On-Demand Webinar
Application Monitoring from Every Angle
When your core IBM i application could be going down, don’t be the last to know. Watch this recorded webinar and learn how Robot has application monitoring covered.
Article
Adding Flexibility to IBM i Monitoring Without Compromising Availability
By Kurt Thomas on Tue, 06/01/2021
To cope with system issues, you want easy yet comprehensive solutions that handle your performance, messaging, and remote management needs, but what you really need are integrated solutions for universal control. See where Robot Monitor fits in.
Article
Best Automation Practices for Robot Console
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 05/17/2021
When you apply rules to system events, automation software like Robot Console works like the autopilot on a boat or plane—it steers the system through the night or the weekend while you rest.
Guide
A Guide to IBM i Message Management
This guide teaches you how to handle IBM i message management, including the fastest and more accurate ways to monitor for messages, filter critical messages, and escalate messages to members of your team as needed.
Article
Eight Different Ways to Use HA at My Organization
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 04/14/2021
A flexible, affordable high availability solution can do more for your organization than provide business continuity after a disaster. Discover the many ways HA can help you avoid downtime and keep your data and applications accessible to end users.
On-Demand Webinar
Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Technology for IBM i
During this 1-hour session, Fortra and LaserVault experts join forces to discuss the merits of virtual tape and show you how VTL technology can replace your traditional tape backups.
On-Demand Webinar
What Is Your Data Trying to Tell You?
Watch this recorded webinar to learn how to translate and deliver lots of data from IBM i and other sources into clear and actionable stories
Guide
Robot in Modern IBM i Environments
Robot systems management solutions can improve processes and enhance the return on investment for new technologies running in modern IBM i environments. Find out how.
Blog
Realize ROI with Robot
By Tom Huntington on Sun, 03/28/2021
Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
Blog
Five Steps for Successful IBM i Role Swaps
By Tom Huntington on Fri, 03/26/2021
Your high availability solution is only as solid as your role swaps. You can’t be certain that your systems are switch-ready unless you test. Follow these steps to start testing your role swaps regularly.
On-Demand Webinar
For Developers, By Developers at Fortra
During this session, you’ll see live demonstrations of how Fortra developer tools can help you.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i Access Client Solutions for Data Access
During this recorded webinar, the IBM i experts from Fortra help you get a better understanding of Access Client Solutions (ACS).
On-Demand Webinar
Sequel Client Tables (a.k.a. Pivot Tables on Steroids)
Everything and anything around Client Tables in Sequel is covered in this on-demand webinar.
On-Demand Webinar
Journaling for Db2 and IFS
During this recorded webinar, the IBM i experts from Fortra help you get a better understanding of how journaling works.
On-Demand Webinar
How to Transfer IBM i Data to Microsoft Excel
During this recorded webinar, our data access experts demonstrate how you can simplify the process of getting data from multiple sources—including Db2 for i—into Excel.
Blog
3 Reasons to Go Beyond Writing Queries in SQL
Sun, 11/29/2020
Still writing queries in SQL? Sure, it’s a powerful way to access IBM i data. But is it enough?
On-Demand Webinar
How to Work with Data from IBM i and Remote Databases
Watch this webinar to get insights from our expert on bringing data all together into one solution and work with it easily.
Datasheet
Migrate, Run, and Recover IBM i Applications in the Cloud
Businesses in every industry are under increasing pressure to modernize their mission-critical workloads. What’s more, these updates to core infrastructure and architecture need to be carried out with minimal downtime to avoid loss. There has never been a cloud solution that uniquely supports migrating and running IBM i applications in the public cloud with high availability and disaster recovery....
Blog
IASPs: What They Are and Why You Need Them on IBM i
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 10/16/2020
IBM i expert Chuck Stupca and Chuck Losinski presented an engaging webinar about the unique characteristics of IASPs and how application data can be seamlessly migrated to optimize system processes.