Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter
Cheryl’s List #113 – March 7, 2007
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 1 2. Time Change Reminder 3. Important Media Manager Fix 4. 2006 TUNING Letter DVD Available 5. SHARE Proceedings for Tampa 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 1 The forty-five page 2007 No. 1 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on March 6, 2007. Single issues may be obtained for $155 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this...
Cheryl’s List #112 – December 15, 2006
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 6 2. IBM and Yahoo Introduce Search Engine 3. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 6 4. Interview with SHARE's President 5. Rule of Thumb for CPU Utilization 6. Online Computer Quiz 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 6 The forty-three page 2006 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on December 13, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $155 each from our Web site at...
Cheryl’s List #111 – October 26, 2006
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 5 2. Red Alert for HSM Users on z/OS 1.8 3. Google Source Code Search 4. UIC Update Performance Problem 5. Free SMF Reference Summary 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 5 The forty-seven page 2006 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on October 24, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the...
Cheryl’s List #110 – August 29, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 4 2. Four New Red Alerts 3. Important CICS Fix 4. Specialty Engine Pricing 5. SHARE in Baltimore Proceedings Available 6. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 4 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 4 The forty-seven page 2006 No. 4 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on August 25, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just...
Cheryl’s List #109 – June 28, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 3 2. Maintenance to Enable zIIP Processors 3. IDCAMS Performance Problem 4. IMS Version 9 Migration Assistance 5. SHARE in Baltimore 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 3 The forty-two page 2006 No. 3 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on June 27, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter:...
Cheryl’s List #108 – May 10, 2006
1. May 2006 z/OS CPU Chart 2. Flash 10460 Renamed 3. HIPER Workload Manager Fix 1. May 2006 z/OS CPU Chart We have created an updated version of our popular z/OS CPU Chart that includes the new System z9 processors announced by IBM on April 27, 2006. As with the previous chart, this one contains three sets of ratings - one based on IBM's z/OS 1.4 LSPR (Large System Performance Reference) ratings, one based on z/OS 1.6 LSPRs on a single image, and one based on z/OS 1.6 LSPRs with multiple...
Cheryl’s List #107 – May 1, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 2 2. The New IBM z9 Processors 3. Important SRM APAR 4. Annual UKCMG Meeting 5. New Red Alert Regarding Time Changes 6. BPXBATCH Enhancements 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 2 The forty-nine page 2006 No. 2 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on April 27, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING...
Cheryl’s List #106 – February 28, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 2. See You at SHARE 3. BMC MAINVIEW and 17+ Processors 4. Talking to a Real Live Human 5. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 The forty-seven page 2006 No. 1 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on February 24, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest...
Cheryl’s List #105 – January 13, 2006
1. Question about Charging for SRB Time 2. SHARE Agenda Now Available Online 3. FTC Opens Computer Crime Web Site 1. Question about Charging for SRB Time For many years the MVS operating systems (OS/390 and now z/OS) have maintained separate reporting structures for processor time consumed in task mode (TCB time) versus processor time consumed while running under an authorized subtask (SRB time). Although these measurements are maintained separately in the control blocks and SMF records, we...
Cheryl’s List #104 – December 12, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 6 2. Lotus Word Pro File Viewer 3. Java 2 SDK 5 is Now Available 4. SHARE in Seattle 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 6 The fifty page 2005 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on December 8, 2005. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter: zPCR Tool Now Available In our previous issue we...