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Download “How IT Professionals Can Navigate PCI DSS Compliance” Guide
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to every organization that processes credit or debit card information. This includes merchants and third-party service providers that store, process, or transmit credit card data.The launch of PCI DSS helped expose serious security shortcomings, failures to follow security best practices, and a...
Blog
“Confessions” of a CIO: How to Tackle the Toughest Business Challenges
Tue, 08/16/2016
A new book on CIOs should put ‘the cat among the pigeons’ and create some interesting debate amongst IT professionals, particularly about risk taking and tough management decisions.
Guide
Self-Audit: Checking Assumptions at the Door
Sysadmins, devops engineers, and cybersecurity personnel are often kept awake by a number of questions.
How should I monitor my monitoring to be sure it will alert me when there is a security issue that needs my intervention? How can I be sure that the servers and processes in the environment haven’t been rooted already?
In the quest to get better sleep, it is a good idea to self-audit your...
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.
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Case Study
Halcyon Improves JD Edwards System Scalability and Manageability for ERP Suites
Halcyon delivers alerts about any issues that arise on IBM i-based systems and the JD Edwards processes running on it. This allows ERP Suites administrators to manage systems by exception, rather than having to monitor them continuously.
Case Study
Powertech Protects Healthcare Company’s IBM i Systems to the Max
When a healthcare organization faced stringent regulations like HIPAA, PowerTech's security products closed the security gaps on IBM i and helped protect confidential data.
Case Study
Halcyon Enables Business Growth by Increasing IT Productivity at Ahli United Bank
Ahli United Bank (AUB) is the largest publicly traded commercial lender in Bahrain. With a network of subsidiaries and associated companies, it provides a range of award-winning retail, private and corporate banking, treasury, investment, and wealth management services.
Case Study
Halcyon Helps IBM i Support at Tyco Electronics Stay Connected to Their System
For the Australian and New Zealand arm of Tyco Electronics, the reliability of its IBM i-based ERP software is fundamental to business efficiency. The challenge, though, is for a relatively lean IBM i support team to provide around-the-clock support to ensure 24-hour uptime.
Case Study
Halcyon Makes IBM i Admins and Infor M3 Users Happy at Quiksilver International
When it comes to IT management, there’s a commitment to excellence that underpins the highest levels of business efficiency and undisputed customer loyalty. So, when it came time to select a systems monitoring and management solution for Quiksilver International’s IBM i-based Infor M3 ERP software, it was Halcyon that emerged the clear winner.
Case Study
SunGard Public Sector Uses Halcyon's Operation Center
Halcyon’s Operations Center Suite enabled SunGard Public Sector to use an intuitive tool to automatically handle the vast majority of alerts arising from the monitoring solution, with business-critical alerts sent to a technician trained to immediately deal with systems issues.
Case Study
Network Services Plus, Inc Moves to Automation
NSPI was disappointed with their existing systems management software solution. It did not consistently monitor applications, it was not scalable over multiple environments, and it lacked high-quality technical support. So, they turned to Halcyon.
Case Study
Mizuno USA Stays Active with Halcyon Products
Mizuno USA, Inc. needed a comprehensive systems management software solution that would efficiently deliver services to new divisions within the global company and provide a high level view of systems.
Case Study
Meridian IT Inc and Halcyon
While expanding its data center to offer managed services for IBM i, Meridian IT needed an automated systems management software solution to efficiently deliver services to customers, manage multiple platforms, provide 24/7 monitoring without the need for staff on-site, and automate hardware and software management.
Case Study
City Government IT Department and Halcyon
When the City Government IT department restructured, it was left without extensive IBM i knowledge for several key software applications. Without this expertise, overnight backups did not work correctly and the system was not being monitored accurately. A solution to the problem needed to be found—and fast.
Case Study
Halcyon Brings Mobility and Time-Savings to the IT Team at Bras N Things
For Bras N Things, a crucial component of successfully integrating their IBM i-based ERP and point-of-sale (POS) systems relied on a systems monitoring and notification solution for IBM i that could reduce systems administrator workloads and, most importantly, monitor every aspect of the server then broadcast alerts in case of systems error.
Case Study
Avon Finds Stability with Systems Operations Suite
With customers and independent sales representatives scattered across virtually every corner of Australia and New Zealand, efficient systems operations and business continuity is fundamental to Avon’s success.