Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter
Cheryl’s List #103 – December 5, 2005
1. CMG This Week 2. Update to Red Alert for CICS Transactions Using PL/I or C/C++ 1. CMG This Week We hope that many of you will be attending the annual conference of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) this week in Orlando, Florida. Cheryl will be there for part of the week, and will be participating in a couple of sessions on Thursday, December 8th: 8:00 a.m. - z990 and z9-109 Performance and Capacity Issues We still receive many questions from readers about performance issues related to...
Cheryl’s List #102 – October 21, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 2. August 2005 z/OS CPU Chart 3. Red Alert for CICS Transactions Using PL/I or C/C++ 4. Cheryl at CMG 2005 5. z800 Processor Removed from Marketing 6. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 7. Google Earth 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 The forty-seven page 2005 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on October 19, 2005. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at...
Cheryl’s List #101 – September 20, 2005
1. SHARE Hot Flashes Update 2. Cheryl Watson's z/OS CPU Chart 3. Correction to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 4. Hot Flashes Survey Results 5. Great Reference Location 1. SHARE Hot Flashes Update In our Hot Flashes session at the last SHARE, we included several slides pertaining to the new LSPR ratings produced by IBM. Since then, we have enhanced some of the LSPR charts and made some other minor changes to clarify points or correct minor errors. Please...
Cheryl’s List #100 – August 19, 2005
1. I'll Miss You in Boston 2. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 4 3. IBM Press Books 4. System z9-109 Sessions at SHARE 1. I'll Miss You in Boston I'm afraid that I won't be attending SHARE this month - doctor's orders. In order to stop my real hot flashes permanently (and prevent the possibility of ovarian cancer), I recently had a hysterectomy. Although my recovery is going well, I had no idea of how tired I would be after surgery. I'll miss seeing all of my friends at SHARE and...
Cheryl’s List #99 – July 28, 2005
1. IBM's Hot New Processor 2. New Processor Ratings - The Next Generation 3. zPCR Announcement 4. RedAlert Issued for HFS Users 5. August SHARE in Boston 6. Request to VSAM RLS Users 1. IBM's Hot New Processor On July 26, IBM announced its newest and largest processor, the System z9-109. This new machine is referred to variously as the System z9, the z9-109, or the 2094. Please note that this is *not* part of the zSeries machines, but is the first of IBM's next generation of...
Cheryl’s List #98 – July 5, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 2. The Fastest Computers in the World 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 The forty-eight page 2005 No. 3 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers last Thursday (30Jun2005). 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: PDSE Update We have been very active over the last few months working with...
Cheryl’s List #97 – May 2, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 2 2. Correction to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 2 3. RMF Spreadsheet Reporter Version 5.1.3 4. Google Maps 5. z/OS Basics 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 2 The forty-eight page 2005 No. 2 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers last Thursday (28Apr2005). 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...
Cheryl’s List #96 February 14, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 1 2. TUNING Letter CD-ROM 3. Security Flaw in Google Desktop Search Tool 4. Adobe Reader 7.0 is Available 5. New Open Source Journal 6. CICS Batch Application Control 7. SHARE Celebrates 50th Birthday 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 1 The forty-nine page 2005 No. 1 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers last Friday (11Feb2005). The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter: Tuning...
Cheryl’s List #95 – December 15, 2004
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2004 No. 6 2. Corrections to TUNING Letter 2004 No. 5 3. Redesigned IBM Web site 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2004 No. 6 The forty-eight page 2004 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers yesterday. The print issues will be mailed within a week. You can purchase a printed copy of the current TUNING Letter for $95 at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter: VSAM...
Cheryl’s List #94 – October 29, 2004
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2004 No. 5 2. Free Seminars For IMS Version 9 Users 3. Google Desktop Search Tool 4. Cheryl and Tom Are Off to India 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2004 No. 5 The fifty-eight-page 2004 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers today. The print issues will be mailed within a week. You can purchase a printed copy of the current TUNING Letter for $95 at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of...