Morgan is IntelliMagic’s Head of Marketing. 
Morgan began his marketing career at IntelliMagic in 2015 and immediately became fascinated with the world of mainframes, IT infrastructure, and how availability is what keeps our tech world spinning smoothly.
He enjoys learning from the mainframe community and being a mainframe evangelical.
In his spare time between writing about IT infrastructure and availability, Morgan enjoys spending his time outdoors, hiking, running, and exploring new cultures.
Resources created by Morgan Oats
Top 10 IntelliMagic Vision Features Released in 2023
With over 160 announced product updates, 2023 was a spectacular year of releases for users of IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS. In this blog we try to narrow it down to the 10 most popular, helpful, and groundbreaking.
Top ‘IntelliMagic zAcademy’ Webinars of 2023
View the top rated mainframe performance webinars of 2023 covering insights on the z16, overcoming skills gap challenges, understanding z/OS configuration, and more!
Top ‘IntelliMagic zAcademy’ Webinars of 2022
View the top rated mainframe performance webinars of 2022 covering duration, Db2, XCF, z16, and much more!
Is this z/OS workload change normal? Utilizing z/OS Anomaly Detection
z/OS Anomaly Detection allows analysts to automatically detect workload and application changes, saving them countless hours of manual labor and intensive scrutiny while trying to determine the significance of changes
z/OS Performance Monitoring Best Practices for 2022
These best practices for z/OS performance monitoring will take your mainframe management from reactive and costly to proactive and efficient in no time.
Six Practical Use Cases for AIOps on z/OS
As the complexity of Information Technology has accelerated, one reaction has been to apply machine intelligence solutions (AIOps) to IT operations and performance management. Here are six use cases.
How to Prevent an “Epic” EHR / EMR System Outage
Application slowdowns in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems or EMR Systems can have serious consequences. Learn how to ensure there are no “epic” EHR storage related outages on your watch.
The High Cost of “Unpredictable” IT Outages and Disruptions
It is no secret that IT service outages and disruptions can cost companies millions of dollars, but the soft costs can make the impact of an unplanned disruption even more costly.
No Budget for an ITOA Performance Management Solution
When trying to get approval for the right solution, it’s important to be able to show how you will get a good return on investment.
Root Cause Analysis for z Systems Performance – Down the Rabbit Hole
Root cause analysis for z Systems can be a confusing and timely process. With the right approach, more time is spent resolving the problem than finding it.
What is AIOps? The Benefits Explained
By applying artificial intelligence to IT operations in the performance and capacity discipline, problems are easier to understand, resolve, predict, and prevent.
z/OS Performance Monitors – Why Real-Time is Too Late
Real-time z/OS performance monitors are often advertised as the top tier of performance management, but real-time alerts do not contain the intelligence needed to prevent disruptions in the first place.
z/OS Performance Availability and Cost Optimization Best Practices
Why is ensuring application availability and cost optimization on z/OS so difficult? The problem isn’t a lack of data. The challenge is in creating insights from RMF & SMF.
Reporting on z/OS Mainframe Application Performance
Intelligent reporting on mainframe applications is very helpful to understand application performance and behavior on the mainframe, and how the applications are using your systems.
AIOps, Mainframe Monitoring, MLC Optimization, Oh My: Hot Mainframe Topics of 2018
As 2018 nears its close, I wanted to reflect on the world of RMF/SMF performance analysis and provide an ode to the topics that resonated most within the industry.
z/OS Application Performance Insights - Recapping SHARE St. Louis
A look back at SHARE St. Louis 2018 with links to all of the presentations and sessions we hosted.