CMG 2002  |  DECEMBER 8 - 13  |  RENO, NV
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The 'Resources on Demand' Revolution for Hardware, Software and Services

New pricing models for hardware, software and services are radically reshaping the landscape for capacity planners and performance analysts. On the hardware side, companies no longer have to pay in advance to stockpile equipment needed to meet future surges in customer activity. Instead, they can activate hardware components "on demand" and postpone paying for these resources until they are actually required.

Changes in software pricing models are also having a substantial budgetary impact. IBM’s Variable Workload License Charge (VWLC) pricing is already saving some companies many thousands of dollars per month. In the future, new economic models based on Web services, e-sourcing and grid computing promise to have an even greater impact on the pricing of information technology. In effect, our industry is on the verge of a major shift to a "Resources on Demand" utility-like world.

The "Resources on Demand" Showcase at CMG 2002 will provide up to the minute presentations on this rapidly evolving area, ranging from high level conceptual overviews to detailed reports from the trenches, and will be delivered by leading authorities including Al Sherkow of I/S Management Strategies, Ltd, Dan Kaberon of Hewitt Associates, Ron Higgin of BMC Software, and Dr. Jeff Buzen, Past President of CMG and co-founder of the former BGS Systems, Inc.

Capacity-on-Demand Across Platforms
Dr. Bernie Domanski
The City University of New York-CSI

By combining emerging technologies from AI with performance measurement and workload modeling, data centers can achieve improved availability and service. Capacity-on-demand can become a reality with the automatic configuration and deployment of new servers in real time.

The Impact of IBM's Revised WLC License Model
Ron Higgin
BMC Software

IBM has announced that effective July 1, 2002 the variable workload license charge (VWLC) license model will be based on utilized capacity rather than defined capacity. This change has far reaching and in some cases non-obvious business and technological consequences. This presentation will explain the new utilization based VWLC license model and how it differs from the original defined-capacity model. The implications of using LPAR soft capping and IRD in conjunction with the new VWLC license model will also be covered, as will the high level relationship between ILM, WLM, IRD, and PR/SM.

Seizing the New Opportunities in z/OS Software Licensing
Dan Kaberon
Hewitt Associates

With a little understanding and leadership, capacity planners can guide the enterprise to heroic savings in IBM monthly software charges. The speaker will share his practical approach to a broad implementation of z/OS Workload License Charge (WLC).

Reporting on Workload License Charges and IRD
Alan Sherkow
I/S Management Strategies, Ltd.

This session will show reports used to monitor IRD and Workload License Charges. Capacity Planning and Tuning requires information on your 4 hour rolling average of MSU; not just what it is at a point in time, but also trending and variability over time. How many CPs do your LPARs need to handle peaks? Do you know if you are constraining your LPARs? How do your LPARs interact with each other on a CEC? How do your LPARs interact within your parallel sysplex? It is the end of the month; what should the Defined Capacity be for next month? This session will help you understand the new performance and capacity planning questions and show you where to find the answers.

Web Services and the Evolution of Enterprise Computing
Annie Shum, BMC Software and Jeff Buzen, Independent Consultant

Enterprise computing is on the verge of a major transformation to a new organizational model based on the integration of in-house systems with external service providers. The Internet is at the core of this transformation. In addition to providing the infrastructure that binds these components together, Web enabled applications generate loads that are exceptionally variable. To process these loads cost effectively, an enterprise requires "on demand" access to hardware resources and "Resources on Demand" pricing for all resources. This tutorial highlights the basic building blocks of this looming revolution. In-house systems are being transformed by concepts such as capacity on demand, VWLC pricing, blade servers, grid computing, autonomic computing and e-sourcing. At the same time, external utility-like services are taking on new forms as a result of Web services, SOAP, XML, external grids, content delivery networks, and other service provider models. After reviewing all these concepts, some implications will be drawn regarding the design of tools for managing IT infrastructures in this new environment.

Linux and zSeries on their way to the eServer of the Future
Dr. Karl-Heinz Strassemeyer, IBM Boeblingen, Germany

From his unofficial position as "the Godfather of Linux" for S/390, IBM Distinguished Engineer Dr. Karl-Heinz Strassemeyer will present his lively and highly informative insights into the history and evolution of large scale server architecture. He will focus specifically on the strength and value of IBM's zSeries servers, and will explore issues related to heterogeneous server consolidation on this platform. He will conclude by building upon more than 35 years of experience at IBM's Boeblingen and White Plains facilities to present his outlook for the future.