Canadian Computer Measurement Group

CMG Canada was formed in 1985 by: Gabe Gewurtz, Bill Gray, Harry Zimmer, Tony Mungal, Mick Devereau, Geoff Senson, and Mike Osborn.
The Computer Measurement Group evolved out of the need to provide an exchange forum for ideas and methodologies amongst data processing professionals in an unbiased, non-vendor setting. From the formation of the first CMG group in 1975 in the United States, it's dedication to providing education, networking, leadership opportunities, and reliable technical information has been exemplary.

CMG Focus

The focus of CMG has evolved over the years to reflect the changing trends and climate of this dynamic IS industry. Today the focus is on providing information on at least the following:

  • traditional mainframe computer systems (Enterprise Systems)
  • Open Systems
  • emerging technologies
  • networks
  • I/O subsystems
  • performance methodologies
  • capacity planning methodologies
  • management skills and career enrichment

 

Just a reminder that it is time to pay for memberships. 

View or Print the Membership form for this year:

            Membership_12'13.docx  or  Membership_12'13.pdf

A CMG Canada membership is from September to August. 

 

CMG Canada meeting dates for Sep 2012 through Aug 2013:

 

October 16, 2012

February 19, 2013 (cancelled  possibility of rescheduling to later date stay “tuned”) 

April 16 & 17, 2013     Welcome letter for April 16/17, 2013

 

 

April 16/17, 2013

       Final agenda  agendaApr16172013.doc    agendaApr16172013.pdf

 

DAY 1: Tuesday April 16th 2013    Sponsored by Compuware

8:30 AM            Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM            Conference Opening Remarks

                                                Anthony G. Mungal – President, CMG Canada

9:05 AM                        On the Applicability of Subsystem Auto-Tiering on the High Performance Database Environments and Other I/O.

                                                Anthony G. Mungal – Senior Consultant    

10:20 AM          Coffee

10:35 AM                      APM In The Cloud - Are You Ready?           PPT

                                                Michael Taylor – Compuware

11:45 AM                      Compuware Product Session

12:15 PM          Lunch ( at C’est What dining room - courtesy of Compuware!)

1:30 PM                        CMG’11 MULLEN AWARD WINNER – TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE & PRESENTATION

                                    Performance Defects             Paper       presentation

                                                Erik Ostermueller – FIS Global     

2:30 PM                        High Frequency Trading             link to video of presentation

                                                James Arlen -  Leviathan Security Group

3:30 PM            Coffee

3:45 PM                        Don's Diatribe XV                   PDF

                                                Don Melton – Vatic Technologies

4:45 PM            Adjourn & Members Reception

 

DAY 2: Wednesday April 17th 2013    Sponsored by Softwareonz

8:30 AM            Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM            Welcome Remarks

                                                Anthony G. Mungal – President, CMG Canada

9:05 AM                        BuzzFibreChannel – to 16G and Beyond             pdf

                                                David J Lytle - Brocade

10:15 AM                      CMG’11 MULLEN AWARD WINNER – TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE & PRESENTATION

                                    The Penguins Have Landed – Getting Started With Linux On System z

                                                Mike Giglio – Shelter Insurance

11:15 AM          Coffee

11:30 AM                      Manage Your IBM Sub Capacity Pricing – Are You STILL Paying Too Much?

                                                Brian Hoare – Softwareonz

12:30 PM          Lunch (on your own)

1:30 PM                        Technical Discussion On “In Memory Tables”

                                                Anton Niemand – Data Kinetics

2:45 PM                        Product Presentation:  Auto Soft Capping (ASC) – What is your Sub Capacity Pricing strategy?

                                                Brian Hoare – Softwareonz           PPT

3:45 PM                        Computing Platforms

                                                Jonathan Gladstone – BMO Financial Group      PDF

4:45 PM            Adjourn

Please e-mail carl.kyonka@enbridge.com for more information about the meeting agendas. 

 

Past  meetings and presentations

 

 

Presentation Policy at CMG Canada is consistent with CMG International. See policy here

Exceptions may be granted if sponsorship of the day is provided by speaker or speakers company,  see sponsorship letter link below

Sponsorship letter

 

 

Membership

 

View or Print the Membership form for this year – Membership_12'13.DOC  or  Membership_12'13.pdf

A CMG Canada membership is from September to August. 

 

Membership Benefits

CMG Canada provides three seminars per year (usually Oct, Feb, April) as follows:

October – half day or full day seminar.

February – half day or full day seminar.

April – 2 full days featuring 9 -10 speakers total.   

The cost is $100 Canadian for an individual membership.

 

 

 

CMG'13 will be held November 5-7, 2013  in La Jolla, California

at the Hyatt Regency Hotel La Jolla.

If you can not attend the conference, then consider a CMG membership. 

 

CMG International Home Page / Information about Other CMG Groups

 

 

Contact the CMG Canada President and Directors

 

Other Meetings and Affiliations:

(for CMG and other organizations with reciprocal notification)

COUG (Central Ontario Users Group) – for users of z/OS, UNIX and Linux on enterprise servers.  E-mail: Michael Hurley or Dennis Chitussi for information. 

NaSPA Ontario (Network and Systems Professionals Association).  See http://www.cartagena.com/naspa/contents.html 

TASS (Toronto Area SAS Society).  See www.torsas.org

CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society).  See www.cipstoronto.ca

Canadian Software Asset Management Users' Group.  See http://www.tam-inc.com/canadiansoftware.htm

FSP (Federation of Security Professionals).  See www.intiss.com\fsp

 

 

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Site updated on March 27, 2013.