Cheryl’s List #67 – May 24, 2002

1. WebSphere Notice 2. CPU Chart Updates 3. SHARE Proceedings 4. Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool 1. WebSphere Notice I am just finishing up my next TUNING Letter, a special issue on Web server tuning.  While researching it, I noticed a date that everyone should be aware...

Cheryl’s List #66 – May 8, 2002

1. New z900 Turbos 2. CPU Chart Changes 3. Back Pain 1. New z900 Turbos On April 30th, IBM announced their latest zSeries machines, the z900 Turbo series.  (Announcement 102-123)  There are 16 new processors that provide about a 20% improvement in speed over the...

Cheryl’s List #65 – April 8, 2002

1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2002, No. 1 Summary 2. Updates 3. CICS Response Time Spikes 4. CD-ROM Searching 1 . Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2002, No. 1 Summary The fifty-two page 2002, No. 1 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers on...

Cheryl’s List #64 – March 15, 2002

1. CPU Chart Update 2. Adabas Update 3. CICS Response Time Spikes 1.  CPU Chart Update I just realized that I had neglected to copy over updates for the IBM G2 through G5 processors with the latest OS/390 R10 LSPRs.  That means that the February CPU Chart that you...

Cheryl’s List #63 – March 11, 2002

1. CPU Chart Correction 2. New Free Newsletters 3. Update on z800s 4. Cheryl’s Hot Flashes #7 1.  CPU Chart Correction The CPU Chart that was emailed to electronic subscribers on February 28th had two typos in it.  These have been corrected in the printed...

Cheryl’s List #62 – February 26, 2002

1. New List Server 2. We’re Back and SHARE! 3. CD-ROMs Shipped 4. IBM Announces z800s 1.  New List Server As you’ve probably noticed due to recent emails from us, we’ve changed the list server software we use for Cheryl’s List.  You’ve...