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Robot Space
Bring Automation and Analysis to Your IBM i Disk Space Administration. Schedule a demo of Robot Space today.
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Powertech Multi-Factor Authentication
Powertech Multi-Factor Authentication is a robust MFA solution for IBM i (AS/400, iSeries), it is a simple and effective way to ensure the users accessing your systems are who they say they are. Schedule a demo today.
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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.
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Powertech Multi-Factor Authentication Compliance Datasheet
Comply with Security Standards, Including PCI DSS
The latest version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requires multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all administrator access into the cardholder data environment (CDE), even from within a trusted network. MFA also simplifies compliance with mandates concerned with data privacy, like HIPAA and GDPR. Powertech Multi-Factor...
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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
How Multi-Factor Authentication Can Prevent an IBM i Data Breach
By Robin Tatam
Watch this webinar to learn simple ways multi-factor authentication can protect your IBM i. You'll also get a sneak preview of Powertech Multi-Factor Authentication, our new multi-factor authentication solution.
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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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Deploying Multi-Factor Authentication in Your Enterprise
By Robin Tatam
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) exists because of the steady increase in data breach events. A data breach can subject your organization to steep fines, litigation, and even criminal prosecution. And it opens innocent third parties to identify theft, which you may also be legally required to mitigate—at your own expense.
MFA protects you from the most common cause of a data breach: compromised...
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Build or Buy: Multi-Factor Authentication Software for IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Mon, 04/24/2017
PCI’s MFA requirements now apply to IBM i. You have two choices: purchase MFA software that’s designed for IBM i or write your own program to link your existing MFA solution to IBM i. What's the best option for your organization?
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How Multi-Factor Authentication Enhances Data Security
By Robin Tatam on Fri, 04/21/2017
Many data breaches are attributed to user negligence in the form of weak or reused passwords. Watch this short video to learn how multi-factor authentication can neutralize these vulnerabilities.
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Database Transaction Log Management
Mon, 03/06/2017
Don't let database transaction logs weigh you down. Find out how to preserve data integrity and consume less disk space.
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Customer Spotlight: Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 01/17/2017
The operations team was excited to share how Robot job scheduling and monitoring software has helped them manage their processing needs across platforms from their IBM i.
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SCSI Is Dead, Long Live SAN
By Chris Bremer
As data storage needs increase, SAN technology delivers greater flexibility. Chris Bremer, Chief Technology Officer at DSI, leads this 30-minute recorded session on what SAN is and how it works.
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Quick and Easy IBM i Disk Space Management
Studies show that the amount of data stored worldwide will grow by 4,300% within 7 years. 80% of that growth is on enterprise servers like your IBM i. If you want to be prepared to manage that kind of big data, watch this webinar!
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Who's Afraid of IASPs?
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016
As IASP technology continues to grow, so will its uses for high availability (HA) and backups. The result of that will be shrinking hardware costs and complexity and increased redundancy.
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Robot and FlashCopy
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016
Last month, Chuck Stupca (retired IBMer) and Chuck Losinski (Fortra) presented a webinar discussing FlashCopy for IBM i. Based on the attendance, it looks like this is a very important topic for many of you so I wanted to explain how FlashCopy ties to Robot products.
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Robot Best Practices
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016
Wondering about best practices for automating your IBM i processes with Robot systems management solutions? Take a look at this list and get off to a good start.
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Is the i Ready for the Three Vs of Big Data?
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016
The three Vs of big data are volume, velocity, and variety, but in order derive value from big data, IT departments need tools to store massive amounts of data (volume) and make sure it is always available for quick analysis (velocity).