How Much Flash Do I Need Part 2: Proving the Configuration
Modeling how current and future workloads will handle your storage configuration is especially useful before making a costly Flash purchase.
Smarter Analytics for Mainframe IT Operations
Discover how to transform unpredictable outages into predictable ones by creating Availability Intelligence out of the RMF and SMF data using artificial intelligence techniques.
How Much Flash Do I Need? Part 1
Flash has many benefits, but it's still costly. This blog demonstrates how it is possible to determine how much Flash is important to add, and how much would be a wasted spend.
How to use the Application Groups in IntelliMagic Vision
IntelliMagic Vision comes with a rich default set to recognize major applications and consumers like DB2, IMS, CICS, MQ and VSAM RLS, and provides insight in what keeps your mainframe busy.
Modernize RMF/SMF Analysis for Superior z/OS Storage Infrastructure Management
Create new insights into current and upcoming problems with disk, replication, and virtual tape storage.
Intelligent Storage Capacity Management
An introduction to managing storage capacity in enterprise bloc-level storage environments. Learn about key activities in the area of performance capacity planning.
Modernize z/OS Application Infrastructure Operations Analysis with RMF/SMF
This webinar covers how Artificial Intelligence techniques are used to dynamically generate intelligence from data and realize its true value.
Managing z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) in a Single View
Brief introduction to IntelliMagic Vision reporting for WLM (Workload Manager), displaying key WLM metrics including performance index (PI), velocity, response time, etc.
Storage Performance Analysis for an IBM DS8000
This white paper discusses the I/O path for the IBM DS8000 series storage systems and offers tips for recognizing and understanding performance issues.
Storage Performance Analysis for an IBM Storwize V7000
Examine several of the key metrics for the IBM Storwize V7000 storage system to see how IntelliMagic Vision easily identifies imbalances and service level exceptions.
Get the Most Out of Dell EMC PAV Optimizer
Learn how to select the best candidates for Dell EMC PAV Optimizer, allowing you to implement it in phases, starting with the I/O operations with highest performance potential.
z/OS Real and Virtual Storage Management
This white paper provides an explanation of the real, virtual, and auxiliary storage architecture used by the z/OS operating system, the associated metrics by SMF, and their meaning.