STLCMG - Meetings: October 2007

The ST Louis Computer Measurement Group (STL-CMG) is reforming!

Please join us for the first meeting, which will take place on Tuesday
October 23rd from 9:00am to 3:00pm. We have an exciting and full agenda
for our first meeting including two full presentations by nationally
recognized speakers and two short sessions by local members.

In the morning session, Ivan Gelb will explain Mining Gold from the RMF Data
Mountain. For the afternoon session, Jaqui Lynch will present Planning for
Virtualization on IBM System P. Two volunteers will also present a
'Show-and-Tell' of the Capacity and Performance practices at their
companies.

Mining Gold from the RMF Data Mountain.
This session includes presentation of the essential RMF reports for
performance management and capacity planning activities. For maximum
effectiveness on the job, attendees will learn (a) important considerations
for parameters affecting the data collection, (b) the minimum set of reports
required to support particular IT system management (ITSM) activities, (c)
what are the important fields on the key reports, and (d) how to avoid some
potential pitfalls. Samples of the most important and useful reports will be
presented. The emphasis will be on quick techniques that help us "mine" the
wealth of information collected by RMF. Attendees are encouraged to bring
their own RMF data based reports in text file format for support of specific
questions.

Planning for Virtualization on IBM System P
This presentation covers what virtualization means in the IBM system P
world and some of the things one needs to think about when planning for
a virtualized environment. Issues around server consolidation using
Virtualization and traps for young players will also be addressed.

Show and Tell
AG Edwards Distributed Systems Capacity Planning
Edward Jones Mainframe Capacity Planning

Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday October 23rd
Time: 9am to 3pm
Cost: FREE! This first meeting is complimentary

Location:
Metlife St Louis Campus
13045 Tesson Ferry Rd
St Louis, MO 63128

RSVP to ben.geolat@agedwards.com

Lunch sponsored by

Ivan Gelb, President of Gelb Information Systems Corp., is a recognized
expert in the fields of performance management and capacity planning for
IBM zSeries, UNIX, and WinTel environments. His technical background
includes (a) determination of hardware and software requirements for
high-performance and high-availability systems; (b) effectiveness
evaluations and optimization of computer systems performance; (c) data
base and data communications systems design, implementation, and
performance improvements; and (d) capacity requirements forecasting and
development of proprietary analysis techniques and software packages. Mr.
Gelb is the current President of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG).

Jaqui Lynch, an architect and systems engineer focusing on System P and
Linux at Mainline Information Systems, has worked in the IS industry for
more than 28 years. She's been responsible for a wide variety of projects
and OSs across multiple vendor platforms, including mainframes, UNIX
systems, midrange systems and personal workstations.

Agenda for Tuesday October 23, 2007

8:45 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 - 10:00 Show & Tell #1 (Distributed focus)
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:45 Mining Gold from the RMF data mountain - Ivan Gelb
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch provided by Mainline
12:45 - 2:15 Planning for Virtualization on IBM System P - Jaqui Lynch
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:00 Show & Tell #2 (Mainframe focus)
3:00 - 3:15 Closing / Brainstorm on future topics