Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter
W&W Guide to SHARE New Orleans 2023 (Part 2)
We are now just over half way through the 2023 Summer SHARE conference. As I expected, my biggest problem is in trying to decide between which of the excellent sessions I will attend – I have a minimum of three competing sessions in most slots. It is a big help having Mario here with me – I can’t imagine how people handle it when they are the only attendee from their company. Our last blog post provided some suggested sessions for Monday through Wednesday. This one will cover Wednesday...
W&W Guide to SHARE New Orleans 2023 (Part 1)
The 2023 Summer SHARE conference will be held in the New Orleans Hyatt Regency hotel starting tomorrow. This is a traditional 5-day conference. If you are attending, check out the agenda and download the SHARE app for your mobile device. I (Frank) will be co-presenting two sessions: Wednesday, 16:00, Empire C, I will be moderating the ‘Observability Shootout’ session, with presenters from BMC, Broadcom, EPS, IBM, IntelliMagic, and Rocket Software. Friday, 09:15, Empire D, I will be...
Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2023 No. 2 Available Now
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 112-page issue, 2023 No.2, on our publications website. In this issue, you will find the following articles: "We considered that by using disk replication and GDPS we were safe. But when I try to answer all the questions you make in the Loss of Volume(s) section I feel powerless." and “I thought we were in good shape, but I’m less than half way through your list of recovery considerations and I’m on my second Prozac already.” ...
2023 Watson & Walker CPU Chart Updated for Latest z16 Models
The latest edition of Cheryl’s CPU Chart is now available to subscribers on our publications website. This update adds the information for the 156 z16 A02/AGZ models to the existing database that reaches all the way back to the z900 models (a total of 2810 IBM mainframe models). In addition to the spreadsheet that contains over 40 attributes for each model, the accompanying PDF discusses key performance characteristics, as well as providing invaluable background information about the...
Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2023 No. 1 Now Available
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 119-page issue, 2023 No.1, on our publications website. In this issue, you will find the following articles: Our review of IBM's z/OS 3.1 Preview Announcement. The first part of this article, What’s New in z/OS – 3.1 Preview, focuses on the announced changes to the MVS core of z/OS, particularly the new AI Framework that will support the use of Artificial Intelligence by components such as Workload Manager. These enhancements...
Winter 2023 SHARE Conference Is on Next Week
The 2023 Winter SHARE conference will be held in the Atlanta Hyatt Regency hotel next week. This is an abbreviated conference (3 full days - Monday to Wednesday), however there are more sessions on Sunday than normal, so if you are attending check out the agenda to see if any of those Sunday sessions would be of interest to you. Also, make sure to download the SHARE app for your phone – apart from the up-to-date technical agenda you can also use it to create your own agenda of the sessions...
Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 4 Available Now
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 139-page issue, 2022 No. 4, on our publications website. In this issue, you will find the following articles: One of the most consistently popular Tuning Letter articles is the User Experiences and Tips one. This issue’s article opens with a reminder to readers that the FREE GSE UK 3-day virtual conference starts tomorrow (February 7th). Refer to the article for a link to the agenda and the registration page. The article also...
Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 3 Now Available
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 132-page issue, 2022 No. 3, on our publications website. In this issue, you will find the following articles: In response to their very experienced mainframers heading for the retirement exit, companies are starting to replenish their pool of mainframe skills. But where to find the people with the potential to become the mainframe experts of the future? Building the Next Gen, One Apprentice At a Time discusses how a Registered...
Watson & Walker SHARE Presentations
This is just a short post to let our subscribers know about Watson & Walker presentations at SHARE this week. Those of you know that attend SHARE will know what a hectic week this is. We will follow up with highlights from our week in Columbus after we've had a chance to catch our breath. Cheryl is otherwise engaged this week, so Mario and Frank will be representing Watson & Walker at this conference. Our sessions are: Wednesday, 13:15, An MVS System Programmer's Trip to...
Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 2 Now Available
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 97-page issue, 2022 No. 2, on our publications website. In this issue, you will find the following articles: We are finding that a growing portion of our time is spent working with customers that are feeling a growing anxiety as they look at the demographics of their mainframe infrastructure support teams. The reality is that most departments don't have enough resources today. And then they look at how many staff they are...