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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...
Blog

The Shared Responsibility of Cloud Security

By Bob Erdman on Fri, 10/26/2018
The agreement that cloud security is a shared responsibility between cloud providers and cloud users has now firmly taken hold. How those responsibilities shake out, however, is an ongoing conversation.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Blog

Is Antivirus Really Necessary for Linux?

By Bob Erdman on Tue, 10/23/2018
As evidenced by XBash and Kodi add-on malware, the myth that Linux is immune to viruses could not be further from the truth. In reality, Linux is becoming a lucrative target.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
On-Demand Webinar

Determining the Best Approach to PAM for You

Tue, 10/23/2018
David Dingwall provides an overview of how PASM and PEDM solutions work individually, the environments they are best suited to, and how both solutions are ultimately complementary.
Vulnerability Management
Datasheet

Powertech Antivirus for IBM i

Native Protection for IBM i Powertech Antivirus for IBM i offers the power and protection of the Trellix (McAfee) scan engine, while supporting the integrated scan features of your IBM i. Recursive links, system values, and file-level scan settings are natural ground for the deep OS integration of Powertech Antivirus. Powertech Antivirus protects your IBM i data from viruses, ransomware, worms,...
IBM i Cybersecurity
Datasheet

Powertech Antivirus

Powertech Antivirus offers the power and protection of an industry-leading scan engine while supporting the specific features of your operating systems. Schedule a demo today.
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity
Blog

Access Data While Maintaining IBM i Security

Tue, 10/16/2018
Why do you need extra data access security on IBM i? Find out. Plus, learn how to secure data access, let users analyze data, and distribute data securely.
IBM i Business Intelligence
On-Demand Webinar

The Effects of Cloud Migration on IAM, PAM, and Audit

Tue, 09/18/2018
With the fast pace of development, companies are continually reassessing which cloud infrastructures provide the most dynamic provisioning for their business units. Both enterprises and SMBs must constantly review how to balance cost and efficiency when choosing how to best manage their cloud.
Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
Case Study

Fortra Protects the COMP Performance Group from Viruses and Malware

The COMP Performance Group™ is a world leader in the performance automotive aftermarket with core product lines that include camshafts, transmissions, drivetrain parts, fuel injection systems, and computer simulation software. After experiencing rapid growth in recent years, the organization brought on Ron Smith to launch an IT transformation project. Ron’s priorities included implementing world...
Vulnerability Management
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.
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...