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The 9 Server Sprawl Questions You Need to Ask
Mon, 06/27/2016
For budding companies, server sprawl may be just one of many growing pains—a temporary inconvenience for a greater good. But if you’re struggling to complete processes on time, stalling with the auditors, and jumping from server to server whenever an error occurs, it’s time to ask the tough questions.
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The #1 Step Before Automation
Fri, 06/10/2016
An up-to-date and comprehensive runbook won't win you any awards. But when you get the green light to implement a workload automation tool, documentation is your lifeline. Unfortunately, most runbooks aren’t up to snuff.
Case Study
For Centralized Data Processing, KeHE Relies on Fortra
As the nation’s leading distributor of natural, organic, specialty, ethnic, and gourmet food products, KeHE Distributors has helped thousands of retailers—from the smallest independent stores to the largest supermarket chains—meet the constantly growing demand for products that help people to live well.
John Kinnaird is the National Operating Center Manager responsible for supporting both...
Case Study
Lamps Plus Reduces Overtime Using Automation Solutions from Fortra
Established in 1976, Lamps Plus has brought excellence to the retail lighting industry for more than 35 years. Today, they are the nation’s largest specialty lighting company with more than 40 superstores throughout the western United States. They serve over five million customers a year with functional and decorative lighting products, in-home lighting consultations, in-store lighting seminars,...
Case Study
Bank of Stockton Turns to Fortra for Reliable, Error-Free Operations
Founded in 1867, Bank of Stockton has always been at the forefront of banking technology innovation. With 17 branches in five counties across central California, Bank of Stockton is known as a community bank with a reputation for continually investing in new technology-based products and services to better serve its customers. Whether working to attract and retain customers, protect privacy, or...
Case Study
Fortra Helps Tara Materials Focus on Canvas, Not Paper
Canvas is the foundation of many great works of art. For many years, Tara Materials has been a major supplier of canvas. Its leading product line, Fredrix, was first manufactured in 1868. Today, Tara has two factories in Tijuana, California and Lawrenceville, Georgia that assemble more than three million pieces of stretched canvas and make about half a million yards of coated canvas each year.
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Cashman Equipment Looks to Fortra Professional Services with High Hopes
Cashman Equipment Company is not only one of the highest-rated Caterpillar equipment dealers in North America, but it is also one of the largest privately-owned companies in Nevada. Headquartered in Henderson, they employ over 600 dedicated team members of various professional and technical backgrounds. Nationally recognized by Caterpillar for outstanding sales performance, Cashman Equipment is a...
Case Study
AAA Life Leverages Fortra Solutions for IT Efficiency
Part of the American Automobile Association (AAA) family, AAA Life Insurance Company offers a variety of competitive life insurance, annuity, and travel accident products. With over one million policies, many people rely on AAA Life to help provide protection for their loved ones.
As Senior Systems Engineer at AAA Life, Randy Wittner is in charge of their IBM i environment, overseeing two S824...
Case Study
Powertech Security Auditor Helps CDW Automate Regulatory Compliance Requirements
CDW, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, and healthcare, was challenged with meeting strict compliance requirements with minimal staff. The company turned to Powertech Security Auditor to reduce manual processes
Case Study
Focal Point Saves Time with Automate Schedule
"Automate Schedule will send you a notification if something delays or fails, and then you can react to it.”
Case Study
Focal Point Transitions to Cross-Platform Automation with Fortra
Focal Point has experienced great success since they began using Fortra enterprise job scheduling solutions. One huge ROI benefit is that Focal Point’s IT team saves time—they no longer have to monitor the job processes constantly.
Case Study
Improving Informatica ETL Processing
"Now Automate Schedule manages the schedule and we save four to five hours a day and get everything finished on time.”
Case Study
Fundtech Improves Service, Expands Business, and Lowers IT Overhead
“I think it’s important to share information about the good products behind our services. Our customers know that Automate Schedule is protecting their file transfers.”
Case Study
Service Corp Company Benefits From Automation
"Automate Schedule's audit log is crucial to us because one of our SOX controls is to validate that we keep schedule logs for a certain period of time. An audit log is critical for a scheduler."
Case Study
Automate Schedule Brings Real-Time Operations Reactivity to Energy Solutions
"Automate Schedule is a critical piece because transactions with our utilities are done essentially on a real-time basis."
Case Study
Bayer in Italia Simplifies IT Management with Automate Schedule
“Using Automate Schedule's checking and monitoring capabilities, we’ve increased the level of control we have over job flow and scheduling.”
Blog
Email Integration and Automation in Customer Relationship Management
Wed, 04/18/2012
Automate handled the repetitive work that otherwise bogged down our manager and the entire sales department by automating the process of inbound email inquiries.
Article
Discover Automate's New Capabilities for Office 365
Wed, 08/03/2011
With the eagerly anticipated release of Microsoft’s cloud-based service, Office 365, on June 28, Network Automation immediately set to work on ensuring the current Microsoft Office automation facilities in Automate were enhanced to provide its customers with equivalent automation capabilities.
Article
AutoMate Bridges the Gap Between Disparate Applications
Tue, 03/08/2011
Automate from Fortra provides application security, streamlined communication including sending emails and text messages to IT regarding successful or failed tasks, error handling, and flexibility and versatility via its highly coveted development interface (no programming or scripting needed).