Companies continue to embrace digital transformation to navigate the post-pandemic climate. From economic uncertainties to an ever-shifting job market, IT automation tools are helping organizations meet the moment. And as automation solutions - and strategies - have evolved, we wanted to take the pulse of our users and get a snapshot of the state of IT automation and what’s top of mind as they...
There are many different strategies a company can employ to help drive their organization to the next level. But why not use what you already have in your hands? Connect your content, documents, and information together to drive your business to the next level.
With tighter budgets, everyone is looking for ways to optimize costs. But sometimes a free tool isn’t the answer—especially when it comes to electronic forms. While the lack of a price tag might make Google Forms look like a good option for your business, ask yourself: are you getting everything you need from a forms solution?
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This article examines some of the most popular IBM VTL (virtual tap library) solutions for IBM i and other platforms. You'll also learn what to consider to determine if VTL is right for you.
There are processes that are required on your IBM i that need to run with the system in what is called a “restricted state” condition. A restricted state is when all subsystems are inactive and new jobs cannot enter the system. Only the system console might be active.
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.
You’ve heard about IASP technology many times over the years, but you’ve been ignoring it, haven’t you? Steve Finnes confirms that it’s past time we “get to know it, understand it, and not be afraid of it.”
How good do you feel about your backup strategies? Did you know you can perform a simple operation two to four times a year to put much of your uneasiness to rest? It’s true. Simply audit your backups.
You need a backup strategy to test your company’s disaster recovery plan and, despite its reputation for reliability, administrators still need to back up their IBM i. A sound backup strategy should also restore individual user objects to account for human error.
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.
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.
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...
Let’s face it; system administration remains a largely thankless task. From scheduling jobs to balancing workloads to answering messages in QSYSOPR, administrators and operators work diligently behind the scenes to ensure that IBM i servers are available to run mission-critical applications.