03/31/2021
Many ERP packages have built-in schedulers. However, these schedulers are typically not flexible or robust enough to meet the needs of even the smallest data center.
IBM i Automation
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The 2020 Automate Customer Survey

Thu, 10/22/2020
In today’s business climate, when a pandemic has rapidly changed the way we work, automation has never been more important. In order to better understand just how important an automation solution is, we went straight to the source – our customers! Learn how Automate customers are strategically using robotic process automation (RPA) to impact their organization. Maybe you’ll get some inspiration to...
Automation
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2020 Robotic Process Automation Data Quadrant Report

Tue, 09/29/2020
Fortra Automate Plus was ranked by our customers as a top-rated RPA solution in the market based on the recently released Software Reviews 2020 Robotic Process Automation Data Quadrant Report. See where Automate Plus ranked first across multiple categories within vendor capability satisfaction and product feature satisfaction.
Automation
Article

IBM i Can Be Your Data Warehouse

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 08/10/2020
Thanks to Sequel Data Warehouse, shops using both Windows and IBM i can move their essential data storage and reporting back to the more reliable IBM i. See how here.
IBM i Business Intelligence
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How Do I Know When I Need a Data Warehouse?

By Alan Jordan on Fri, 08/07/2020
It can be a challendge to bring information together from across disparate sources, especially when the data is stored in different formats or with mismatched identifiers. You're likely to encounter issues that a reporting tool by itself simply cannot solve. Read on to learn why you should consider a data warehouse vs. just a database.
IBM i Business Intelligence
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RPA Use Case: Automated Invoice Processing

Fri, 12/13/2019
Text Manual invoice processing can be a hassle for Accounts Payable departments even for the simplest of processes. Routing invoices for approval and connecting all the systems involved takes valuable time from multiple people, every time an invoice needs to be paid...
Automation
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RPA Use Case: Automating CRM Reports

Thu, 12/12/2019
Text Reporting is a vital part of any business. Without data pulled from critical business systems, people can’t make informed decisions that help grow their business. RPA plays a key role in helping businesses retrieve time lost to pulling and parsing data. There...
Automation
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
ERP automation
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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?
IBM i Automation
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How to Automate Excel Reports

Thu, 10/17/2019
Set up an Excel automation task using Automate, robotic process automation (RPA) software from Fortra. Download a free trial of automation software and automate Excel reports today.
Automation