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Free Backup Management Software vs. Paid – Which Is Right for Me?

By Debbie Saugen on Mon, 03/04/2024

When is the right time to rely on an Option 21 save and when should I turn to an enterprise-class solution like BRMS or Robot Save? Read on to find out.

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Performance Navigator Overview and Demonstration

Wed, 09/27/2023

Watch this video for an overview of Performance Navigator’s key components and a demonstration of how you can use it to optimize your IT enterprise.

On-Demand Webinar

Sizing Power10 Correctly with Performance Navigator

By Tom Huntington

Watch this 30-minute webinar to learn how to plan your move to Power10, whether it's on-prem, dynamic capacity on-premises (PEP2), or in the cloud.

On-Demand Webinar

Performance Navigator Training: Automated Performance Reporting

By Tom Huntington

Watch this webinar and learn how to automate daily, weekly, and monthly performance reporting using the Performance Navigator software from Fortra.

Article

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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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.

Article

Performance Navigator vs. IBM PM400

By Randy Watson on Mon, 01/25/2021

This article presents a technical review of how Performance Navigator stacks up as a replacement for IBM Performance Management for Power Systems (PM400).

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IBM Performance Management for Power Systems (PM400) Discontinued

By Randy Watson on Thu, 01/07/2021

PM400 is dead, now what? Don’t worry! Fortra has a ready-made replacement in Performance Navigator. Read on to learn more.

On-Demand Webinar

External vs. Internal Storage: Which Is Right for Me?

By Robert Jenkins

Watch this webinar where our panel of technology experts discuss the reasons why many organizations are taking advantage of SAN technology for virtualization, high availability, backup management, and more.

On-Demand Webinar

Lights-Out Automation for IBM i Data Centers

By Tom Huntington

In a time when unattended computer operations are expected, IBM i is the right platform. Watch this webinar to get the success formula for lights-out automation.

Article

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.

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

Capacity Planning and the Culture of Proof

By Timothy Prickett Morgan on Fri, 05/31/2019

Capacity planning is one of the most important things that a company will do, and yet there are still many companies that do it on the back of the envelope. Read this article and learn how to do it right.

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Performance Navigator

Historical performance monitoring and modeling across your IT environment In an increasingly virtualized world, it’s becoming more and more difficult to understand performance across your IT enterprise. Performance Navigator performance analysis software allows you to see what’s truly occurring on your mission critical systems. With current day and historical performance data, you know exactly...

Article

Top 5 Capacity Planning Mistakes on IBM i

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 02/12/2019

When it comes to capacity planning for IBM i, skip the shortcuts. This article shares expert recommendations on how to avoid the most common capacity planning mistakes.

Blog

Database Transaction Log Management

Mon, 03/06/2017

Don't let database transaction logs weigh you down. Find out how to preserve data integrity and consume less disk space.

Blog

How DR Compliance Requirements Impact HA Decisions

By Tom Huntington on Wed, 03/01/2017

Disaster recovery requirements are part of the geographic and industry regulations that affect our organizations. Having the right solutions in place can help to avoid penalties and make audits go smoothly. Read on to create a complete compliance toolkit.

On-Demand Webinar

Deploy Robot Automation Dashboards with Sequel

By Chuck Losinski

Sequel Data Access isn’t just for compiling sales numbers or creating easy-to-read dashboards. It’s perfectly equipped to compile real-time performance indicators using a detailed operations history from your Robot products. Track results from Robot Schedule, Robot Save, and Robot Console through automated, graphical dashboards, such as: Number of Robot Schedule jobs run, completion statuses,...

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Execute Sequel Scripts and Reports Automatically—with Robot Schedule

By Chuck Losinski

Learn how to turn your Sequel scripts and reports into an automated job stream.

On-Demand Webinar

Never Worry About a Late Backup Again!

By Chuck Losinski

Data security and storage expert Glenn Haley joins us to discuss how VTL helps you.

Free Backup Management Software vs. Paid – Which Is Right for Me?

Performance Navigator Overview and Demonstration

Sizing Power10 Correctly with Performance Navigator

Performance Navigator Training: Automated Performance Reporting

Three Essential Steps to Successful Performance Management

Realize ROI with Robot

Performance Navigator vs. IBM PM400

IBM Performance Management for Power Systems (PM400) Discontinued

External vs. Internal Storage: Which Is Right for Me?

Lights-Out Automation for IBM i Data Centers

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

Backup Basics: Saving Your Data and Your Job

Capacity Planning and the Culture of Proof

Performance Navigator

Top 5 Capacity Planning Mistakes on IBM i

Database Transaction Log Management

How DR Compliance Requirements Impact HA Decisions

Deploy Robot Automation Dashboards with Sequel

Execute Sequel Scripts and Reports Automatically—with Robot Schedule

Never Worry About a Late Backup Again!

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