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Remember the IFS!

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 06/27/2019
Ask any security professional which area of IBM i security is most often ignored and chances are that the unanimous response is a chorus of “the Integrated File System.” Although it’s been around since V3R1, the Integrated File System, or IFS, remains a shrouded mystery that represents significant risk to many IBM i organizations.
IBM i Cybersecurity
Scale of IT capacity planning tools that balance cost and risk
Article

Comparing Different Methods for Calculating Health and Risk

By Per Bauer on Fri, 02/08/2019
How do you calculate IT health and risk? There are different methods you can use, depending on your needs. The most common methods for determining IT infrastructure health are: Threshold comparison Enhanced threshold comparison Event detection Variation from normal Allocation comparison Queuing theory for health On the other hand, the most common methods for calculating IT infrastructure...
Automation
Article

A Roadmap for Consolidation

Mon, 02/04/2019
There are five key steps when planning a consolidation strategy. Considerations for each step are outlined below.
Automation
Datasheet

Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i

Protect your organization from the high cost and negative publicity of security breaches by tracking, monitoring, and controlling access to your data with Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i. Schedule a demo today. Your Greatest Threat May Come from Within In the age of HIPAA, SOX, and PCI, every company needs a security policy that controls data access for users. In today’s networked...
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity
Guide

Download "The Complete Guide to Securing IBM i Exit Points"

    Exit points and exit programs aren’t new concepts, but we get more questions about them than any other topic related to IBM i security. Most people who work with IBM i have heard of them but aren’t sure if they need to use them. This guide is designed to equip IBM i pros with information about what exit points are and how exit programs work, along with their...
Data Protection
Vulnerability Management
IBM i Cybersecurity
Network Automation
Case Study

How Peoples Telephone Reboots Equipment Instantly with Network Monitoring & Automation

What if you could reduce an eight-hour outage… to no time at all? That’s exactly what Peoples Telephone Cooperative did. Faced with sudden equipment failures, they started monitoring their network… then went one step further to automatically fix the outages. Now this savvy telecommunications service provider saves countless man hours, makes sure technicians get a full night’s sleep every night,...
Automation
Monitoring
system performance management
Blog

Performance Management

By Per Bauer on Sat, 07/22/2017
What is Performance Management? IT performance management is responsible for everyday aspects of capacity management, like monitoring performance and resources, planning changes to make efficient use of resources, analyzing performance, and reporting back to the business.     Now more than ever, your company’s bottom line rests on your ability to provide 24/7 service...
Automation
Capacity Planning for IT Managers
Blog

IT Maturity

By Per Bauer on Fri, 06/16/2017
What are your optimization goals? An optimization initiative is typically triggered by one of the drivers listed below and the focus is dictated by your overall business objectives. But singlehandedly focusing on one objective may negatively impact your capabilities in the other areas. This can reduce the overall service quality and offer limited to no real value. In order to achieve concurrent...
Automation
On-Demand Webinar

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...
Vulnerability Management
Guide

Download "Secure Inside and Out: Maximizing Intrusion Detection and Prevention on IBM i"

Data leaks and operational disruptions can come from any source—internal or external. To protect sensitive data from modern cyberthreats, all organizations need a robust intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS). The IBM i operating system includes advanced capabilities for detecting and preventing external threats, but there are still gaps that must be filled.   Download this guide...
IBM i Cybersecurity