Cheryl’s List #81 – September 19, 2003

1.  Updated zSeries CPU Chart 2.  IBM Software Pricing 3.  Software Pricing Observations 4.  Technical Staff and Software Evaluations 5.  APAR Correction 1.  Updated zSeries CPU Chart We’ve just completed a new September 2003 zSeries CPU Chart and have emailed...

Cheryl’s List #80 – August 6, 2003

1. End of Service Dates IBM issued a very important announcement yesterday (to view #903-149 – go to http://www.ibm.com/news and pick Announcement letters at the left, then pick Announcements search at the left and enter the announcement number).  They announced...

Cheryl’s List #79 – July 3, 2003

New Migration Offering Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2003, No. 3 1.  New Migration Offering We understand that IBM and IBM business partners are providing an exceptionally attractive migration offering to customers who are running on non-zSeries machines.  The...

Cheryl’s List #78 – May 29, 2003

Cheryl Watson’s zSeries CPU Chart Clarification on Cheryl’s List #77 1.  Cheryl Watson’s zSeries CPU Chart Our May 2003 zSeries CPU Chart, which contains the latest zSeries processors, was sent out today to electronic subscribers.  The chart will be...

Cheryl’s List #77 – May 14, 2003

IBM Announces New z990 Processors New Pricing Options z/OS Enhancements Enhancements to ESS Copy Services The Next Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, CPU Chart and BoxScore Release 1.  IBM Announces New z990 Processors  Yesterday, IBM announced a high-end extension...

Cheryl’s List #76 – April 10, 2003

1.  Updated Quickstart Policy 2.  Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2003, No. 2 1.  Updated Quickstart Policy We’ve recently updated Cheryl Watson’s Quickstart Policy on our Web site.  This downloadable service policy has been used in hundreds of...