Guide
Reevaluating “Evaluating Scalability Parameters: A Fitting End”
In this white paper, the root cause of the deviations from the expected results are explained and an improved scheme is proposed for getting more accurate estimates.
Article
A Roadmap for Consolidation
Mon, 02/04/2019
There are five key steps when planning a consolidation strategy. Considerations for each step are outlined below.
Case Study
Humanitarian Organization Reduces Application Slowdowns by 94%
Organization Description: This humanitarian group organizes more than 500,000 volunteer employees to help victims of tragedy across the United States. Business Value of Vityl Capacity Management (formerly TeamQuest): Vityl helped this non-profit reduce the number of application slowdowns by 94 percent in only four months.
Case Study
Financial Services Giant Optimizes, Virtualizes, and Saves Big Money
Business Value of Vityl Capacity Management (formerly TeamQuest): Vityl helped to significantly optimize the physical CPU base, maximize usage of CPU and memory resources, lower the cost per unit of CPU to clients and improve the time to market. The Fortune 500 financial services company now charges 25 percent less per unit of CPU in its virtualized environment. These benefits have helped justify...
Case Study
Capacity Planning at a Czech Bank
Organization Description : In the Czech Republic this bank serves more than 3 million clients and employs over 8000 workers. The bank operates a very extensive IT infrastructure which requires round-the-clock accessibility checks and computing capacity planning. Business Value of Vityl Capacity Management : The Vityl capacity planning solution has given the bank full control over the operations of...
On-Demand Webinar
Why Endpoint Antivirus Belongs in Your AIX Security Environment
By Bob Erdman
Join Bob Erdman, Security Product Manager at Fortra, as he discusses the importance of focusing on every endpoint, and how endpoint antivirus software can serve a critical function in your AIX security profile.
Guide
Download "CIO Confidential: 5 Things Your IBM i Security Administrator Should Tell You"
Employees on the front lines often possess insight that manager, directors, and executives lack. Corporate leaders rely on feedback from these professionals, especially when it comes to emerging security threat. But for a variety of reasons, systems administrators might be reluctant to to speak up about critical issues related to IBM i, including the importance of consistently updating security...
Blog
Make 2019 the Year of Capacity Planning in IT
Thu, 01/17/2019
You know IT capacity planning is important. But have you been doing it?
Blog
User Groups, and Forums, and Blogs, Oh My: Top 7 Linux Resources to Increase Your Expertise
By Bob Erdman on Mon, 01/14/2019
Find what you need in our compiled list of Linux resources.
On-Demand Webinar
IBM i's Great Debate: Security vs. Systems Maintenance
By Robin Tatam
How do hardware and OS upgrades affect security? Which should come first? Join this live webinar to explore the relationship between critical systems maintenance and cybersecurity.
Blog
Avoid an IBM i Cyber Attack: 6 Things to Check Regularly
By Robin Tatam on Wed, 01/09/2019
If you don’t want to make headlines with the next major data breach, here are six things to check regularly on IBM i.
Guide
Download "How to Securely Deploy Access Client Solutions (ACS) for IBM i"
IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is the newest member of the IBM i Access family, replacing the IBM i Access for Windows client. ACS runs on most operating systems supporting Java. Because ACS uses different technology and deployment approach than IBM i Access for Windows, the considerations for securely deploying ACS are different than IBM i Access for Windows. Some of the considerations for...
Blog
3 Ways Malware Can Reach Your IFS
Thu, 12/13/2018
It's true that IBM i can't be infected by a PC virus. It's also true that the IFS can act as a host and spread malicious programs throughout your environment.
Blog
Cyber Risk Ratings: How Would Your IT Environment Score?
By Bob Erdman on Wed, 12/12/2018
Find out the type of cyber threats that endanger organizations (and their ratings), and how they can protect themselves.
Blog
Why Corporate Networks are Key Targets for Cryptojacking
By Bob Erdman on Thu, 12/06/2018
The days of being able to ignore cryptocurrency is over. Even if you don’t use it, you’re now at risk of being adversely affected by it through cryptomining malware, also known as cryptojacking. Read on to find out what cryptocurrency is, how cryptojacking is on the rise, and how you can protect your organization.