http://www.cmg.org/measureit/ MeasureIT Feed en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT webmaster@cmg.org webmaster@cmg.org http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_14.html MeasureIT is published as a free service to both members and non-members alike, so be sure to share this link with friends and colleagues. ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_14.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_3.html I have been doing mainframe performance and tuning for a long, long time. It dawned on me that my years of mainframe experience might be of help to other Perftuners who are not so experienced. I submitted a paper; the topic was accepted, I attended the 2006 CMG conference in Reno, Nevada as a speaker. I had not been active in CMG for many years, so I had to wonder if my money was being well spent. ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_3.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_11.html As Program Chair for CMG'08 in Las Vegas, December 7-12, I invite you to help make this a great, information-packed conference! We are bringing together the usual collection of industry leaders to participate as speakers and panelists. But what we need even more is you. What you can tell us, and industry leaders mostly can not, is what happens in the real world. What your experience has been - sol ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_11.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_13.html The Michelson Award winner for 2007 is Adrian Cockcroft. This award is given to a professional in our industry who has made significant contributions to our field, offered an original contribution (often a new tool or product) and served as an inspiration to others. Through his career as a Distinguished Engineer at Sun, then to eBay and now Director of Web Engineering at Netflix, Adrian continues ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Interview http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_13.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_1.html Too many job guides focus most of their attention on polishing your resume. That's important, but it only helps you get an interview; it won't land you a new job. One of the next steps is question preparation - planning for the questions you will be asked and the questions you will ask the interviewer. In Part 1, we'll just deal with questions you may face; Part 2 will focus on crafting questions ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_1.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_5.html SAS Publishing, 2003, 330 pp ISBN-10: 1-59047-333-7 I am one of the half-dozen or so SAS "Power Users" on campus, yet when I read "The Little SAS Book" I found new techniques I was not aware of. The book is targeted for new SAS users, but as the authors mention "... if you have some experience you may still find this book useful for learning techniques you missed or for reference". I certainly fo ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Review http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_5.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_7.html In the first installment of this series, we made the strong suggestion that you begin EARLY with collecting financial assets for your retirement. We're happy that many of you have been collecting such assets for years and years - mainly because nearly every one of your employers has had a pension or 401(k) program. Now you need to make sure that those assets earn income (and don't disappear) so yo ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_7.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_8.html So far, life has been good to you. The career and family are thriving and your quest for a financially secure retirement has been going strong for decades. You've remained a diligent saver and maxed out your contributions to the 401(k) plans offered through all of your previous employers. As you look back, it is easy to see that you've left your mark at leading companies throughout your industry f ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Feature http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_8.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_2.html Six CMG regions have meetings scheduled for May. If you are in or near one of these regions, plan on attending a meeting to pick up some great pointers. You will also get to network with some of your fellow performance analysts and capacity planners. The date, time, cost, and location of the meetings are listed below. Visit the region's web site for more information. Minneapolis-St. Paul CMG (MSPC ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_2.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_9.html The National Capital Area chapter of CMG held its first meeting of 2008 on Thursday, March 13. The meeting was held at Mitre Corporation in McLean, VA. Mitre provides a first-rate meeting room, with three video screens across the entire front of the room, providing unobstructed views of presentations for all attendees. Pete Weilnau Pete Weilnau The meeting was well attended, with two dozen attende ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_9.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_10.html Invitation for annual convention 2008 - 20 years cecmg from 28 to 30 May 2008 in Hamburg Ladies and Gentlemen, in the name of the cent ral Europe computer Measurement Group e.V. we would like to invite you personally to ours cecmg annual convention 2008. Cecmg the annual convention 2008 is also in this year again the meeting for the exchange of experience and interest LV to the following topics: * ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_10.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_4.html Over the past 30 years I've seen many technologies come and go in and out of fashion and can't even keep track of the number of acronyms. Every time a new acronym comes out someone hypes it as a paradigm shift and so it begins. So, is service-oriented architecture (SOA) yet another short-lived hot-button acronym found in an airline magazine or does it truly offer value in the IT enterprise? I thin ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_4.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_6.html Often when I am programming I need to know something about a SAS dataset that I am using. Perhaps I want to know how many observations it has, how long a particular variable is or what a label is. Well with SAS there are always many ways to do anything, and getting information like this is no exception. I could perhaps use a Proc Contents like so: proc contents data=sashelp.class out=contents nopr ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_6.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_12.html 1. Introduction Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems are highly distributed systems. Nationwide distributed radars provide measurement data through digital wide area networks (WAN) like the radar data network (RADNET) from an area under control (e.g. Germany). This radar data runs through a sequence of steps in the radar data processing systems (RDPS) on the air navigation service providers (ANSP) si ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT Article http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit49/m_49_12.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_17.html MeasureIT is published as a free service to both members and non-members alike, so be sure to share this link with friends and colleagues. Phil Mason finishes his 3 part series on SAS 9 Tips. SAS® 9 has many new features, as well as all the old ones. This article will try to outline some of the best new features that he has found over the last 3 years that he has been using SAS 9. In this third, P ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_17.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_3.html The best (and easiest) way to get to CMG is to become a speaker. CMG offers a generous discount. And most companies value the cachet of having published authors and speakers on their payroll. It gives them bragging rights. But for some of us, the hurdle of writing a paper or presentation just seems too high. Reasons range widely, but some common ones are: I'm not a great writer What I'm doing isn' ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_3.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_5.html All who have worn the coveted "speaker" ribbon at national CMG remember the struggle to craft an idea, write and rewrite the paper, design the presentation and finally, meet the deadlines on top of full-time-plus jobs. It was tough...the first time out. If you remember this and also how terrific it was to hear the applause and thanks of your audience, you are uniquely qualified to be a mentor. Rat ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_5.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_13.html The most pressing need is for authors, without whom there is no conference. Denise Kalm, the Mentor Chair, makes a great case for you (whether as a new or seasoned author) to get started. For the first time author, Denise can provide you with excellent advice on the topic you are considering. Please email her directly with those questions at mentor@cmg.org. She has expert volunteers available to m ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_13.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_7.html CMG2007 seems like it only happened yesterday yet we are already hard at work on CMG2008. As ever we have a wonderful set of volunteers who have stepped forward to help our talented headquarters staff organize this year’s conference. We are always looking for more volunteers so please consider volunteering to be an author, referee or editor. If you prefer, there are other volunteer positions that ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_7.html http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_18.html Hard to believe that CMG'07 has come and gone, and the CMG2008 conference committee is well under way to putting together the December conference in Las Vegas! Allow me to provide a few thoughts about the program portion of CMG'07. First, thanks to the speakers and presenters who provided over 140 program sessions during the week as well as 14 workshops on Sunday. Authors who submitted papers, inv ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:20 GMT News http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit47/m_47_18.html