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Adding Flexibility to IBM i Monitoring Without Compromising Availability

By Kurt Thomas on Tue, 06/01/2021

To cope with system issues, you want easy yet comprehensive solutions that handle your performance, messaging, and remote management needs, but what you really need are integrated solutions for universal control. See where Robot Monitor fits in.

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Best Automation Practices for Robot Console

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 05/17/2021

When you apply rules to system events, automation software like Robot Console works like the autopilot on a boat or plane—it steers the system through the night or the weekend while you rest.

Case Study

Robot Console Enables Mesilla Valley Transportation to Prevent Lost Revenue

Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally owned truckload carriers in the U.S. The company began in 1982 and specializes in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

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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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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.

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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?

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The Many Ways Robot Supports SNMP

By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018

Many devices send status updates using SNMP or simple network management protocol. Make sure you’re getting the message. Read on to see how Robot supports SNMP.

Article

Message Received?

By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/23/2018

When was the last time you reviewed your Robot Console message automation? If you’re out of practice, let’s take a look at what you can do to maximize your message automation and reports.

Article

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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Application Monitoring and More in Robot Console 6

By Chuck Losinski on Fri, 02/24/2017

As more applications on IBM i become Java- or web-based, they’re less likely to send their important messages to a message queue. But don’t worry—Robot Console has that covered.

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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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Enhanced Resource Monitoring with Robot Console

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/30/2016

Robot Console has some exciting features for resource monitoring. You can automate the verification of your system resources and more!

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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

AAA Life Leverages Fortra Solutions for IT Efficiency

Part of the American Automobile Association (AAA) family, AAA Life Insurance Company offers a variety of competitive life insurance, annuity, and travel accident products. With over one million policies, many people rely on AAA Life to help provide protection for their loved ones. As Senior Systems Engineer at AAA Life, Randy Wittner is in charge of their IBM i environment, overseeing two S824...

Case Study

AAA Life Leverages Robot for IT Efficiency

As Senior Systems Engineer, Randy Wittner has over 25 years of experience on IBM i, and AAA Life was not the first place he encountered Robot. “I’ve worked at many companies that have had Robot Schedule, so good market share,” said Wittner. “It’s very reliable, easy to upgrade. It automates a lot for us in our process.”