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2016 No. 4 (139 pages)
Management Summary
z Systems Collocated Application Pricing

  • Introduction
  • Why zCAP Is Important
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary

What’s New?

  • z Systems Workload Pricing for Cloud
  • IBM Common Data Provider for z Systems

WLM Software Pricing Options Support

  • Background
  • Calculating xxx-Qualifying MSUs
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary

User Experiences

  • Using RMF XML Overview Reports
  • XCF Tells All
  • WLM Best Practices
  • zEDC Savings

Introduction to CPU Measurement Facility

  • Why You Should Care About This Stuff
  • What Is CPU MF?
  • Implementing CPU MF and HIS
  • References
  • Summary

Spark for z/OS and SMF – Part 2

  • Spark Structure and Components
  • Getting Spark Up and Running
  • Creating and Running Simple Spark User Programs
  • Controlling Spark Capacity Usage
  • Other Miscellaneous
  • Concerns/Considerations
  • Prerequisites
  • Reference Material
  • Summary

News

  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences

Acknowledgements
Cheryl’s List Blog

 

2016 No. 3 (115 pages)
Management Summary

User Experiences

  • DB2 V11 and IIPHONORPRIORITY and zIIPs
  • Automatic Binary Optimizer Experiences
  • IBM-MAIN Nuggets from Cheryl
  • Thin Interrupts on Business Class Machines
  • Security Exposure in DFSMS Alias Processing

What Is… Analytics?

  • Analytics in Today’s World
  • The Basics
  • References
  • Summary

Spark for z/OS and SMF – Part 1

  • Introduction
  • Getting Started with the Spark Package
  • Accessing SMF Data with MDSS
  • Sample Real World Exploitation
  • Considerations
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary

Introduction to Java on z/OS

  • Background
  • Introduction
  • Aligning IT Strategies for the Future
  • Java on IBM z Systems Primer
  • Motivations and Business Values
  • Decision Guidance and Checklist
  • Related Resources
  • Summary

VSAM RLS Tuning Metrics and Tools

  • VSAM RLS Performance Basics
  • References
  • Summary

News

  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences

Acknowledgements
Cheryl’s List Blog

 

2016 No. 2 (94 pages)
Management Summary
IBM’s Continuous Delivery Strategy

  • What Is Continuous Delivery?
  • Continuous Delivery Announcements
  • Our Thoughts on Continuous Delivery
  • References
  • Summary

User Experiences

  • Data Loss in SMF Log Stream
  • IBM Knowledge Center Tip
  • zFS Recovery Processing

What’s New?

  • IBM PL/I V5.1
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0
  • IBM MQ for z/OS V9.0

Tools – IBM Doc Buddy
Under the Covers of Storage Networking:  Buffer Credits

  • Introduction
  • Physical Layer Flow Control
  • Buffer Credit Capacity Planning
  • Monitoring and Tuning Buffer Credit Use
  • References
  • Summary

What Is…

  • Blockchain

News

  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences

Acknowledgements
Cheryl’s List Blog

 

2016 No. 1 (114 pages)
Management Summary
Tips for Using Your 2015 W&W DVD
Frank’s Viewpoint

  •    IBM Technical Disclosure Meeting
  •    Shorter Tuning Letter
  •    What IS a Mainframe?

User Experiences
z13 Considerations for Self-Modifying Programs
GDGE Considerations
z/VM Support of ICFs
Using IEFOPZ to Ease Migration to New Compilers

IBM’s New z13s

  •     Performance-Related System Attributes
  •     References
  •     Summary

What’s New

  •     z13 GA2 Announcement

LinuxONE – What it Means to YOU

  •     A Brief History of Linux on The Mainframe
  •     The Challenge for Linux on z Systems
  •     So What Is LinuxONE?
  •     References
  •     Summary

What’s New in SMF? (Part 2)

  •     What’s New in z/OS 2.1?
  •     References
  •     Summary

SMF Streaming

  •     SMF Streaming High Level Overview
  •     SMF Streaming Details
  •     Availability
  •     References
  •     Summary

Data Sharing in a Day

  •     2016 Sysplex Extensions
  •     How This Can Help You

z Systems Technology Exploitation Survey
News

  •     Red Alerts
  •     Recent APARs
  •     News From Techdocs
  •     Social Media
  •     Publications
  •     Events/Conferences

Tools

  •     SHOWTOPO – Provide LPAR Topology Information

Acknowledgements
Cheryl’s List Blog


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