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10 Recovery Tips with BRMS for IBM i
Watch this recorded webinar to learn insider tricks for successful recoveries using Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i (BRMS).
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Virtualization Considerations for POWER9 Hardware Changes
Watch this webinar and learn how to monitor and replicate your virtualized IBM i environment using Robot Monitor and Robot HA.
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IBM i Business Resiliency 101
Four IBM i experts teach you how to identify and prevent business disruption and maintain business resilience. Watch now!
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Intro to Capacity Planning for IBM i
By Doug Mewmaw
Ready to skip the capacity guessing game and size your Power Systems servers with confidence? Watch this recorded webinar!
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RDi and the Sleeping Giants
How does Rational Developer for i (RDi) empower RPG coders? Watch this webinar with Jim Buck, Susan Gantner, and Charlie Guarino to find out!
Article
If It Has Moving Parts, Someday It's Going to Fail.
Sat, 11/03/2018
Check out IBM's new READ INTENSIVE SSDs. This is a note to highlight some of the pros and cons - and dig a little deeper into one of the cons - of IBM's recently announced new class of solid state disk drives, "read intensive" (RI) SSDs. The new RI-SSD comes in one flavor, a 1.86 TB drive. The new concept to wrap your head around is that the drive will "wear out" if you write too much over the...
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POWER9 Power Hour
Tune in to hear IBM and Fortra share POWER9 tech specs and trends in 60 minutes.
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Systems Management Tips Using IBM i Services with Dawn May
By Dawn May
Don't miss this recorded webinar where Dawn May discusses a better and faster interface for many IBM i systems management tasks.
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IBM i Marketplace Check-In with IBM Champions
Halfway through 2018—how are you doing on your IT initiatives? Watch this to learn how your peers on the platform are doing and get expert tips on how to move important IBM i projects forward at your own organization.
Article
How to Download an ODBC Driver
Wed, 07/25/2018
Performance Navigator® requires an ODBC connection to connect to your IBM i system, but it does not come with your PC’s operating system. IBM has a downloadable they’ve titled Access Client Solutions, which we recommend our customers use to get that ODBC connection.
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AS/400 to IBM i: And We’re Just Getting Started
By Steve Will
Celebrate 30 years of innovation on IBM i with IBM’s Steve Will and Alison Butterill. Watch now!
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FAQs about Performance Navigator
Thu, 07/12/2018
Will this product hurt the performance of my IBM i®? You will not even notice that the product is working. The data gathering software is already part of the OS. I currently have a subscription to IBM's PM for Power service. How is Performance Navigator compared to PM? Glad you asked... Performance Navigator uses exactly the same input as PM for Power, Collection Services. Performance Navigator...
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2 True Tales of HA/DR Success on IBM i
Hear how Nesco Resource and Furuno USA use Robot HA for IBM i data replication. Watch this recorded webinar!
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PowerHA for SAP—A Winning Combination
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 05/31/2018
What is PowerHA and what does it have to offer SAP on IBM i users? Find out here.
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Banking on IBM i
By Kevin Aker
Hear how IBM i Systems Engineer Kevin Aker from Old National Bank took an automated approach to systems management.
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Simplify PowerHA Hardware Replication with POWER9
How do POWER9 and PowerHA fit together? In this recorded webinar, experts from IBM and Fortra introduce you to the new POWER9 technology, especially as it relates to PowerHA hardware replication and storage area networks (SAN). Complete the form to access: Insight on the POWER9 hardware that supports PowerHA Better understanding of the PowerHA family Live demo of PowerHA Cluster setup and role...
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The Virtualization Blind Spot
75 percent of IBM i shops run multiple partitions per server. But what aren't they seeing? Watch now and learn how to monitor virtualized IBM i environments with Robot Monitor.
Article
The Many Ways Robot Supports SNMP
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018
Many devices send status updates using SNMP or simple network management protocol. Make sure you’re getting the message. Read on to see how Robot supports SNMP.
Article
Message Received?
By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018
When was the last time you reviewed your Robot Console message automation? If you’re out of practice, let’s take a look at what you can do to maximize your message automation and reports.
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Did My IBM i Just Shut Down the Shop Floor?
High availability has special implications for IBM i teams in manufacturing and distribution. Watch this webinar to learn more!