Article
Too Many Job Schedulers, Not Enough Substance
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 11/20/2019
How many separate job schedulers are you juggling? Don’t let your important processing into a scheduling circus. Stick with a single, sophisticated solution.
Article
Why Should Developers Care About Workload Automation?
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 11/20/2019
Developers, don’t let late-night distress calls from the NOC disrupt your sleep. Workload automation software is not just for operators any more.
Article
Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 11/20/2019
Your shop runs more than 30 jobs each day. Your jobs must communicate across IBM i and another OS. You need to monitor them and generate reports for audits or SLAs. Do your existing job schedulers really meet your needs?
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Built-in Commands Make Your Enterprise Scheduling Environment Even More Robust
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 11/20/2019
Looking for better ways to integrate your Windows, AIX/UNIX, and Linux environments with the Robot Schedule scheduling system? Robot Schedule Enterprise commands can enhance your integration experience.
Case Study
Home and Car Care Products Maker Puts Application Integration on Cruise Control with RPA
When Hopkins Canada, a home and car products manufacturer, replaced their legacy enterprise software with Infor VISUAL ERP, things got complicated. Separate software was installed at the company’s Blenheim, Ontario headquarters and at their U.S. factory in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Having two instances of the software doubled the time required to compile daily reports as well as to perform daily...
Article
How to Automate Excel Reports
Thu, 10/17/2019
Set up an Excel automation task using Automate, robotic process automation (RPA) software from Fortra. Download a free trial of automation software and automate Excel reports today.
Case Study
Societe Generale Bank Brazil Uses RPA for Automatic Report Generation
Societe Generale Bank Brazil is one of the leading suppliers of financial services in Brazil. They offer consultancy and other services to both corporate and institutional clients.
Article
Workload Groups in IBM i 7.4
Wed, 10/02/2019
Did you know? IBM i Workload Groups are a powerful yet under-utilized feature of the operating system that have been made more flexible with IBM i 7.4 (V7R4). Read on to learn more.
Article
Automate 11.2 Enhances RPA Functionality
Mon, 09/30/2019
Discover the latest enhancements to your robotic process automation (RPA) experience with Automate’s 11.2 release.
Article
4 Impactful Tasks to Automate with Desktop Automation Tools
Tue, 09/17/2019
Using desktop automation tools let you work one-on-one with software bots to help you solve problems and simplify daily tasks within your environment. Learn the top four tasks to automate with desktop automation.
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How Do I Make My Work on IBM i Look Good So My Company Doesn’t Ditch the Platform?
By Donnie MacColl on Wed, 09/11/2019
The good old green screen is no longer your safety blanket. In fact, it could be the final nail in the coffin for IBM i at your company. Consider this your wakeup call from Donnie MacColl.
Article
Getting Started with Website Automation
Wed, 07/24/2019
Set up a website automation task using Automate, robotic process automation (RPA) software from Fortra. Download a free trial of automation software and set up a web automation task today.
Case Study
Nationale-Nederlanden Brings Disparate Applications Together with RPA
Nationale-Nederlanden is a global financial services company offering medium and long-term savings and investment solutions, insurance, and pensions to more than 800,000 customers throughout Spain.
Article
How to Do CRM Automation
Mon, 07/15/2019
Use robotic process automation (RPA) to easily integrate your CRM system with your most critical business applications to streamline your business processes. Learn how with Automate.