Resources

Guide

A Single Pane of Glass for Multi-Platform Systems Management

Bring disparate systems, platforms, devices, and applications together in one place and on one screen to make systems management easier and create a consistent and common methodology to varying departments within the IT infrastructure. Combining Halcyon’s Enterprise Console, Operations Center Suite, and Network Server Suite can provide a single pane of glass for managing your IT environment. See how here.

Press Release

Savvy Cyber Criminals Using Employees' Social Media Habits as a Weapon Against Companies

How do cyber criminals use the social media habits of employees to infiltrate organizations? Find out in this report.

Article

Three Essential Steps to Successful Performance Management

Tue, 08/24/2021

Performance management is often made to look cumbersome and complex, but we’ve distilled the process down to three essential steps.

Press Release

Despite the headlines, there's no need to feel hopeless about cybersecurity

What lessons are to be learned from the many cyber-attacks we hear about in the news? The advice from Mark Bell, Managing Director, Digital Defense by Fortra, is that companies shouldn’t lose hope.

Datasheet

Fortra Cybersecurity

Chances are, your team is struggling to keep up with the ever-growing workload, increasing security threats, and shifting priorities that have become hallmarks of today’s IT environment. Instead of proactively building your security posture, you’re forced to be reactive, always fighting the biggest fire first. You need a better way. It’s time to protect your organization with proactive, automated...

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.

Blog

The Evolution and Advancement of Penetration Testing Under Covid-19

Fri, 05/21/2021

Brian Wenngatz, general manager at Core Security, a Fortra company, discusses the advancement of penetration testing during Covid-19.

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.

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.

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

Streamline the Day-to-Day with IT Automation

Thu, 01/14/2021

In this on-demand webinar, the automation experts from Fortra and CM First to explore ways to leverage IT automation tools in your most critical business projects—including those on IBM I, including those generated with CA 2E(Synon) and CA Plex.

On-Demand Webinar

Introduction to Workload Automation

Tue, 11/10/2020

Join our technical team for a 45-minute on-demand webinar to jump start your workload automation skills.

Guide

Download the Workload Automation Buyer's Guide

Your First Step Towards Purchasing a Workload Automation Solution We know finding the right workload automation solution for your organization isn’t an easy process. There are dozens of details to consider, from 3rd party integrations, to job monitoring and security concerns, that can make choosing a vendor complex. In this ultimate buyer’s guide, you’ll find the information you need to...

Article

Making the Case for PowerVM

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 02/24/2020

Need to make a case to introduce PowerVM into your Power Systems environment? Read this article!

Article

All About Alert Intelligence

By Andrew Bullivant on Thu, 02/13/2020

Thanks to intelligent filtering, the Alert Intelligence feature included in IBM i Server Suite improves the quality of IBM i alerts while reducing the quantity, providing increased application availability and system uptime.

Article

Availability Reporting for Managed Service Providers

By Paul Ratchford on Wed, 02/12/2020

Proving that you are meeting service-level agreements shouldn’t be a wasted effort. In fact, it should strengthen your relationship with clients and help your team manage performance in the future. See how.