Guide
Using the Cloud for Mission-Critical Systems
In order to make cloud computing highly available and easy to use, there has to be an infrastructure in the background, like enterprise scheduling software.
Blog
How “Smash and Grab” Compromises IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
During an audit a few years ago, I revealed to the client’s security team that corporate payroll information on every employee, including the CEO, was being archived in an output queue (called PAYROLL) for weeks at a time. Due to poor configuration, this information was accessible to every employee.
On-Demand Webinar
An Introduction to PCI Compliance on IBM Power Systems
By Robin Tatam
Complying with the PCI standard is a normal part of doing business in today’s credit-centric world. But, PCI applies to multiple platforms. The challenge becomes how to map the general PCI requirements to a specific platform, such as IBM i. And, more importantly, how can you maintain—and prove—compliance?
Case Study
Appvion Improves Customer Satisfaction with a Digital Document Repository
Appvion, Inc. manufactures paper—thermal, carbonless, security, inkjet, digital specialty and colored papers. But this Appleton, Wisconsin-based company had a problem when it came to digital documents in their customer web portal. Their existing system just wasn’t up to snuff. It was time to make a change.
Guide
Download “Identity & Access Management for IBM i”
Insiders are responsible for 34 percent of data breaches—and insiders are also the most difficult threat to control control on IBM i. You can't lock them out completely because your IBM i users need at least some level of access to do their jobs. So, how do you ensure users have only the access they need without overburdening IT with manual processes that distract from other critical projects? We...
Blog
Selecting Enterprise Automation Software for Your Business
Fri, 02/03/2017
Choosing the right enterprise software can give your business a competitive edge, but the wrong choice can be extremely costly. Find out which factors to consider when evaluating enterprise solutions.
Blog
The Problem with AFP Forms…
Wed, 01/25/2017
What’s wrong with AFP forms? And is it really time to replace them? Find out.
Guide
Build vs. Buy: The Argument Against Developing a Solution for Exit Point Security
Before you commit the resources to develop an in-house solution for exit point security , read our list of issues to consider. You might decide it’s neither easy nor cost-effective to set up and monitor your own in-house solution.
On-Demand Webinar
Job Scheduling: Basic to Advanced
By Pat Cameron
Fortra offers two automation platforms to handle the complex scheduling needs of modern enterprises: AutoMate and Skybot. Join this live webinar to learn about using these solutions to orchestrate processes from the server down to the user’s desktop.
On-Demand Webinar
The New Automation Strategy: A Unified Approach to Job Scheduling and Process Automation
By Pat Cameron
These days IT departments are responsible for automating processes and applications across every department in the organization. Find out how to leverage automation solutions from Fortra to easily consolidate your automation.
On-Demand Webinar
Practical Task Scheduling Deployment
By Pat Cameron
One of the best things about the UNIX environment (aside from being stable and efficient) is the vast array of software tools available to help you do your job. Traditionally, a UNIX tool does only one thing, but does that one thing very well. For example, grep is very easy to use and can search vast amounts of data quickly. The find tool can find a particular file or files based on all kinds of...
On-Demand Webinar
The True Cost of Workload Automation
By Pat Cameron
In this video you'll learn about the ROI of workload automation and how to make sure you’re paying the right price for your IT needs.
On-Demand Webinar
Efficient IT Management: Automating the Enterprise from Server to Desktop
By Pat Cameron
Discover the value of a unified approach to enterprise process automation.
On-Demand Webinar
Containing the Costs of Workload Automation
By Pat Cameron
Containing the costs of data center automation is key. We'll show you how.
Guide
Controlling SQL Updates Using Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
Over the years, users have relied on commands like STRSQL and RUNSQL to provide instant and powerful access to the data on their Power Systems™ servers. All types of users—from programmers to system administrators to end users—use these commands as their primary interface for extracting and updating data. However, allowing a user to view, update, and even delete data without any control by the...
Blog
IT Security Compliance 101
By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016
In this compliance 101 primer, we'll look at three high-profile breaches from the past year, each of which shows what can go wrong when data oversight isn't up to snuff. Along the way, we'll discuss some basic fixes that can help shore up network defenses.
Guide
13 Tips to Write Secure Applications and Boost IBM i Security
Barely a day passes without new headlines reporting another cyber attack, policy violation, or data breach. Secretly, we breathe a sigh of relief that it happened to someone else, but most of us know that we’ll all eventually feel the impact in some capacity.
Guide
Download “How IT Professionals Can Navigate PCI DSS Compliance” Guide
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to every organization that processes credit or debit card information. This includes merchants and third-party service providers that store, process, or transmit credit card data. The launch of PCI DSS helped expose serious security shortcomings, failures to follow security best practices, and a general lack of awareness of the...
Press Release
HelpSystems (now Fortra) Fills Encryption Gap With Linoma Buy
Despite all the IBM i security vendors that Fortra has bought over the years--and there have been at least five of them--the company has lacked one key security capability valued by enterprises: encryption.