Demo
Demo Performance Navigator Live
Let us show you how Performance Navigator can help you get a handle on capacity planning analyzing your historical performance data. There’s no prep work required on your part. We’ll find a time that fits your schedule and familiarize you with the software in under an hour. Our product experts would love to discuss what you’re looking for and show you what Performance Navigator can do.
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Performance Navigator
Historical performance monitoring and modeling across your IT environment
On-Demand Webinar
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...
Datasheet
Security Scan for IBM i
Security Scan for IBM i is a free service centered on Fortra’ expertise with the IBM i platform and its unique security concerns.
Datasheet
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
Protect your organization from the high cost and negative publicity of security breaches by tracking, monitoring, and controlling access to your data with Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i. Schedule a demo today.
Your Greatest Threat May Come from Within
In the age of HIPAA, SOX, and PCI, every company needs a security policy that controls data access for users. In today’s networked...
Datasheet
Robot Schedule
Discover Error-Free Scheduling with the Most Advanced IBM i Job Scheduler. Schedule a demo of Robot Schedule today.
Blog
How to Solve the Top 5 IBM i Batch Processing Challenges
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 08/27/2018
Learn how Robot Schedule job scheduling software can revolutionize IBM i batch process management for your 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.
Guide
Download "The Complete Guide to Securing IBM i Exit Points"
Exit points and exit programs aren’t new concepts, but we get more questions about them than any other topic related to IBM i security. Most people who work with IBM i have heard of them but aren’t sure if they need to use them.
This guide is designed to equip IBM i pros with information about what exit points are and how exit programs work, along with their...
Article
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...
On-Demand Webinar
Getting Started with IBM i Security: Securing PC Access
By Amy Williams
Watch this lesson to learn how you can use exit points and exit programs to gain control over who can access your IBM i objects and how.
Blog
Exit Points and Why Menu Security Isn’t Enough
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 05/30/2018
How do interfaces like FTP side-step IBM i menu security and give users uncontrolled data access through exit points? Robin Tatam explains in this short video.
On-Demand Webinar
Controlling Insider Threats on IBM i
By Robin Tatam
Despite the avalanche of regulations, news headlines remain chock full of stories about data breaches, all initiated by insiders or intruders masquerading as insiders.
Datasheet
VCM
VCM allows you to get insight into your hybrid IT infrastructure, eliminate wasted spend, and prevent problems before they occur.
Blog
Could Ransomware Like WannaCry Hit IBM i?
Thu, 01/04/2018
Security expert Robin Tatam explains how WannaCry and similar ransomware can affect the unique IBM i operating system.
Blog
How Automation Widened the Processing Window at Heartland Financial
By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/22/2017
IT process automation software helps Heartland Financial do processing for nine different banks in a narrow timeframe. Listen the audio Q&A!