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Space Oddities—What’s in Your IFS?

By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 01/19/2022

Read this article to learn what might be taking up valuable disk space in the IFS and what you can do to control it.

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Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Relies on Powertech

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Why Relying on Scripted Operations Can Be a Problem for Your Business

By Steve Brasen on Tue, 03/31/2020

Scripting provides a powerful platform to automate simple tasks, but overusing custom scripts is hazardous for your business.

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IBM on IASP for PowerHA Implementations

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 03/03/2020

You’ve heard about IASP technology many times over the years, but you’ve been ignoring it, haven’t you? Steve Finnes confirms that it’s past time we “get to know it, understand it, and not be afraid of it.”

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Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 06/18/2019

Don’t wait for a critical iSeries storage issue to catch you off-guard. Instead, follow these top three tips for using Robot Space to manage your disk space automatically.

Case Study

Precoat Metals Streamlines Invoice Processes by Taking AP Automation to the Next Level

Case Study

Fortra Protects the COMP Performance Group from Viruses and Malware

The COMP Performance Group™ is a world leader in the performance automotive aftermarket with core product lines that include camshafts, transmissions, drivetrain parts, fuel injection systems, and computer simulation software. After experiencing rapid growth in recent years, the organization brought on Ron Smith to launch an IT transformation project. Ron’s priorities included implementing world...

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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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How Object Integrity Scanning Enhances IBM i Security

Tue, 03/07/2017

IBM i has had superior built-in security features from the beginning. However, as internetworking increases and open protocols and servers become the norm, additional protection is needed.

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Customer Spotlight: Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 01/17/2017

The operations team was excited to share how Robot job scheduling and monitoring software has helped them manage their processing needs across platforms from their IBM i.

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Robot and FlashCopy

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016

Last month, Chuck Stupca (retired IBMer) and Chuck Losinski (Fortra) presented a webinar discussing FlashCopy for IBM i . Based on the attendance, it looks like this is a very important topic for many of you so I wanted to explain how FlashCopy ties to Robot products.

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Is the i Ready for the Three Vs of Big Data?

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016

The three Vs of big data are volume, velocity, and variety, but in order derive value from big data, IT departments need tools to store massive amounts of data (volume) and make sure it is always available for quick analysis (velocity).

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Robot Best Practices

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 06/27/2016

Wondering about best practices for automating your IBM i processes with Robot systems management solutions? Take a look at this list and get off to a good start.

Case Study

Hi-Temp Insulation, Inc. Accelerates Order-to-Ship Processes (and More) for Fast ROI with Fortra

28,000+ hours: that's how much time Hi-Temp saves annually by automating order-to-ship processes (and more) with Fortra.

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Empire Merchants Saves Big with Paperless Invoice Processing

Processing and distributing invoices is a breeze, now that Empire Merchants has Webdocs for AP.

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Alon USA Locks Down the IFS with Powertech Antivirus for IBM i

Like many IBM shops, Alon USA found comfort in the seeming immunity of IBM i to viruses. All PCs in the company were running anti-virus software but, having operated for more than a decade without incident, Alon USA’s IT director saw no need for protective measures on IBM i. Sound familiar?

Case Study

Robot Space Tracks Data Growth Across 10 Banks for Heartland Financial

With a goal of doubling in size every five to seven years, Heartland Financial needed a tool to help them track, manage, and control their disk growth as their business expands.

Space Oddities—What’s in Your IFS?

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Relies on Powertech

Why Relying on Scripted Operations Can Be a Problem for Your Business

IBM on IASP for PowerHA Implementations

Three Tactics to Optimize Your IBM i Disk Space

Precoat Metals Streamlines Invoice Processes by Taking AP Automation to the Next Level

Fortra Protects the COMP Performance Group from Viruses and Malware

What Really Matters in IBM i Monitoring?

How Object Integrity Scanning Enhances IBM i Security

Customer Spotlight: Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Robot and FlashCopy

Is the i Ready for the Three Vs of Big Data?

Robot Best Practices

Hi-Temp Insulation, Inc. Accelerates Order-to-Ship Processes (and More) for Fast ROI with Fortra

Empire Merchants Saves Big with Paperless Invoice Processing

Alon USA Locks Down the IFS with Powertech Antivirus for IBM i

Robot Space Tracks Data Growth Across 10 Banks for Heartland Financial

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