CMG1985 Papers


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A Basic Approach To A Capacity Planning Methodology
D. J. Howe

A Capacity Planning Expert System for IBM System/38
Gary J. Stroebel, Randy D. Baxter, Michael J. Denney

A Decision Process for Hardware Monitors
S. R. Nichols

A Large Unix Application Sizing Methodology
Li-Jin W. Chung

A Mathematical Approach to the Management of Service Requirements
Robert A. Orchard

A Methodology for Modeling M204 On-Line Existing Workloads Using BEST/1 and MICS MVS Model Generator
Win-Yeu Winnie Chen

A Model of a Swapping System Under Disk Saturation
Samuel T. Chanson, Barry J. Brachman

A Performance Management Handbook: Documenting the Process
Robert J. Creedon

A Performance Model of a Fault-Tolerant Distributed System for Evaluating Reliability Mechanisms
Annette S. Palmer, James C. Browne, Jonathan M. Silverman, Anand R. Tripathi, Rajkumar Velpuri

A Performance Study of Multiprocessor Scheduling Algorithms on a VAX 11/782
Kathy Morse, Robert E. Kinicki

A Second Look At Recruiting CPE Professionals
Marilyn T. Kanas

A Second Look at Subsecond Response Time
Kenneth E. Levy

A Taxonomy of Reasoning Strategies for Expert Systems
Miriam R. Tausner

A Timing Estimation Method for Large System Software Development
W. Godwin, W. Suhler

An Analytical Approach to Terminal Configuration Engineering
K. Sundar Das, B. D. Jensen

An Automated Approach to IMS Screen Performance Reviews
Richard Hammond

An Economical Approach to System Stimulation
K. R. Strauss

An Expert System for Terminal Fault Diagnosis
J. M. Taylor, P. R. P. Ingram

An Introduction to I/O Configuration Redesign
Kenneth E. Levy

Analysis of Device Level Select in IBM 3380 Disks
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

Analytic Model of a PABX Based Data Network
Ajit P. Narayan

Analytic Representations of MVS I/O Subsystems
Sue Felix

Artificial Intelligence: Building the Perfect Beast
Frank J. Ingrassia

Becoming a Manager: The Transition from Technician to Manager
James A. Stanton

Bridging the Management - DP Gap
Barbara C. Bowie

Building Workload Profiles to Estimate Practical CPU Power
Robert Clements, Ken W. Kolence

Capacity Management: A Multi-Relational Process
Tachen Leo Lo

Capacity Planning - A True Political Science
D. J. Sanders

Capacity Planning for Applications Still Under Development
Glen Becker

Capacity Planning in an ACP/TPF Message Switching Environment
Ronald T. Welf

Capacity Planning Using Queueing Network Models - A Tutorial
Edward D. Lazowska

Capacity Planning: A Strategic Planning Process
J. William Mullen

Capacity Planning: Basic Elements for the Process
J. William Mullen

Capacity Prediction for Unix Systems
Kasumu O. Salawu

Climbing the Corporate DP Ladder
Frank J. Ingrassia

Commercial Workload Demand Forecasting and Management Reporting at American Airlines
G. W. (Bill) Miller

Comparing Polled and Packet-Switched Performance Using ANSI Standard Techniques
Howard C. Berkowitz, Mamie Y. Liu

Comparison of Modeling Methods for a Large IMS System
Elaine L. Settles

Complex Network Management
David Kimball

Computer Operations Training: A Strategy for Change
Peter E. Berkeley

Computer Usability Testing: Some Basic Considerations
R. H. Spencer

Computing End User Response Time in a Production CICS Network
George R. Paterson

DASD Management and Tuning Issues
Catherine H. Liu, Roger P. Kovach

DASD Performance Analysis Using Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

Data Processing Financial Planning
Anthony M. Abowd

Decision Support for Managers Built on Knowledge-Based Systems: A Future Trend in Information Systems
Herman P. Hoplin

Design and Performance Analysis of a Distributed Simulation Scheme
Devendra Kumar

Designing and Using Chargeback Systems: A Tutorial
F. William Hoffman, William L. Fuerst

Developing Effective Service Level Agreements
John W. Propst

Disk Capacity Assessment Program Planning of the DASD Resource
Bill Lulofs

Distributed Concurrency Control Analysis for Data Sharing
Philip S. Yu, Daniel M. Dias, John T. Robinson, Balakrishna R. Iyer, Douglas W. Cornell

Effective Management Reporting: How to Optimally Present Results to Management
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Effective Service Level Reporting
Sidney Finehirsh

Elements of Practical Performance Modeling
Edward A. MacNair, Charles H. Sauer

ESP: An Expert System for Computer Performance Management
Andrew P. Levine

Establishing Performance & Capacity Planning in a Conversion Environment
Lauren M. Greene, James J. Simon

Executive Views and Expectations of Capacity Planning
James A. Stanton

Experience with Tools for Software Performance Engineering
Connie U. Smith

Getting Good Performance from a PC
A. Lewis Bastian

How to Assess the Results of your CPU Benchmark
Geoff Senson

How to Control Benchmarks of Large Systems
Martin G. Kienzle

How to Get Better Response from a Highly Modular Application. or What Do You Do When Structured Techniques Invade an IMS Shop
Henry Steinhauer

HSS: A Tool for Evaluating the Performance of Office Systems
Richard L. Gimarc, K. Mani Chandy

Implementing Expert System Technology into the Field of Computer Performance Evaluation
Joann M. Ostrowski, John L. Webb, Thomas A. Hilton

IMS Modeling
James T. Cheeseman

IMS Response Time Improvements Using the 3880-D13 Cached Control Unit
Timothy S. Beach, John M. Cianci

