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The pitfalls and tradeoffs in allocating mainframe costs to the business

(7G)

Stream: Virtual Room 7
Time: 09:00 - 10:00


Presentation

Performance Optimization managed services are used by many mainframe users in order to maximize the use of resources, increase application availability, and optimize performance.   There isn't one single big button to push - these recommendations take time to develop, deploy, and measure.  These optimizations cover overall system configuration, IO priority, WLM Policy review and changes, batch recommendations for splitting or changing the batch cycle to avoid big spikes.

The main technical recommendations executed which produced the most results are explained.  This are usually the WLM policy review and changes as well as logical CPU configurations and CPs for the LPARs. This can include application modernization (i.e., update of COBOL or PL/I compliers).  
This session showcases a successful assessment and includes the recommendations implemented for this transformation project as well as the before and after results scenario.

Speakers


  • Steven Thomas at SMT Data
  • Steven Thomas is Chief Technology Officer at SMT Data, a company specialising in applying business intelligence tools and methods to capacity and performance data for large IT installations. Steven is responsible for product development and professional services at SMT Data. He has a Master’s Degree in  Computer Science from Stanford University and 30 years’ experience from IBM, Fidelity Information Services and Saxo Bank prior to joining SMT Data in 2011.


    Email: Steven.Thomas@smtdata.com

  • Steven Thomas at SMT Data
  • Steven Thomas is Chief Technology Officer at SMT Data, a company specialising in applying business intelligence tools and methods to capacity and performance data for large IT installations. Steven is responsible for product development and professional services at SMT Data. He has a Master’s Degree in  Computer Science from Stanford University and 30 years’ experience from IBM, Fidelity Information Services and Saxo Bank prior to joining SMT Data in 2011.


    Email: Steven.Thomas@smtdata.com

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