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W&W Guide to SHARE New Orleans 2023 (Part 2)

August 17, 2023frankCheryl's List
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 –...
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W&W Guide to SHARE New Orleans 2023 (Part 1)

August 13, 2023frankCheryl's List
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...
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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2023 No. 2 Available Now

August 10, 2023frankCheryl's List
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 112-page issue, 2023 No.2, on our publications website (https://watsonwalkerpublications.com/). 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...
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2023 Watson & Walker CPU Chart Updated for Latest z16 Models

May 23, 2023frankCheryl's ListCapacity, Cheryl Watson, CPU Chart, MIPS, MSUs, performance, software costs, Watson & Walker, z/OS, z16
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...
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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2023 No. 1 Now Available

May 18, 2023frankCheryl's ListAI, Erase-on-Scratch Sort Accelerator, UNMAP, WLM, z/OS 3.1, z16 A02, z16 AGZ
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 119-page issue, 2023 No.1, on our publications website (https://watsonwalkerpublications.com/). 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...
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Winter 2023 SHARE Conference Is on Next Week

March 1, 2023frankCheryl's ListAI, Cheryl Watson, Frank Kyne, SHARE, WLM, z/OS
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...
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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 4 Available Now

February 6, 2023frankCheryl's ListCapacity Planning, Cheryl Watson, Frank Kyne, Matthew Leming, MIPS, MQ, MSUs, Software Risk Assessment, Todd Havekost, XCF, z/OS, z/OSMF, z16, zPCR
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 139-page issue, 2022 No. 4, on our publications website (https://watsonwalkerpublications.com/). 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...
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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 3 Now Available

November 10, 2022frankCheryl's List
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 132-page issue, 2022 No. 3, on our publications website (https://watsonwalkerpublications.com/). 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...
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Watson & Walker SHARE Presentations

August 24, 2022frankCheryl's List
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....
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Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2022 No. 2 Now Available

August 11, 2022frankCheryl's List
Subscribers to Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter can find the latest 97-page issue, 2022 No. 2, on our publications website (https://watsonwalkerpublications.com/). 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...
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