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Enterprise Job Scheduling for the Holiday Season

Mon, 03/20/2017
The IT team must ensure that the company’s computers can keep up with the increased amount of transactions and processing during the holiday season, not to mention keeping the company safe from data breaches.
Blog

The History of Run Book Automation

By Pat Cameron on Mon, 03/20/2017
Automating the run book is a huge productivity increase for the oeprations team in any data center. Find out what the Fortra experts have to say about the history of run book automation.
Automation
Blog

The 5 Key Metrics to Improve Your Data Center Workflows

Mon, 03/20/2017
You’re already managing thousands of workflows, batch jobs, and other background processes using the same staff and tools you’ve had for years, but business demands keep adding more to your plate. You know you need to optimize, improve visibility, and start justifying the cost of new resources before it’s too late.
Automation
Blog

Does Your Business Belong in the Cloud?

Tue, 03/14/2017
The cloud is all about access. It’s about getting access on-demand, access to resources needed for your growing demands, and controlling who has access to your information. Everybody is talking about it, but is the cloud the right answer for your business needs? And if so, which one?
Automation
Case Study

Halcyon Helps Computacenter Deliver Efficient Managed Services

Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. They offer consulting services as well as implementation and operation services for networks and data center infrastructures on or off client premises and in the cloud. ...
Monitoring
Web Based GUI
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User Interfaces: GUI vs. WUI

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016
You might be asking yourself, “What’s a WUI?” At Robot, WUI stands for web user interface, and we think it has some big benefits that are giving the GUI a run for its money.
IBM i Automation
Blog

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.
Automation
Blog

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.
Automation
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...
Automation