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Db2 Buffer Pool Tuning: Exploring Key Metrics (Part 1)

Easy accessibility to key Db2 buffer metrics enhances buffer pool tuning analyses so that they can be quickly completed. This video explores key metrics for one buffer pool tuning methodology.

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Db2 Buffer Pool Tuning: Exploring Key Metrics (Part 2)

Easy accessibility to key Db2 buffer metrics simplifies buffer pool tuning analyses, increasing the likelihood they will be periodically revisited using data from new time intervals.

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Is Your Mainframe Being Maintained like a Ford F-150 Lightning or a Model T? | IntelliMagic zAcademy

This webinar covers in detail the modern-day equivalents of yester-year's antique performance tools.

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Key VMware Storage Metrics to Understand for Optimal VM Performance

VMware storage performance is a vital component to the overall performance of your VMware virtual machines. This blog will discuss the key storage performance metrics as well as ways to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks in your environment.

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Is Some Automation Unnecessary Noise or Just Lower Priority Work?

Computers are great at doing what we tell them. They don’t get tired, bored, or complain about the endless work we have them doing. But sometimes automation is running in not so obvious places. Learn some practical guidance for managing those workloads.

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Whitepaper

Dell EMC VMAX All Flash and PowerMax Architecture, Performance Analysis and Best Practices

This whitepaper provides an overview of Dell EMC’s current offerings in the VMAX family, the VMAX All Flash and PowerMax, along with a high-level architectural overview of both storage arrays.

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Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter

Job-level CPU Saving Opportunities in a Software Consumption Environment

Analysts involved in leading CPU reduction efforts will have to focus limited staff resources on the top potential savings opportunities. This article focuses on job-level CPU reduction opportunities.

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Is this z/OS workload change normal? Utilizing z/OS Anomaly Detection

z/OS Anomaly Detection allows analysts to automatically detect workload and application changes, saving them countless hours of manual labor and intensive scrutiny while trying to determine the significance of changes

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How to Make the Best of IBM’s TS7700 Virtual Tape Solution | IntelliMagic zAcademy

Watch this webinar if you’ve ever experienced frustrating performance issues or just want to ensure your TS7700 environment is optimized per best practices.

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Intelligent Performance Analytics for Infinidat InfiniBox

Performance bottlenecks on your Infinidat storage arrays can impact your applications ability to service requests in a timely fashion. It’s important to have the right visibility into your storage systems to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks.

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How to use Processor Cache Optimization to Reduce z Systems Costs

Optimizing processor cache can significantly reduce CPU consumption, and thus z Systems software costs, for your workload on modern z Systems processors.

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Avoid Islands In Your Data Lakes

Executives have been asking for a holistic view of the enterprise applications and infrastructure for years. The result has been a slew of overly complex, hard to maintain, expensive, and siloed IT management solutions.

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