How Much Flash Do I Need? Part 1
Flash has many benefits, but it's still costly. This blog demonstrates how it is possible to determine how much Flash is important to add, and how much would be a wasted spend.
How to use the Application Groups in IntelliMagic Vision
IntelliMagic Vision comes with a rich default set to recognize major applications and consumers like DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ and VSAM RLS, and provides insight in what keeps your mainframe busy.
Modernize RMF/SMF Analysis for Superior z/OS Storage Infrastructure Management
Create new insights into current and upcoming problems with disk, replication, and virtual tape storage.
Modernize z/OS Application Infrastructure Operations Analysis with RMF/SMF
This webinar covers how Artificial Intelligence techniques are used to dynamically generate intelligence from data and realize its true value.
Managing z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) in a Single View
Brief introduction to IntelliMagic Vision reporting for WLM (Workload Manager), displaying key WLM metrics including performance index (PI), velocity, response time, etc.
Get the Most Out of Dell EMC PAV Optimizer
Learn how to select the best candidates for Dell EMC PAV Optimizer, allowing you to implement it in phases, starting with the I/O operations with highest performance potential.
z/OS Real and Virtual Storage Management
This white paper provides an explanation of the real, virtual, and auxiliary storage architecture used by the z/OS operating system, the associated metrics by SMF, and their meaning.
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.
What’s Using Up All My Tapes? – Using Tape Management Catalog Data
In addition to the SMF and TS7700 BVIR data, IntelliMagic Vision can also process information from a Tape Management Catalog (TMC).
Reporting on Group Capping and Usage
This video demonstrates reporting that provides visibility into the interrelationships between several key metrics when group or LPAR-based (“soft”) capping is in effect.
zIIP Reporting
This video demonstrates reporting on various relationships between zIIPs and CPs, along with numerous metrics designed to enhance management of the zIIP configuration in a manner similar to general purpose CPs.
TS7700 Performance Analysis
Learn how to automatically compare the hardware views (via BVIR data) with the workload metrics to get insight into how the gridded hardware is handling the work and replication between boxes.