Resources

Blog

Speedy Network Remediation with Intermapper and Automate

By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 03/30/2017

Learn how to cut your remediation time from hours to minutes thanks to a seamless interface between two Fortra products, Intermapper and Automate.

Blog

The Top 11 Network Automation Examples

By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 03/27/2017

As your network grows in size and complexity, automation can free up network administrators from repetitive, manual tasks to focus on more strategic, fulfilling projects.

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Automation is Key to Staying in the Driver’s Seat of your Data-Driven Strategy

By Dan Twing on Tue, 03/14/2017

In this guest post, EMA's Dan Twing discusses the data management challenges facing enterprises today and how automation software can help.

Blog

4 Reasons You Need Native Virus Scanning

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 03/09/2017

Many Power Systems users still believe Linux, AIX, and IBM i are immune to viruses because viruses are a Windows threat. That’s not the case in today’s connected environments.

Blog

Where Data Goes to Die: Business Solutions for Scraping PDFs

Sun, 01/22/2017

Sick of copying and pasting data from PDF to Excel? Business process automation software offers a better way.

Blog

Looking for a Cron Replacement? Search No Longer.

Wed, 01/11/2017

Crontab scheduling simply can’t support a growing and changing enterprise. Read on to find out how to seamlessly replace cron with enterprise job scheduling software—and never look back.

Blog

Use Flows to Keep Network Traffic Moving

By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 12/14/2016

Intermapper Flows is a particularly valuable tool for monitoring network traffic as it gives you detailed metrics about who, how, and when data is flowing across the network.

Blog

Job Scheduling: Basic to Advanced (Webinar Recap)

Thu, 12/08/2016

As IT environments become increasingly complex, so do a business's job scheduling needs. Learn how Fortra job scheduling and robotic process automation solutions can help you streamline your unique IT processes.

Case Study

Bumble Bee Seafood Enjoys Easy Implementation and Top-notch Support with Automate Schedule

Bumble Bee Seafood is North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company. Since 2014, Bumble Bee has used Automate Schedule to run jobs spanning SAP systems and Bumble Bee’s network servers. Bumble Bee has an international presence and uses Automate Schedule to manage processes on servers spanning multiple continents. ...

Blog

IT Security Compliance 101

By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016

In this compliance 101 primer, we'll look at three high-profile breaches from the past year, each of which shows what can go wrong when data oversight isn't up to snuff. Along the way, we'll discuss some basic fixes that can help shore up network defenses.

Press Release

HelpSystems (now Fortra) Fills Encryption Gap With Linoma Buy

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.

Press Release

HelpSystems (now Fortra) Expands its Business Process Automation Offerings with Acquisition of Network Automation, Inc.

With this acquisition, Fortra offers one of the industry's most comprehensive IT and business process automation portfolios with virtual and cloud-based technology, as well as a broad set of application integrations.

Case Study

DFS Inc. Manufactures Feed 24/7 with Network Monitoring

Find out how one of Iowa’s largest feed suppliers maintains 24/7 operations with real-time network visibility thanks to Intermapper.

Case Study

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?