Copy Performance Data using ACS IFS Tasks
April 18, 2018
Considerations for moving performance data to a different partition.
ArticlesWhy It’s Important to Create a Library of Network Documentation
April 1, 2018
I’ve always been a strong advocate of documentation, because in my very first programming project, I got a profound lesson on why no project or assignment was complete until descriptive written information accompanied the work product. I was a graduate assistant in a business Master’s Degree program, and the associate dean offered me a summer […]
ArticlesICSF HCR77C1, the z14 and Pervasive Encryption
April 1, 2018
ICSF is a component of z/OS and IBM is touting HCR77C1 and the z14 to deliver pervasive encryption.
ArticlesDistributed Network Testing: The Key to Productive Network Management Infrastructure
April 1, 2018
Network testing was a pretty straightforward process when IBM assigned me to network implementation and management in my job as a Systems Engineer. There weren’t many network components: Point-to-point or multipoint modems, a channel connection between mainframe and 3705 communication controllers with associated network interfaces (which was admittedly complex), the analog telecommunications link, a 3270 […]
ArticlesEstablishing a Network Management Infrastructure
March 1, 2018
When I first got involved in network design and implementation, network management infrastructure was unheard of—an organizational component awaiting definition. Getting a network functional was top priority, and while a manager oversaw us, she had a minimal grasp of the technology. Constructing an online, interactive, computer-based network—one that provides access to business applications the same […]
The Art and Science of AIX Performance: Intuition and Instinct
March 1, 2018
An article series dedicated to AIX and the methodology of attacking and resolving performance problems.
ArticlesWorkload Groups and Performance Considerations
February 21, 2018
How to understand possible performance implications when using workload groups.
ArticlesEstablishing an Infrastructure for Tuning a Distributed Network
February 1, 2018
Just as with system or application tuning on a computer, network tuning is a discipline involving hardware and software, but components and methodology differ significantly. There are also commonalities, like the need to collect performance data from various sources, the need to understand interdependence and interactions involved in changing software, hardware or both. Product knowledge […]
ArticlesThe Art and Science of AIX Performance: The System Monitors
February 1, 2018
An article series dedicated to AIX and the methodology of attacking and resolving performance problems.
ArticlesThe Art and Science of AIX Performance: The Stats Utilities
January 1, 2018
An article series dedicated to AIX and the methodology of attacking and resolving performance problems.