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Guide

Going Beyond the GUI

Modernization is more than simply switching from a green screen to a GUI. To have a truly modern IBM i data center, you must consider all areas of IT from your software and applications to your hardware and devices to the processes that support the whole operation. This guides helps you modernize your IBM i from the ground up.
IBM i Automation
Monitoring
ERP automation
Blog

Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler

By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
The systems that businesses rely on today are increasingly complex and challenging to manage without sophisticated job scheduling tools. According to the annual IBM i Marketplace Survey Results, only 22 percent of IBM i shops are running the IBM i operating system exclusively. 68 percent are also running the Windows OS, another 56 percent are running Linux, and 26 percent are...
Automation
Guide

Time to Replace Legacy AS/400 Schedulers?

This guide explores the limitations of legacy AS400 schedulers, identifies the signs that it’s time for a change, and points to the benefits of automated operations using modern workload automation software built for IBM i.
IBM i Automation
Guide

Robot in Modern IBM i Environments

Robot systems management solutions can improve processes and enhance the return on investment for new technologies running in modern IBM i environments. Find out how.
IBM i Automation
Realize ROI with Robot
Blog

Realize ROI with Robot

By Tom Huntington on Sun, 03/28/2021
Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
IBM i Automation
Monitoring
Blog

Common Excuses for Not Automating

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Whether it’s staffing, budget, or complexity, we’ve heard all the excuses to forgo automation. The next time you hear—or find yourself making—an excuse, have the response ready.
IBM i Automation
Blog

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
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
Blog

Do You Need Enterprise Scheduling Software?

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/30/2016
Job scheduling was simpler when you only needed to worry about your IBM i (AS400) server and its batch processes, but several dynamics have changed over the past decade which have forced us into worrying about processes on other platforms.
Automation
Web Based GUI
Blog

User Interfaces: GUI vs. WUI

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016
You might be asking yourself, “What’s a WUI?” At Robot, WUI stands for web user interface, and we think it has some big benefits that are giving the GUI a run for its money.
IBM i Automation
Blog

Who's Afraid of IASPs?

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/16/2016
As IASP technology continues to grow, so will its uses for high availability (HA) and backups. The result of that will be shrinking hardware costs and complexity and increased redundancy.
IBM i Automation