CMG1990 Papers


Accounting and Finance

Capacity Planning and Chargeback: Teammates or Opponents
Nell Cote

Quality Improvement Process for Information Systems
Morris Polston

A Moving Experience: Relocating an Active Datacentre
Leon Loberman

FM & Outsourcing - A Pre-Nuptial Planner
Cheryl Watson

Information Systems Management Survival for the Nineties
John L. Connor

Management By Cost or Cost Management
Hans Dithmar

Applications Development

BSAM I/O can be faster than QSAM I/O
Evan Jensen

What Every Manager Should Know About DB2
Frank J. Ingrassia

Exploring Expert Systems
Bernard Domanski

Planning for Success: Avoiding Disaster in Planning for Large Applications
Ellen M. Friedman

Data in Memory Application Design
Judith Bank

Developing an Application Tuning Strategy
Marc Pourciau

MVS Performance Considerations for Application Programmers
Stephen L. Samson

Software Engineering: Methods and Management
Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Software Performance Engineering Tutorial
Connie U. Smith

Using Object-Oriented Design Techniques in Performance Modelling
Kevin F. Smith

Auxiliary Storage Management

The Evolution of Storage Administration
James Threlfall

Automated Cartridge Systems: "Control Path" Performance
M. (Mitch) Mackrory

Modeling the MVS Paging Subsystem
William L. Shelden Jr.

DASD Control Unit Planning and Technology Usage Trends
Joseph B. Major

DASD Storage, I/O Performance and SMS
Wayne S. Papy

SSD is Cheaper than DASD
Roy A. L. Jones

Workload Characterization Algorithms For DASD Storage Subsystems
H. Pat Artis

Systems Managed Storage: Onsite and Off
Ben Duhl

Data Set Allocation and Performance Management Under System Managed Storage
H. Pat Artis

The Caching Process in the Storage Hierarchy
William T. Gray

VSAM: Guide to Optimization and Design
Eugene S. Hudders

The Anatomy of an I/O Request
William R. Fairchild

Benchmarking

BSAM I/O can be faster than QSAM I/O
Evan Jensen

Measuring Performance With a Live Workload
Geoff Senson

Performance Impacts of DB2 Backout Processing
Joel Goldstein

Measuring Printer Activity and Host Resource Consumption
Charles W. Hopf, Thomas E. Bell

Hybrid Techniques in Benchmarking: A Scalable Approach
Alan Harbitter

Automated Cartridge Systems: "Control Path" Performance
M. (Mitch) Mackrory

Economic Measures of Transaction Processing Performance
James P. Bouhana

Processor Configuration Effects on DB2 Utility Performance
Mark H. Schoenberg, Paul J. Hrycewicz

Coping with Stress Tests: Managing the Application Benchmark
Gene M. Leganza

PR/SM in LPAR Mode Performance and Capacity Planning Characteristics
Michael Sheets

Kernel Benchmarking: Friend or Foe
Bill McCormack

TPC Benchmark(tm) A Hewlett Packard's Implementation
Walter E. Baker

Database Migration: DB2 Performance Considerations
Glynn B. Giacone

DASD Performance - The Hidden Variables
David P. Griffith

A Moving Experience: Relocating an Active Datacentre
Leon Loberman

FM & Outsourcing - A Pre-Nuptial Planner
Cheryl Watson

Statistics for Analyses of the Accuracy of System Benchmarks
Edgar A. Ortiz, Alex E. Mericas

IMS/ESA VER.3 REL.1 Large Buffer Pool Study
William L. Arkins

Workstation Benchmark Analysis
H. Liu, G. Friedman

The Performance of the Hewlett-Packard 9000/1240
Judson Veazey, Bradley J. Askins

Burroughs System

A Workstation Approach to Hardware Independent Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning
John Thorson

CICS

Knowledge Acquisition
Bernard Domanski, Jack van Kinsbergen, Sidney W. Soberman

Planning for Success: Avoiding Disaster in Planning for Large Applications
Ellen M. Friedman

Improving CADAM and CICS Response Time - The Sequel
Chris Kohlman

Estimating CICS Dispatcher Queueing
H. Lawson Smith Jr.

VSAM: Guide to Optimization and Design
Eugene S. Hudders

VSAM Tuning and Advanced Topics
Michael D. Sachais

CPE Studies

Measuring Performance With a Live Workload
Geoff Senson

Knowledge Acquisition
Bernard Domanski, Jack van Kinsbergen, Sidney W. Soberman

Coping with Stress Tests: Managing the Application Benchmark
Gene M. Leganza

Kernel Benchmarking: Friend or Foe
Bill McCormack

Measuring Processor Performance with Internal Throughput Rates; A
Sue L. Rosansky

Use of An SSD For Service Level Improvement
W. D. Lewars

DASD Fast Write Experiences
Fred T. Jezior, Sha-Li Lin

The Application of CPE Techniques to Data Architectures As a Basis
Gerald M. Samchuck

A Performance Evaluation Method for Computation Center Equipment
Armin Roeseler, Jean M. Chinwalla, David M. Northcutt

Coping After the Disaster
Lyn Hecker

The Impact of ESA on a Computer System
Ronald Willingham

The CPU - Memory Equation
Joseph B. Major

How to Widen Your Windows Without Major Renovations
Lawrence Jermyn

Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis and MVS/ESA Performance
J. William Mullen

Citizen Services System Software Performance Evaluation
Lionel Mitchell, David A. Lide

Sizing A Fault Tolerant Computer System
Lionel C. Mitchell

The New Geometry: A 3390, 3990/3 Migration Case Study
Tsvi Gal

DASD - ASSIST: An Expert System for I/O Subsystem Analysis of Mainframe UNIX Systems
Armin Roeseler, Anthony J. Gaseor

A Simple Method For Combining DASD Volumes Without Losing Performance
David P. Griffith

The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis
Raj Jain

Modeling the Memory Management System of a VAX/VMS System for Capacity Planning
Melur K. Raghuraman, Prabuddha Biswas

DASD Performance - The Hidden Variables
David P. Griffith

Why Aren't MIPS MIPS
Hewitt Wright

An EIS Approach to Capacity Management Information Delivery
Paul Harper, Gerald M. Samchuck

Performance Management Strategies - A VAX/VMS Distributed Environment
Ronald Krol

Using Definite Response to Estimate True User Response Time in a Complex SNA Environment
David Konz, Edward Rabinovitch

