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1996 No. 6 (52 pages)
Management Issues #8
S/390 News

      • WLM
      • DUMPSRV
      • HCD
      • CMOS
      • The Net
      • Year 2000
      • Software Pricing
      • Manuals & APARs

FOCUS: RAID 

        • RAID in a Nutshell
        • Sibling pend
        • RAID Q & A

What’s New

        • Sysplex Timer
        • TCP/IP for MVS
        • TCPaccess
        • RMF Cache Reporter

Product Reviews

        • PerfMan
        • IAM
        • PAI/O Driver

Q & A

        • How to Tune TCP/IP
        • How to set RCCCPUT
        • MVS Overhead
        • COBOL Migration

Cheryl’s List #1

        • IBM-Main
        • CMOS & COBOL
        • Capacity Planning Manual

CICS Performance Tips

      • VSAM (part 3)

1996 No. 5 (36 pages) 
News of MVS

        • Pubs
        • Catalog
        • DFSMS
        • S822 Abends
        • DB2

Management Issues #7

        Ongoing Topics

        • SP 5 & OS/390
        • WLM
        • Parallel Sysplex
        • The Net
        • After Hours
        • Year 2000
        • Software Pricing
        • Manuals & APARs

What’s New

      • Multiprise 2000 Servers
      • Larger CMOS Servers

FOCUS: OS/390 Update

        • Observations
        • OS/390 R1
        • OS/390 R2

Q & A

        • Meaning of CPU Busy

New MVS Features

      • DAE Enhancements
      • DEVSERV
      • ISRFIND
      • Dynamic User Exits
      • ISRONLY

1996 No. 4 (36 pages) 
News of MVS

        • DB2
        • Pubs

Management Issues #6

      Ongoing Topics

      • SP 5 & OS/390
      • WLM
      • Client/Server
      • The Net

FOCUS: SHARE Trip (8/96) 

      • Parallel & Base Sysplex
      • APARs & Flashes
      • JES3
      • JES2
      • RAID
      • Client/Server
      • DB2
      • HCD

FOCUS: Outsourcing 

        • Baseline
        • Service Level Objectives
        • Capacity Plan
        • Benchmarks
        • Reporting Plan
        • Meeting Plan
        • Right of Access
        • Penalties

Q & A

        • DB2 Capacity Planning
        • Latent Demand
        • Multiple Job Steps

CICS Performance Tips

      • VSAM (part 2)

1996 No. 3 (52 pages) 
News of MVS

        • DFSORT
        • DB2
        • CICS
        • RMF CRR

Management Issues #5

      Ongoing Topics

      • SP 5
      • Sysplex
      • CMOS Processors
      • The Net
      • Year 2000

FOCUS: Parallel Sysplex

        • Continuous Availability
        • What’s a Coupling Facility?
        • 13 Reasons You need Parallel Sysplex
        • Costs
        • Coupling Facility
        • Data Sharing
        • Exploiters
        • Preparing
        • Summary
        • Bibliography
        • PSLC Pricing

Q & A

        • How to Set Velocities
        • How to Dump SMF

Humor from the Net

        Parmlib Analysis

        • SMFPRMxx

CICS Performance Tips

      • VSAM (part 1)

Update Sheet Issued 12/96

1996 No. 2 (44 pages) 
News of MVS

        • OS/390
        • Pubs

Management Issues #4

        Ongoing Topics

        • SP 5
        • OS/390 & MULC Pricing
        • The Net
        • CMOS Processors
        • CICS 4 & Sysplex

UNIX & POSIX for MVSers

      • History of UNIX
      • UNIX Structure
      • DCE
      • Bibliography

FOCUS: OpenEdition MVS 

        • Benefits of OE
        • MVS Solutions for UNIX
        • OE Structure
        • Preparing for OE
        • Bibliography

Standard Groups

        Parmlib Analysis

        • General Notes
        • IEASYSxx

CICS Performance Tips

      • Transient Data

Update Sheet Issued (7/96) 

1996 No. 1 (44 pages)
News of MVS

        • SAS
        • Capture Ratio
        • Parmlib
        • ISPF
        • VSAM

Management Issues #3

      Ongoing Topics

      • Software Pricing
      • Year 2000
      • ISPF 4
      • PC Server S/390
      • The Net

FOCUS: SHARE Trip (3/96) 

        • Change to HIPER APARs
        • MVS/ESA SP 5
        • Sysplex
        • Parallel Sysplex
        • WSC Flashes
        • CMOS Processors
        • Year 2000
        • COBOL
        • IMS
        • HCD
        • RAID
        • DFSMS
        • DFSORT
        • More Notes

Program Mgmt & PDSE

        • PDSE Overview
        • Program Management
        • PDSEs Today
        • The Future

Q & A

        • How many SMF dsns

Questionnaire Feedback

    CICS Performance Tips

    • Temporary Storage