CMG Conference 1985 Papers Proceedings

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A Basic Approach To A Capacity Planning Methodology  J. Howe

A Capacity Planning Expert System for IBM System/38 – Gary J. Stroebel, Randy D. Baxter, Michael J. Denney

A Decision Process for Hardware Monitors – R. Nichols

A Large Unix Application Sizing Methodology – Li-Jin W. Chung

A Mathematical Approach to the Management of Service Requirements – Robert A. Orchard

A Methodology for Modeling M204 On-Line Existing Workloads Using BEST/1 and MICS MVS Model Generator – Win-Yeu Winnie Chen

A Model of a Swapping System Under Disk Saturation – Samuel T. Chanson, Barry J. Brachman

A Performance Management Handbook: Documenting the Process – Robert J. Creedon

A Performance Model of a Fault-Tolerant Distributed System for Evaluating Reliability Mechanisms – Annette S. Palmer, James C. Browne, Jonathan M. Silverman, Anand R. Tripathi, Rajkumar Velpuri

A Performance Study of Multiprocessor Scheduling Algorithms on a VAX 11/782 – Kathy Morse, Robert E. Kinicki

A Second Look At Recruiting CPE Professionals – Marilyn T. Kanas

A Second Look at Subsecond Response Time – Kenneth E. Levy

A Taxonomy of Reasoning Strategies for Expert Systems – Miriam R. Tausner

A Timing Estimation Method for Large System Software Development – Godwin, W. Suhler

An Analytical Approach to Terminal Configuration Engineering – Sundar Das, B. D. Jensen

An Automated Approach to IMS Screen Performance Reviews – Richard Hammond

An Economical Approach to System Stimulation – R. Strauss

An Expert System for Terminal Fault Diagnosis – M. Taylor, P. R. P. Ingram

An Introduction to I/O Configuration Redesign – Kenneth E. Levy

Analysis of Device Level Select in IBM 3380 Disks – Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

Analytic Model of a PABX Based Data Network – Ajit P. Narayan

Analytic Representations of MVS I/O Subsystems – Sue Felix

Artificial Intelligence: Building the Perfect Beast – Frank J. Ingrassia

Becoming a Manager: The Transition from Technician to Manager – James A. Stanton

Bridging the Management – DP Gap – Barbara C. Bowie

Building Workload Profiles to Estimate Practical CPU Power – Robert Clements, Ken W. Kolence

Capacity Management: A Multi-Relational Process – Tachen Leo Lo

Capacity Planning – A True Political Science – J. Sanders

Capacity Planning for Applications Still Under Development – Glen Becker

Capacity Planning in an ACP/TPF Message Switching Environment – Ronald T. Welf

Capacity Planning Using Queueing Network Models – A Tutorial  – Edward D. Lazowska

Capacity Planning: A Strategic Planning Process – William Mullen

Capacity Planning: Basic Elements for the Process – William Mullen

Capacity Prediction for Unix Systems – Kasumu O. Salawu

Climbing the Corporate DP Ladder – Frank J. Ingrassia

Commercial Workload Demand Forecasting and Management Reporting at American Airlines – W. (Bill) Miller

Comparing Polled and Packet-Switched Performance Using ANSI Standard Techniques – Howard C. Berkowitz, Mamie Y. Liu

Comparison of Modeling Methods for a Large IMS System – Elaine L. Settles

Complex Network Management – David Kimball

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

Computer Usability Testing: Some Basic Considerations – H. Spencer

Computing End User Response Time in a Production CICS Network – George R. Paterson

DASD Management and Tuning Issues – Catherine H. Liu, Roger P. Kovach

DASD Performance Analysis Using Modeling – Thomas Beretvas

Data Processing Financial Planning – Anthony M. Abowd

Decision Support for Managers Built on Knowledge-Based Systems: A Future Trend in Information Systems – Herman P. Hoplin

Design and Performance Analysis of a Distributed Simulation Scheme – Devendra Kumar

Designing and Using Chargeback Systems: A Tutorial – William Hoffman, William L. Fuerst

Developing Effective Service Level Agreements – John W. Propst

Disk Capacity Assessment Program Planning of the DASD Resource – Bill Lulofs

Distributed Concurrency Control Analysis for Data Sharing – Philip S. Yu, Daniel M. Dias, John T. Robinson, Balakrishna R. Iyer, Douglas W. Cornell

Effective Management Reporting: How to Optimally Present Results to Management – Jerry L. Rosenberg

Effective Service Level Reporting – Sidney Finehirsh

Elements of Practical Performance Modeling – Edward A. MacNair, Charles H. Sauer

ESP: An Expert System for Computer Performance Management – Andrew P. Levine

Establishing Performance & Capacity Planning in a Conversion Environment – Lauren M. Greene, James J. Simon

Executive Views and Expectations of Capacity Planning – James A. Stanton

Experience with Tools for Software Performance Engineering – Connie U. Smith

Getting Good Performance from a PC – Lewis Bastian

How to Assess the Results of your CPU Benchmark – Geoff Senson

How to Control Benchmarks of Large Systems – Martin G. Kienzle

How to Get Better Response from a Highly Modular Application. or What Do You Do When Structured Techniques Invade an IMS Shop – Henry Steinhauer

HSS: A Tool for Evaluating the Performance of Office Systems – Richard L. Gimarc, K. Mani Chandy

Implementing Expert System Technology into the Field of Computer Performance Evaluation – Joann M. Ostrowski, John L. Webb, Thomas A. Hilton

IMS Modeling – James T. Cheeseman

IMS Response Time Improvements Using the 3880-D13 Cached Control Unit – Timothy S. Beach, John M. Cianci