Statistics for Analyses of the Accuracy of System Benchmarks
Edgar A. Ortiz, Alex E. Mericas

Practical Techniques for Modeling Memory in MVS
Mark B. Friedman

Under the Covers of High Performance Processor Systems
Bill McCormack

Magic and Mayhem: CPE Formulas, Equations and Relationships
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

An Event Tracing Method for UNIX Performance Measurement
Peter L. Haigh

Forecasting Computer Resources Using Business Elements: A Pilot Study
Tim Browning

Capacity Planning

Exploring Expert Systems
Bernard Domanski

Measuring Performance With a Live Workload
Geoff Senson

Measuring Printer Activity and Host Resource Consumption
Charles W. Hopf, Thomas E. Bell

Automated Cartridge Systems: "Control Path" Performance
M. (Mitch) Mackrory

Knowledge Acquisition
Bernard Domanski, Jack van Kinsbergen, Sidney W. Soberman

DASD/CACHE Performance Analysis with Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

Coping with Stress Tests: Managing the Application Benchmark
Gene M. Leganza

A New Method for the Estimation of Capture Ratios
Guy Garon

Modeling the MVS Paging Subsystem
William L. Shelden Jr.

PR/SM in LPAR Mode Performance and Capacity Planning Characteristics
Michael Sheets

DASD Configuration Planning: Three Simple Checks
Bruce McNutt

Expert Systems for Capacity Management
Robert F. Berry, Joseph L. Hellerstein

A Holistic Approach to CPU Measurement With RMF
Cheryl Watson

Capacity Planning During a Major Application Conversion
Joseph L. Babcock

DASD Control Unit Planning and Technology Usage Trends
Joseph B. Major

Planning for Success: Avoiding Disaster in Planning for Large Applications
Ellen M. Friedman

The Capacity Planning Process
Patrica J. Hunter

Kernel Benchmarking: Friend or Foe
Bill McCormack

A First Approximation Sizing Technique - The I/O Operation as a Metric of CPU Power
William Z. Zahavi

The Workload Survey
Holly E. K. Verbil, Janet E. Stuelpner

Estimating CICS Dispatcher Queueing
H. Lawson Smith Jr.

Use of An SSD For Service Level Improvement
W. D. Lewars

The Impact of ESA on a Computer System
Ronald Willingham

The CPU - Memory Equation
Joseph B. Major

Citizen Services System Software Performance Evaluation
Lionel Mitchell, David A. Lide

Sizing A Fault Tolerant Computer System
Lionel C. Mitchell

High-Speed Buffering of DASD Data: A Comparison of Storage Control Cache, Expanded Storage, and Hybrid Configurations
Bruce McNutt

Configuring IBM 3990/3390 using Access Density
A. G. (Dick) Bannister

Understanding and Measuring System Related Overhead CPU
Doug McGregor

I/O Avoidance and the I/O Subsystem
Anthony G. Mungal

I/O Performance Trade-Offs and MVS/ESA Considerations
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

Fine-Grain Analysis (FGA): A Methodology for Analyzing Intermittent Performance Problems
Robert Berry & Jeffrey Hedglin

VM/XA System Product Work Load Characterization
Barton Robinson, W. Romney White

Performance Analysis of a DBMS based Factory Information System
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

Database Migration: DB2 Performance Considerations
Glynn B. Giacone

Modeling the Memory Management System of a VAX/VMS System for Capacity Planning
Melur K. Raghuraman, Prabuddha Biswas

Systems Managed Storage: Onsite and Off
Ben Duhl

Running Independent Data Centers from a Single CPU: A Study of the Benefits of Logical Partitioning
Javier Munoz

An Efficient System Management Methodology
Diane Grafton, Larry Wheeler

Why Aren't MIPS MIPS
Hewitt Wright

The Storage Hierarchy: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Jack P. Gelb

Managing Data Communication Network Expansion Using Capacity Planning Techniques
Charles K. Davis, Charlene A. Dykman

Developing an Application Tuning Strategy
Marc Pourciau

Management Reporting, Step-By-Step: Hitting the Nail on the Head Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Leonard D. Lipner

Practical Techniques for Modeling Memory in MVS
Mark B. Friedman

Under the Covers of High Performance Processor Systems
Bill McCormack

A Workstation Approach to Hardware Independent Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning
John Thorson

How I/O Service Time Distributions Affect Analytical Models
Jeffry A. Schwartz

How Do You Spell Relief? VM/XA/SP
Jeanne Appelman

End to End Response Time Design Trade-Offs
Joseph B. Major

Software Performance Engineering Tutorial
Connie U. Smith

Magic and Mayhem: CPE Formulas, Equations and Relationships
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Statistical Concepts of Capacity Planning
Albert B. Short

Validation of MVA models for Client/Server Systems
Michael K. Molloy

Effective Utilization of the UNIX Systems
Jong-Seul Lim

Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Capacity Planning
Joan Stone, Willard G. Crichton, Mark G. McKinney

Determining VAX/VMS Workloads, Their Resource Usage and Service Levels
Subhash C. Agrawal

Forecasting Computer Resources Using Business Elements: A Pilot Study
Tim Browning

CASE TECHNOLOGY: A New Frontier for Capacity Planning
Philip Batdorf

Profiling Capacity Data
Tim Follen

DASD

BSAM I/O can be faster than QSAM I/O
Evan Jensen

The Evolution of Storage Administration
James Threlfall

DASD/CACHE Performance Analysis with Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

DASD Configuration Planning: Three Simple Checks
Bruce McNutt

Improving CADAM and CICS Response Time - The Sequel
Chris Kohlman

Use of An SSD For Service Level Improvement
W. D. Lewars

DASD Fast Write Experiences
Fred T. Jezior, Sha-Li Lin

DASD Storage, I/O Performance and SMS
Wayne S. Papy

The New Geometry: A 3390, 3990/3 Migration Case Study
Tsvi Gal

Array Storage Devices - Teaching Old DASD New Tricks
Stephen Goldstein

High-Speed Buffering of DASD Data: A Comparison of Storage Control Cache, Expanded Storage, and Hybrid Configurations
Bruce McNutt

