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Article
Article

Be in Control of Your ERP

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 03/31/2021
Many ERP packages have built-in schedulers. However, these schedulers are typically not flexible or robust enough to meet the needs of even the smallest data center.
IBM i Automation
Guide
Guide

Robot in Modern IBM i Environments

Robot systems management solutions can improve processes and enhance the return on investment for new technologies running in modern IBM i environments. Find out how.
IBM i Automation
Realize ROI with Robot
Blog
Blog

Realize ROI with Robot

By Tom Huntington on Sun, 03/28/2021
Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
IBM i Automation
Monitoring
setting commands on VIOS
Article
Article

VIOS Performance Monitoring Commands

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 03/10/2021
You might think VIOS is set and forget, but it’s not. Luckily, VIOS includes a number of command line utilities to help you obtain performance-related information from your VIOS partitions.
Monitoring
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

Streamline the Day-to-Day with IT Automation

Thu, 01/14/2021
In this on-demand webinar, the automation experts from Fortra and CM First to explore ways to leverage IT automation tools in your most critical business projects—including those on IBM I, including those generated with CA 2E(Synon) and CA Plex.
Automation
Blog
Blog

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
The Case for Storage Area Networks (SAN)
Blog
Blog

The Case for Storage Area Networks (SAN)

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/03/2020
Using storage area networks or SAN for virtualization and dynamic allocation of system resources can lower the total cost of ownership of disk and improve flexibility for backups and more. Here’s how.
IBM i Automation
Interview with Steve Finnes
Article
Article

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.”
IBM i Automation
Datasheet
Datasheet

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.