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What’s New with Robot?
Looking for an easy way to catch up with Fortra and hear how the new features in Robot may benefit you and your company? Here’s your chance!
Article
[INFOGRAPHIC] Audit Day for a System Administrator
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 11/30/2020
Whether your IBM i audit is internal or external, once a week or once a year, the reporting process wastes time that would be better spent on projects that improve business processes. Don’t let it.
Blog
Top 10 Use Cases for Automation in Finance
Sun, 11/29/2020
Read our top 10 automation use cases for the finance and accounting department and discover how an RPA solution can transform your business by streamlining your most repetitive processes.
Blog
15 Business Process Automation Examples
Sun, 11/29/2020
Read these 15 top business process automation (BPA) examples and see how your organization can streamline mission-critical processes.
Blog
The Value of a Tech Update
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 11/17/2020
When was the last time you talked to your key ISVs? Fortra recommends an annual touch base to keep you informed on technology directions that can benefit your business.
On-Demand Webinar
Your Role in the RDi Roadmap
In this session, you’ll see how RDi is strategically designed to help developers like you deliver impactful software to your organization faster and with higher quality.
Datasheet
Migrate, Run, and Recover IBM i Applications in the Cloud
Businesses in every industry are under increasing pressure to modernize their mission-critical workloads. What’s more, these updates to core infrastructure and architecture need to be carried out with minimal downtime to avoid loss. There has never been a cloud solution that uniquely supports migrating and running IBM i applications in the public cloud with high availability and disaster recovery...
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IASPs: What They Are and Why You Need Them on IBM i
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 10/16/2020
IBM i expert Chuck Stupca and Chuck Losinski presented an engaging webinar about the unique characteristics of IASPs and how application data can be seamlessly migrated to optimize system processes.
Article
Monitoring Memory Thresholds on IBM i
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 10/16/2020
Learn how to interpret the data you find on the Work with System Status (WRKSYSSTS) panel and how to set memory thresholds to avoid thrashing and optimize IBM i performance tuning.
Case Study
Robot Console Enables Mesilla Valley Transportation to Prevent Lost Revenue
Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally owned truckload carriers in the U.S. The company began in 1982 and specializes in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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Six Steps to Get Buy-In for RPA in Your Business
By Paul Necklen on Wed, 10/14/2020
Looking to demonstrate the value of RPA in your business? Make sure you invest the time to show the ROI of RPA even before you make the financial investment. Learn six ways to get buy-in for RPA in your organization and get the tools you need to build your business case.
On-Demand Webinar
Robot Schedule for Beginners
Watch this webinar to learn what every beginner should know about Robot Schedule batch process management and workload automation software for IBM i (AS/400, iSeries).
Article
2020 Robotic Process Automation Data Quadrant Report
Tue, 09/29/2020
Fortra Automate Plus was ranked by our customers as a top-rated RPA solution in the market based on the recently released Software Reviews 2020 Robotic Process Automation Data Quadrant Report. See where Automate Plus ranked first across multiple categories within vendor capability satisfaction and product feature satisfaction.
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The Intersection of RPA and IGA: Why Automation and Identity Governance Go Hand-in-Hand
By Paul Necklen on Wed, 09/16/2020
Robotic process automation and identity governance technologies are mutually beneficial. Learn about the benefits of leveraging both robotic process automation and identity governance together, and see how the successful integration of RPA and IGA hinge on four key areas.
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Three Innovative Ways City and Local Governments Are Leveraging Middleware Automation (And Why It Matters)
By Pat Cameron on Wed, 09/16/2020
Discover how middleware automation empowers local governments to deliver services to communities more quickly and modernize how tasks are performed. Learn three innovative ways that local governments have leveraged middleware automation solutions to drive efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve accuracy.
Blog
Why Should I Automate My IBM i?
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 09/10/2020
Automation means more than efficiency, accuracy, and ROI. It has a real impact on the people who love and work with the platform every day, as well as those who will fill their shoes in days to come.
Article
Hinder Jobs to Make Life More Productive for Users
By Kurt Thomas on Mon, 09/07/2020
Control the run priority of a job based on its job CPU usage, so your IBM i has the right jobs consuming the right resources. Learn how here.
Article
IBM i Cloud Security Considerations
Fri, 08/14/2020
As you consider taking your IBM i to the cloud, cybersecurity will no doubt top your list of concerns. And for good reason. It’s important to remember that the cloud is kind of a lie. Your sensitive data is simply being sent to someone else’s server, and that server has a physical location somewhere. Just like on-prem cybersecurity, IBM i cloud security can be divided into two parts: Regulatory...
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How to Upgrade to IBM i 7.4
It’s more work to plan an upgrade than to make the upgrade itself. Darren Anderson and IBM Champion Tom Huntington help you discover what you need to upgrade to IBM i 7.4.