Guide
5th Annual IBM AIX Community Survey Findings
The AIX Community Survey, now in its fifth consecutive year, goes in-depth with IT teams to gain a unique perspective into how this platform is being used today and how teams envision using it in the future. Over the years, the respondents of the survey have expanded to include a variety of industries, geographies, and titles within IT.
More than 100 IT professionals in North America, EMEA, and APAC participated in this year’s survey, and this input enables all of us to understand the role of AIX with new clarity.
On-Demand Webinar
What Is Your Data Trying to Tell You?
Watch this recorded webinar to learn how to translate and deliver lots of data from IBM i and other sources into clear and actionable stories
Blog
Are MSPs Right for Me?
Mon, 04/12/2021
Figure out if MSPs are right for your organization. What are the risks and rewards of managed service providers?
Guide
The Importance of Automating Systems Management
Systems management is an absolute necessity to ensure that businesses survive and thrive. Read this guide to learn the top ten automation tips for peace of mind.
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For Developers, By Developers at Fortra
During this session, you’ll see live demonstrations of how Fortra developer tools can help you.
Article
VIOS Performance Monitoring Commands
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 03/10/2021
You might think VIOS is set and forget, but it’s not. Luckily, VIOS includes a number of command line utilities to help you obtain performance-related information from your VIOS partitions.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i Access Client Solutions for Data Access
During this recorded webinar, the IBM i experts from Fortra help you get a better understanding of Access Client Solutions (ACS).
On-Demand Webinar
Sequel Client Tables (a.k.a. Pivot Tables on Steroids)
Everything and anything around Client Tables in Sequel is covered in this on-demand webinar.
Guide
Why Should You Monitor IBM MQ?
IBM MQ is a middleware product that allows messages (think data or information) to be sent and received to and from similar or dissimilar platforms with guaranteed delivery. Read this guide to learn the value of monitoring IBM MQ.
On-Demand Webinar
How to Transfer IBM i Data to Microsoft Excel
During this recorded webinar, our data access experts demonstrate how you can simplify the process of getting data from multiple sources—including Db2 for i—into Excel.
Blog
3 Reasons to Go Beyond Writing Queries in SQL
Sun, 11/29/2020
Still writing queries in SQL? Sure, it’s a powerful way to access IBM i data. But is it enough?
On-Demand Webinar
How to Work with Data from IBM i and Remote Databases
Watch this webinar to get insights from our expert on bringing data all together into one solution and work with it easily.
Datasheet
Sequel Web Interface
Make real-time business decisions, wherever you are, with Sequel Web Interface.
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.
Article
FAQ: How Does Sequel Data Access Go Beyond SQL?
Mon, 08/10/2020
Got questions about moving beyond SQL to Sequel Data Access? Get answers, and get the business intelligence your organization needs from your IBM i data.
Article
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.
On-Demand Webinar
5 SQL Tips Everyone Should Know
Watch this webinar and learn 5 SQL tips that you need to know.
On-Demand Webinar
AS/400 Report Deployment for Remote Users
Watch this webinar for a unique opportunity to see how to deliver data to business users in way they have never seen before.
Article
Three Advanced Scripting Tips That Help Solve Reporting Challenges
By Heath Kath on Fri, 05/08/2020
See how Sequel scripts make it easy to link together multi-step processes rather than manually running a series of steps to accomplish a complex task.