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IBM i Software Solutions
Fortra aligns IT and business goals to help IBM i organizations build a competitive edge. Our software secures IT environments, monitors and automates processes, and provides easy access to the information people need. More than 15,000 organizations in 100+ countries rely on Fortra to make IT lives easier and keep business running smoothly. Organizations have relied on Fortra's expertise since the IBM i was AS/400.
On-Demand Webinar
Speed Dating with Robot Monitor
Watch this webinar to learn the 5 key features that make Robot Monitor the right choice for proactive monitoring across your IBM Power environment.
Blog
60+ IBM i User Groups and Communities to Join
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 12/16/2021
To help you stay connected to the thriving IBM i community, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of IBM i user groups around the world. Read on!
Case Study
How Decatur City Schools Manages Their Growing Network with Intermapper
Through the years, there have been a lot of network changes at Decatur City Schools, a school district located in north Alabama. But one thing has remained constant, their reliance on Intermapper, the network monitoring solution from Fortra. “Before Intermapper, we didn’t have any insight into what was up and what was down,” said Gary Cloer, Decatur City Schools network specialist. “We were...
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Schedule a Free Software Health Check
What do you want to hear first? The good news or the bad? The good news: Fortra software keeps your IBM i running so efficiently, reliably, and securely that you never even have to think about it. The bad news: You haven’t thought about it for a long time. This a friendly reminder that your Fortra products may be overdue for a FREE Health Check. Take advantage of the experts at Fortra and schedule...
Blog
What Does Ansible Mean for IBM i Automation?
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 12/06/2021
Ansible is good for the IBM i platform as it provides additional automation around burdensome IT tasks. Learn more here.
On-Demand Webinar
Storage Best Practices for HA/DR on IBM i
Watch this webinar where you’ll learn how to clean up IBM i storage to improve your high availability and disaster recovery plans and reach your business continuity objectives.
On-Demand Webinar
How to Convert from AJS or WRKJOBSCDE to Robot Schedule with Ease
Today’s IT teams need automation tools that can help them plan for tomorrow instead of playing catch-up. In this recorded webinar, IBM i experts introduce you to the final phase of your automation evolution: Robot Schedule.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i Automation Series: Performance
Watch this webinar series for your FREE opportunity to learn what every user should know about Robot Monitor and Performance Navigator software for IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) monitoring, plus advanced tips and tricks.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i Gets No Respect
Watch this webinar to learn what you should do to safeguard IBM i when adding additional partitions (VMs), standardizing technologies, migrating or consolidating servers, and more!
Blog
Three Ways Intermapper Supports Regulatory Compliance and Auditor Requirements
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 11/04/2021
Complying with cybersecurity mandates like HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST or CMMC is challenging. But proving your organization is compliant can be even more difficult. Discover how Intermapper offers leading network monitoring, mapping, and alerting tools that can help you meet regulatory requirements and prepare for compliance audits.
Article
How Legacy Processing in IT Leads to Downtime on IBM i
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 10/25/2021
Why haven’t IT processes kept pace with business changes? Why are you still suffering from downtime as the result of human error? Read this article to see how legacy processing methods are still leading to downtime today—and what you can do to stop it.
On-Demand Webinar
How to Move to Power10 the Right Way
If you have a Power Systems hardware upgrade in your future, watch this webinar for expert tips on how to size, secure, and manage your new investment.
Article
Where Does CPU Go When It’s Missing?
By Kurt Thomas on Thu, 10/07/2021
Have you ever noticed that the CPU used by individual jobs does not add up to 100 percent? As it turns out, your jobs and subsystems are only part of the story. For the stunning conclusion, we return you to the Licensed Internal Code (LIC).
Blog
What Does IBM Power10 Mean for IBM i?
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 09/30/2021
Technology investments around IBM i shouldn’t be scary. The system is built so that the hardware can evolve while your business applications run with little or no interruption. Read on to learn more.
On-Demand Webinar
Power10 Power Hour
By Dan Sundt
In this recorded webinar, IBMers Dan Sundt and Dylan Boday join IBM Power Champion Tom Huntington for a discussion on why Power10 technology is the right strategic investment if you run IBM i, AIX, or Linux.
On-Demand Webinar
Analyze Traffic Flow with a Bandwidth Monitoring Tool
Identify bandwidth hogs and traffic congestion with a NetFlow analyzer. Find out how Intermapper can help.
Guide
Time to Replace Legacy AS/400 Schedulers?
This guide explores the limitations of legacy AS400 schedulers, identifies the signs that it’s time for a change, and points to the benefits of automated operations using modern workload automation software built for IBM i.
On-Demand Webinar
Workshop: PowerHA + Robot HA
Watch this hands-on session and learn how to work with PowerHA and journaling software like Robot HA to verify that you’re replicating what you want replicated and that you are ready for the role swap.