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Common Excuses for Not Automating

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Whether it’s staffing, budget, or complexity, we’ve heard all the excuses to forgo automation. The next time you hear—or find yourself making—an excuse, have the response ready.
IBM i Automation
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How to Calculate RPA ROI

By John Grancarich on Fri, 09/27/2019
    Once you get an RPA project up and running, how do you know if it's successful or not? How do you measure the ROI?  I'm going to walk you through, in real time, how to calculate RPA ROI for your project. To show you how we can do this, we're going to take a real Fortra RPA customer example and walk you through the analysis. Visit this page to get access to the...
Automation
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Replacing FTP Scripts with Managed File Transfer

By Stephen Mabbutt
    Many companies are still using custom scripts or manual processes to exchange information with customers, partners or other locations. And they do it despite the extra time and headache required to maintain these methods – and the lack of security these methods provide. If this sounds familiar, join us as our cybersecurity experts explain why using FTP and other...
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Five Secure File Transfer Alternatives to FTP

Mon, 09/16/2019
FTP was a gold standard for file transfers in the 70s. But with today’s cybersecurity concerns, it’s no longer enough. Use these five secure file transfer methods to protect your data instead.
Data Protection
Article

Mobile Dashboards for IBM i Monitoring

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 08/07/2019
Robot Console leverages the power of Fortra' dashboards containing browser access! Mobile-friendly dashboards allow you to combine key message summary and resource status data into a single, intuitive view. Read on to learn more.
Monitoring
Datasheet

GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer

GoAnywhere MFT is an enterprise-level solution which will secure, automate and manage all of your organization’s file transfer needs through a single interface. With extensive security controls and detailed audit trails, GoAnywhere MFT will help your organization comply with data privacy regulations and PCI DSS. This innovative solution automates Server-to-Server file transfers and simplifies...
Data Protection
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Getting Started with Website Automation

Wed, 07/24/2019
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.
Automation
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How to Get Started with RPA

By John Grancarich on Fri, 07/05/2019
    RPA is one of the fastest growing segments in the enterprise software space, and I want to tell you just a little bit about it. So, what is RPA? Well, at its simplest, RPA is software that automates human tasks. Four characteristics for a good RPA project Repetitive Tasks Rule Based High Volume Prone to Human Error You might be wondering, is this even really a...
Automation
Article

Two-Way Message Response with Robot

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 05/01/2019
You have the afternoon off—but not the responsibility of monitoring your system for issues. This includes responding to application and system messages as they occur on your production IBM i jobs. You don’t want to carry your laptop around just in case you need to VPN back to answer a message that is waiting on your month-end process. What option do you have?
Monitoring