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Managing Data and Healthcare Regulations Efficiently

The right Business Intelligence (BI) tool can address the twin challenges of today's healthcare industry and regulations: efficient, secure information retrieval and effective monitoring of day-to-day operations. In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Title XIII of ARRA, called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical...
IBM i Business Intelligence
Guide

Download "How IT Professionals Can Navigate SOX Compliance"

Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) is impossible without IT professionals, but translating this law into IT action items is a challenge. With penalties up to $10 million fines and even prison time, following SOX—and proving you're compliant—is vital. This compliance guide breaks down the most important aspects of SOX that affect IT professionals and focuses on what you need to know to get...
Compliance
Article

The Commercial Power of SQL-Based Monitoring

By Kurt Thomas on Thu, 09/15/2016
The SQL-based monitoring feature in Robot Monitor means organizations can now apply the valuable insights, analysis, and real-time notifications that they use for system information to information from broader business applications.
Monitoring
Article

Infor M3 Monitoring and Halcyon

Wed, 09/07/2016
Need to improve IT service levels, have total visibility of Java processes, automate procedures, and eliminate manual checking in your Infor M3 ERP application?
Monitoring
Guide

Download "How IT Professionals Can Navigate HIPAA Compliance" Guide

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of today’s most common compliance mandates, but translating this law into IT action items is a challenge. As fines increase and more audits are scheduled, figuring out how which data HIPAA protects and how to bring your system into compliance is more important than ever. This compliance guide breaks down some of the thorniest...
Compliance
Article

Automate the Un-Automatable

By Chuck Losinski on Tue, 08/30/2016
Automated job scheduling means your batch jobs run smoothly and your stress level goes down, but that’s only half the battle if you’re using labor-intensive, interactive applications that require you to fill out screens to submit a job.
IBM i Automation
Article

Astronauts Rely on Checklists (and So Should You)

By Kurt Thomas on Tue, 08/30/2016
What do astronauts and IBM i admins have in common? Checklists! These seemingly simple yet effective devices serve as our external memories and deliver process consistency, but they’re not without limitations.
Monitoring
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Article

4 Reasons to Add VTLs

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/30/2016
Backup and recovery processes are among the unsung heroes of data center operations. Though end results may not be readily apparent on an everyday basis, natural and digital disasters have a way of humbling companies that do not take this risk management discipline seriously.
IBM i Automation