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Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
The systems that businesses rely on today are increasingly complex and challenging to manage without sophisticated job scheduling tools. According to the annual IBM i Marketplace Survey Results , only 22 percent of IBM i shops are running the IBM i operating system exclusively. 68 percent are also running the Windows OS, another 56 percent are running Linux, and 26 percent are running AIX. That...
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Job Schedule Security Options in Robot Schedule
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
If you’re familiar with IBM i system security, the Robot Schedule system is easy. IBM i provides a security system that restricts rights to objects. Robot Schedule builds on that system with an optional security system that allows you to restrict the right of users to change various Robot Schedule functions or job data. If you’re familiar with system security, it makes learning Robot Schedule...
Guide
Four Ways to RPA: An Exploration of the Different Types of Process Automation
The Evolution of RPA Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has taken the world by storm in recent years because of its ability to automate mundane tasks that humans are still performing manually. However, automation as a software solution has been around long before the term RPA was widely used. Progressing from script-based automation tools to business process automation to specialized tools for...
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Fortra's Security & Automation Portfolios
Today’s IT environment is filled with the challenges of securing infrastructure despite lean resources and a mounting list of projects. Fortra strives to be your trusted partner as you simplify your strategy, consolidate your technology stack, and harden security across all aspects of your environment. Fortra offers a comprehensive approach to security and automation that reduces the costly...
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Understanding Your Automation Journey
In this Information Age article, Ravi Dirckze, Technical Product Manager at Fortra, explains the need for businesses to understand their automation journey.
On-Demand Webinar
Performance Navigator Training: Automated Performance Reporting
Watch this webinar and learn how to automate daily, weekly, and monthly performance reporting using the Performance Navigator software from Fortra.
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IT RPA Use Cases: Automate Manual Processes to Unlock New Levels of Productivity
Wed, 02/16/2022
Repetitive manual tasks are bogging down under-resourced IT teams everywhere, yet projects to implement Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are often focused on improvements in other business areas. Most IT departments have hundreds of tasks that are handled manually or executed using complex scripting and development work that’s nearly impossible to maintain over time. From report generation to file...
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Fortra Champions chat about IBM i
In this video, Tom Huntington (Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions), Robin Tatam (Director of Security Technologies), and Amneris Teruel (Senior Expert specializing in IBM i) discuss the current state of IBM i and give their opinion on topics such as Security, Automation, High Availability and Cloud, among others.
On-Demand Webinar
Inside the Integrated File System (IFS)
Watch this recorded webinar for an in-depth exploration of the integrated file system (IFS) on IBM i.
Article
Space Oddities—What’s in Your IFS?
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 01/19/2022
Read this article to learn what might be taking up valuable disk space in the IFS and what you can do to control it.
On-Demand Webinar
[Customer Exclusive] Robot Health Check
Watch this webinar to learn housekeeping how-tos for Robot Schedule, Robot Console, Robot Network, and Robot Alert from our top product experts.
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Introduction to Fortra Automation
Tue, 12/21/2021
Optimizing and orchestrating IT automation across a complex, diverse infrastructure requires the right vision—and the right partner—to centralize your workflows and support critical business processes. As organizations embrace digital transformation, they’re finding a new set of challenges holding them back from true change—from juggling multiple unmanageable tools to finding it too expensive to...
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How Your Business Can Benefit from End-to-End Automation
Mon, 12/20/2021
Discover how end-to-end automation can bring together everyone from business to IT users to digitally transform your entire organization.