Resources

Article

Monitor, Capture, and Send Log Events With Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016

In recent years, regulatory initiatives like Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI, and GLBA have placed increased emphasis on the need to monitor and secure sensitive information. For example, The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard dictates one of the most stringent requirements of all—logs must be reviewed daily, and a minimum of three months of logs must be available for analysis.

Blog

What’s New in IBM i 7.2?

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016

May 2, 2014 marked another milestone for the IBM i OS. IBM continues to expand its technology support with its latest release, IBM i 7.2. Take a closer look at the new features you’ll want to know about.

Resource

Guided Automation Assessment

Article

Where to Start with IBM i Operations

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016

Have you recently adopted an IBM server running IBM i and don’t know where to begin with system operations? You are not alone.

Blog

Is Your Team A Little Rusty on IBM i Operations?

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 08/15/2016

Let’s be honest. Finding good training for your staff and instructors who really know IBM i can be an issue. Luckily, Fortra offers essential training on IBM i operations from experts with over 20 years of experience.

Guide

Which Enterprise Job Scheduling Tool is Right for You?

Article

Robot Best Practices

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016

Wondering about best practices for automating your IBM i processes with Robot systems management solutions? Take a look at this list and get off to a good start.

Blog

The 9 Server Sprawl Questions You Need to Ask

Mon, 06/27/2016

For budding companies, server sprawl may be just one of many growing pains—a temporary inconvenience for a greater good. But if you’re struggling to complete processes on time, stalling with the auditors, and jumping from server to server whenever an error occurs, it’s time to ask the tough questions.

Article

Is the i Ready for the Three Vs of Big Data?

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016

The three Vs of big data are volume, velocity, and variety, but in order derive value from big data, IT departments need tools to store massive amounts of data (volume) and make sure it is always available for quick analysis (velocity).

Article

Have You Met SAM?

By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 06/27/2016

Isn’t it time your job scheduling environment (and your IBM i) got the modern look it deserves? Give Schedule Activity Monitor a try for graphically monitoring your jobs on the go.

Article

Interfaces with Robot Schedule

By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 06/27/2016

If you’re using EnterpriseOne or SAP, it may be to take a closer look at the security and business process automation that Robot Schedule can offer these key applications on IBM i. We don’t talk enough about the integration we’ve done between Robot Schedule and EnterpriseOne (formerly JD Edwards, now owned by Oracle) and SAP.

Blog

The #1 Step Before Automation

Fri, 06/10/2016

An up-to-date and comprehensive runbook won't win you any awards. But when you get the green light to implement a workload automation tool, documentation is your lifeline. Unfortunately, most runbooks aren’t up to snuff.

Case Study

Trident Seafoods Streamlines Business Processes with Robot Schedule

A large seafood manufacturer automates cross-platform job scheduling dependencies around Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Hear how.

Case Study

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.

Case Study

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.”