I wrote How I Look At Virtual Storage in 2014. But since then my stance has shifted somewhat. A recent study I was part of made me realise my tone on z/OS virtual storage should probably be a little more strident. In that post I was somewhat even handed about the matter, just describing myContinue reading “Time For Action On Virtual Storage?”
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Another Slice Of PI
This post follows on from my 2019 post A Slice Of PI. Again, not Raspberry Pi but Performance Index PI. 🙂 I’ve become sensitised to how common a particular Workload Manager (WLM) problem is since I created some handy graphs. Some Graphs Recent Customers Have Seen When I examine a customer’s WLM Service Definition partContinue reading “Another Slice Of PI”
One Service Definition To Rule Them All?
This is one of those posts where I have to be careful about what I say – to not throw a customer under the bus with over-specificity. So, bear with me on that score. Actually it’s two customers, not one. But they have the same challenge: Managing Workload Manager (WLM) service definitions for multiple sysplexes.Continue reading “One Service Definition To Rule Them All?”
Mainframe Performance Topics Podcast Episode 29 “Hello Trello”
This was a fun episode to make, not least because it featured as a guest Miroslava Barahona Rossi. She’s one of my mentees from Brasil and she’s very good. We made it over a period of a few weeks, fitting around unusually busy “day job” schedules for Marna and I. And this one is oneContinue reading “Mainframe Performance Topics Podcast Episode 29 “Hello Trello””
Pi As A Protocol Converter
I wrote about Automation with my Raspberry 3B in Raspberry Pi As An Automation Platform. It’s become a permanent fixture in my office and I’ve given it another task. This blog post is about that task. Lots of things use JSON(Javascript Object Notation) for communication via HTTP. Unfortunately they don’t all speak the same dialect.Continue reading “Pi As A Protocol Converter”
Mainframe Performance Topics Podcast Episode 28 “The Preview That We Do Anew”
(Originally posted 2 March, 2021.) It’s unusual for us to publish a podcast episode with a specific deadline in mind. But we thought the z/OS 2.5 Preview announcement was something we could contribute to. So, here we are. I also wanted to talk about some Open Source projects I’ve been contributing to. So that’s inContinue reading “Mainframe Performance Topics Podcast Episode 28 “The Preview That We Do Anew””
SMF 70-1 – Where Some More Of The Wild Things Are
(First posted February 21, 2021) As I recall, the last time I wrote about SMF 70-1 records in detail was Engineering – Part Two – Non-Integer Weights Are A Thing. Even if it weren’t, no matter – as I’d like you to take a look at it. The reason is to reacquaint you with ERBSCANContinue reading “SMF 70-1 – Where Some More Of The Wild Things Are”
Raspberry Pi As An Automation Platform
(First posted 14 February, 2021) Recently I bought a touch screen and attached it to one of my older Raspberry Pi’s (a 3B). In fact the Pi is attached to the back of the touch screen and has some very short cables. This is only a 7 inch diagonal screen but it’s more than enoughContinue reading “Raspberry Pi As An Automation Platform”
Coupling Facility Structure Performance – A Multi-System View
It’s been quite a while since I last wrote about Coupling Facility performance. Indeed it’s a long time since I presented on it – so I might have to update my Parallel Sysplex Performance presentation soon. (For reference, that last post on CF Performance was Maskerade in early 2018.) In the past I’ve talked aboutContinue reading “Coupling Facility Structure Performance – A Multi-System View”
More On Samples
This post follows on from A Note On Velocity from 2015. Follows on at a respectful distance, I’d say – since it’s been 5 years. In that post I wrote “But those ideas are for another day or, more likely, another year (it being December now).” This is that other day / year – asContinue reading “More On Samples”