SSD is Cheaper than DASD
Roy A. L. Jones

Configuring IBM 3990/3390 using Access Density
A. G. (Dick) Bannister

Understanding and Measuring System Related Overhead CPU
Doug McGregor

SMS Implementation: Proper Planning Prevents Pain
Clark L. Kidd

Workload Characterization Algorithms For DASD Storage Subsystems
H. Pat Artis

I/O Avoidance and the I/O Subsystem
Anthony G. Mungal

I/O Performance Trade-Offs and MVS/ESA Considerations
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

DASD - ASSIST: An Expert System for I/O Subsystem Analysis of Mainframe UNIX Systems
Armin Roeseler, Anthony J. Gaseor

A Simple Method For Combining DASD Volumes Without Losing Performance
David P. Griffith

The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis
Raj Jain

Channel Program Tracing in VM/SP 6 and VM/XA SP 2
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, Rob van Hoboken

Fine-Grain Analysis (FGA): A Methodology for Analyzing Intermittent Performance Problems
Robert Berry & Jeffrey Hedglin

VM/XA System Product Work Load Characterization
Barton Robinson, W. Romney White

DASD Performance - The Hidden Variables
David P. Griffith

Optimizing Cache Performance
Thomas Ryan

3390: A Close Look at a New DASD Generation
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, H. Pat Artis

Data Set Allocation and Performance Management Under System Managed Storage
H. Pat Artis

The Caching Process in the Storage Hierarchy
William T. Gray

Modeling DASD Performance: A Productive Approach
Philip L. Schilt

Data Base Management in a System-Managed Storage Environment
James McConnell Jr., Anthony R. Guerrero

Problem Change And Availability Management A User Experience
Dave Claridge

Using Loss-Load Curves for Rate-Based Flow and Congestion Control in Datagram Computer Networks
Carey L. Williamson

Dynamic Cache Management: Can I/O Tuning Be Automated
John G. Aschoff

Performance Evaluation of Small Cached DASD Control Units
Timothy Noonan

The Storage Hierarchy: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Jack P. Gelb

PDSE Buffer Management
Jeffrey A. Berger

VSAM: Guide to Optimization and Design
Eugene S. Hudders

VSAM Tuning and Advanced Topics
Michael D. Sachais

Dynamic Cache Management
Cheryl A. Montgomery

How I/O Service Time Distributions Affect Analytical Models
Jeffry A. Schwartz

New Storage Device Evaluations and the 90's
Ben Duhl

The Anatomy of an I/O Request
William R. Fairchild

The Benefits of the Diagonal Line: Modeling HSM Migration using an Unconventional Approach
Jack E. Brey, Dick Dreke

DB2

What Every Manager Should Know About DB2
Frank J. Ingrassia

Performance Impacts of DB2 Backout Processing
Joel Goldstein

Processor Configuration Effects on DB2 Utility Performance
Mark H. Schoenberg, Paul J. Hrycewicz

Knowledge Acquisition
Bernard Domanski, Jack van Kinsbergen, Sidney W. Soberman

Using DB2's Instrumentation Facility Interface: A Poor Person's Online Monitor
David J. Young

On Workload Characterization of Relational Database Environments
Philip S. Yu, Hans-Ulrich Heiss, Sukho Lee, Ming-Syan Chen

Database Migration: DB2 Performance Considerations
Glynn B. Giacone

How to Address Performance Issues when Designing a New DB2 Application
Marijane Madigan

Software Performance Engineering Tutorial
Connie U. Smith

DEC Systems

A First Approximation Sizing Technique - The I/O Operation as a Metric of CPU Power
William Z. Zahavi

Modeling the Memory Management System of a VAX/VMS System for Capacity Planning
Melur K. Raghuraman, Prabuddha Biswas

Performance Management Strategies - A VAX/VMS Distributed Environment
Ronald Krol

Performance Study and Capacity Analysis of an Electronic Mail Network Gateway System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

Determining VAX/VMS Workloads, Their Resource Usage and Service Levels
Subhash C. Agrawal

Database Systems

What Every Manager Should Know About DB2
Frank J. Ingrassia

Performance Impacts of DB2 Backout Processing
Joel Goldstein

The Application of CPE Techniques to Data Architectures As a Basis
Gerald M. Samchuck

High-Speed Buffering of DASD Data: A Comparison of Storage Control Cache, Expanded Storage, and Hybrid Configurations
Bruce McNutt

TPC Benchmark(tm) A Hewlett Packard's Implementation
Walter E. Baker

Using DB2's Instrumentation Facility Interface: A Poor Person's Online Monitor
David J. Young

Performance Analysis of a DBMS based Factory Information System
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

On Workload Characterization of Relational Database Environments
Philip S. Yu, Hans-Ulrich Heiss, Sukho Lee, Ming-Syan Chen

Database Migration: DB2 Performance Considerations
Glynn B. Giacone

Data Base Management in a System-Managed Storage Environment
James McConnell Jr., Anthony R. Guerrero

Problem Change And Availability Management A User Experience
Dave Claridge

Using Loss-Load Curves for Rate-Based Flow and Congestion Control in Datagram Computer Networks
Carey L. Williamson

Experience with Large IMS OSAM Buffer Pools
Douglas A. Truesdell

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of a Peculiar Data Base System
Waheed Siddiqee

VSAM Tuning and Advanced Topics
Michael D. Sachais

IMS/ESA VER.3 REL.1 Large Buffer Pool Study
William L. Arkins

The Performance of the Hewlett-Packard 9000/1240
Judson Veazey, Bradley J. Askins

Expert Systems

Exploring Expert Systems
Bernard Domanski

Knowledge Acquisition
Bernard Domanski, Jack van Kinsbergen, Sidney W. Soberman

Expert Systems for Capacity Management
Robert F. Berry, Joseph L. Hellerstein

DASD - ASSIST: An Expert System for I/O Subsystem Analysis of Mainframe UNIX Systems
Armin Roeseler, Anthony J. Gaseor

Expert System Based Performance Tuning And Automated Performance Monitoring
Hsaio-Hsuan Chu, Carol C. Jones

Using Expert Systems in Computer System Evaluation
Lawrence Y. Ho, Yifong Shih

Information Systems Management Survival for the Nineties
John L. Connor

Does Your Computer Have Cruise Control? Automation in the Computer Room
Jack N. Morrison

PEDAS: An Expert System for Performance Engineering of Time-Critical Software
Robert T. Goettge

Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Capacity Planning
Joan Stone, Willard G. Crichton, Mark G. McKinney

