Check your Fibre Cable!
In this blog we discuss the meaning of some common Fibre channel errors, the implications in terms of availability and the actions that one should take to resolve the issues.
zIIPing Along
Despite the benefits - zIIP processors are typically less expensive to purchase and also run at full speed on sub-capacity CPU models - zIIP processor usage may not always be what one hopes for.
Configuring Infinidat InfiniBox Fibre Channel for Optimal Performance
This whitepaper provides a brief overview of the Infinidat InfiniBox hardware and discusses some best practices for configuring your InfiniBox for optimal performance within an actual SAN infrastructure.
2020 Vision into z/OS Infrastructure Operation and Availability
More than ever before there is a need to see faster, farther, and deeper into the operation and performance of z/OS infrastructure areas. View this webinar to learn how.
Avoiding High Asynchronous Replication Response Times on z/OS Disk
What to do when you have ongoing exceptions for high asynchronous replication response times on one of your primary disk subsystems.
Configuring Dell EMC XtremIO for Optimal Performance
This whitepaper provides a brief overview of the hardware and discusses some best practices for configuring the Dell EMC XtremIO for optimal performance within an actual SAN infrastructure.
NVMe over Fabric – Fibre Channel
Almost all new storage offerings these days offer some level of support for Non-volatile Memory Express (NVMe). The purpose of this blog is to help the reader understand NVMe and prepare them for successful adoption of this powerful technology.
Managing the Gap in IT Spending and Revenue Growth in your Capacity Planning Efforts
Capacity planning is important, but don’t let the importance of future capacity needs for the budget drive you to overlook opportunities to building a bridge toward better performance and longer term efficiencies.
What Star Trek Teaches Us About Modern Storage Infrastructure Management
Discover how you can provide fast data to applications and proactively identify configuration, capacity, and performance issues in your Open Systems environment.
Throwing out the Rolling Four-Hour Average with Tailored Fit Pricing, Software Consumption
The Rolling 4-Hour Average (R4HA) is a measurement of your average speed, over four hours; Tailored Fit Pricing measures precisely how far you drove.
Observability, Availability, Scalability and White Box Analytics
In this blog, we describe what observability means, how it relates to availability, how it impacts scalability and how IntelliMagic Vision fits into the observability landscape.
Intelligent Analysis of TCP/IP z/OS Encryption Readiness Technology Summary Data
TCP/IP’s z/OS Encryption Readiness Technology (zERT) feature provides a single source of data to determine which traffic to and from your site is cryptographically protected by protocols like TLS, SSH, and IPSec, and which is not protected.