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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2020 No. 1 Emailed to Subscribers

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The latest issue of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter, 2020 No. 1, is now ready.  However, our publishers, like many of our subscribers, are experiencing unprecedented volumes and demands for their services.  As a result, the availability of the Tuning Letter on our publications site will be delayed until May 18th.  This issue contains articles that…

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Prepare for Upcoming End-of-Support Dates

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These are scary and hectic times that we are ALL going through.  No matter where you live or what you do, your life is being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.  With all of this going on, it is easy to lose track of less immediate issues, such as the upcoming End-of-Support dates for several key…

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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2019 No. 4 Published

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It seems that every new news cycle brings yet more evidence that the world is falling apart in front of our eyes.  In times like this, it is up to our readers to make sure that the systems that support their companies and their customers do not fall apart.  To help you achieve that, Cheryl…

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Tuning Letter 2019 No. 3 Published

Nov072019cheryl

Good news for all our Tuning Letter subscribers – the 131-page 2019 No. 3 issue of the Tuning Letter is now available on our Publications website.  This issue includes: IBM announced the z15 family of mainframe processors on September 12th, 2019.  On first glance, the announcement looked like a rehash of all the IT industry buzzwords du jour…

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Upcoming Webinar – Customer Experiences Saving MSUs Through CPC Optimization

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Hi All, In case you haven’t seen the invitation already, Todd Havekost from IntelliMagic and I will be presenting a Webinar on Thursday, September 19th at 13:00 Eastern Time.  I’m sure that you all know Todd – he presents at all the major conferences in Europe and the United States, and has received the SHARE…

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Tuning Letter 2019 No. 2 Published

Aug132019frank

Good news for all our Tuning Letter subscribers – the 121-page 2019 No. 2 issue of the Tuning Letter is now available on our Publications website.  This issue includes: An article about the CA/Broadcom products that exploit zIIP processors.  Nearly every Z installation has zIIPs, but trying to identify the products that should be exploiting those…

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SHARE in Pittsburgh

Aug032019cheryl

The next SHARE conference will be held in the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Sunday, August 4th to Friday, August 9th. You can get more information about the conference here: https://event.share.org/. Cheryl and I will be presenting a double-session on the latest news about IBM’s container pricing initiatives (DevTest Containers and Tailored Fit Pricing), as well as…

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z13 and z13s End of Marketing Date Approaching

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This is just a short post to remind everyone that the End-of-Marketing date for z13 or z13s upgrades is just a month away.  Upgrades that involve real hardware (such as additional channels or zEDC cards or coupling adapters) must be ordered by June 30, 2019.  LIC-only upgrades can be ordered up until June 30, 2020…

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Tuning Letter 2019 No. 1 Available

May152019frank

Hi All, The latest 113-page issue of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter is now available on our publications website.  If you are not a Tuning Letter subscriber, you can view the Table of Contents here. This issue opens with Cheryl’s Trip Report from SHARE in Phoenix. This was the first SHARE in 40 years that Cheryl…

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SHARE in Phoenix

Mar092019frank

    Hi from sunny Phoenix!  Cheryl, Brenda, Mario, and myself arrived here yesterday evening and are looking forward to an exciting week.  After my first pass over the list of sessions, I have 117 presentations that I would like to see.  And that doesn’t include the closed door sessions, one-on-one meetings, and lunches and…

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