1. About Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 4 2. IBM Announces New Processors 3. Cheryl Watson’s CPU Chart, October 2008 4. New IBM Red Alert 5. Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama 1. About Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 4 The forty-four page 2008 No. 4 Tuning Letter was emailed to subscribers on October…
1. SHARE in San Jose 2. Hot Flashes Survey Results 2. z/OS 1.7 News 3. Looking for Help 1. SHARE in San Jose The SHARE conference held in San Jose on August 10-15 was as great as always. It’s like attending three simultaneous, week-long classes. There is so much to learn. I’m working on our…
1. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 3 2. Updates to TUNING Letter & CPU Chart 3. SHARE in San Jose 4. 2009 Newsletter Rates 5. Humor from our Son-in-Law, the Engineer 1. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 3 The fifty-two page 2008 No. 3 Tuning Letter was emailed to subscribers on July 24. …
1. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 2 2. SMF Results 3. New IBM Red Alert for DB2 1. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 2 The fifty-eight page 2008 No. 2 Tuning Letter was emailed to subscribers on May 23. You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.comto obtain single issues for $155 each. …
1. Important APARs 2. Request for More SMF Information 3. Status of Tuning Letter 2008 No. 2 1. Important APARs Here are some APARs that I think are important: Ken Williams, an independent consultant for CPT Global, pointed out a new OPEN APAR (5May2008), that I think is important because of the large number of…
1. March 2008 CPU Chart Published 2. Important White Paper on CPU Utilization 3. Updated zPCR 4. Tuning Letter 2007 No. 3 Update 5. EPSPT Tool for z10 6. Access to CMG Proceedings 7. Request for SMF Information 1. March 2008 CPU Chart Published Our newest CPU Chart, which contains the latest z/OS 1.8 LSPRs…
1. IBM Announces z10 EC Processors 2. IBM Previews z/OS Version 1.10 3. Typo in Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2008 No. 1 1. IBM Announces z10 Processors Yesterday, February 26th, IBM announced (and made available) the latest series of system z processors, the z10 EC. The article we wrote in our most recent newsletter describes…
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 1 2. New IBM Red Alert for JES2 3. SHARE 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2008 No. 1 The forty-eight page 2008 No. 1 Tuning Letter was emailed to subscribers on February 21, 2008. You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com to obtain single…
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2007 No. 6 2. New IBM Red Alert for QSAM 3. 2008 Collection DVD Available Soon 4. SHARE and zNextGen 5. Computer Snowflakes 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2007 No. 6 The fifty-four page 2007 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on December 17,…
1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2007 No. 5 2. How to Succeed in Business (and in Life) 3. Rumors of a new IBM System z Processor 4. Google Search Trends 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter 2007 No. 5 The forty-two page 2007 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on…
