http://www.cmg.org/measureit/ If You Can't Measure IT, You Can't Manage IT en-us Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT webmaster@cmg.org webmaster@cmg.org http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_13.html Southern California CMG Meeting Report Fall Meeting – November 6, 2009 November, 2009 The Southern California CMG Region returned to the Crown Plaza hotel at the Commerce Casino for its fall meeting.  This venue provides excellent meeting room facilities, and great food for costs well below other hotels in the area.  If a gaming facility is in your geographic location, I would suggest y ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_13.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_12.html NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CMG November 3, 2009 November, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm , Secretary, NCCMG About the Author Our 4 th and final meeting of the year drew a great crowd.  As usual, presenters from out of town took advantage of the opportunity to come to the Great State of California to enjoy our temperate November; we drew from Massachusetts, Texas, Colorado and even our SC region. Election d ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_12.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_11.html Rocky Mountain CMG Fall Forum November, 2009 by David Halbig On Tuesday, October 1, an audience of practitioners, developers, and researchers gathered in south Denver to attend the all-day Fall Forum offered by the Rocky Mountain Computer Measurement Group (RMCMG).  The theme was Virtualization and Cloud Computing.  This was neither the first, nor will it be the last, RMCMG forum offere ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_11.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_10.html CMG Regional Events November, 2009 by Tom Kelman The Computer Measurement Group has regions around the world. Currently there are groups in The United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Austria/Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Italy, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia. Several of these groups hold great events of interest to performance analysts and capacity planners throughout the year. Over 30 ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_10.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_9.html CMG'09 in Dallas: The Conference to Attend in 2009 November, 2009 by Dave Thorn, CMG'09 General Chair CMG'09 is getting closer and closer.  And yet there's still time to register!  There is an excellent and diverse program waiting for you in Dallas, and it's an opportunity you should not miss. Those of you in Texas- especially in the Dallas area - should be very interested in attending ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_9.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_8.html Is There A Model In Your Future? November, 2009 by Dr. Tim R. Norton, Subject Area Chair for the CMG 2009 Modeling and Statistics Track Capacity Planning is certainly getting more interesting with multi-tiered applications, virtualization of several types and cloud computing. Over the last few years, I've had numerous conversations where someone will say that the cost of adding more hardware is s ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_8.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_7.html Where Are They Now? Measure IT Catches Up with Steve Samson, 2006 Michelson Award Winner November, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm About the Author Let's reconnect with old friends and colleagues through these interviews.  Steve Samson was a Senior Technical Consultant, Candle Corporation focused on OS/390 and z/OS performance management.  He was known as a speaker, consultant and author on main ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_7.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_6.html The Essential Series: Improving Application Performance Troubleshooting by Don Jones November, 2009 Reviewed by Reviewed by: Michael S. Hines 14 pp Available free from Realtime Publishers - http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com It all starts with a Help Desk call...users complaining their applications are running slow, managers getting tense that their employees aren't working, and the IT Team runn ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Review http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_6.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_5.html Influence, Not Authority The Science of Office Politics November, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm , DPK Coaching and CA, Inc. About the Author Too often, we rely on tips from friends, our past experience or just "what works on us" when we try to influence others. Even when we have hierarchical power, influence always reaps better results and responses, but how do you make it work every time? Robert Cialdi ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_5.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_4.html Preparing for Your Final Career: Retirement Tax Diversification November, 2009 by Dr. Thomas E. Bell , CMG Member, Michelson Awardee (Retired) About the Author Last month's article dealt with the RMD (Required Minimum Distribution) that applies to tax-deferred accounts (e.g., Traditional IRAs, 401(k)s). One way to deal with the challenges of the RMD is to ignore it and hope you'll be OK. This is ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_4.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_3.html Variations on ‘Three laws of Capacity Management’ and How Gremlins and Grumlins Affect Them November, 2009 by Adam Grummit This article is based on extracts from Capacity Management - A Practitioner Guide . A good capacity manager can do well for one dollar what any fool can do badly for ten (with apologies to Nevil Shute).  In order to do so, a good capacity manager should try to simplify a ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_3.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_2.html z/OS Version 1.11 and CICS Version 4.1 News and “Oldies but Goodies” for Performance Managers and Capacity Planners November, 2009 by Ivan Gelb About the Author The new versions of z/OS and CICS contain a number of items of particular interest to performance managers and capacity planners. These items are the main focus of this article. Also included are the most important items and top recommend ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_2.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_1.html Measure IT - From the Editors November, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm , Managing Editor About the Author Measure IT is published, as a free service to both members and non-members alike, so be sure to share this link with friends and colleagues. Ivan Gelb helps us keep up to date with all the critical system changes and tuning knobs in "z/OS Version 1.11 and CICS Version 4.1 News and "Oldies but Goodies ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit65/m_65_1.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_15.html REGIONAL MEETINGS WHEN CMG NATIONAL IS OUT OF REACH October, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm About the Author Can't make it to CMG 2009?  It's a tough year and some people will find they cannot convince management of the value of the national conference. But do not despair.  That's why we have a variety of regional meetings, closer to your home.  It's usually a lot easier to get to a one-da ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_15.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_14.html Philadelphia CMG - September 25 Meeting Summary October, 2009 by Dave Thorn About the Author After taking the relatively cool summer off, Philadelphia CMG reconvened on September 25 for a star-studded meeting.  We had four high-quality presentations and members responded to the program, producing a well-attended meeting. Steve Guendert of Brocade began the program with his presentation Using ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_14.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_13.html International Regional Events October, 2009 by Tom Kelman The Computer Measurement Group has regions around the world. Currently there are groups in The United Kingdom, Austria/Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Italy, South Africa, and Brazil. Several of these groups hold great events of interest to performance analysts and capacity planners. If you live in these areas, or are visiting, you'll want ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_13.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_12.html North American Regional Events October, 2009 by Tom Kelman The meetings held by the CMG Regional Groups are great cost-effective opportunities to network with your fellow performance analysts and capacity planners and pick up some pointers as to what they are doing in their shops. Many of the meetings feature speakers that have won Mullen or Best Paper Awards at the National Conventions. If you w ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_12.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_11.html UP AND RUNNING AGAIN www.Trexxers.com October, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm About the Author Welcome back to the Trexxers.com Mainframe Community Site.  This site was down for a while, but returned to full service this summer.  If you haven't been there in a while, check it out for new content.  If you've never been there, please stop by.  You can browse and then join, simply by pro ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_11.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_10.html CMG 2009 OCTOBER UPDATE October, 2009 by Bill Jouris, Program Chair About the Author This year's program includes a major track on Cloud Computing, beginning with our Keynote and Plenary speakers, of course.  But the program also includes papers by a half dozen CMG members who have already started to deal with this hot topic in real situations, and will share their experiences with you. With ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_10.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_9.html SEVEN REASONS WHY CMG MAKES MORE SENSE THAN A ONE-WEEK TRAINING CLASS October, 2009 by Denise P. Kalm About the Author Hear the leading lights in our field and then spend quality time with them. If you go to a class, you get 1-2 teachers and may not have much time 1x1 with them. Meet with everyone who is leading up the capacity management field. Learn a lot on a variety of subjects; go wide and d ... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:48:59 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit64/m_64_9.html