There have been so many updates for AAG/NG4i since it was first released back in May 2023 and we are now adding a new release for the product with even more updates and new features. […]
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AAG and EM4i Customer Feedback
At Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd we love to hear good news from our clients, especially when they tell us how pleased they are with our latest IBM i offerings EM4i – Message Monitoring and AAG […]
Using AAG with Mod-Gearman
We have been asked how AAG would work with a mod-gearman monitoring setup. In order to show that the AAG checks and services will interface with gearman without issue we decided to implement a gearman […]
SMS from IBM i for Monitoring
We have been looking at the Nagios monitoring solution for the last few weeks and wanted to add some way of sending SMS alerts out to phones for critical events that require immediate notification. Nagios […]
Connecting to External Mail Server
The HA4i product has the ability to send emails through port 25 which is the standard non secured SMTP port. The problem with this is some servers do not allow connection via this port unless […]
Shield’s Own IBM i “New Face”
We are pleased and proud to announce a New Face of our own at Shield! Charlie Hird, son of Chris and I, has joined the team. After studying Computer Science at Laurentian University, in Sudbury, […]
Take A Moment For A Seasonal Health Check
As the seasons change and we wind our clocks forwards or back, we are reminded that in the Autumn heavy snow and strong winds bring the power lines down, and Spring thaws and tides bring […]
Celebrating 20 Years
2017 marks a significant year for Shield Advanced Solutions, our 20th year in operation in Canada. Shield Advanced is a private Limited company created by founder and owner Chris Hird. From a long history in […]
Shield’s Notification Process
Shield has introduced a new Notification Process for customers. Register now to take advantage of Notifications.If and when changes and updates are made to any of our products, you will be informed. Links in the […]
HA4i Improvements
We are constantly improving our products and have recently pushed a number of significant changes through for our HA4i product. One area we are always looking for improvements is in the audit process and the […]