Blog
HR Automation Tips Part 1: Signs You Should be Automating
By Richard Schoen on Tue, 05/23/2017
Find out if it’s time to automate HR processes at your organization.
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Getting Started with Document Management: The Secret to Long-Term Savings
There's more to document management than just the paper documents. Watch the webinar to learn about getting started with data capture and document creation.
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The Three Scariest Things About NOT Going Paperless
By Bill Whalen on Wed, 03/29/2017
Are you afraid of going paperless? Overcome your fear—and learn about the frightening consequences of not going paperless.
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Getting Started with Document Management: Levels of Capture
What do you do with documents that enter your organization? Watch the webinar to find the right level of document capture for you.
On-Demand Webinar
Turbocharge Your ERP with Integrated Document Management
Tired of having your documents stored across multiple systems? Watch this webinar to learn how you can integrate your ERP with a document management system to manage all of your documents in one spot.
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Compare Powertech Encryption for IBM i to IBM's Cryptographic APIs for Encrypting Database Fields
By Bob Luebbe on Fri, 03/17/2017
If your organization is thinking about using (or is using) IBM's Cryptographic APIs (e.g. QC3ENCDT, Qc3EncryptData) for encrypting database fields, then this article is for you.
Article
Advantages of Powertech Encryption for IBM i Over the Complexities and Risks of Disk Encryption
By Bob Luebbe on Fri, 03/17/2017
Disk drive encryption may help you comply with PCI DSS, but you must follow strict requirements. Additionally, relying solely on disk drive encryption for data protection has serious potential risks that you should be aware of.
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Your Biggest Challenge to IBM i User Onboarding
By Robin Tatam on Mon, 03/06/2017
As companies bounce back from recession and place a stronger emphasis on digitally-driven innovations, IT departments are finally receiving the funds they need to hire qualified, new colleagues who can lighten the workload. However, the first order of business will be getting these recent hires up to speed.
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Database Transaction Log Management
Mon, 03/06/2017
Don't let database transaction logs weigh you down. Find out how to preserve data integrity and consume less disk space.
Case Study
Hershey Entertainment Quickly Encrypts Credit Card Data with Powertech Encryption for IBM i
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is a privately held company located in the tourist center of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and has entertainment, resort and commercial divisions. Earlier this year, Hershey learned that because the entertainment and resort operations accept credit cards for payment, they needed the information stored by their box office ticketing and reservations applications to be...
Case Study
Field-level Encryption Helps Retail Chain Achieve PCI Compliance
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores, a retail travel stop chain with over 210 locations in 34 U.S. states, processes approximately 200,000 credit card transactions on a daily basis. Needing to meet PCI standards, Love’s found in Powertech Encryption for IBM i a product to encrypt credit card numbers in a way that would satisfy PCI compliance auditors.
“We need to be able to access credit card...
Case Study
Appvion Improves Customer Satisfaction with a Digital Document Repository
Appvion, Inc. manufactures paper—thermal, carbonless, security, inkjet, digital specialty and colored papers. But this Appleton, Wisconsin-based company had a problem when it came to digital documents in their customer web portal. Their existing system just wasn’t up to snuff. It was time to make a change.
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Guide
Download “Identity & Access Management for IBM i”
Insiders are responsible for 34 percent of data breaches—and insiders are also the most difficult threat to control control on IBM i. You can't lock them out completely because your IBM i users need at least some level of access to do their jobs.
So, how do you ensure users have only the access they need without overburdening IT with manual processes that...
Article
Using NFS with Webdocs – iSeries
Tue, 01/24/2017
Webdocs – iSeries references the documents it stores by an IFS (Integrated File System) path. There is, however, no requirement that the IFS path refer to a file system on local disk. In fact, for many Webdocs iSeries implementations, it is advantageous to store some or all of the documents from Webdocs on remote file systems that are shared using NFS (Network File System) and mounted into the IFS...
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5 Ways to Transition Your Documents from Unmanaged to Managed
Tue, 01/24/2017
If you're still depending on paper-based processes, then you likely have an unmanaged document environment. Learn how you can transition your documents from unmanaged to managed in five key areas.
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Document Management Example: How to Solve a Paperwork Problem
Wed, 12/21/2016
Got a paperwork problem? Not sure how to solve it? Use this document management example as your starting point.
On-Demand Webinar
Top Tips to Increase Programmer Productivity
By Heath Kath
You don’t need to be reminded that your time is valuable. Redundant processes, fumbling between programs, struggling to set up and test time-sensitive apps all require time that you could be spending in much more productive ways.
In this session, we’ll show you how Abstract helps you eliminate busy work and streamline the development process. We’ll also explore how Anydate allows user jobs or...
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A Primer on IBM i User Profiles and How To Deploy Them
By Robin Tatam
Knowing how to configure and maintain user profiles correctly is critical to preventing unauthorized access to your data.
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Go Paperless with Webdocs
By Bill Whalen
Find out how to use Webdocs to easily capture, manage, and store paper and electronic documents, IBM i spooled files, emails, and even content generated from back-end business systems.