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Open-Source IT Tools: Advantages, Disadvantages, and How Halcyon Compares
By Mike Davison on Mon, 08/05/2024
Discover the advantages and disadvantages of open-source IT tools and how Halcyon's offerings for Linux, Windows, AIX, and IBM i multi-platform environments compares.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i Performance Week
Robot Monitor and Performance Navigator are powerhouses when it comes to performance monitoring and management. That’s why it’s essential for your team to understand how to harness their raw potential and put them to work so that nothing you deem critical slips through the cracks. This webinar series is your chance!
Blog
Major Launches Announced on Release Day 2024.2
Fri, 05/17/2024
About Fortra’s Release Day
Each quarter, we at Fortra get to roll out the fruits of our labors for the past few months. We showcase new features, updates, and even products.
This Release Day features several groundbreaking projects. We’ve broken into the XDR arena and are thrilled to introduce you to our new offering. We’ve issued major releases for over a half-dozen of our flagship products....
Guide
How to Get Started with IT Modernization
Modernization is more than simply switching from a green screen to a GUI. To have a truly modern IBM i data center, you must consider all areas of IT from your software and applications to your hardware and devices to the processes that support the whole operation. This guides helps you modernize your IBM i from the ground up.
On-Demand Webinar
The Two Faces of SQL on IBM i
Watch this webinar on how to tackle the two faces of SQL on IBM i. We demonstrate how you can both monitor SQL activity on your system while also creating user-defined SQL statements to retrieve and monitor nearly anything automatically for unlimited flexibility.
Article
What's New in Automate
Mon, 10/16/2023
That latest version of Automate has just been released. Find out more about what's new!
Article
The Importance of VIOS
Thu, 08/31/2023
VIOS is considered a standard in organizations running IBM i, AIX, and Linux workloads. But don’t put your business at risk by letting it run unchecked. Learn five areas you must be monitoring.
Product Video
Robot Monitor Product Overview and Demonstration
Wed, 07/26/2023
Watch this recording to get an overview of Robot Monitor’s key features – including SQL monitoring, customization to workloads, and the ability to create your own SQL-based monitor – as well as an inside look at how to operate Robot Monitor and customize its outputs to your liking.
Article
Getting to Grips with QZDASOINIT Jobs
By Kurt Thomas on Fri, 09/30/2022
QZDASOINIT job issues can cause high CPU usage and hurt IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) performance. Learn how using Robot Monitor can help you proactively avoid resource issues.
Datasheet
LEVEL 4: Operations Center Suite
Does This Sound Familiar?
How would you answer the following questions?
Can you schedule highly complex job streams and track them across different IBM i systems or servers?
Are you making effective use of system resources by running jobs at the best time?
Do you receive alerts if performance thresholds are breached?
Can you quickly identify resource-grabbing jobs and/or users and take...
Datasheet
LEVEL 3: Advanced Automation Suite
Does This Sound Familiar?
How would you answer the following questions?
Are you making effective use of system resources by running jobs at the best time?
Do you receive alerts if performance thresholds are breached?
Can you quickly identify resource-grabbing jobs and/or users and take prompt, corrective action?
Can you automate disk space management, freeing technical resources for other...
On-Demand Webinar
Halcyon Features for Large Environments
Watch this webinar and learn how to leverage Halcyon monitoring software in large environments such as managed service providers (MSPs) and companies with multiple IBM i environments.
Datasheet
Level 2: Systems Operations Suite
What Is Level 2: Systems Operations Suite?
Level 2 of the Halcyon IBM i Server Suites, Systems Operations Suite offers powerful and highly functional automation features for even tighter control of mission-critical business applications and processes. This solution provides total peace of mind that your IBM i is running at its full potential and maximizing system uptime for your business.
Level...
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Level 1: Message Management Suite
Level 1 of the Halcyon IBM i Server Suites, Message Management Suite is an entry-level system monitoring and automation solution for the IBM i operating system. Unlike the basic system reply list that ships with IBM i servers, Level 1 addresses the fact that system-critical information messages often go unnoticed on a busy system.
On-Demand Webinar
Inside the Integrated File System (IFS)
Watch this recorded webinar for an in-depth exploration of the integrated file system (IFS) on IBM i.
On-Demand Webinar
Speed Dating with Robot Monitor
Watch this webinar to learn the 5 key features that make Robot Monitor the right choice for proactive monitoring across your IBM Power environment.
Article
Where Does CPU Go When It’s Missing?
By Kurt Thomas on Thu, 10/07/2021
Have you ever noticed that the CPU used by individual jobs does not add up to 100 percent? As it turns out, your jobs and subsystems are only part of the story. For the stunning conclusion, we return you to the Licensed Internal Code (LIC).