Hewlett Packard

TPC Benchmark(tm) A Hewlett Packard's Implementation
Walter E. Baker

Validation of MVA models for Client/Server Systems
Michael K. Molloy

The Performance of the Hewlett-Packard 9000/1240
Judson Veazey, Bradley J. Askins

Tracer: A Tool to Trace and Time Procedure Call Graphs
Bradley J. Askins, Christopher G. Butler, David Singleton, H. Reza Taheri

I/O Systems

DASD/CACHE Performance Analysis with Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

Use of An SSD For Service Level Improvement
W. D. Lewars

DASD Fast Write Experiences
Fred T. Jezior, Sha-Li Lin

DASD Storage, I/O Performance and SMS
Wayne S. Papy

The New Geometry: A 3390, 3990/3 Migration Case Study
Tsvi Gal

Array Storage Devices - Teaching Old DASD New Tricks
Stephen Goldstein

High-Speed Buffering of DASD Data: A Comparison of Storage Control Cache, Expanded Storage, and Hybrid Configurations
Bruce McNutt

SSD is Cheaper than DASD
Roy A. L. Jones

Configuring IBM 3990/3390 using Access Density
A. G. (Dick) Bannister

Understanding and Measuring System Related Overhead CPU
Doug McGregor

SMS Implementation: Proper Planning Prevents Pain
Clark L. Kidd

Workload Characterization Algorithms For DASD Storage Subsystems
H. Pat Artis

I/O Avoidance and the I/O Subsystem
Anthony G. Mungal

I/O Performance Trade-Offs and MVS/ESA Considerations
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

A Simple Method For Combining DASD Volumes Without Losing Performance
David P. Griffith

Channel Program Tracing in VM/SP 6 and VM/XA SP 2
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, Rob van Hoboken

Expert System Based Performance Tuning And Automated Performance Monitoring
Hsaio-Hsuan Chu, Carol C. Jones

DASD Performance - The Hidden Variables
David P. Griffith

Systems Managed Storage: Onsite and Off
Ben Duhl

Optimizing Cache Performance
Thomas Ryan

3390: A Close Look at a New DASD Generation
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, H. Pat Artis

Data Set Allocation and Performance Management Under System Managed Storage
H. Pat Artis

The Caching Process in the Storage Hierarchy
William T. Gray

Modeling DASD Performance: A Productive Approach
Philip L. Schilt

Data Base Management in a System-Managed Storage Environment
James McConnell Jr., Anthony R. Guerrero

Problem Change And Availability Management A User Experience
Dave Claridge

Using Loss-Load Curves for Rate-Based Flow and Congestion Control in Datagram Computer Networks
Carey L. Williamson

Dynamic Cache Management: Can I/O Tuning Be Automated
John G. Aschoff

Optimal Storage Allocation for Paritionable Processors
H. Pat Artis

Performance Evaluation of Small Cached DASD Control Units
Timothy Noonan

Allocating VSAM Buffers to Minimize I/O
Eugene Quinn

Experience with Large IMS OSAM Buffer Pools
Douglas A. Truesdell

PDSE Buffer Management
Jeffrey A. Berger

Measuring the Paging Subsystem Performance Impact
Philip L. Schilt

VSAM: Guide to Optimization and Design
Eugene S. Hudders

VSAM Tuning and Advanced Topics
Michael D. Sachais

Dynamic Cache Management
Cheryl A. Montgomery

How I/O Service Time Distributions Affect Analytical Models
Jeffry A. Schwartz

New Storage Device Evaluations and the 90's
Ben Duhl

The Anatomy of an I/O Request
William R. Fairchild

I/S Management

Capacity Planning and Chargeback: Teammates or Opponents
Nell Cote

Quality Improvement Process for Information Systems
Morris Polston

What Every Manager Should Know About DB2
Frank J. Ingrassia

Coping with Stress Tests: Managing the Application Benchmark
Gene M. Leganza

The Application of CPE Techniques to Data Architectures As a Basis
Gerald M. Samchuck

A Performance Evaluation Method for Computation Center Equipment
Armin Roeseler, Jean M. Chinwalla, David M. Northcutt

Coping After the Disaster
Lyn Hecker

SSD is Cheaper than DASD
Roy A. L. Jones

Configuring IBM 3990/3390 using Access Density
A. G. (Dick) Bannister

Understanding and Measuring System Related Overhead CPU
Doug McGregor

SMS Implementation: Proper Planning Prevents Pain
Clark L. Kidd

Enterprise Performance Management: A New Era of Solving the Bigger Puzzle
Aubrey Chernick

A Moving Experience: Relocating an Active Datacentre
Leon Loberman

FM & Outsourcing - A Pre-Nuptial Planner
Cheryl Watson

Running Independent Data Centers from a Single CPU: A Study of the Benefits of Logical Partitioning
Javier Munoz

An Efficient System Management Methodology
Diane Grafton, Larry Wheeler

Why Aren't MIPS MIPS
Hewitt Wright

The Storage Hierarchy: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Jack P. Gelb

Information Systems Management Survival for the Nineties
John L. Connor

Quality Improvement Process for Performance Management
William Sikora

Managing Data Communication Network Expansion Using Capacity Planning Techniques
Charles K. Davis, Charlene A. Dykman

Management By Cost or Cost Management
Hans Dithmar

An EIS Approach to Capacity Management Information Delivery
Paul Harper, Gerald M. Samchuck

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of a Peculiar Data Base System
Waheed Siddiqee

Performance Management Strategies - A VAX/VMS Distributed Environment
Ronald Krol

MVS Performance Considerations for Application Programmers
Stephen L. Samson

Network Availability Management Reporting
Catherine H. Liu

Management Reporting, Step-By-Step: Hitting the Nail on the Head Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Leonard D. Lipner

Building an Automation Platform for the 1990's
Geoff Senson

The Benefits of the Diagonal Line: Modeling HSM Migration using an Unconventional Approach
Jack E. Brey, Dick Dreke

Managing at the Knee of the Curve (The Use of SPC in Managing a Data Center)
Jack Brey, Rick Sironi

IMS

Capacity Planning During a Major Application Conversion
Joseph L. Babcock

Database Migration: DB2 Performance Considerations
Glynn B. Giacone

Experience with Large IMS OSAM Buffer Pools
Douglas A. Truesdell

An Availability Management System (AMS) for the Large Mainframe UNIX (LMU) Environment
Hasan B. Mutlu, David A. Lash, Gary J. Ulrich

IMS/ESA VER.3 REL.1 Large Buffer Pool Study
William L. Arkins

Local Area Networks

A Queueing Network Model for Determining Protocol Performance Requirements
David M. Northcutt, Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

MVS

BSAM I/O can be faster than QSAM I/O
Evan Jensen

Measuring Printer Activity and Host Resource Consumption
Charles W. Hopf, Thomas E. Bell

DASD/CACHE Performance Analysis with Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

Modeling the MVS Paging Subsystem
William L. Shelden Jr.

