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Mainframe Software Cost Savings Playbook

Learn how to effectively reduce mainframe costs and discover strategies for tracking IBM software licensing metrics to minimize expenses.

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How A Db2 Newbie Quickly Spotlights the Root Cause of a Db2 Slowdown

This blog explores how a non-Db2 expert quickly identified latch contention arising from a Data Sharing Index Split as the root cause of a Db2 delay/slowdown.

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Benefits of Analysis Across SMF Data Types

No matter which z/OS subsystem you are primarily responsible for, this article will help you blur the boundaries between the SMF ‘silos’ for each product.

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Translating Application Performance Data into Business Outcomes on z/OS | IntelliMagic zAcademy

In this webinar, we explore practical steps for identifying and prioritizing your business-critical applications, and how to protect and report on their performance.

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IntelliMagic Vision Version 12.0 Enhances Collaboration and Training with New Shareable Dashboard Templates

February 6, 2023 | By introducing shareable Dashboard Templates, a platform is created for exchanging technical knowledge on the various z/OS components within the IntelliMagic Vision expert user community.

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Integrating Dataset Performance (SMF 42.6) and Db2 Buffer Pools & Databases (SMF 102/IFCID 199) Data

Dataset performance data from SMF 42.6 records provides disk cache and response time data at the Db2 buffer pool and Db2 database levels when integrated with Db2 Statistics IFCID 199 data.

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Db2 GETPAGE Efficiency Integrating Dataset Performance (42.6) and Db2 IFCID 199 Data

Integrating Db2 IFCID 199 and SMF 42 data can be leveraged to create a view of overall Db2 GETPAGE efficiency along with several other key GETPAGE views and data.

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Closing the Gap on Mainframe Application Profiling | IntelliMagic zAcademy

Break down the barriers between z/OS and distributed systems and communicate specific methods both sides can use to classify workloads properly.

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Leveraging XCF Message Activity for CPU Efficiency

The examples in this blog demonstrate how intuitive visibility into XCF message volumes combined with metrics from various XCF callers help provide a complete picture of the services XCF is performing.

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Address Space and Db2 Accounting Data

Learn how address space (SMF 30) and Db2 Accounting (SMF 101) data provide a more complete “big picture” view when integrated than is available from either data source on its own.

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IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Earns 2022 “Top Rated” Award for Mainframe Monitoring

May 11, 2022 | TrustRadius announced today that IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS has won the 2022 “Top Rated” Award in the Mainframe Monitoring category.

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Performance Analysis Leads to Improved Mainframe Security

Common views across technical silos helps foster effective communication and delivers timely responses to infrastructure and application changes without sacrificing safety.

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