CMG1986 Papers


Advanced Tutorials

A Systematic Approach to Obtaining Better Online Response Time
Eddward M. Wadsworth

Advanced Looking at Data
Ray Wicks

Analysis of Processor Storage and Paging Configurations
Thomas Beretvas

Effective Use of SRM Controls
Bernard R. Pierce

Exploratory Analysis of an Interactive Workload
Maria Calzarossa, V. Comincioli, P. Quaroni, Giuseppe Serazzi

Implementing Chargeback Strategies for Data Communications
James R. Cook

Modeling Memory
Ethan D. Bolker, Annie W. Shum, Subhash C. Agrawal

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

Queueing Models: Beyond the Basics
Jeffrey P. Buzen

Response Time Components in SNA Polled Networks ... and What to Do About Them
Howard C. Berkowitz

Systems Network Architecture
Paula T. Guttman

Vector Processing and the Performance Analyst
Roger D. Smith

Workload Characterization
Gary M. King

Introductory Tutorials

A Paradigm for the Performance Analyst
Douglas R. MacKinnon

Applications Tuning in the IBM MVS Environment: Techniques, Tools, and Politics
Daniel J. Squillace, William F. Hartman

I/O Differences Between MVS/370 and MVS/XA
Alan Feinstein

Information for Managing the SNA Network
Thomas E. McKittrick

Introduction to Box-Jenkins Forecasting
Bruce A. Ingraham

Modeling Batch Response
Glen Becker, Charles K. Winston

MVS Measurement Sources for Capacity Planning
Mark B. Friedman

Notes on Performance Considerations for Single and Dual Capacity DASD
Ben Duhl

SMF Processing Daily, Weekly, Monthly SMF Archive and Subset Record Extraction
Walter P. Kraslawsky

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

The Same is the Same? or How to Compare for Equality in Computer Performance Evaluation
John P. Pilch, Bernard Domanski

The Theory and Practice of IO Tuning
Rich Olcott

Management Papers

A Planning Chart for Both Managers and Technicians
Mary Sue Dickerson, Alan Best

A Technique for Analyzing VM Workload
Neal Smith

A Visual Information System for Capacity Planning and Operations Management
William T. Gray

Capacity Management Evolution at the Library of Congress
Walter P. Kraslawsky

Capacity Planning Experiences: Refining the Process to Increase the Planner's Productivity
J. D. Punch, D. F. Shanahan

Capacity Planning for the 85-90 Timeframe; a Partitioned Approach
Geoff Senson

Computer Cost Allocation - The Process
Arnold F. Goodman

Do I Really Need a 3090 System
Ellen M. Friedman, Jerry L. Rosenberg

Expert Systems for Network Operational Control
Kornel Terplan

In Defense of the CPE Consultant
Frank J. Ingrassia

Is There Capacity Planning After the Model
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Leadership Through Change: Managing Data Processing's Contribution in a Changing Environment
Vince Niedzielski

Managing Computer Center Resources: A Task No More Difficult Than Minding the Store
Kathleen Brush

Network Capacity Planning Implementation
D. Russell Mack, William M. Yarnall

Paging Subsystems - Past, Present, and Future
George W. Dodson

Performance Management: Certifying the Process
Ann Marie Jackson

Predicting New IBM CPUs: A Sense of Timing
Jack van Kinsbergen

Preparing a Technical Presentation
Thomas R. Dennison, Marilyn T. Kanas

Service Level Management: A Strategy for Comprehensive Information Systems Management
Daniel A. Adam, Daniel L. Sumner

Stages of Growth in a Chargeback System
Joseph Richardson

Storage Solutions: A Management Perspective
Ed Nieves

Strategic Information Systems: Performance and Capacity Management Implications
Phillip C. Howard

The DASD Tuning & Planning Challenge
Catherine H. Liu, Wayne S. Papy

The Process of Establishing the Functional Department of Capacity and Performance Management and a Year Later
Elizabeth H. Yen

The Use of Analytic Modeling Technology for Day-to-Day Performance Management
Howard Perry

Why Build an Expert System for Computer Performance Management
Sam L. Biardo, Martha Evens, Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Workload Forecasting in the Real World
George J. Febish

Workload Forecasting: Predicting Resource Requirements for New and Existing Workloads
Ellen M. Friedman

Management Tutorials

An Approach to Remote Response Time Management Reporting
Jason G. Shane

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

Capacity Management: Justifying the Need
Dan Tartaglia

Establishing an IS Management System
Mario M. Morino

Organizational Influences on the Presentation and Acceptability of Measurenent Information
Michael McElwee

Service Goals: Who Needs Them
Douglas R. MacKinnon

Solid State Technology in a Database Environment
Lauren M. Greene, James J. Simon, Jerry St. John

The Capacity Management Charter
Leilani E. Allen

The Dynamics of Hardware Leasing
Sudhir P. Amembal

Top Down Capacity Planning
Toby Olberding

Using Service Level Agreements
Alan M. Sherkow

New Books

A Computer and Communications Network Performance Analysis Primer
Bart W. Stuck, Ed Arthurs