PR/SM in LPAR Mode Performance and Capacity Planning Characteristics
Michael Sheets

A Holistic Approach to CPU Measurement With RMF
Cheryl Watson

The Impact of ESA on a Computer System
Ronald Willingham

The CPU - Memory Equation
Joseph B. Major

How to Widen Your Windows Without Major Renovations
Lawrence Jermyn

Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis and MVS/ESA Performance
J. William Mullen

Citizen Services System Software Performance Evaluation
Lionel Mitchell, David A. Lide

Workload Characterization Algorithms For DASD Storage Subsystems
H. Pat Artis

I/O Avoidance and the I/O Subsystem
Anthony G. Mungal

I/O Performance Trade-Offs and MVS/ESA Considerations
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis
Raj Jain

Systems Managed Storage: Onsite and Off
Ben Duhl

3390: A Close Look at a New DASD Generation
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, H. Pat Artis

Data Set Allocation and Performance Management Under System Managed Storage
H. Pat Artis

Dynamic Cache Management: Can I/O Tuning Be Automated
John G. Aschoff

Optimal Storage Allocation for Paritionable Processors
H. Pat Artis

The Storage Hierarchy: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Jack P. Gelb

Mainframe Publishing or A Technique for Merging SAS Graphics into Script Documents
James P. Quigley

Data in Memory Application Design
Judith Bank

PDSE Buffer Management
Jeffrey A. Berger

Measuring the Paging Subsystem Performance Impact
Philip L. Schilt

Developing an Application Tuning Strategy
Marc Pourciau

MVS Performance Considerations for Application Programmers
Stephen L. Samson

Practical Techniques for Modeling Memory in MVS
Mark B. Friedman

Dynamic Cache Management
Cheryl A. Montgomery

IMS/ESA VER.3 REL.1 Large Buffer Pool Study
William L. Arkins

A Storage Management Tutorial
Carolyn Hanna

Establishing a DASD Plan from a SMS Perspective
William J. Mee

MVS/ESA Implementation Evalutation
Mike Whaley

Predicting Processor Throughput for System-Managed Storage
M.E. Drummond, Jr., S.R. Goodgold

The Anatomy of an I/O Request
William R. Fairchild

The Benefits of the Diagonal Line: Modeling HSM Migration using an Unconventional Approach
Jack E. Brey, Dick Dreke

Magic and Mayhem: CPE Formulas, Equations and Relationships
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Management Reporting

Quality Improvement Process for Information Systems
Morris Polston

Exploring Expert Systems
Bernard Domanski

Measuring Performance With a Live Workload
Geoff Senson

Economic Measures of Transaction Processing Performance
James P. Bouhana

The Capacity Planning Process
Patrica J. Hunter

The Workload Survey
Holly E. K. Verbil, Janet E. Stuelpner

The Application of CPE Techniques to Data Architectures As a Basis
Gerald M. Samchuck

A Performance Evaluation Method for Computation Center Equipment
Armin Roeseler, Jean M. Chinwalla, David M. Northcutt

A Moving Experience: Relocating an Active Datacentre
Leon Loberman

FM & Outsourcing - A Pre-Nuptial Planner
Cheryl Watson

Information Systems Management Survival for the Nineties
John L. Connor

Quality Improvement Process for Performance Management
William Sikora

Management By Cost or Cost Management
Hans Dithmar

An EIS Approach to Capacity Management Information Delivery
Paul Harper, Gerald M. Samchuck

Mainframe Publishing or A Technique for Merging SAS Graphics into Script Documents
James P. Quigley

An Availability Management System (AMS) for the Large Mainframe UNIX (LMU) Environment
Hasan B. Mutlu, David A. Lash, Gary J. Ulrich

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of a Peculiar Data Base System
Waheed Siddiqee

PDSE Buffer Management
Jeffrey A. Berger

Management Reporting, Step-By-Step: Hitting the Nail on the Head Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Leonard D. Lipner

Building an Automation Platform for the 1990's
Geoff Senson

Never Accept the Unacceptable: A Powerful Approach for Correcting
Stephen L. Lieman

Now That I Have All This Network Data What Do I Do
William Roswell

Magic and Mayhem: CPE Formulas, Equations and Relationships
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Statistical Concepts of Capacity Planning
Albert B. Short

Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Capacity Planning
Joan Stone, Willard G. Crichton, Mark G. McKinney

Forecasting Computer Resources Using Business Elements: A Pilot Study
Tim Browning

Mini Computers

Performance Management Strategies - A VAX/VMS Distributed Environment
Ronald Krol

NCR Systems

An Event Tracing Method for UNIX Performance Measurement
Peter L. Haigh

Networks

Managing Data Communication Network Expansion Using Capacity Planning Techniques
Charles K. Davis, Charlene A. Dykman

A Queueing Network Model for Determining Protocol Performance Requirements
David M. Northcutt, Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Does Your Computer Have Cruise Control? Automation in the Computer Room
Jack N. Morrison

Network Availability Management Reporting
Catherine H. Liu

Using Definite Response to Estimate True User Response Time in a Complex SNA Environment
David Konz, Edward Rabinovitch

SNA Network Performance Management Tutorial
Eric D. Ho

VTAM Buffer Pools
Ted Lambert

Performance Study and Capacity Analysis of an Electronic Mail Network Gateway System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

Now That I Have All This Network Data What Do I Do
William Roswell

SNA Virtual Route Performance
Richard Hammond

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

Workstation Benchmark Analysis
H. Liu, G. Friedman

Office Automation

Hybrid Techniques in Benchmarking: A Scalable Approach
Alan Harbitter

Performance Study and Capacity Analysis of an Electronic Mail Network Gateway System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

