1. zSeries Update 2. January 2001 CPU Chart is Available 3. 1991-2000 CD-ROMs Mailed 1. zSeries Update I’ve received feedback from two z900 sites who did not receive their expected performance when running SAS-based work (up to 30% less capacity than expected). Another user reported a 13% under-capacity reading on SAS work on the MXG…
1. zSeries LSPR Updates 2. CPU Chart in Spreadsheet Format! 3. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 6 Summary 4. SHARE in Long Beach 1. zSeries Updates On February 24, IBM updated the LSPR ratings previously published in December. They made the decision to update the ratings after further testing of the new processors. Models…
1. zSeries Shipments 2. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 5 Summary 1. zSeries Shipments The majority of questions I’ve received lately are asking whether the zSeries machines have been delayed. There was a news item recently that said that IBM was delaying some shipments of the z900s, expected to be in GA by December…
1. IBM’s Big Announcement Day 2. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 4 Update 1. IBM’s Big Announcement Day This was a big announcement day for IBM as they introduced their new eSeries, consisting of 26 new mainframe processors (the zSeries 900), and several new UNIX, mid-range and Intel-base processors. Highlights of all eSeries processors…
1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 4 Summary The 2000, No. 4 TUNING Letter issue has just being completed. Electronic subscribers should receive their TUNING Letter today. Printed issues should be mailed within a week or two. BoxScore Perhaps the most important item in this issue for managers is the announcement of our software…
1. SHARE Conference 2. Important APARs 3. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 3 Update 1. SHARE Conference We’re about to leave for the SHARE conference in Boston (July 23-28). I’ll be giving one session on Friday morning at 9:30am: Session 2543 – Cheryl’s Hot Flashes IV. It’s a collection of some of the latest…
1. We’re Off to China! 2. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 3 Summary 3. SHARE Conference 4. CMG Conference 1. We’re Off to China! Tom and I are leaving tomorrow for three weeks in China: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, the Yellow Mountain, Xian, and Beijing. We’re VERY excited! We won’t be taking our computer along,…
1. Email Backlog 2. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 2 Summary 1. Email Backlog I have been waging a losing battle against my email backlog. If you have a quick question, I normally answer the same day. Anything else may take weeks, although I have some pending from 18 months ago. So I’ve decided…
1. CD-ROMs Mailed 2. Amdahl Processor Announcement 1. CD-ROMs Mailed Our 1991-1999 CD-ROM has just been mailed to our electronic subscribers. The new CD-ROM contains almost 800 additional pages. These include all of the 1999 TUNING Letters, multiple CPU Charts, and 21 presentations and papers by Cheryl. With it comes a new version of Adobe…
1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2000, No. 1 Summary The 56-page 2000, No. 1 TUNING Letter issue was just completed. Electronic subscribers will receive their TUNING Letter today. Printed issues should be mailed before March 27. The CD-ROM containing all of 1991-1999 should be mailed next week. HDS Goes Into Limited Production on S/390 Machines…
