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Compliance Mandates Apply to IBM i Too

By Amy Williams on Tue, 02/20/2024

The most overlooked aspects of IBM i compliance with PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, and other standards, how to configure them correctly, and what Fortra can do to help.

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The Importance of VIOS

Thu, 08/31/2023

VIOS is considered a standard in organizations running IBM i, AIX, and Linux workloads. But don’t put your business at risk by letting it run unchecked. Learn five areas you must be monitoring.

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Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Relies on Powertech

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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.

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Are MSPs Right for Me?

Mon, 04/12/2021

Figure out if MSPs are right for your organization. What are the risks and rewards of managed service providers?

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VIOS Performance Monitoring Commands

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 03/10/2021

You might think VIOS is set and forget, but it’s not. Luckily, VIOS includes a number of command line utilities to help you obtain performance-related information from your VIOS partitions.

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Making the Case for PowerVM

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 02/24/2020

Need to make a case to introduce PowerVM into your Power Systems environment? Read this article!

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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.

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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.

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I’ve Got *ALLOBJ Authority And I’m Not Afraid To Use It—Part 2

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 06/27/2019

While everyone likes to feel special, we need to be more selective when it comes to data access. As we discussed last month, many users have privileges far beyond their business requirements and simply need to have their access reduced to more reasonable levels.

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A Beginner’s Guide to IBM i System Administration

Fri, 07/13/2018

Despite popular opinion, IBM i is not bulletproof and cannot completely manage itself. But the operating system does make it easier for administrators.

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Fortra and Rg19/Load Make Managed IT Easier for Seco Tools

Based in Fagersta, Sweden, Seco Tools AB is one of the world’s largest providers of comprehensive metal cutting solutions for milling, stationary tools, hole-making, and tooling equipment. Seco partners with nearby Rg19/ Load, a managed service provider (MSP), for advanced server monitoring solutions that enable fast response to issues that could disrupt business. The Challenge Fast Implementation...

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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.

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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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Seven Key Components of IBM WebSphere MQ and What to Watch

By Seven Key Components of IBM WebSphere MQ and What to Watch on Wed, 05/10/2017

Minimize business risk by ensuring that the flow of critical data is not interrupted. Learn what you should be monitoring in IBM WebSphere MQ.

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High Availability Monitoring and Halcyon

By Paul Ratchford on Mon, 05/01/2017

Five-nines availability only allows for about five minutes of downtime in an entire year. Monitor your HA solution so you can say with confidence your IBM i is 99.999% available.

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Audit Tested & Audit Approved Instant Authority!

By Robin Tatam on Fri, 03/24/2017

Introduced by IBM to support TCP/IP services, a profile swap allows a job to change midstream and run under a different profile than the one that started it.

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How “Smash and Grab” Compromises IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017

During an audit a few years ago, I revealed to the client’s security team that corporate payroll information on every employee, including the CEO, was being archived in an output queue (called PAYROLL) for weeks at a time. Due to poor configuration, this information was accessible to every employee.

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The Modern Alternative to Authority Adoption

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017

There are several considerations with authority adoption. Each is important but can usually be accommodated. But what is the effect if the program owner has the same or less privileges than the user that called the program?

Compliance Mandates Apply to IBM i Too

The Importance of VIOS

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Relies on Powertech

Three Essential Steps to Successful Performance Management

Are MSPs Right for Me?

VIOS Performance Monitoring Commands

Making the Case for PowerVM

All About Alert Intelligence

Availability Reporting for Managed Service Providers

Log File Monitoring in IBM i Server Suite

I’ve Got *ALLOBJ Authority And I’m Not Afraid To Use It—Part 2

A Beginner’s Guide to IBM i System Administration

Fortra and Rg19/Load Make Managed IT Easier for Seco Tools

What Really Matters in IBM i Monitoring?

6 Enhancements in IBM i Server Suites Version 7

Seven Key Components of IBM WebSphere MQ and What to Watch

High Availability Monitoring and Halcyon

Audit Tested & Audit Approved Instant Authority!

How “Smash and Grab” Compromises IBM i

The Modern Alternative to Authority Adoption

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