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What is Forms Management Software?
By Greg J. Schmidt on Tue, 04/16/2019
Find out how forms management differs from document management. You’ll get real-life examples of forms management in practice, plus tips for getting started.
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How Do Digital Signatures Work?
Mon, 04/15/2019
Learn how digital signatures work and why you should be using them.
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How Does a Document Management System Work?
By Greg J. Schmidt on Fri, 03/15/2019
A document management system captures, stores, and distributes documents electronically. Learn how (and why you’ll benefit).
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Performance Navigator
Historical performance monitoring and modeling across your IT environment
In an increasingly virtualized world, it’s becoming more and more difficult to understand performance across your IT enterprise. Performance Navigator performance analysis software allows you to see what’s truly occurring on your mission critical systems. With current day and historical performance data, you know exactly...
Article
Top 5 Capacity Planning Mistakes on IBM i
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 02/12/2019
When it comes to capacity planning for IBM i, skip the shortcuts. This article shares expert recommendations on how to avoid the most common capacity planning mistakes.
Article
If It Has Moving Parts, Someday It's Going to Fail.
Sat, 11/03/2018
Check out IBM's new READ INTENSIVE SSDs.
This is a note to highlight some of the pros and cons - and dig a little deeper into one of the cons - of IBM's recently announced new class of solid state disk drives, "read intensive" (RI) SSDs.
The new RI-SSD comes in one flavor, a 1.86 TB drive. The new concept to wrap your head around is that the drive will "wear out" if you write too much over the...
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Security Scan for IBM i
Security Scan for IBM i is a free service centered on Fortra’ expertise with the IBM i platform and its unique security concerns.
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Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
Protect your organization from the high cost and negative publicity of security breaches by tracking, monitoring, and controlling access to your data with Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i. Schedule a demo today.
Your Greatest Threat May Come from Within
In the age of HIPAA, SOX, and PCI, every company needs a security policy that controls data access for users. In today’s networked...
Article
How to Download an ODBC Driver
Wed, 07/25/2018
Performance Navigator® requires an ODBC connection to connect to your IBM i system, but it does not come with your PC’s operating system. IBM has a downloadable they’ve titled Access Client Solutions, which we recommend our customers use to get that ODBC connection.
Guide
Download "The Complete Guide to Securing IBM i Exit Points"
Exit points and exit programs aren’t new concepts, but we get more questions about them than any other topic related to IBM i security. Most people who work with IBM i have heard of them but aren’t sure if they need to use them.
This guide is designed to equip IBM i pros with information about what exit points are and how exit programs work, along with their...
Article
FAQs about Performance Navigator
Thu, 07/12/2018
Will this product hurt the performance of my IBM i®?
You will not even notice that the product is working. The data gathering software is already part of the OS. I currently have a subscription to IBM's PM for Power service.
How is Performance Navigator compared to PM?
Glad you asked... Performance Navigator uses exactly the same input as PM for Power, Collection Services. Performance Navigator...
On-Demand Webinar
Getting Started with IBM i Security: Securing PC Access
By Amy Williams
Watch this lesson to learn how you can use exit points and exit programs to gain control over who can access your IBM i objects and how.
On-Demand Webinar
8 Items to Consider When Switching ERPs
By Tim Dunn
This webinar with HarrisData and Fortra covers the eight questions to consider when you switch enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
Blog
What is an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) and Why Do I Need One?
By Greg J. Schmidt on Thu, 06/14/2018
An EDMS (electronic document management system) provides a way to capture, manage, and retrieve your documents. Learn why it's time to get one.
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Exit Points and Why Menu Security Isn’t Enough
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 05/30/2018
How do interfaces like FTP side-step IBM i menu security and give users uncontrolled data access through exit points? Robin Tatam explains in this short video.