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Major Launches Announced on Release Day 2024.2

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...
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LEVEL 4: Operations Center Suit

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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Are MSPs Right for Me?

Figure out if MSPs are right for your organization. What are the risks and rewards of managed service providers?
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Realize ROI with Robot

Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
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What Not to Do for IBM i Disaster Recovery

It may seem like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many organizations are still making these tape media mistakes. If this is you, there’s never been a better time to change your processes and improve IBM i disaster recovery!
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Common Excuses for Not Automating

Whether it’s staffing, budget, or complexity, we’ve heard all the excuses to forgo automation. The next time you hear—or find yourself making—an excuse, have the response ready.
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The Case for Storage Area Networks (SAN)

Using storage area networks or SAN for virtualization and dynamic allocation of system resources can lower the total cost of ownership of disk and improve flexibility for backups and more. Here’s how.
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Halcyon for Managed Service Providers

Fortra Takes Your Managed Services to the Next Level In today’s economy, managed service providers try to get by with what they have, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t something better out there. Whether you host your customers’ systems in your data center or provide remote monitoring or cloud-based services, Fortra has a technical solution and a commercial model to suit...
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IBM i Server Suites

See Halycon's four IBM i software suite levels designed to run natively on your IBM i. Select the suite level that is right for your operations with confidence.
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Trap Receiver

Trap Receiver enables you to receive and interpret incoming SNMP traps from capable devices, automatically presenting them in the format of your choice.
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HA-MX Monitor

HA-MX Monitor ensures a maximum return on your investment for your MIMIX solution and helps eliminate lost income as a result of downtime.