CMG1983 Papers


Advanced Tutorial Program

Aspects of DASD Performance
Alexandre Brandwajn

Capacity Management - An Overview and Description
Stephen L. Horne

Effective Use of Cached DASD in a Data Base/Data Communication Environment
Kirby G. Dahman, George L. Grossman

Graphical Tools for Software System Performance Engineering
James C. Browne, Doug Neuse

Introduction to Computer Service Selection Methods
Anneliese von Mayrhauser, Dennis E. Witte

Introduction to Tuning Batch Applications
William Jouris

Leasing Concepts
F. William Hoffman

Modeling IBM SNA Networks
Jeffrey P. Buzen, Subhash C. Agrawal, Ashok K. Thareja

Modeling of Computer Systems
Arnold O. Allen

Modelling the Memory Impact of TSO and Batch Growth
Glen Becker

Page/Swap Configurations
Thomas Beretvas

Performance Prediction and Validation of Interacting Multiple Subsystems in Skew-Loaded Cached DASD
Prakash S. Mankekar, Charles A. Milligan

The Cone Theory as Applied to Computer Workload Forecasting
F. M. Luistro

Introductory Tutorial Progam

Approaches to Estimating and Controlling Software Costs
John E. Gaffney Jr.

Capacity Planning for Management
Arnold O. Allen

Capacity Planning: The Management Problem
Sidney Finehirsh

Concepts for Improved Data Set Organization
William R. Fairchild

How Job Classes and Intiators Structures Work
H. Pat Artis

Introduction to Performance Management
Phillip C. Howard

Multiple Regression Analysis Using SAS
Jerry L. Hintze

System Performance Management and Capacity Planning
Bernard Domanski

Workload Characterization of IMS Using Cluster Analysis
B. K. Lee

Management Program

A New Cost Analysis Approach for Information Systems
David R. Vincent

A User's View of Computer Performance Evaluation
Herman P. Hoplin

An Integrated Approach to Computer Facility Management
Shirley I. Linde

Automating Configuration Management
Enrique G. DeJesus, Craig J. Riesberg

Capacity Management for SNA Networks - A Management Perspective
Charles Zaiontz

Capacity Management of End User Processing
Ronald D. Emrick

Capacity Planning for Information Centers - A Management Perspective
Leonard D. Lipner

Computer Performance Management Information System
Daniel L. Sumner

DASD Growth Management
Roberta S. Terkowitz

Data Processing: A Corporate Asset or Liability
George J. Febish

Final Report on The "MVS Performance Management and Capacity Planning Survey"
John F. Thomas

Formal Capacity Plans at Kemper Group
Mary Ann Paoli, Henry Steinhauer

How Simple can a Cost Allocation System be
Daniel A. Sutton

Inspiring User Confidence
Ralph S. Terkowitz

Managing the Revolution Putting Micro Computers into Perspective
Martin J. Michel

Measurement, Modeling, and Interaction: Keys to Successful Performance Management
Thomas L. Dresser

Organizational System Dependency Analysis (OSDA) and the Development of Information/Business Models
Paul R. Robichaux, Carol B. Kaplan

Practical Capacity Planning at the Automobile Club of Southern California
Jason G. Shane

Service Level Management
David A. Heim

The Compleat Capacity Planner
Leilani E. Allen, Carol B. Kaplan

The Role of User Support in Performance Evaluation
Gregory W. Hislop

VM Capacity Planning: A Management Perspective
Jan Persson

Workload Analysis and Forecasting: A Case Study at BKB Corporation
Vince Niedzielski, W. J. Cecchi

New Book Program

Aspects of Distributed Computing Systems
Harold Lorin

Capacity Planning (Systems Design) in a Complex Environment
Tore A. Hoie

Computer Capacity: A Production Control Approach
Melvin J. Strauss

Computer Operations Training: A Strategy for Change
Peter E. Berkeley

Computer Performance Modeling Handbook
Stephen S. Lavenberg

Computer Science and Applied Probability (abstract)
Kishor S. Trivedi

Management through Measurement - An Approach to the Information Era
Karna Thulin

Performance Control in Operations
Tore A. Hoie

Performance Engineering of Software Systems: A Design-Based Approach
Connie U. Smith, James C. Browne

Probability, Statistics and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications
Arnold O. Allen

Quantitative System Performance Computer System Analysis Using Queueing Network Models
Edward D. Lazowska, John Zahorjan, G. Scott Graham, Kenneth C. Sevcik

Systems Analysis and Design a Structured Approach
William S. Davis

Technical Program

A Performance Evaluation Case Study of the TDRSS Network Control Center
T. G. Cleaver, G. J. Crush, J. G. Darnley, A. M. Long, R. D. Shelton

A Tool for Capacity and Configuration Analysis on Large Scale Interactive Systems
James R. Bowerman

Calculating Head of String Utilizations in a Shared DASD Environment
H. Pat Artis

Capacity Planning for Multiprocessor and Multicomputer Systems
Jerome W. Blaylock

CRAY-1 Instruction Analysis: A Comparison of Two Methods
Joanne L. Martin, Tony Warnock

DASD Access Patterns
Mark B. Friedman

Data Communication Network Design and Performance Analysis: Methods and Applications
Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

Decision Rules for Forecast Tracking and Control: Living with your Forecast as Time Goes by
Terry L. Applegate

Global Enqueue Management and Shared DASD Subsystem Performance
David G. Halbig

Impact of Network Parameters on the Performance of Single Domain SNA Networks
Ashok K. Thareja, Subhash C. Agrawal, Jeffrey P. Buzen, D. E. Hall, Robert W. McNitt, E. B. Petrovich, C. Zaiontz

Implementing an Analytic Model for CICS Systems
Sue Felix, H. Pat Artis

Is There Life After Benchmarking
Robert M. Jackson

LAN: Hub for Distributed System Performance Management and Control
Mitchell G. Spiegel

Menu-Driven Preprocessing: A Solution to Large GPSS Programs
Steven Halladay

Monitoring the Performance and Capacity of the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System
Lee Copeland

Nomograms for Computer System Sizing
Larry E. Watson

Performance Characteristics of Batch Workloads Executing on Multiprogrammed Computer Systems
Alexander Thomasian, Paul F. Bay

Performance Evaluation of a Data General MV8000 in an Educational Environment
Robert E. Kinicki, Manus O'Donnell, Scott Bishop, Roger Sacilotto

Performance Management Toolset Consideration for different Environments
Anneliese von Mayrhauser, Sam L. Biardo

Performance Measurement of a Commercial Database Machine
M. Tsuchiya

Specifying Performance Requirements for a Degradable System - the Case of an Unmanned Weather Station
John E. Gaffney Jr., Richard R. Reynolds

Telecommunications Monitors and Queue Measurement
Walter P. Kraslawsky

The Bard Model of Computer Performance
Franklin Kemp, Edgar Tacker

The Measurement of End User Response Time
Brian Day

TUFF: A Capacity Planning System That Thinks for Itself
William L. Pirkle, Jean Tyan, Tom Liu

Workload Characterization for Subsystems; A Case Study for CICS/VS
Ellen M. Friedman