NCCMG
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COMPUTER MEASUREMENT GROUP
May 4, 2004
Compuware Corporation
1300 Clay Street, Suite 700
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 510-251-8900
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 ZEN and the Art of Application Performance Management
Speaker: TBD, Compuware Corporation
Application performance management is just as important, if not more so, than systems performance management. APM is a distinct and vital area of concern to IT organizations. This paper will present a roadmap to help such organizations move through an application performance maturity model that moves from chaos to kaizen, providing hints and tips at each stage of
10:45 – 11:45 Where Is My RMF?
Speaker: Ned A. Diehl, The Information Systems Manager, Inc. (ISM)
z/VM, an operating system many z/OS system programmers believed would be replaced by PR/SM, is now making a comeback based on its almost infinite ability to host Linux guests. With IBM’s new zSeries 990, data centers can now run 1000’s of Linux images within a single z990. Well-established z/OS strongholds will likely need to lower their drawbridges and welcome z/VM as a partner in reducing the vast complexity caused by 1000’s of independent rack mounted Intel based Linux systems. But what should I expect? How do I measure this? How do I deal with virtual devices? Where is my RMF & SMF data?
11:45 - 12:45 NCCMG Business Meeting ** Lunch **
12:45 - 1:45 NAS Update
Speaker: Randy Kerns, The Evaluator Group
This session will review the fundamentals for NAS including explanation of how NAS provides remote file serving, the characteristics of NAS, the performance issues that are inherent, and the differing architectures in use. The current stat of NAS management and the trends for management will be discussed. Finally, the current status and futures of NAS will be explored from the standpoint of what customers can expect.
Please pre-register by contacting Keith McAndrew at 916-286-5929 or Keith_McAndrew@StorageTek.com by Friday April 30, 2004. Registration is $25.00 paid at the door.
Report from the February, 2004 meeting:
Speakers: Michael Swanson, Jozo Dujmovic, Denise Kalm and Ted Oatway
Call for speakers in 2004. If you are interested in speaking, call Cathy Nolan at (925) 675-5308 or (925) 890-8390.
If you have not attended a meeting within the last two years, you will be deleted from the mailing list. To remain on the mailing list, either attend one meeting or email cathy.nolan@bankofamerica.com by November 2, 2004.
Reminders! 2004 REGIONAL NCCMG MEETINGS:
February 3
May 4
August 3
November 2