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Managing an ERP System Tips | Automate
Tue, 02/06/2018
ERP software is critical to running your business, but are your ERP processes efficient enough? Learn how ERP automation streamlines operations.
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Get the Robotic Process Automation Toolkit
Mon, 01/29/2018
The Robotic Process Automation Toolkit is designed to help you craft an automation strategy and build your automation center of excellence. Use these robotic process automation tools and resources to calculate ROI, optimize automated workflows, and more.
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These Companies Automated Report Generation. You Can Too.
Fri, 01/26/2018
These three companies saved time and money just by automating a process that frustrates office workers everywhere—report generation.
Case Study
Concrete Producer Keeps Trucks Rolling by Automate-ing Event Log Monitoring
Background
With more than 400 ready-mix concrete trucks on the street at any given time, St. Marys Canada Building Materials (CBM) relies heavily on real-time data transmitted from those vehicles to its fleet management software to meet customers' construction schedules. The company uses Automate, the robotic process automation (RPA) solution from Fortra, to help maintain the data flow by...
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Single Source Keeps Staff Small and Business Running Smoothly with Automate
Background
Single Source is a large-volume provider of dry, refrigerated, frozen, grocery, paper, and chemical products for institutional commissaries, primarily correction institutions. The company processes and ships approximately 250 million pounds of food each year, nationwide, and they do it all with only 22 employees.
As a small business with a high volume of orders to process and ship,...
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Building an Automation Center of Excellence Part Two: Scalable RPA Infrastructure
Sun, 11/26/2017
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Building an Automation Center of Excellence Part One: People and Processes
Fri, 10/20/2017
Watch our automation center of excellence webinar or read the blog to learn about the people and processes you need to build an RPA center of excellence for your organization.
Case Study
How Peoples Telephone Reboots Equipment Instantly with Network Monitoring & Automation
What if you could reduce an eight-hour outage… to no time at all?
That’s exactly what Peoples Telephone Cooperative did. Faced with sudden equipment failures, they started monitoring their network… then went one step further to automatically fix the outages. Now this savvy telecommunications service provider saves countless man hours, makes sure technicians get a full night’s sleep every night,...
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Can a Small Business Benefit from Business Process Automation?
Mon, 08/07/2017
Small businesses often stick to their manual processes and leave automation to the big corporations. After all, they’ve always done things this way, so why would they need to change? Read the blog to find out how business process automation can give your small business a competitive edge.
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Seven Software Robots Your Business Needs
Fri, 07/28/2017
Discover the 7 software robots your business needs to reduce repetitive and manual tasks, automate reporting, process claims and more in this blog post from Fortra.
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HR Onboarding and Process Automation Made Easy (Webinar Recap)
Thu, 07/13/2017
Learn how Fortra can help you automate HR processes, specifically when it comes to onboarding.
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HR Automation Tips Part 1: Signs You Should be Automating
By Richard Schoen on Tue, 05/23/2017
Find out if it’s time to automate HR processes at your organization.
Case Study
TransAlta Prevents Data Loss with Robotic Process Automation from Automate
TransAlta Corporation is a multinational power generation and wholesale marketing company with yearly revenue of about $2.5 billion. Based in Canada, TransAlta manages the production and delivery of energy resources over a wide geographical expanse. This requires a sophisticated network of control systems for thousands of pumps, valves, gas turbines, high voltage breakers, and more. In the Ontario...
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Children's Museum Creates One-of-a-Kind Interactive Exhibit Using Automate
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology in Troy, New York was founded in 1954 and is located in the Rensselaer Technology Park. Its mission is to be the premier science center in the New York Capital Region where kids and parents can explore, discover, and imagine the world of science together.
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10 Essential Tips for Securing FTP and SFTP Servers
Mon, 05/01/2017
Most organizations use FTP or SFTP servers to exchange files and other critical business documents with their trading partners. Unfortunately, these servers have become a primary target for hackers. Learn SFTP security best practices in this blog and webinar.
Case Study
30 Minutes of Automating Cuts Infor ERP VISUAL Work by an Hour a Day
In the quest for IT efficiency, one way to save time is to automate the daily grind of launching and monitoring ERP system utilities. Washington-based job shop Magic Metals, Inc., sought to do just that when it implemented Infor ERP VISUAL, but the company's busy IT manager did not have time to write custom scripts to enable VISUAL utilities to self-execute. Instead, he turned to the pre...
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Manufacturer Cuts 2 ½ Hours of Daily ERP Work with Automate
For years, an IT staffer at ITW Construction Products had to come to work early every morning to prepare the company's ERP system for the new day. At first, the process of incorporating the previous day's business activities into the ERP database took thirty minutes. As the company grew, the job ballooned to 2 ½ hours. Rather than continuing to waste valuable time repeating the same tasks day...
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Automate Streamlines Lottery Operations and Reporting in Louisiana
Louisiana Lottery Corporation was created in 1991 by the Louisiana state legislature with the idea of generating revenue without increasing taxes. Its mission is to organize, manage, and oversee the operations which support the Louisiana Lottery. Responsibilities entail all collections, accounting, auditing, reporting, and support for the thousands of retailers who sell lottery tickets for games...