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Mon, 10/16/2023

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What is SNMP, and How Does It Work?

By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 03/03/2022

SNMP is one of the most widely accepted protocols for network monitoring. Here’s a quick summary of what is SNMP, how it works, and why it matters to network professionals.

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15 Tips for When It's Time to Upgrade Your Network

By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 07/14/2021

While every network faces different challenges, we’ve identified three key areas that are currently seeing the most change for organizations needing to grow their network infrastructure.

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SolarWinds Alternative: Key Differentiators of Intermapper and SolarWinds

By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 01/19/2021

Need a SolarWinds alternative? Learn the differences between network monitoring and mapping with Intermapper and SolarWinds, and how they can even work together to help you manage your network.

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Intermapper Is a Government and Defense Approved Network Monitoring Solution

By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 10/30/2020

Intermapper network monitoring software from Fortra is both a GSA-approved solution and recipient of a Certificate of Networthiness (CON), meeting all the technology standards required by the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). As part of the GSA Schedule, Intermapper can supply products to federal, state, and local government agencies at contract rates below market value.

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How to Find Your "Normal" with Network Monitoring Software

By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 06/26/2020

With network monitoring software, you can determine what “normal” looks like for your network to easily spot abnormalities, increase uptime, and optimize performance levels.

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RPA in Action: Automated COVID-19 Employee Wellness Survey

By Paul Necklen on Thu, 04/02/2020

Watch this example of robotic process automation (RPA) in action and see how you can automatically send employees a COVID-19 wellness survey and track company-wide results.

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The Best Network Monitoring Tool for Universities

By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 02/10/2020

Find out why schools choose Intermapper to monitor bandwidth usage and keep their networks secure and reliable.

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How to Choose the Right Network Monitoring Software for You

By Kevin Jackson on Sun, 12/08/2019

When choosing a network monitoring software, consider these key factors to help find the best solution for your organization.

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Automate 11.2 Enhances RPA Functionality

Mon, 09/30/2019

Discover the latest enhancements to your robotic process automation (RPA) experience with Automate’s 11.2 release.

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4 Impactful Tasks to Automate with Desktop Automation Tools

Tue, 09/17/2019

Using desktop automation tools let you work one-on-one with software bots to help you solve problems and simplify daily tasks within your environment. Learn the top four tasks to automate with desktop automation.

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Getting Started with Website Automation

Wed, 07/24/2019

Set up a website automation task using Automate, robotic process automation (RPA) software from Fortra. Download a free trial of automation software and set up a web automation task today.

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Get More Control Over Alerts with Intermapper 6.4

Wed, 07/17/2019

Discover the latest features to enhance your network monitoring and network mapping experience with Intermapper’s 6.4 release.

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Remember the IFS!

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 06/27/2019

Ask any security professional which area of IBM i security is most often ignored and chances are that the unanimous response is a chorus of “the Integrated File System.” Although it’s been around since V3R1, the Integrated File System, or IFS, remains a shrouded mystery that represents significant risk to many IBM i organizations.

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Automate Website Monitoring in Less Than 10 Minutes

Mon, 04/15/2019

How can a 6-step automation task provide peace of mind when it comes to website monitoring? At Fortra, our web team works to make sure that people will always be able to access our website to find solutions to their IT problems. But they don’t work 24/7. Even with the team spread across different time zones, if a critical error occurs when no one is around—or that no one knows about—it can’t be...

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Automate Named One of Best RPA Solutions

Wed, 04/10/2019

Automate was named among the Best Robotic Process Automation Software in the G2 Grid® for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) from G2.

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Why Choose Intermapper as a Network Mapping Tool

By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 10/13/2017

Intermapper creates some of the best dynamic visual maps out there, while still giving you monitoring and alerting in one easy-to-use network mapping tool.