Operations

Quality Improvement Process for Information Systems
Morris Polston

The Evolution of Storage Administration
James Threlfall

Coping After the Disaster
Lyn Hecker

Running Independent Data Centers from a Single CPU: A Study of the Benefits of Logical Partitioning
Javier Munoz

Does Your Computer Have Cruise Control? Automation in the Computer Room
Jack N. Morrison

Network Availability Management Reporting
Catherine H. Liu

Managing Software Support
Bill Rose

Statistics for Analyses of the Accuracy of System Benchmarks
Edgar A. Ortiz, Alex E. Mericas

Building an Automation Platform for the 1990's
Geoff Senson

Improving the Efficiency of the Storage Management Function for non-SMS Shops
W. D. Lewars

Managing at the Knee of the Curve (The Use of SPC in Managing a Data Center)
Jack Brey, Rick Sironi

Performance Management

BSAM I/O can be faster than QSAM I/O
Evan Jensen

Exploring Expert Systems
Bernard Domanski

Performance Impacts of DB2 Backout Processing
Joel Goldstein

Measuring Printer Activity and Host Resource Consumption
Charles W. Hopf, Thomas E. Bell

Automated Cartridge Systems: "Control Path" Performance
M. (Mitch) Mackrory

Economic Measures of Transaction Processing Performance
James P. Bouhana

Coping with Stress Tests: Managing the Application Benchmark
Gene M. Leganza

A New Method for the Estimation of Capture Ratios
Guy Garon

Modeling the MVS Paging Subsystem
William L. Shelden Jr.

PR/SM in LPAR Mode Performance and Capacity Planning Characteristics
Michael Sheets

DASD Configuration Planning: Three Simple Checks
Bruce McNutt

Expert Systems for Capacity Management
Robert F. Berry, Joseph L. Hellerstein

A Holistic Approach to CPU Measurement With RMF
Cheryl Watson

Capacity Planning During a Major Application Conversion
Joseph L. Babcock

DASD Control Unit Planning and Technology Usage Trends
Joseph B. Major

Improving CADAM and CICS Response Time - The Sequel
Chris Kohlman

Estimating CICS Dispatcher Queueing
H. Lawson Smith Jr.

Use of An SSD For Service Level Improvement
W. D. Lewars

DASD Fast Write Experiences
Fred T. Jezior, Sha-Li Lin

A Performance Evaluation Method for Computation Center Equipment
Armin Roeseler, Jean M. Chinwalla, David M. Northcutt

The Impact of ESA on a Computer System
Ronald Willingham

The CPU - Memory Equation
Joseph B. Major

How to Widen Your Windows Without Major Renovations
Lawrence Jermyn

Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis and MVS/ESA Performance
J. William Mullen

High-Speed Buffering of DASD Data: A Comparison of Storage Control Cache, Expanded Storage, and Hybrid Configurations
Bruce McNutt

SSD is Cheaper than DASD
Roy A. L. Jones

Configuring IBM 3990/3390 using Access Density
A. G. (Dick) Bannister

Understanding and Measuring System Related Overhead CPU
Doug McGregor

I/O Avoidance and the I/O Subsystem
Anthony G. Mungal

I/O Performance Trade-Offs and MVS/ESA Considerations
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

DASD - ASSIST: An Expert System for I/O Subsystem Analysis of Mainframe UNIX Systems
Armin Roeseler, Anthony J. Gaseor

A Simple Method For Combining DASD Volumes Without Losing Performance
David P. Griffith

The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis
Raj Jain

Using DB2's Instrumentation Facility Interface: A Poor Person's Online Monitor
David J. Young

How to Address Performance Issues when Designing a New DB2 Application
Marijane Madigan

Expert System Based Performance Tuning And Automated Performance Monitoring
Hsaio-Hsuan Chu, Carol C. Jones

Using Expert Systems in Computer System Evaluation
Lawrence Y. Ho, Yifong Shih

DASD Performance - The Hidden Variables
David P. Griffith

The Caching Process in the Storage Hierarchy
William T. Gray

Dynamic Cache Management: Can I/O Tuning Be Automated
John G. Aschoff

Performance Evaluation of Small Cached DASD Control Units
Timothy Noonan

Allocating VSAM Buffers to Minimize I/O
Eugene Quinn

An Efficient System Management Methodology
Diane Grafton, Larry Wheeler

The Storage Hierarchy: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Jack P. Gelb

Information Systems Management Survival for the Nineties
John L. Connor

Quality Improvement Process for Performance Management
William Sikora

Mainframe Publishing or A Technique for Merging SAS Graphics into Script Documents
James P. Quigley

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of a Peculiar Data Base System
Waheed Siddiqee

Performance Management Strategies - A VAX/VMS Distributed Environment
Ronald Krol

Data in Memory Application Design
Judith Bank

PDSE Buffer Management
Jeffrey A. Berger

Measuring the Paging Subsystem Performance Impact
Philip L. Schilt

Developing an Application Tuning Strategy
Marc Pourciau

MVS Performance Considerations for Application Programmers
Stephen L. Samson

Does Your Computer Have Cruise Control? Automation in the Computer Room
Jack N. Morrison

Network Availability Management Reporting
Catherine H. Liu

Using Definite Response to Estimate True User Response Time in a Complex SNA Environment
David Konz, Edward Rabinovitch

SNA Network Performance Management Tutorial
Eric D. Ho

Statistics for Analyses of the Accuracy of System Benchmarks
Edgar A. Ortiz, Alex E. Mericas

Management Reporting, Step-By-Step: Hitting the Nail on the Head Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Leonard D. Lipner

Practical Techniques for Modeling Memory in MVS
Mark B. Friedman

VSAM: Guide to Optimization and Design
Eugene S. Hudders

Under the Covers of High Performance Processor Systems
Bill McCormack

VSAM Tuning and Advanced Topics
Michael D. Sachais

Dynamic Cache Management
Cheryl A. Montgomery

IMS/ESA VER.3 REL.1 Large Buffer Pool Study
William L. Arkins

Building an Automation Platform for the 1990's
Geoff Senson

Never Accept the Unacceptable: A Powerful Approach for Correcting
Stephen L. Lieman

A Storage Management Tutorial
Carolyn Hanna

Establishing a DASD Plan from a SMS Perspective
William J. Mee

MVS/ESA Implementation Evalutation
Mike Whaley

Predicting Processor Throughput for System-Managed Storage
M.E. Drummond, Jr., S.R. Goodgold

