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Space Oddities—What’s in Your IFS?

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 01/19/2022

Read this article to learn what might be taking up valuable disk space in the IFS and what you can do to control it.

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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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IBM on IASP for PowerHA Implementations

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 03/03/2020

You’ve heard about IASP technology many times over the years, but you’ve been ignoring it, haven’t you? Steve Finnes confirms that it’s past time we “get to know it, understand it, and not be afraid of it.”

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How Do I Make My Work on IBM i Look Good So My Company Doesn’t Ditch the Platform?

By Donnie MacColl on Wed, 09/11/2019

The good old green screen is no longer your safety blanket. In fact, it could be the final nail in the coffin for IBM i at your company. Consider this your wakeup call from Donnie MacColl.

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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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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.

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Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 06/18/2019

Don’t wait for a critical iSeries storage issue to catch you off-guard. Instead, follow these top three tips for using Robot Space to manage your disk space automatically.

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Mobile Management for Your Job Schedule

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 02/13/2019

Your job schedule has never looked so good! Learn about four must-have features exclusive to the web interface for Robot Schedule.

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What Really Matters in IBM i Monitoring?

By Paul Ratchford on Thu, 09/14/2017

Guard against degraded system performance, data loss, and downtime. Make sure you’re monitoring these 15 metrics on the IBM i operating system.

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Meet Automate Complete (Webinar Recap)

Mon, 07/10/2017

Meet Automate Complete—a suite of products that covers the entire automation spectrum.

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Better Batch Job Scheduling for SAP Tasks (Webinar Recap)

Fri, 05/26/2017

Watch this webinar and read the blog post to find out if you need to upgrade from the CCMS scheduler. Our experts demonstrate Automate Schedule and its SAP interface.

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Meet Automate Schedule (Webinar Recap)

Wed, 04/12/2017

See what's new in Automate Schedule 4.0, including the Universal Connector.

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Enterprise Schedulers: Robot vs. Automate Schedule

Tue, 04/04/2017

Where do you need your enterprise scheduler to run? With Fortra solutions, IBM i and other operating systems like Windows ® , Linux ® , or UNIX ® are all possibilities. Robot Schedule Enterprise is our IBM i-centric solution and the Automate Schedule solution centers on the other platforms.

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All Systems Go: Integrating with Big Software

Fri, 03/31/2017

Your data, your job scheduling tool, your ERP system—they all must work in concert with one another to make your organization as efficient as possible in meeting your customers’ needs as well as your own innovation and production goals.

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Alternate Reactive Paths: Do You Have a Backup Plan?

Fri, 03/31/2017

Is your enterprise job schedule as safe as the rest of your life? The ability to set up alternate reactive paths could be the backup plan you’re looking for.

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Monitoring the Mayhem: Keeping Track of Your Schedule

Fri, 03/31/2017

Understand the importance of job monitoring features: how are they the difference between a schedule that runs smoothly and a schedule that runs rampant?

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Linux on Power Systems and Automate Schedule: Why They Work Together

Fri, 03/31/2017

Whether you’re running Linux on multiple partitions, running multiple operating systems on your Power systems, or running production job streams across those partitions, Automate Schedule can help you manage your workflows on Power servers running Linux.

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Service Orientation and Your Batch Schedule

Thu, 03/30/2017

We explore the evolution of job scheduling and the benefits of the latest stage: service-oriented batch job scheduling.

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Understanding Event-Driven Architecture

Thu, 03/30/2017

At its core, event-driven architecture is about reacting to various events on your systems. Event-driven architecture allows you to react to multiple different sources without having to write code for each of those sources

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Data Retention and Purging: What You Need to Know

Thu, 03/30/2017

Find out the critical role that enterprise job schedulers play in data retention and purging.

Space Oddities—What’s in Your IFS?

Why Relying on Scripted Operations Can Be a Problem for Your Business

IBM on IASP for PowerHA Implementations

How Do I Make My Work on IBM i Look Good So My Company Doesn’t Ditch the Platform?

Mobile NOW for Robot Network

Mobile Dashboards for IBM i Monitoring

Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

Mobile Management for Your Job Schedule

What Really Matters in IBM i Monitoring?

Meet Automate Complete (Webinar Recap)

Better Batch Job Scheduling for SAP Tasks (Webinar Recap)

Meet Automate Schedule (Webinar Recap)

Enterprise Schedulers: Robot vs. Automate Schedule

All Systems Go: Integrating with Big Software

Alternate Reactive Paths: Do You Have a Backup Plan?

Monitoring the Mayhem: Keeping Track of Your Schedule

Linux on Power Systems and Automate Schedule: Why They Work Together

Service Orientation and Your Batch Schedule

Understanding Event-Driven Architecture

Data Retention and Purging: What You Need to Know

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