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Overview of Non-timing Transaction Metrics

This video provides an overview of several types of non-timing transaction metrics captured in CICS Transaction data.

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Integrating WLM Performance Index and CICS Transaction Analysis

Response time analysis scenario leveraging CICS Transaction metrics in combination with WLM service class performance index data to identify the cause of missing WLM goal during a specific time interval.

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Response Time Analysis Scenario 1 Values Differing by System ID

CICS response time analysis scenario where insights into the causes of variances across z/OS systems can be quickly derived from isolating the components driving the differences.

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CICS Transaction Timing Analysis by High Level Components

Examples of CICS transaction response time analysis starting from high-level categories such as CPU, I/O Wait and Other Wait.

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Introduction to CICS Timing Metrics and Analysis

Concepts that enable you to optimize the value you can derive from the nearly 100 timing metrics captured in the CICS Transaction data are introduced in this video.

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CICS Transaction Response Time Analysis

See how how to quickly identify the limited number of timing buckets relevant for a given CICS transaction (in this case 4 of 100).

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Analyzing CICS TCB Dispatcher Metrics – Part 2 (T8 TCBs)

Analysis of selected CICS Statistics and Transaction timing metrics relative to T8 TCBs which the CICS Dispatcher uses to dispatch Java programs which are zIIP eligible.

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Analyzing CICS TCB Dispatcher Metrics – Part 1

CICS Statistics data provides many metrics that provide insights into how the CICS Dispatcher is utilizing the many types of TCBs it uses to manage the execution of multiple units of work within regions

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CICS Transaction Class Metrics

This video explores several metrics that provide visibility to help sites effectively utilize the CICS TCLASS construct to manage the mix of transactions in a region.

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Assessing CICS Transaction & Enqueue Health

Automated assessments of key CICS Statistics Transaction and Enqueue metrics facilitate proactive analysis and prevention of outages by identifying areas that may warrant investigation.

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Assessing and Analyzing CICS Storage Health

Automated assessments of key CICS Statistics Storage metrics facilitate proactive analysis and prevention of outages by identifying areas that may warrant investigation.

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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.

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