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Article

On the Trail of IBM i Audit Data

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/16/2016
Believe it or not, auditors are your friends, but audit reporting might be your worst enemy. Gathering all that data can take ages, unless you’ve already keeping automated audit trails across your operations.
IBM i Automation
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.
IBM i Automation
Blog

Is Your Team A Little Rusty on IBM i Operations?

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 08/15/2016
Let’s be honest. Finding good training for your staff and instructors who really know IBM i can be an issue. Luckily, Fortra offers essential training on IBM i operations from experts with over 20 years of experience.
Compliance
IBM i Automation
IBM i Business Intelligence
IBM i Cybersecurity
Article

Dealing with Temporary Files in WebDocs iSeries

Thu, 07/28/2016
WebDocs iSeries uses the IFS directory /RJSTEMP and the library RJSTEMP to store information and files temporarily. In general, it will attempt to clean up after itself, but there are situations which arise that do not perform clean up operations. As a result, files will gradually accumulate, taking up disk that could otherwise be used for other processes. The RJSTEMP library The RJSTEMP isn’t...
IBM i Automation
Article

Advanced Troubleshooting in WebDocs iSeries

Thu, 07/28/2016
As a WebDocs iSeries administrator, if something goes wrong your users will look to you to find, and fix, the matter. Simply knowing where to look when an initial error message is unclear can resolve a huge percentage of difficulties.
IBM i Automation
What Is Queuing Theory?
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What Is Queuing Theory?

Mon, 02/15/2016
Queuing theory is the study of queues, otherwise known as waiting lines. It sounds straightforward. But unless you have an advanced math degree, queuing theory can be difficult to understand. That’s why we’re clarifying queuing theory basics.
Infrastructure Management
Case Study

Telecom Company Meets Strict Service Requirements & Prevents Major Service Failure

Organization Description: Voice and data services provider focusing on serving customers in rural areas and small to mid-sized cities. The company has greater than three million customers in 22 states and annual revenues of $2.4 billion. Business Value of Vityl Capacity Management (formerly TeamQuest): Client uses Vityl to identify bottlenecks in applications and to eliminate unnecessary hardware...
Infrastructure Management
Case Study

Selling the Capacity Upgrade

Company Overview: This financial technology provider delivers banking and payments technologies to more than 8,000 financial services firms and businesses worldwide. Business Value of Vityl Capacity Management (formerly TeamQuest): The company’s capacity planners use carefully chosen workload definitions in conjunction with predictive modeling to show their management the business rationale for...
Infrastructure Management