VTAM Buffer Pools
Ted Lambert

Improving the Efficiency of the Storage Management Function for non-SMS Shops
W. D. Lewars

A Workstation Approach to Hardware Independent Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning
John Thorson

Performance Study and Capacity Analysis of an Electronic Mail Network Gateway System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

How Do You Spell Relief? VM/XA/SP
Jeanne Appelman

Using a Segregation Measure for the Workload Characterization of Multi-Class Queuing Networks
Lawrence W. Dowdy, Alan T. Krantz, Michael R. Leuze

End to End Response Time Design Trade-Offs
Joseph B. Major

Now That I Have All This Network Data What Do I Do
William Roswell

Software Performance Engineering Tutorial
Connie U. Smith

Managing at the Knee of the Curve (The Use of SPC in Managing a Data Center)
Jack Brey, Rick Sironi

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

Workstation Benchmark Analysis
H. Liu, G. Friedman

Effective Utilization of the UNIX Systems
Jong-Seul Lim

An Event Tracing Method for UNIX Performance Measurement
Peter L. Haigh

Determining VAX/VMS Workloads, Their Resource Usage and Service Levels
Subhash C. Agrawal

Personal Computers

Expert System Based Performance Tuning And Automated Performance Monitoring
Hsaio-Hsuan Chu, Carol C. Jones

A Workstation Approach to Hardware Independent Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning
John Thorson

Queueing Models

DASD/CACHE Performance Analysis with Modeling
Thomas Beretvas

Modeling the MVS Paging Subsystem
William L. Shelden Jr.

DASD Control Unit Planning and Technology Usage Trends
Joseph B. Major

Estimating CICS Dispatcher Queueing
H. Lawson Smith Jr.

Citizen Services System Software Performance Evaluation
Lionel Mitchell, David A. Lide

Sizing A Fault Tolerant Computer System
Lionel C. Mitchell

Performance Analysis of a DBMS based Factory Information System
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

Modeling the Memory Management System of a VAX/VMS System for Capacity Planning
Melur K. Raghuraman, Prabuddha Biswas

A Queueing Network Model for Determining Protocol Performance Requirements
David M. Northcutt, Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Using Definite Response to Estimate True User Response Time in a Complex SNA Environment
David Konz, Edward Rabinovitch

How I/O Service Time Distributions Affect Analytical Models
Jeffry A. Schwartz

New Storage Device Evaluations and the 90's
Ben Duhl

Performance Study and Capacity Analysis of an Electronic Mail Network Gateway System
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

How Do You Spell Relief? VM/XA/SP
Jeanne Appelman

Using a Segregation Measure for the Workload Characterization of Multi-Class Queuing Networks
Lawrence W. Dowdy, Alan T. Krantz, Michael R. Leuze

End to End Response Time Design Trade-Offs
Joseph B. Major

Validation of MVA models for Client/Server Systems
Michael K. Molloy

CASE TECHNOLOGY: A New Frontier for Capacity Planning
Philip Batdorf

SNA

Using Definite Response to Estimate True User Response Time in a Complex SNA Environment
David Konz, Edward Rabinovitch

SNA Network Performance Management Tutorial
Eric D. Ho

VTAM Buffer Pools
Ted Lambert

Now That I Have All This Network Data What Do I Do
William Roswell

SNA Virtual Route Performance
Richard Hammond

Simulation Models

Performance Analysis of a DBMS based Factory Information System
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

Using Expert Systems in Computer System Evaluation
Lawrence Y. Ho, Yifong Shih

Performance Evaluation of Small Cached DASD Control Units
Timothy Noonan

Allocating VSAM Buffers to Minimize I/O
Eugene Quinn

Managing Data Communication Network Expansion Using Capacity Planning Techniques
Charles K. Davis, Charlene A. Dykman

New Storage Device Evaluations and the 90's
Ben Duhl

Using Arrays to Improve Simulation Modeling Productivity
C. Steven Lingafelt Sr.

The Anatomy of an I/O Request
William R. Fairchild

The Benefits of the Diagonal Line: Modeling HSM Migration using an Unconventional Approach
Jack E. Brey, Dick Dreke

Using Object-Oriented Design Techniques in Performance Modelling
Kevin F. Smith

CASE TECHNOLOGY: A New Frontier for Capacity Planning
Philip Batdorf

Software Engineering

Planning for Success: Avoiding Disaster in Planning for Large Applications
Ellen M. Friedman

The Application of CPE Techniques to Data Architectures As a Basis
Gerald M. Samchuck

Citizen Services System Software Performance Evaluation
Lionel Mitchell, David A. Lide

Sizing A Fault Tolerant Computer System
Lionel C. Mitchell

How to Address Performance Issues when Designing a New DB2 Application
Marijane Madigan

An EIS Approach to Capacity Management Information Delivery
Paul Harper, Gerald M. Samchuck

Software Engineering: Methods and Management
Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Software Performance Engineering Tutorial
Connie U. Smith

PEDAS: An Expert System for Performance Engineering of Time-Critical Software
Robert T. Goettge

Using Object-Oriented Design Techniques in Performance Modelling
Kevin F. Smith

Statistical Techniques

Measuring Printer Activity and Host Resource Consumption
Charles W. Hopf, Thomas E. Bell

Automated Cartridge Systems: "Control Path" Performance
M. (Mitch) Mackrory

DASD Control Unit Planning and Technology Usage Trends
Joseph B. Major

The Capacity Planning Process
Patrica J. Hunter

A Performance Evaluation Method for Computation Center Equipment
Armin Roeseler, Jean M. Chinwalla, David M. Northcutt

Modeling DASD Performance: A Productive Approach
Philip L. Schilt

Mainframe Publishing or A Technique for Merging SAS Graphics into Script Documents
James P. Quigley

An Availability Management System (AMS) for the Large Mainframe UNIX (LMU) Environment
Hasan B. Mutlu, David A. Lash, Gary J. Ulrich

Statistics for Analyses of the Accuracy of System Benchmarks
Edgar A. Ortiz, Alex E. Mericas

Practical Techniques for Modeling Memory in MVS
Mark B. Friedman

Never Accept the Unacceptable: A Powerful Approach for Correcting
Stephen L. Lieman

End to End Response Time Design Trade-Offs
Joseph B. Major

The Benefits of the Diagonal Line: Modeling HSM Migration using an Unconventional Approach
Jack E. Brey, Dick Dreke

