Case Study: Volvo achieves 24/7 IBM i availability and SLA-driven capacity planning with Fortra's Robot Monitor

Robot Monitor helps Volvo monitor its extensive IBM i network and turn their IT department into a profit center

Volvo IT (UK) supports a large IBM i network across two data centers that serves thousands of internal users and external customers, where 24/7 availability is critical to business operations and revenue. The team faced the challenge of maintaining consistent performance, proving service levels to customers, and making informed capacity decisions to avoid disruptive downtime.

By deploying Robot Monitor, Volvo built a graphical NOC with real-time alerts and drill-down reporting to track response time, disk usage, job counts, and CPU. The solution delivered instant visibility and SLA reporting, simplified capacity planning (confirming enough space to upgrade applications), and improved operational accountability—helping turn the IT operation into a more business-aligned service.

Volvo

Ralph Arnaboldi

Team Leader