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How to Calculate RPA ROI

By John Grancarich on Fri, 09/27/2019
    Once you get an RPA project up and running, how do you know if it's successful or not? How do you measure the ROI?  I'm going to walk you through, in real time, how to calculate RPA ROI for your project. To show you how we can do this, we're going to take a real Fortra RPA customer example and walk you through the analysis. Visit this page to...
Automation
Types of Business Process Automation Software
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The Various Types of Business Process Automation

Fri, 08/30/2019
While each type of automation has its benefits, some are much better at integrating across systems and applications to seamlessly share information. In fact, now that automation can be applied across your enterprise in various departments, it’s the perfect time to learn more about this powerful capability and what it can mean for your organization.
Automation
Article

Mobile Dashboards for IBM i Monitoring

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 08/07/2019
Robot Console leverages the power of Fortra' dashboards containing browser access! Mobile-friendly dashboards allow you to combine key message summary and resource status data into a single, intuitive view. Read on to learn more.
Monitoring
Article

Getting Started with Website Automation

Wed, 07/24/2019
Set up a website automation task using Automate, robotic process automation (RPA) software from Fortra. Download a free trial of automation software and set up a web automation task today.
Automation
On-Demand Webinar

How to Avoid IFS Security Mistakes

By Sandi Moore
In this webinar, IBM i security expert Sandi Moore teaches you how to correct IFS vulnerabilities that are often overlooked, including one that allows the IFS to spread malware throughout your environment.
IBM i Cybersecurity
Blog

How to Get Started with RPA

By John Grancarich on Fri, 07/05/2019
    RPA is one of the fastest growing segments in the enterprise software space, and I want to tell you just a little bit about it. So, what is RPA? Well, at its simplest, RPA is software that automates human tasks. Four characteristics for a good RPA project Repetitive Tasks Rule Based High Volume Prone to Human Error You might be wondering,...
Automation
Article

Two-Way Message Response with Robot

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 05/01/2019
You have the afternoon off—but not the responsibility of monitoring your system for issues. This includes responding to application and system messages as they occur on your production IBM i jobs. You don’t want to carry your laptop around just in case you need to VPN back to answer a message that is waiting on your month-end process. What option do you have?
Monitoring
Article

Automate Website Monitoring in Less Than 10 Minutes

Mon, 04/15/2019
How can a 6-step automation task provide peace of mind when it comes to website monitoring? At Fortra, our web team works to make sure that people will always be able to access our website to find solutions to their IT problems. But they don’t work 24/7. Even with the team spread across different time zones, if a critical error occurs when no one is around—or that no one knows...
Case Study

Oregon School Boards Association Uses RPA to Maintain Critical Policies

The Oregon School Boards Association is a non-profit member services agency for more than 200 locally elected boards serving school districts, education service districts, and community colleges. OSBA helps locally-elected volunteers fulfill their complex public education roles. Watch the video to get a snapshot of their story and read on for more details.   ...
Automation
Blog

The Pros and Cons of Scripting

Thu, 03/21/2019
There are pros and cons to evaluate when it comes to relying on scripts. Scripting can definitely have some perks depending on its application. However, it’s important to weigh these against the benefits of a full managed file transfer (MFT) solution to make sure you’re making the best decision for your business over the long term.
Automation
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Article

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.
IBM i Cybersecurity