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The Importance of VIOS

Thu, 08/31/2023

VIOS is considered a standard in organizations running IBM i, AIX, and Linux workloads. But don’t put your business at risk by letting it run unchecked. Learn five areas you must be monitoring.

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Three Essential Steps to Successful Performance Management

Tue, 08/24/2021

Performance management is often made to look cumbersome and complex, but we’ve distilled the process down to three essential steps.

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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.

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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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Making the Case for PowerVM

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 02/24/2020

Need to make a case to introduce PowerVM into your Power Systems environment? Read this article!

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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Expanding Job Scheduling for Oracle E-Business Suite

Wed, 03/29/2017

Enterprise job schedulers offer extended flexibility for running Oracle concurrent requests.

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Moving to the Digital Age: The Challenges Facing IT Today

Wed, 03/29/2017

For all its meaningful advancements, the push into the digital age also brings with it a host of new challenges for companies. Key among these challenges is the increased difficulty in tracking workflows. Find out how Automate Schedule can help.

The Importance of VIOS

Three Essential Steps to Successful Performance Management

VIOS Performance Monitoring Commands

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

Making the Case for PowerVM

Mobile NOW for Robot Network

The Many Ways Robot Supports SNMP

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?

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

Monitoring the Mayhem: Keeping Track of Your Schedule

Service Orientation and Your Batch Schedule

Understanding Event-Driven Architecture

Data Retention and Purging: What You Need to Know

Expanding Job Scheduling for Oracle E-Business Suite

Moving to the Digital Age: The Challenges Facing IT Today

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