Resources

On-Demand Webinar

VTL Save Strategies on IBM i

By Rick Koenig

Tape-only backups are not secure. Think about it. Your organization allows third-parties to take tapes off-site for storage. Once the tapes are off-site, they’re out of your control. But there is good news.

On-Demand Webinar

Automate IFS Backups and Restores

By Yvonne Schumacher

Automating IBM i backups just got easier. See how Robot Save data backup management software for IBM i can help.

On-Demand Webinar

How to Confront Your IBM i Message Queues

By Chuck Losinski

Learn best practices for message management on your IBM i, plus techniques for monitoring, tips for filtering, and tools for escalating and notifying team members of the most critical messages in a hurry.

On-Demand Webinar

Introduction to FlashCopy

By Chuck Stupca

Watch this webinar where IBM i expert Chuck Stupca explains how FlashCopy works and discusses the ways that it helps you build a better backup strategy for your IBM i environment.

Article

Enhanced Resource Monitoring with Robot Console

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/30/2016

Robot Console has some exciting features for resource monitoring. You can automate the verification of your system resources and more!

Article

4 Reasons to Add VTLs

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/30/2016

Backup and recovery processes are among the unsung heroes of data center operations. Though end results may not be readily apparent on an everyday basis, natural and digital disasters have a way of humbling companies that do not take this risk management discipline seriously.

Blog

What’s Really Faster: VTL or LTO?

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016

VTL can be faster than LTO if you take advantage of the virtual features, but if your backup rules stay the same, you may be disappointed. Read on.

Guide

Recovery Without Disaster

Article

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.

Article

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.

Case Study

AAA Life Leverages Fortra Solutions for IT Efficiency

Part of the American Automobile Association (AAA) family, AAA Life Insurance Company offers a variety of competitive life insurance, annuity, and travel accident products. With over one million policies, many people rely on AAA Life to help provide protection for their loved ones. As Senior Systems Engineer at AAA Life, Randy Wittner is in charge of their IBM i environment, overseeing two S824...

Case Study

AAA Life Leverages Robot for IT Efficiency

As Senior Systems Engineer, Randy Wittner has over 25 years of experience on IBM i, and AAA Life was not the first place he encountered Robot. “I’ve worked at many companies that have had Robot Schedule, so good market share,” said Wittner. “It’s very reliable, easy to upgrade. It automates a lot for us in our process.”