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Cheryl’s List #83 – January 9, 2004

1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2003, No. 5 2. Request for z990 Experiences 1.  Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2003, No. 5 The forty-two page 2003, No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers today (January 9).  The print issues will be...

Cheryl’s List #82 – September 26, 2003

Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2003, No. 4 has been sent out. The fifty-two page 2003, No. 4 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers today (September 26).  The print issues will be mailed next week.  You can purchase a printed copy of the current...

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...