Stream: Virtual Room 5
Time: 10:00 - 10:45
If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. IBM Z is arguably the most instrumented platform on the planet. z16 and z17 introduced RMF metrics that enable powerful storytelling. Learn how to get real value from them. Topics covered include LPAR home addresses, DPU I/O, AIU, and power consumption. Join Martin and John as they add their trademark colour to an otherwise academic subject.
Performance specialist since the late 1980's with IBM.
John Baker, Principal Consultant at IBM, has been working with mainframes for over 30 years, both as a customer and consultant. His primary focus has been on system and application performance. As a customer, John designed, implemented and maintained many critical projects such as WLM Goal Mode, GDPS/Data Mirroring, and merging datacenters. As a consultant, John has assisted many of the world's largest datacenters with their z/OS performance challenges. John is a frequent and much appreciated speaker at industry events like SHARE, CMG, GSE and IBM conferences. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) and currently volunteers with the MVS Performance Project (MVSP) at SHARE. In his spare time, John enjoys pool, motorcycles, his dogs, old port and a spirited political debate. He lives with his family near Toronto, Canada.
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