Magic and Mayhem: CPE Formulas, Equations and Relationships
Jerry L. Rosenberg

Managing at the Knee of the Curve (The Use of SPC in Managing a Data Center)
Jack Brey, Rick Sironi

Statistical Concepts of Capacity Planning
Albert B. Short

Effective Utilization of the UNIX Systems
Jong-Seul Lim

The Performance of the Hewlett-Packard 9000/1240
Judson Veazey, Bradley J. Askins

Forecasting Computer Resources Using Business Elements: A Pilot Study
Tim Browning

TSO

Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis and MVS/ESA Performance
J. William Mullen

Teleprocessing

End to End Response Time Design Trade-Offs
Joseph B. Major

Now That I Have All This Network Data What Do I Do
William Roswell

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

UNIX

DASD - ASSIST: An Expert System for I/O Subsystem Analysis of Mainframe UNIX Systems
Armin Roeseler, Anthony J. Gaseor

Performance Analysis of a DBMS based Factory Information System
Brian L. Farrell, G. Ramamurthy

An Availability Management System (AMS) for the Large Mainframe UNIX (LMU) Environment
Hasan B. Mutlu, David A. Lash, Gary J. Ulrich

Workstation Benchmark Analysis
H. Liu, G. Friedman

Validation of MVA models for Client/Server Systems
Michael K. Molloy

Effective Utilization of the UNIX Systems
Jong-Seul Lim

An Event Tracing Method for UNIX Performance Measurement
Peter L. Haigh

The Performance of the Hewlett-Packard 9000/1240
Judson Veazey, Bradley J. Askins

Tracer: A Tool to Trace and Time Procedure Call Graphs
Bradley J. Askins, Christopher G. Butler, David Singleton, H. Reza Taheri

Unisys

Expert System Based Performance Tuning And Automated Performance Monitoring
Hsaio-Hsuan Chu, Carol C. Jones

A Workstation Approach to Hardware Independent Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning
John Thorson

User Productivity

Quality Improvement Process for Information Systems
Morris Polston

Mainframe Publishing or A Technique for Merging SAS Graphics into Script Documents
James P. Quigley

An Availability Management System (AMS) for the Large Mainframe UNIX (LMU) Environment
Hasan B. Mutlu, David A. Lash, Gary J. Ulrich

Software Engineering: Methods and Management
Anneliese von Mayrhauser

Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Capacity Planning
Joan Stone, Willard G. Crichton, Mark G. McKinney

VM

PR/SM in LPAR Mode Performance and Capacity Planning Characteristics
Michael Sheets

Channel Program Tracing in VM/SP 6 and VM/XA SP 2
Gilbert E. Houtekamer, Rob van Hoboken

Fine-Grain Analysis (FGA): A Methodology for Analyzing Intermittent Performance Problems
Robert Berry & Jeffrey Hedglin

VM/XA System Product Work Load Characterization
Barton Robinson, W. Romney White

How Do You Spell Relief? VM/XA/SP
Jeanne Appelman

Workload Characterization

Processor Configuration Effects on DB2 Utility Performance
Mark H. Schoenberg, Paul J. Hrycewicz

Capacity Planning During a Major Application Conversion
Joseph L. Babcock

The Capacity Planning Process
Patrica J. Hunter

Kernel Benchmarking: Friend or Foe
Bill McCormack

A First Approximation Sizing Technique - The I/O Operation as a Metric of CPU Power
William Z. Zahavi

The Workload Survey
Holly E. K. Verbil, Janet E. Stuelpner

The CPU - Memory Equation
Joseph B. Major

Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis and MVS/ESA Performance
J. William Mullen

Workload Characterization Algorithms For DASD Storage Subsystems
H. Pat Artis

Fine-Grain Analysis (FGA): A Methodology for Analyzing Intermittent Performance Problems
Robert Berry & Jeffrey Hedglin

VM/XA System Product Work Load Characterization
Barton Robinson, W. Romney White

On Workload Characterization of Relational Database Environments
Philip S. Yu, Hans-Ulrich Heiss, Sukho Lee, Ming-Syan Chen

Modeling the Memory Management System of a VAX/VMS System for Capacity Planning
Melur K. Raghuraman, Prabuddha Biswas

Performance Evaluation of Small Cached DASD Control Units
Timothy Noonan

Management By Cost or Cost Management
Hans Dithmar

Performance Evaluation and Analysis of a Peculiar Data Base System
Waheed Siddiqee

Developing an Application Tuning Strategy
Marc Pourciau

MVS Performance Considerations for Application Programmers
Stephen L. Samson

Using a Segregation Measure for the Workload Characterization of Multi-Class Queuing Networks
Lawrence W. Dowdy, Alan T. Krantz, Michael R. Leuze

Design Guidelines for Distributed Computing Systems
Matt J. Merges, Robert Benhenni, Salim Hariri, Elias Drakopoulos

Workstation Benchmark Analysis
H. Liu, G. Friedman

Effective Utilization of the UNIX Systems
Jong-Seul Lim

An Event Tracing Method for UNIX Performance Measurement
Peter L. Haigh

Tracer: A Tool to Trace and Time Procedure Call Graphs
Bradley J. Askins, Christopher G. Butler, David Singleton, H. Reza Taheri

Determining VAX/VMS Workloads, Their Resource Usage and Service Levels
Subhash C. Agrawal

CASE TECHNOLOGY: A New Frontier for Capacity Planning
Philip Batdorf

Profiling Capacity Data
Tim Follen

Workload Forecasting

Capacity Planning During a Major Application Conversion
Joseph L. Babcock

Planning for Success: Avoiding Disaster in Planning for Large Applications
Ellen M. Friedman

The Capacity Planning Process
Patrica J. Hunter

A First Approximation Sizing Technique - The I/O Operation as a Metric of CPU Power
William Z. Zahavi

Managing Data Communication Network Expansion Using Capacity Planning Techniques
Charles K. Davis, Charlene A. Dykman

Statistical Concepts of Capacity Planning
Albert B. Short

Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Capacity Planning
Joan Stone, Willard G. Crichton, Mark G. McKinney

Forecasting Computer Resources Using Business Elements: A Pilot Study
Tim Browning

CASE TECHNOLOGY: A New Frontier for Capacity Planning
Philip Batdorf

Profiling Capacity Data
Tim Follen