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Join this 30-minutes live webinar to learn how to plan your move to Power10, whether it's on-prem, dynamic capacity on-premises (PEP2), or in the cloud.
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IBM i Automation Series: Job Scheduling
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 06/23/2022
Watch this webinar series for your FREE opportunity to learn what every beginner should know about Robot Schedule software for IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) automation, plus tips and tricks for the veterans.
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The Difference Between OCR and IDP
Thu, 06/23/2022
Compare optical character recognition (OCR) and intelligent document processing (IDP) to learn when to use each to make structured and unstructured data more usable.
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Affordable and Easy-to-Use High Availability with Robot HA
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 05/11/2022
Watch this webinar to learn from our IBM i experts as they demonstrate how easy it is to navigate Robot HA and the simplicity of creating new rules.
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6 Hidden Gems in Robot Console
By Chuck Losinski on Thu, 03/24/2022
Watch this webinar and learn 6 how-to tips to use the Robot Console software to maximize IBM i message management.
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 running AIX. That...
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Job Status and Other Stories About Application Monitoring
By Kurt Thomas on Mon, 03/14/2022
As a system engineer, I’ve done hundreds of demos and helped many companies set up their IBM i monitoring. I’ve developed a pretty good idea of what people want to be most aware of on IBM i, and it’s this: Are my applications running OK? This makes sense because, ultimately, IBM i is a very well-made tool for running your applications. In turn, you want to keep your applications running because...
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Job Scheduling Options from HelpSystems
By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
You’ve known for years that you need a more sophisticated scheduling tool for automating the applications and administrative tasks running on the servers in your data center. Cron, Windows Task Scheduler, and the built-in, native IBM i job schedule entries don’t allow dependencies, have no reporting or notification options, and allow no flexibility around dynamically calculating parameter values...
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Performance Navigator Training: Automated Performance Reporting
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 02/23/2022
Watch this webinar and learn how to automate daily, weekly, and monthly performance reporting using the Performance Navigator software from HelpSystems.
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HelpSystems Champions chat about IBM i
By Amneris Teruel on Tue, 02/15/2022
In this video, Tom Huntington (Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions), Robin Tatam (Director of Security Technologies), and Amneris Teruel (Senior Expert specializing in IBM i) discuss the current state of IBM i and give their opinion on topics such as Security, Automation, High Availability and Cloud, among others.
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Inside the Integrated File System (IFS)
By Tom Huntington on Wed, 02/09/2022
Watch this recorded webinar for an in-depth exploration of the integrated file system (IFS) on IBM i.
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2022 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results Revealed
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 01/27/2022
Tune in live to find out how IBM i shops are using the platform in 2022!
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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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[Customer Exclusive] Robot Health Check
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 01/12/2022
Watch this webinar to learn housekeeping how-tos for Robot Schedule, Robot Console, Robot Network, and Robot Alert from our top product experts.
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Speed Dating with Robot Monitor
By Chuck Losinski on Thu, 12/16/2021
Watch this webinar to learn the 5 key features that make Robot Monitor the right choice for proactive monitoring across your IBM Power environment.
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60+ IBM i User Groups and Communities to Join
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 12/16/2021
To help you stay connected to the thriving IBM i community, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of IBM i user groups around the world. Read on!
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What Does Ansible Mean for IBM i Automation?
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 12/06/2021
Ansible is good for the IBM i platform as it provides additional automation around burdensome IT tasks. Learn more here.
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Storage Best Practices for HA/DR on IBM i
By Tom Huntington on Thu, 12/02/2021
Watch this webinar where you’ll learn how to clean up IBM i storage to improve your high availability and disaster recovery plans and reach your business continuity objectives.