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Top 5 Capacity Planning Mistakes on IBM i
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 02/12/2019
When it comes to capacity planning for IBM i, skip the shortcuts. This article shares expert recommendations on how to avoid the most common capacity planning mistakes.
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Let Go of Inefficient Forms Processes
Is your organization using AFP utilities? Or a home-grown forms application cobbled together before your current IT team came on board? Are your reports coming in spool files from your IBM i (AS/400, iSeries)? These systems probably can’t support your business as it grows and changes. Sounds like you need to move on.
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IBM i Business Resiliency 101
Four IBM i experts teach you how to identify and prevent business disruption and maintain business resilience. Watch now!
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Intro to Capacity Planning for IBM i
By Doug Mewmaw
Ready to skip the capacity guessing game and size your Power Systems servers with confidence? Watch this recorded webinar!
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Systems Management Tips Using IBM i Services with Dawn May
By Dawn May
Don't miss this recorded webinar where Dawn May discusses a better and faster interface for many IBM i systems management tasks.
Blog
IBM's Steve Will Talks AS/400, Cognitive Systems, and Everything in Between
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 08/23/2018
For busy IT pros who love their IBM i (or AS/400), we've summarized Steve Will's hugely popular, 60-minute webinar in a 6-minute blog post. Enjoy!
Blog
Replace OmniForm Fillable Forms with Modern Solutions
By Greg J. Schmidt on Fri, 07/20/2018
Still using OmniForm for creating fillable forms? You deserve a better option for complete business form correspondence.
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AS/400 to IBM i: And We’re Just Getting Started
By Steve Will
Celebrate 30 years of innovation on IBM i with IBM’s Steve Will and Alison Butterill. Watch now!
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Help Your Tech-Driven School Thrive with Network Monitoring
Learn how network monitoring can help support a tech-driven education at your institution.
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The Virtualization Blind Spot
75 percent of IBM i shops run multiple partitions per server. But what aren't they seeing? Watch now and learn how to monitor virtualized IBM i environments with Robot Monitor.
Article
The Many Ways Robot Supports SNMP
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018
Many devices send status updates using SNMP or simple network management protocol. Make sure you’re getting the message. Read on to see how Robot supports SNMP.
Article
Message Received?
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018
When was the last time you reviewed your Robot Console message automation? If you’re out of practice, let’s take a look at what you can do to maximize your message automation and reports.
Blog
Where to Find Work Orders When the System Goes Down
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 02/15/2018
Paper work orders are a thing of the past. But system failure could deliver a nasty surprise to manufacturers and distributors who don’t have HA in play. Read on for more.
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Robot Monitor
Robot Monitor allows you to monitor and investigate issues on your IBM i and AIX operating systems, so you can resolve issues before they escalate and plan for future needs by tracking and analyzing past performance trends.
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5 IBM i Monitoring Pain Points (and How to Solve Them)
Robot Monitor has helped hundreds of organizations handle their worst AS/400 monitoring headaches. Watch this webinar to learn how.
Article
How to Get Started with AIX/VIOS Monitoring in Robot Monitor
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 11/01/2017
Learn how to create monitors and set thresholds for seven key metrics that are critical to AIX/VIOS performance.
Article
The Trick to Monitoring SAP on IBM i
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 10/30/2017
Read this article and learn where to look outside your application to get end-to-end monitoring of SAP performance.