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The Difference Between BPA and Job Scheduling and When You Need Both

Thu, 02/27/2020

BPA and job scheduling aren't mutually exclusive. In fact, an enterprise may use a job scheduler to support its wider BPA strategy.

Article

How to Prove Your IBM i is Recoverable without a Real DR Test

By Tom Huntington on Thu, 02/27/2020

How good do you feel about your backup strategies? Did you know you can perform a simple operation two to four times a year to put much of your uneasiness to rest? It’s true. Simply audit your backups.

Article

FlashCopy: Pros and Cons

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 02/26/2020

IBM System Storage FlashCopy might seem like magic. But do the benefits for IBM i business continuity outweigh the hidden costs? Read on to find out.

Article

Backup Basics: Saving Your Data and Your Job

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 02/24/2020

You need a backup strategy to test your company’s disaster recovery plan and, despite its reputation for reliability, administrators still need to back up their IBM i. A sound backup strategy should also restore individual user objects to account for human error.

Article

All About Alert Intelligence

By Andrew Bullivant on Thu, 02/13/2020

Thanks to intelligent filtering, the Alert Intelligence feature included in IBM i Server Suite improves the quality of IBM i alerts while reducing the quantity, providing increased application availability and system uptime.

Article

Availability Reporting for Managed Service Providers

By Paul Ratchford on Wed, 02/12/2020

Proving that you are meeting service-level agreements shouldn’t be a wasted effort. In fact, it should strengthen your relationship with clients and help your team manage performance in the future. See how.

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Forms Management Software: 3 Use Cases

Tue, 02/04/2020

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Log File Monitoring in IBM i Server Suite

By Paul Ratchford on Mon, 01/27/2020

Log File Monitor can monitor the contents of files in the integrated file system (IFS) and raise alerts based on this content. Read on to learn more.

Case Study

Alaska Communications Reaches New Heights with Network Monitoring from Intermapper

Alaska Communications is an internet service provider (ISP) supporting communications infrastructure in Alaska. Their team provides critical network services to customers—oftentimes, in remote locations. The company was in the midst of developing plans for a new site—one which was located on a mountaintop. With this remote site, they knew they were in for an uphill battle regarding maintenance and...

On-Demand Webinar

How to Be Smart When Selecting a Job Scheduler

By Tom Huntington

Watch this webinar with Fortra scheduling experts to learn which enterprise job scheduler is right for your environment.

Datasheet

Halcyon for Managed Service Providers

Fortra Takes Your Managed Services to the Next LevelIn today’s economy, managed service providers try to get by with what they have, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t something better out there. Whether you host your customers’ systems in your data center or provide remote monitoring or cloud-based services, Fortra has a technical solution and a commercial model to suit your business...

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IBM i Server Suites

See Halycon's four IBM i software suite levels designed to run natively on your IBM i. Select the suite level that is right for your operations with confidence.

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Trap Receiver

Trap Receiver enables you to receive and interpret incoming SNMP traps from capable devices, automatically presenting them in the format of your choice.

Blog

What is Forms Management Software?

By Greg J. Schmidt on Tue, 04/16/2019

Find out how forms management differs from document management. You’ll get real-life examples of forms management in practice, plus tips for getting started.

Blog

The Efficiency Perks of Cloud Automation

Fri, 02/15/2019

Whether you’ve got a full cloud presence already built or are evaluating how to begin, learn more about the benefits of cloud automation.

On-Demand Webinar

Let Go of Inefficient Forms Processes

By Richard Schoen

Is your organization using AFP utilities? Or a home-grown forms application cobbled together before your current IT team came on board? Are your reports coming in spool files from your IBM i (AS/400, iSeries)? These systems probably can’t support your business as it grows and changes. Sounds like you need to move on.

On-Demand Webinar

Getting Started with Automate Schedule

By Pat Cameron

Watch our guided tour to see Automate Schedule in action.

On-Demand Webinar

How to Easily Integrate Your Cron Jobs Into a Cross-Platform Job Schedule

By Pat Cameron

Watch our on-demand webinar to learn how you can easily integrate your cron jobs into Automate Schedule.

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The Four Stages of Enterprise Automation: Where Are You in the Automation Journey?

Thu, 10/18/2018

Workload automation technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated, but many businesses still haven’t automated to their full potential. Here's how to get there.

Datasheet

Robot Save

Robot Save provides automated backup, recovery, and encryption for IBM i. Schedule a demo today.

The Difference Between BPA and Job Scheduling and When You Need Both

How to Prove Your IBM i is Recoverable without a Real DR Test

FlashCopy: Pros and Cons

Backup Basics: Saving Your Data and Your Job

All About Alert Intelligence

Availability Reporting for Managed Service Providers

Forms Management Software: 3 Use Cases

Log File Monitoring in IBM i Server Suite

Alaska Communications Reaches New Heights with Network Monitoring from Intermapper

How to Be Smart When Selecting a Job Scheduler

Halcyon for Managed Service Providers

IBM i Server Suites

Trap Receiver

What is Forms Management Software?

The Efficiency Perks of Cloud Automation

Let Go of Inefficient Forms Processes

Getting Started with Automate Schedule

How to Easily Integrate Your Cron Jobs Into a Cross-Platform Job Schedule

The Four Stages of Enterprise Automation: Where Are You in the Automation Journey?

Robot Save

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