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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.
Article
All About Alert Intelligence
By Andrew Bullivant on Thu, 02/13/2020
Thanks to intelligent filtering, the Alert Intelligence feature included in IBM i Server Suite improves the quality of IBM i alerts while reducing the quantity, providing increased application availability and system uptime.
Article
Availability Reporting for Managed Service Providers
By Paul Ratchford on Wed, 02/12/2020
Proving that you are meeting service-level agreements shouldn’t be a wasted effort. In fact, it should strengthen your relationship with clients and help your team manage performance in the future. See how.
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Log File Monitoring in IBM i Server Suite
By Paul Ratchford on Mon, 01/27/2020
Log File Monitor can monitor the contents of files in the integrated file system (IFS) and raise alerts based on this content. Read on to learn more.
Case Study
Alaska Communications Reaches New Heights with Network Monitoring from Intermapper
Alaska Communications is an internet service provider (ISP) supporting communications infrastructure in Alaska. Their team provides critical network services to customers—oftentimes, in remote locations. The company was in the midst of developing plans for a new site—one which was located on a mountaintop. With this remote site, they knew they were in for an uphill battle regarding maintenance and...
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Empower Your Security Monitor with Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 08/28/2019
Typically, there are two main issues with monitoring a system manually: having to go out deliberately (and repeatedly) and check to see if something has happened; and the fact that you are most likely looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack of logged events.
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Interacting with Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Thu, 03/21/2019
Your organization has invested in a security information event manager, or SIEM, to receive and analyse security and event log information from a variety of servers. Now they want to also get this information from their IBM Power Systems server.
Article
What Really Matters in IBM i Monitoring?
By Paul Ratchford on Thu, 09/14/2017
Guard against degraded system performance, data loss, and downtime. Make sure you’re monitoring these 15 metrics on the IBM i operating system.
Case Study
How Peoples Telephone Reboots Equipment Instantly with Network Monitoring & Automation
What if you could reduce an eight-hour outage… to no time at all? That’s exactly what Peoples Telephone Cooperative did. Faced with sudden equipment failures, they started monitoring their network… then went one step further to automatically fix the outages. Now this savvy telecommunications service provider saves countless man hours, makes sure technicians get a full night’s sleep every night...
Article
6 Enhancements in IBM i Server Suites Version 7
By Paul Ratchford on Fri, 06/23/2017
What's new in version 7 of IBM i Server Suites? Read this article to find out.
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How To Maintain Your Data Integrity
By Robin Tatam on Tue, 03/21/2017
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) helps ensure that your critical and sensitive data is viewed and changed only by authorized personnel through approved channels. Candidates for FIM include application files containing sensitive data, such as personnel or financial data, and server configuration files.
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Detect Devices Your Way in Intermapper 6.1
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 11/24/2016
Intermapper 6.1 makes detecting new devices easier, more accurate, and faster than ever. Get a full review of Intermapper 6.1’s features and how to try them out.
Case Study
Halcyon Helps Computacenter Deliver Efficient Managed Services
Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. They offer consulting services as well as implementation and operation services for networks and data center infrastructures on or off client premises and in the cloud.
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Monitor, Capture, and Send Log Events With Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i
By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016
In recent years, regulatory initiatives like Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI, and GLBA have placed increased emphasis on the need to monitor and secure sensitive information. For example, The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard dictates one of the most stringent requirements of all—logs must be reviewed daily, and a minimum of three months of logs must be available for analysis.
Case Study
DFS Inc. Manufactures Feed 24/7 with Network Monitoring
Find out how one of Iowa’s largest feed suppliers maintains 24/7 operations with real-time network visibility thanks to Intermapper.
Case Study
Georgian College’s Network Infrastructure Group Uses Intermapper to Map, Monitor, and Alert
Using Intermapper, this leading Ontario college keeps 7 remote campuses connected and fixes network issues faster through real-time monitoring.
Case Study
Growing School District Leads the Way in EdTech with Network Monitoring
“Frankly, I don’t know how I’d have gotten here in the thoughtful way we have without having (Intermapper) at my disposal.” - Matt Federoff, Chief Information Officer for the Vail School District
Case Study
Mobile Apps Make IBM i Monitoring Easy at EVRY
EVRY utilizes Enterprise Console mobile app, performance monitoring, and message management software from Halcyon for mobile IBM i monitoring.
Case Study
Halcyon Saves Time and Dodges Expensive Disk Upgrades at Plan International
Plan International needed an automated systems management software solution to maximize system availability with the minimum of resource and reduce after-hours support.