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Need a Linux Network Monitoring Tool? Here's What to Look For
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 04/28/2017
Is your organization running technology on the Linux operating system? From user-friendliness to flexible monitoring, make sure your Linux network monitoring tool has the features you need to ensure availability for your servers, hardware, and applications.
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What You Need to Know About IPv6 in 2017
What will push the industry past the tipping point? Should you be preparing your transition now? Get up to speed with all things IPv6 in this video.
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Stay Connected to Your Network with Remote Monitoring
Remote network access could simplify your life and help you improve uptime. Find out why and how in this on-demand webinar.
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Network Monitoring Software for Windows: 6 Must-Have Features
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 04/03/2017
Choose a Windows network monitoring tool that is easy to install, user-friendly, and flexible.
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Speedy Network Remediation with Intermapper and Automate
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 03/30/2017
Learn how to cut your remediation time from hours to minutes thanks to a seamless interface between two Fortra products, Intermapper and Automate.
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An Automated Recovery Plan Auditors Will Love
Boom. Disaster strikes. Now, it’s up to you to find the tape volume that contains the lost data and restore it quickly to the correct location. Luckily, recovering your IBM i data is easy with Robot Save.
Guide
6 Ways to Calculate Returns from your Network Monitoring Investment
How do you calculate the return on investment (ROI) of a network monitoring software? Learn the problems a network monitoring solution can solve and how to easily calculate its ROI.
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The Top 11 Network Automation Examples
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 03/27/2017
As your network grows in size and complexity, automation can free up network administrators from repetitive, manual tasks to focus on more strategic, fulfilling projects.
Article
Audit Tested & Audit Approved Instant Authority!
By Robin Tatam on Fri, 03/24/2017
Introduced by IBM to support TCP/IP services, a profile swap allows a job to change midstream and run under a different profile than the one that started it.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Monitor with Intermapper
Did you know Intermapper can monitor any device with an IP address? Learn why flexible monitoring is a must in today's dynamic IT environments.
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Seeing is Believing in the World of Network Mapping
In this half-hour on-demand webinar, learn how better network visibility can lead you straight to the problem device and allow you to take action before the issue spreads.
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How “Smash and Grab” Compromises IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
During an audit a few years ago, I revealed to the client’s security team that corporate payroll information on every employee, including the CEO, was being archived in an output queue (called PAYROLL) for weeks at a time. Due to poor configuration, this information was accessible to every employee.
Article
The Modern Alternative to Authority Adoption
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
There are several considerations with authority adoption. Each is important but can usually be accommodated. But what is the effect if the program owner has the same or less privileges than the user that called the program?
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Database Transaction Log Management
Mon, 03/06/2017
Don't let database transaction logs weigh you down. Find out how to preserve data integrity and consume less disk space.
Guide
Enterprise Monitoring Success
Thinner profit margins and higher customer expectations mean IT needs to up their game. Learn how enterprise monitoring can help and how to deploy a quality enterprise monitoring system successfully.
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How DR Compliance Requirements Impact HA Decisions
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 03/01/2017
Disaster recovery requirements are part of the geographic and industry regulations that affect our organizations. Having the right solutions in place can help to avoid penalties and make audits go smoothly. Read on to create a complete compliance toolkit.
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WhatsUp Gold vs. Intermapper: Which is Right For You?
By Kevin Jackson on Sat, 02/25/2017
We compared two network monitoring heavyweights: What's Up Gold and Intermapper. Which solution reigned supreme?
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Why Ease-of-Use is Critical for Simple Network Monitoring
By Kevin Jackson on Sat, 02/25/2017
Network monitoring software does not have to be overly complex to configure and operate. Intermapper is easy to use and gives you all the network analysis features you need at an affordable price.
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An Introduction to PCI Compliance on IBM Power Systems
By Robin Tatam
Complying with the PCI standard is a normal part of doing business in today’s credit-centric world. But, PCI applies to multiple platforms. The challenge becomes how to map the general PCI requirements to a specific platform, such as IBM i. And, more importantly, how can you maintain—and prove—compliance?