IMS Workload Characterization: What Comes After Clustering – Bernard Domanski

Interactive VM Benchmarks with a Simple Driver System – Steven R. Dodge, Lester Kooyman

Introduction to Information System Modeling – Arnold O. Allen

Introduction to RACF for the Performance Analyst – Daniel J. Squillace

Large Systems Performance Evaluation Studies in TSO Environments – Bernard A. Lichtig

Management Control of Management Information Systems – Dennis C. Wenk

Management of Online Storage in a Multi-Processor Environment – Rich Olcott

Management Reporting Facility Using A Personal Computer – Gewurtz

Management Reporting from a Performance Data Base – Carole Arruda Reed

Managing DASD Growth – James A. Sannerud, Raffael J. Guidone

Managing DP Hardware: Capacity Planning, Cost Justification, Availability, and Energy Management (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983) – James W. Cortada

Measuring and Modeling MVS Under VM – Ethan D. Bolker

Minicomputer Performance Analysis Problems and Techniques – Thomas E. Bell, T. M. Thorley

Modelling the Performance of New Online Systems – Frank J. Ingrassia

Multiple Concurrent Sessions for a Single User – Brian Day

MVS Performance and Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) Data Analysis – William Mullen

Network Simplification: A Prudent Approach for Managing Distributed Communication Networks – Tachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng

On the Traffic Performance Evaluation of Processor Systems by Stochastic Petri Nets – Josef Giglmayr

Optimizations for a Complex Network Simulation – Michael A. Salsburg

Overview of I/O Architecture in the IBM 308X/3090 – Jeffrey P. Buzen, Annie W. Shum

Panel Discussion on Chargeback Issues – Henry Steinhauer

PCC Information Center – A Unique Approach to Managing the Impact of Micro to Mainframe Interface – Susan P. Nicholson, Grace M. Bardine, Frances D. Mendelsohn

Performance Evaluation of Microcomputers with Emphasis on the IBM PC/AT – Wayne E. Bell, Thomas E. Bell

Performance Improvements for IS Transport – Richard Colella, Robert Aronoff, Kevin Mills

Preliminary Analysis of Page Reference Strings of an Interactive System – Juan A. Garay, Martin G. Kienzle, William H. Tetzlaff

Principles of SNA Performance Management – Thomas W. McDonald

Programming Expert Systems in OPS5 – An Introduction to Rule-Based Programming(1) – Nancy Martin

Projecting CPU Capacity Requirements – A Simple Approach – Kaison Yen

Prototyping Experimental Paging Algorithms – William H. Tetzlaff, Gerald A. Spivak, William M. Buco, Thomas Beretvas, Jerry Greenberg, David R. Patterson

Quantitative System Performance – Edward D. Lazowska, John Zahorjan, G. Scott Graham, Kenneth C. Sevcik

Requirements for the Futures of Data Storage Management – Robert D. Levy

Response Time Components in Distributed Networks – Howard C. Berkowitz, Walter E. Palmer, Eugene L. Furtman

Simulation of an International Standard Transport Protocol – Kevin Mills, Marnie Wheatley, Richard Colella

SMF Data Integrity and Archival – Jason G. Shane

Software Analysis Tools: A Method for Developing Performance Model Inputs – Jeffrey L. Franklin, Phillip Q. Hwang, Arthur Wrenn, Teresa Park

Solid State Device Considerations – Fred Moore

Some Metrics for Assessing the Degree of “Fit” of Software to its Host Computer – John E. Gaffney Jr.

Some Parameters to Evaulate Performance and Capacity on Burroughs B5000/B6000/B7000 Mainframe Computers – Hulan E. Jack Jr.

Survey of Network Performance Evaluation and Prediction Tools – Margaret E. Berry

System Dynamics and the Paging I/O Approach – James S. DeArmon

System Performance Management and Capacity Planning – Robert A. Orchard, Bernard Domanski, John P. Pilch

Systems Network Architecture – Paula T. Guttman

The Accuracy of Time Sharing Option Performance Measurements – Salisbury, J. Majikes

The Five Stages of Capacity Planning – Pat Artis

The Impact of 2-to-1 Volume Folding on Seek Time: A Comparison of Five Cases – Bruce McNutt

The Integration oF CPE Consultants into the Workplace – Roberta S. Terkowitz

The Management of Expert System Development – Nancy Martin

The MIS Executive – James C. Wetherbe

The Productivity Center: An Attempt to Merge End User Computing With Traditional Software Development – Ralph S. Terkowitz

The Role of Personal Computers in a Large System Benchmark – Bernard Domanski

The Subject was Training…. Training in the Computer Performance Evaluation Arena – Reinetta Van Eendenburg

The Use of Analytic Modeling to Compare Various I/O Configurations – William T. Gray

Tools to Analyze Minicomputer Performance – Thomas E. Bell, T. M. Thorley

Use of Data Center Management Reviews to Improve Data Processing Efficiency – Dave Richards

Using Expert System Technology to Evaluate System Resource Planning Alternatives: A Management Perspective – Ann T. Maeda, Linda A. Aho

Using Expert Systems for Analyzing RMF Data – Pat Artis

Validation Tips for Analytic Models of MVS Systems – Roger D. Stoesz

Views on Professionalism – Mario M. Morino

Why Performance Analysts and Capacity Planners Should be Involved in Data Center Moves – James E. Dalton, Kenneth E. Levy

Why Shouldn’t the People Who Asked You to Dinner Pay Their Own Tab – Joseph E. Trevaskis

XA Migration: Predicting the Performance Impact Using Analytic Models – Ellen M. Friedman, Jerry L. Rosenberg, Deborah A. Sheetz

YSCOPE: A Shell for Building Expert Systems for Solving Computer-Performance Problems – Joseph L. Hellerstein, Hugo M. Van Woerkom