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How to Get Buy-In for Your IT Cost Optimization Strategy
By Per Bauer on Fri, 08/28/2020
Policy alone is rarely enough to influence change. Lasting impact requires buy-in from the organization and is best achieved using a mix of different influence levers.
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How to Do IT Cost Optimization
By Per Bauer
30% of hybrid IT spend is wasted. Whether you find that number shocking or not, you likely don’t know how to identify and eliminate the wasted spend while assuring performance.
Many organizations have adopted a “performance at any cost” mindset to ensure service delivery and choose to overprovision IT resources for peace of mind. But the cost of overprovisioning adds up and quickly becomes...
Guide
How to Do IT Cost Optimization
Our years of experience shows that organizations waste 30% of their hybrid IT spend, on average. This article identifies the five key components of a cost optimization strategy and how to be successful with each of them.
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Lights-Out Automation for IBM i Data Centers
In a time when unattended computer operations are expected, IBM i is the right platform. Watch this webinar to get the success formula for lights-out automation.
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7 Misconceptions About Automation
By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 03/31/2020
Don’t let fear of the unknown decide your fate. Familiarize yourself with the facts about automation before you spend another minute on manual AS400 operations.
Article
Why Relying on Scripted Operations Can Be a Problem for Your Business
By Steve Brasen on Tue, 03/31/2020
Scripting provides a powerful platform to automate simple tasks, but overusing custom scripts is hazardous for your business.
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Five Tips for the Automation Journey
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Here are five tips from Tom Huntington on how best to move your IBM i automation project along the path to success.
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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.
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Robot Autotune
Automate the time-consuming task of tuning your IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) system with Robot Autotune. Robot Autotune continuously adjusts your system performance and uses a breakthrough technique of isolating each batch job in its own dynamic pool as it is submitted.
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[Customer Exclusive] Robot & Powertech Web Interface
Watch this recorded webinar where our technology experts show you the best ways to quickly implement and add value with Fortra Insite.
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Mobile NOW for Robot Network
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 08/21/2019
The web interface for Robot Network is a browser-based tool that uses Fortra Insite to help you access system performance data for your network of IBM i systems from any laptop, tablet, or smartphone. You can also work in the Robot Network Status Center to see and respond to messages and other events that have been escalated to the Robot Network host system.
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Robot Network
You want to manage your Robot software solutions and get a high-level look at performance metrics from a single view. Robot Network gives you the one-stop management you’ve been searching for.
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Powertech Compliance Monitor for IBM i
Compliance Monitor gathers a broad set of audit and security data from your Power Systems™ running IBM i. Schedule a demo today.
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Managing Your IBM i Audit Data
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 08/01/2018
Let’s face it; system administration remains a largely thankless task. From scheduling jobs to balancing workloads to answering messages in QSYSOPR, administrators and operators work diligently behind the scenes to ensure that IBM i servers are available to run mission-critical applications.
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VCM
VCM allows you to get insight into your hybrid IT infrastructure, eliminate wasted spend, and prevent problems before they occur.
Article
The Many Ways Robot Supports SNMP
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018
Many devices send status updates using SNMP or simple network management protocol. Make sure you’re getting the message. Read on to see how Robot supports SNMP.
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Reduce the Cost and Effort of IBM i Auditing
By Robin Tatam
IBM i puts the ability to audit at your disposal, but how do you convert the raw data into useful information?