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Mobile Dashboards for IBM i Monitoring

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 08/07/2019
Robot Console leverages the power of Fortra' dashboards containing browser access! Mobile-friendly dashboards allow you to combine key message summary and resource status data into a single, intuitive view. Read on to learn more.
Monitoring
Guide

Download "A Guide to Practical Single Sign On"

The cost of managing user access to data and software applications with user IDs and passwords adds up quickly, but the solution is surprisingly simple. With single sign on (SSO), you can eliminate passwords—and the cost associated with them—by joining your IBM i, AIX, and Linux servers to your Windows domain for authentication. The key to achieving the ROI...
Vulnerability Management
Scale of IT capacity planning tools that balance cost and risk
Article

Comparing Different Methods for Calculating Health and Risk

By Per Bauer on Fri, 02/08/2019
How do you calculate IT health and risk? There are different methods you can use, depending on your needs. The most common methods for determining IT infrastructure health are: Threshold comparison Enhanced threshold comparison Event detection Variation from normal Allocation comparison Queuing theory for health On the other hand, the most common methods for calculating IT...
Automation
Article

A Roadmap for Consolidation

Mon, 02/04/2019
There are five key steps when planning a consolidation strategy. Considerations for each step are outlined below.
Automation
Case Study

Fortra Protects the COMP Performance Group from Viruses and Malware

The COMP Performance Group™ is a world leader in the performance automotive aftermarket with core product lines that include camshafts, transmissions, drivetrain parts, fuel injection systems, and computer simulation software. After experiencing rapid growth in recent years, the organization brought on Ron Smith to launch an IT transformation project. Ron’s priorities included implementing world...
Vulnerability Management
Guide

Download "The Complete Guide to Securing IBM i Exit Points"

Exit points and exit programs aren’t new concepts, but we get more questions about them than any other topic related to IBM i security. Most people who work with IBM i have heard of them but aren’t sure if they need to use them. This guide is designed to equip IBM i pros with information about what exit points are and how exit programs work, along with their...
Data Protection
Vulnerability Management
IBM i Cybersecurity
Guide

Download "Childhood's End: Attackers Increasingly Take Aim at Linux Systems"

Like the wide-eyed humans who mistakenly trust their benevolent alien overlords in Arthur C. Clarke’s science-fiction classic, Linux users the world over are beginning to awaken to the reality that their malware- free utopian childhood is rapidly coming to an end. A startling increase in malware, ransomware and malicious code targeting Linux systems of all shapes and sizes since 2015 means the...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Data Protection
Vulnerability Management
Guide

Download "IBM i Security and Integrity Monitoring Handbook"

Data breaches increase in number and severity every year. Putting barriers in place to stop attackers is an important part of any data protection plan, but barriers alone aren’t enough. Today’s top IT profressionals know that verifying the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls is critical. After all, most breaches go months before they’re discovered. Monitoring your security and regularly...
Vulnerability Management
IBM i Cybersecurity
Guide

Getting Started with Intermapper Flows

This quick 4-minute video and guide walks you through how to install and set up Intermapper Flows for powerful bandwidth monitoring and network traffic analysis.
Monitoring