Communication Networks Management - Responsibilities, Instrumentation and Qualifying Experiences
Kornel Terplan

Digital Transmission Systems and Networks (New Book Session)
Syed V. Ahamed

Introduction to Computer Modeling
Arnold O. Allen

Technical Papers

A Benchmark to Compare Unix Systems
Philip M. Mills

A capacity planning model relating the degree of multiprogramming, page fault rate and CPU utilization in a large computing system
Jerry P. Place

A Knowledge System for Real-Time Performance Problem Resolution
Dan Sidorick

A Methodology of Processor Capacity Comparison
Joseph B. Major

A Productivity Model for a Computation Center from the Customer Point of View
Armin Roeseler

A Prototype Performance Engineering/Management Tool for UNIX Based Systems
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

A Technique for the Optimization of Transaction Processing Scheduling in On-Line Systems
Mark B. Friedman

A VAX Performance Database
James T. Cheeseman, Earl C. Robinson

An Analytical Model for Read Aheads to the Disk I/O Subsystem
G. Ramamurthy

An Empirical Study of Variations in DASD Volume Activity
Bruce McNutt

Approaches to the Traffic Performance Evaluation of a Broadband Switching Control
Josef Giglmayr

Automated Forecasting of Large and Complex Workloads
Fay A. Wong, Floyd L. Pedriana

Cached I/O Subsystems: Analysis and Performance
Anthony G. Mungal

Characterizing the Time Varying Nature of TSO Users
H. Pat Artis

Comparison of the Optimization Produced by the IBM VS-Fortran Compiler and the DEC VAX/VMS Fortran Compiler
David S. Lindsay

Computer Resource Usage Analysis for Use in Characterizing Workload
Evangeline L. Jacobs

CPU Performance Comparisons among Vendors
David S. Lindsay

DASD Cache Controllers: Performance Expectations and Measurement
Roger P. Kovach

DB2 Performance and Capacity Planning Case Study
Brian Snell, Robert G. Hardman

DB2 Workload Analysis
Robert B. Ashton

Degradation of IMS Performance Using a 3880-23 Cache Controller
Carolyn Hanna

Determining the Optimum Number of Subprogram Instruction Banks in a Sperry High Volume TIP Environment
J. S. Kaminski

Directed Benchmarks for CPU Architecture Evaluation
David S. Lindsay, Thomas E. Bell

Evaluating I/O Subsystem Performance
Giuseppe Biagini

Hierarchical I/O Sub-System Performance Management
Carson Ho

How a Semiconductor Disk Improved Data Center Throughput by Removing I/O Bottlenecks
David J. Carley, Dale F. Naleway

How to Get the Most Out Of Your CPU
Charles Padamadan

Improving 9-Track Tape Performance
Errol C. Heiman

IMS/VS Performance Considerations
John E. Fair

Incorporating Sensitivity Analysis in Capacity Planning
Brian Williams

Inferring Capacity from a Live Workload Under VM
Geoff Senson

Large Systems Performance Studies in VM/CMS Environments
Andrew Lockey

Measuring I/O workload characteristics in IBM/MVS systems
Gilbert E. Houtekamer

Methodology for Determining the Effects of Optimizing Compilers
David S. Lindsay

Microcomputer Disk Drive Performance
Thomas E. Bell, Wayne E. Bell

Model Validation: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
Ivan L. Gelb, Mark B. Nelson

Modeling DASDs and Disk Caches
Alexandre Brandwajn

Modelling CICS Systems: The Performance Impact of MRO Implementations and Data Base Considerations
Ellen M. Friedman

Models for Capacity Planning - CAPPER/PC Algorithms & Calculations Overview
Stephen P. Beever

NI, AI, and the Network Operations Assistant
Howard C. Berkowitz

Performance Analysis During Application Design: An IMS Case Study
Allan I. Levy, Victor C. Soder

Performance Analysis Using User Behavior Graphs
Maria Calzarossa, Kishor S. Trivedi

Performance and Planning Experiences of Implementing a Distributed Office Automation System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

Performance Engineering: Various Techniques and Tools
Charles T. Alexander

Performance for a Large, Complex Application
Gwen A. Morrison

Planning for DASD Cache Controllers
Richard M. VanValkenburgh Jr., A. Byers Parsons

Program Behavior and Page Hit Probabilities
J. G. M. Kroon

Servability - A General Case for Availability
Cary Hower, Kaison Yen

Storage Strategy
Duncan Cheung

The Performance Evaluation Toolkit
Tony Cranny, Michael F. Rizzo

The Performance Impact of 2-to-1 Folding and Block Size: A Simulation Analysis
Timothy A. Brunner

The Standard Unit of Processing on Sperry 1100 Systems
Jerome W. Blaylock

The Use of the Coefficient of Variation as an Index of Relative Variability and a Measure of Risk
Michael C. Ingram

Workload Forecasting Using NFU: A Capacity Planner's Perspective
Tachen Leo Lo, J. P. Elias