October, 2007
by Chris Althen
Please join us for the first meeting of the newly reorganized St. Louis (STLCMG), which will take place on Tuesday October 23rd from 9:00am to 3:00pm. We have an exciting and full agenda for our meeting including two presentations by nationally recognized speakers and two short "show and tell" sessions by local members. This is an excellent training opportunity, whether you are a beginner or a veteran in Capacity Planning and Performance Management! In order to reintroduce you to what the STLCMG can do for our community, we are making this day free!
In the morning session, Ivan Gelb, President of CMG, will explain "Mining Gold from the RMF Data Mountain." For the afternoon session, Jaqui Lynch, Past President of CMG, will present "Planning for Virtualization on IBM System P." As a new feature, in response to overwhelming interest, two St. Louis CMG members will present a "Show-and-Tell" of the Capacity and Performance practices at their companies.
Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday October 23rd
Time: 9am to 3pm
Cost: FREE!
(This meeting is complimentary to reacquaint you with the STLCMG)
Location:
MetLife - St Louis Campus
13045 Tesson Ferry Rd
St Louis, MO 63128
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Show & Tell #1 (Distributed focus) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:45 | Mining Gold from the RMF data mountain - Ivan Gelb |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch provided by Mainline |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | Show & Tell #2 (Mainframe focus) |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Break |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Planning for Virtualization on IBM System P - Jaqui Lynch |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Closing & Brainstorm on future meeting agenda items |
RSVP to Ben Geolat () as soon as possible, but not later than Wednesday October 17th to reserve your seat and lunch.
Mining Gold from the RMF Data Mountain - by Ivan Gelb
This session includes a presentation of the essential RMF reports for performance management and capacity planning activities. For maximum effectiveness on the job, attendees will learn (a) important considerations for parameters affecting the data collection, (b) the minimum set of reports required to support particular IT system management (ITSM) activities, (c) what are the important fields on the key reports, and (d) how to avoid some potential pitfalls. Samples of the most important and useful reports will be presented. The emphasis will be on quick techniques that help us "mine" the wealth of information collected by RMF. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own RMF data based reports in text file format for support of specific questions.
Planning for Virtualization on IBM System P - by Jaqui Lynch
This presentation covers what virtualization means in the IBM system P world and some of the things one needs to think about when planning for a virtualized environment. Issues around server consolidation using virtualization and traps for young players will also be addressed.
Show and Tell
The Show and Tell sessions will be presented by Senior Capacity Planners from
They will cover topics including:
Lunch sponsored by
Ivan Gelb, President of Gelb Information Systems Corp., is a recognized expert in the fields of performance management and capacity planning for IBM zSeries, UNIX, and WinTel environments. His technical background includes (a) determination of hardware and software requirements for high-performance and high-availability systems; (b) effectiveness evaluations and optimization of computer systems performance; (c) data base and data communications systems design, implementation, and performance improvements; and (d) capacity requirements forecasting and development of proprietary analysis techniques and software packages. Mr. Gelb is the current President of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG).
Jaqui Lynch, an architect and systems engineer focusing on System P and Linux at Mainline Information Systems, has worked in the IS industry for more than 28 years. She's been responsible for a wide variety of projects and operating systems across multiple vendor platforms, including mainframes, UNIX systems, midrange systems and personal workstations.