IMS Workload Characterization: What Comes After Clustering
Bernard Domanski

Interactive VM Benchmarks with a Simple Driver System
Steven R. Dodge, Lester Kooyman

Introduction to Information System Modeling
Arnold O. Allen

Introduction to RACF for the Performance Analyst
Daniel J. Squillace

Large Systems Performance Evaluation Studies in TSO Environments
Bernard A. Lichtig

Management Control of Management Information Systems
Dennis C. Wenk

Management of Online Storage in a Multi-Processor Environment
Rich Olcott

Management Reporting Facility Using A Personal Computer
G. Gewurtz

Management Reporting from a Performance Data Base
Carole Arruda Reed

Managing DASD Growth
James A. Sannerud, Raffael J. Guidone

Managing DP Hardware: Capacity Planning, Cost Justification, Availability, and Energy Management (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983)
James W. Cortada

Measuring and Modeling MVS Under VM
Ethan D. Bolker

Minicomputer Performance Analysis Problems and Techniques
Thomas E. Bell, T. M. Thorley

Modelling the Performance of New Online Systems
Frank J. Ingrassia

Multiple Concurrent Sessions for a Single User
Brian Day

MVS Performance and Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis
J. William Mullen

Network Simplification: A Prudent Approach for Managing Distributed Communication Networks
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

On the Traffic Performance Evaluation of Processor Systems by Stochastic Petri Nets
Josef Giglmayr

Optimizations for a Complex Network Simulation
Michael A. Salsburg

Overview of I/O Architecture in the IBM 308X/3090
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

Panel Discussion on Chargeback Issues
Henry Steinhauer

PCC Information Center - A Unique Approach to Managing the Impact of Micro to Mainframe Interface
Susan P. Nicholson, Grace M. Bardine, Frances D. Mendelsohn

Performance Evaluation of Microcomputers with Emphasis on the IBM PC/AT
Wayne E. Bell, Thomas E. Bell

Performance Improvements for IS Transport
Richard Colella, Robert Aronoff, Kevin Mills

Preliminary Analysis of Page Reference Strings of an Interactive System
Juan A. Garay, Martin G. Kienzle, William H. Tetzlaff

Principles of SNA Performance Management
Thomas W. McDonald

Programming Expert Systems in OPS5 - An Introduction to Rule-Based Programming(1)
Nancy Martin

Projecting CPU Capacity Requirements - A Simple Approach
Kaison Yen

Prototyping Experimental Paging Algorithms
William H. Tetzlaff, Gerald A. Spivak, William M. Buco, Thomas Beretvas, Jerry Greenberg, David R. Patterson

Quantitative System Performance
Edward D. Lazowska, John Zahorjan, G. Scott Graham, Kenneth C. Sevcik

Requirements for the Futures of Data Storage Management
Robert D. Levy

Response Time Components in Distributed Networks
Howard C. Berkowitz, Walter E. Palmer, Eugene L. Furtman

Simulation of an International Standard Transport Protocol
Kevin Mills, Marnie Wheatley, Richard Colella

SMF Data Integrity and Archival
Jason G. Shane

Software Analysis Tools: A Method for Developing Performance Model Inputs
Jeffrey L. Franklin, Phillip Q. Hwang, Arthur Wrenn, Teresa Park

Solid State Device Considerations
Fred Moore

Some Metrics for Assessing the Degree of "Fit" of Software to its Host Computer
John E. Gaffney Jr.

Some Parameters to Evaulate Performance and Capacity on Burroughs B5000/B6000/B7000 Mainframe Computers
Hulan E. Jack Jr.

Survey of Network Performance Evaluation and Prediction Tools
Margaret E. Berry

System Dynamics and the Paging I/O Approach
James S. DeArmon

System Performance Management and Capacity Planning
Robert A. Orchard, Bernard Domanski, John P. Pilch

Systems Network Architecture
Paula T. Guttman

The Accuracy of Time Sharing Option Performance Measurements
C. Salisbury, J. Majikes

The Five Stages of Capacity Planning
H. Pat Artis

The Impact of 2-to-1 Volume Folding on Seek Time: A Comparison of Five Cases
Bruce McNutt

The Integration oF CPE Consultants into the Workplace
Roberta S. Terkowitz

The Management of Expert System Development
Nancy Martin

The MIS Executive
James C. Wetherbe

The Productivity Center: An Attempt to Merge End User Computing With Traditional Software Development
Ralph S. Terkowitz

The Role of Personal Computers in a Large System Benchmark
Bernard Domanski

The Subject was Training.... Training in the Computer Performance Evaluation Arena
Reinetta Van Eendenburg

The Use of Analytic Modeling to Compare Various I/O Configurations
William T. Gray

Tools to Analyze Minicomputer Performance
Thomas E. Bell, T. M. Thorley

Use of Data Center Management Reviews to Improve Data Processing Efficiency
Dave Richards

Using Expert System Technology to Evaluate System Resource Planning Alternatives: A Management Perspective
Ann T. Maeda, Linda A. Aho

Using Expert Systems for Analyzing RMF Data
H. Pat Artis

Validation Tips for Analytic Models of MVS Systems
Roger D. Stoesz

Views on Professionalism
Mario M. Morino

Why Performance Analysts and Capacity Planners Should be Involved in Data Center Moves
James E. Dalton, Kenneth E. Levy

Why Shouldn't the People Who Asked You to Dinner Pay Their Own Tab
Joseph E. Trevaskis

XA Migration: Predicting the Performance Impact Using Analytic Models
Ellen M. Friedman, Jerry L. Rosenberg, Deborah A. Sheetz

YSCOPE: A Shell for Building Expert Systems for Solving Computer-Performance Problems
Joseph L. Hellerstein, Hugo M. Van Woerkom