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Db2 for z/OS Buffer Pool Simulation

Db2 performs best when it has lots of memory. Memory is not free, but large memory can save money by reducing CPU consumption while at the same time reducing Db2 transaction response time.

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IntelliMagic Sessions at SHARE Sacramento

IntelliMagic will be at SHARE Sacramento, March 11 – 16, hosting a Lunch & Learn and presenting four performance and capacity sessions you won’t want to miss!

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High IOSQ Time in Mainframe IO Subsystem Leads to Credit Card Transaction Timeouts for Major Bank

A global bank was struggling because their latest version of a credit card swipe application was failing at high volume load testing. Our experts took a deep dive to discover the root cause.

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Rethink the Design of your Storage and Replication Infrastructure with zHyperLink

Since it has become harder to make the processor faster, IBM looked for other ways to improve mainframe performance. zHyperlink is the new technology that resulted from the z14 processor.

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AI and z/OS Performance and Capacity Analysis: 2018 Predictions

2018 is expected to be a watershed year in terms of mainstream recognition of the benefits of using AI to operate the IT infrastructure for optimal service levels.

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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.

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Automatic Health Assessments in GDPS Environments

Our latest technical note covers how IntelliMagic solutions provide visibility with more built-in intelligence and predictive capabilities than any other solution on the market.

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An Effective Solution to the Mainframe Skills Shortage

An effective analytics solution can help solve the skills shortage by making current staff more productive and getting newer staff up to speed more rapidly.

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5 Reasons IBM z/OS Infrastructure Performance & Capacity Problems are Hard to Predict and Prevent

Automatic application infrastructure performance assessment and rating with superior visibility and drill-down capabilities makes problems easier to understand, resolve, predict, and prevent.

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A Single View: Multi-Vendor SAN Infrastructure Part 1

It’s important to have a solution that is as open and responsive to managing your infrastructure performance as your distributed system itself.

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The Roots and Evolution of RMF and SMF for Mainframe Performance Data

The history and evolution of RMF and SMF by a key player in their creation.

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6 Signs You Already Have a Skills Gap for z/OS Performance and Capacity Planning

Six signs of a skills gap in your z/OS performance and capacity team that can benefit from modernized analytics for performance and configuration data.

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