Over the last few years, AAG from Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd has evolved from a powerful IBM i monitoring plugin into a full IBM Power monitoring ecosystem focused on automation, scalability, and operational efficiency. What […]
Press Release: AAG Monitoring for AIX!
Product Announcement – Update Issue: Immediate 22 June 2026 Toronto-based Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd announces the latest release of their AAG Monitoring Solution now includes 15 new monitoring checks for the AIX platform. This is […]
AAG gets new AIX checks.
The latest release of the now includes 15 new monitoring checks for the AIX platform. This is a major step forward in delivering a unified monitoring solution across IBM Power Systems environments. AAG already provides […]
Shield Heads to Europe!
In June, Shield Advanced Solutions is heading to Europe! Shield, an IBM ISV (Independent Software Vendor), based in Canada for close to three decades, provides specialized monitoring and high availability solutions for the IBM i […]
Handling PWRDWNSYS with Nagios Monitoring
When the system is scheduled to go down for routine maintenance, it’s important that the appropriate actions are taken to notify stakeholders in advance. Too often, our phones light up with alerts simply because someone […]
Real-Time IBM i Monitoring: Using Watch Programs and Nagios XI
One of the biggest challenges in monitoring is the gap between scheduled checks. You might have a check that runs every hour, but what if a critical message requires a reply right now? This is […]
Bridging the Air-Gap: Secure CVE Management for Isolated IBM i Systems
In the world of Managed Service Providers (MSPs), security is often a double-edged sword. Many clients strictly prohibit their IBM i systems from accessing the internet—even via secure channels. While this “air-gapping” provides a layer […]
One-Click AI Analysis for Nagios
Introducing AAG’s New ChatGPT-Powered Monitoring Insights Modern monitoring systems are excellent at collecting data such as metrics, status checks, thresholds, etc… But when something “looks” wrong, the real work begins… digging through graphs, correlating signals, […]
AAG Version 3.0 is here!
Press Release: issued January 2026 Toronto, Ontario – Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd is excited to announce the release of AAG 3.0, delivering 2–3x faster response times and dramatically reducing overhead on Nagios Servers. This release […]
Bob part II Simple C Program
Finally managed to get Bob IDE working on a Ubuntu PC so thought I would put it to work with a simple task. For those who just want the headlines, didn’t go so well even […]