Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

2016 Tuning Letters

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No. 4 (139 pages)

Management Summary
z Systems Collocated Application Pricing
  • Introduction
  • Why zCAP Is Important
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary
What’s New?
  • z Systems Workload Pricing for Cloud
  • IBM Common Data Provider for z Systems
WLM Software Pricing Options Support
  • Background
  • Calculating xxx-Qualifying MSUs
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary
User Experiences
  • Using RMF XML Overview Reports
  • XCF Tells All
  • WLM Best Practices
  • zEDC Savings
Introduction to CPU Measurement Facility
  • Why You Should Care About This Stuff
  • What Is CPU MF?
  • Implementing CPU MF and HIS
  • References
  • Summary
Spark for z/OS and SMF – Part 2
  • Spark Structure and Components
  • Getting Spark Up and Running
  • Creating and Running Simple Spark User Programs
  • Controlling Spark Capacity Usage
  • Other Miscellaneous
  • Concerns/Considerations
  • Prerequisites
  • Reference Material
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
  • Blog Entries
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 3 (115 pages)

Management Summary
  • Passing the Baton
  • What’s New in SMF?
  • IOPs – the ‘Shrinking Violets’ of I/O Processing
  • User Experiences and Tips
  • News You Can Use
User Experiences
  • DB2 V11 and IIPHONORPRIORITY and zIIPs
  • Automatic Binary Optimizer Experiences
  • IBM-MAIN Nuggets from Cheryl
  • Thin Interrupts on Business Class Machines
  • Security Exposure in DFSMS Alias Processing
What Is… Analytics?
  • Analytics in Today’s World
  • The Basics
  • References
  • Summary
Spark for z/OS and SMF – Part 1
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started with the Spark Package
  • Accessing SMF Data with MDSS
  • Sample Real World Exploitation
  • Considerations
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary
Introduction to Java on z/OS
  • Background
  • Introduction
  • Aligning IT Strategies for the Future
  • Java on IBM z Systems Primer
  • Motivations and Business Values
  • Decision Guidance and Checklist
  • Related Resources
  • Summary
VSAM RLS Tuning Metrics and Tools
  • VSAM RLS Performance Basics
  • References
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 2 (94 pages)

Management Summary
IBM’s Continuous Delivery Strategy
  • What Is Continuous Delivery?
  • Continuous Delivery Announcements
  • Our Thoughts on Continuous Delivery
  • References
  • Summary
User Experiences
  • Data Loss in SMF Log Stream
  • IBM Knowledge Center Tip
  • zFS Recovery Processing
What’s New?
  • IBM PL/I V5.1
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0
  • IBM MQ for z/OS V9.0
Tools – IBM Doc Buddy
Under the Covers of Storage Networking: Buffer Credits
  • Introduction
  • Physical Layer Flow Control
  • Buffer Credit Capacity Planning
  • Monitoring and Tuning Buffer Credit Use
  • References
  • Summary
What Is…
  • Blockchain
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Keeping Up-to-Date
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 1 (114 pages)

Management Summary
Tips for Using Your 2015 W&W DVD
Frank’s Viewpoint
  • IBM Technical Disclosure Meeting
  • Shorter Tuning Letter
  • What IS a Mainframe?
User Experiences
z13 Considerations for Self-Modifying Programs
GDGE Considerations
z/VM Support of ICFs
Using IEFOPZ to Ease Migration to New Compilers
IBM’s New z13s
  •     Performance-Related System Attributes
  •     References
  •     Summary
What’s New
  • z13 GA2 Announcement
LinuxONE – What it Means to YOU
  • A Brief History of Linux on The Mainframe
  • The Challenge for Linux on z Systems
  • So What Is LinuxONE?
  • References
  • Summary
What’s New in SMF? (Part 2)
  •     What’s New in z/OS 2.1?
  •     References
  •     Summary
SMF Streaming
  •     SMF Streaming High Level Overview
  •     SMF Streaming Details
  •     Availability
  •     References
  •     Summary
Data Sharing in a Day
  •     2016 Sysplex Extensions
  •     How This Can Help You
z Systems Technology Exploitation Survey
News
  •     Red Alerts
  •     Recent APARs
  •     News From Techdocs
  •     Social Media
  •     Publications
  •     Events/Conferences
Tools
  • SHOWTOPO – Provide LPAR Topology Information
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
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