New Year’s Resolutions for z/OS Performance and Capacity People ..... February 18th ..... Sign up has ended. Please see Our Presentations page if you would like to download a copy of the presentation slides

Welcome to the new year! Whether or not you’re one for New Year’s resolutions, it never hurts to periodically re-evaluate how you’re doing things to make sure you’re on track. Since it’s the beginning of the year, maybe now is a good time? In this webinar, Scott Chapman will share a few suggestions that are specific and realistic and may help you improve your z/OS performance and maybe even your career.

How WLM Makes Decisions ..... March 11th ..... Sign up using this link

Here at EPS, we regularly get questions along the lines of:
• How does WLM make decisions?
• What does WLM use to make its decisions?
• How can I tell what decisions WLM is making?
• How can these decisions be influenced by a WLM administrator?
During this webinar, Peter Enrico, an original WLM designer and developer, will discuss each of these questions, and he will provide the inside-scoop necessary to gain a better understanding of WLM. You are sure to not only to learn more about WLM in this webinar, but also how you, as a WLM administrator, can gain both insights and influence over WLM decision making.

What I Learned about VSAM RLS SMF Data ..... March 25th ..... Sign up using this link

VSAM RLS reports were recently added to our z/OS Performance Reporting service (Pivotor) collection. In creating those reports, Nancy DiFilippo encountered some unexpected measurements in the SMF 42 subtypes - Subtypes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. In this webinar, Nancy will share her experiences in processing that data. Walk along with her as she outlines what she discovered and what basic measurements you should consider when slogging through the reems of statistics that are provided.

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z/OS Performance Spotlight: Some Top Things You May Not Know ..... April 2nd ..... Sign up will be posted soon, please check back later

During this webinar, Peter Enrico and Scott Chapman will discuss a variety of z/OS performance measurement, analysis, and tuning techniques that may not be commonly known or are not often discussed. The key objective of this presentation is to provide the attendee with information they can bring back to their shop and conduct some analysis or tuning exercises. A secondary objective of this session is to help the attendee learn more about the z/OS environment and how things work. This session is sure to be highly educational!

The following webinar is presented in conjunction with SHARE

Building a Strong Foundation When You’re New to z/OS Performance ..... April 15th ..... Sign up using this link

Over the years, we’ve tried to accumulate new topics to feature in our webinars by asking our attendees what they want to see. Looking back at the ideas we’ve received, there were many that mentioned something about either being new to the mainframe/z/OS performance or an interest in mentoring and training new staff. Overall, most respondents were looking for some general advice. In this session, Scott Chapman and Peter Enrico will share some of their ideas for how they’d recommend beginners learn about their environment, grow their skills, improve the z/OS systems under their care, and ultimately enhance their careers.

Wait…Do we need to re-evaluate our WLM Goals? ..... May 6th ..... Sign up using this link

Re-evaluating your WLM service definition is generally said to be something that should be done periodically and after changes to the environment. But really, why? We regularly see service definitions that haven’t changed in years. Presumably, their systems haven’t devolved into a chaotic mess that has put the company out of business, so are we sure we care? Actually, there are some good reasons why you need to periodically re-evaluate your goals. In this webinar, Scott Chapman will explain his reasoning and high-level process for re-evaluating a WLM service definition and why yes, many systems could stand to benefit from a refreshed and optimized WLM policy.

The following webinar is presented in conjunction with SHARE

z15 to z16 to z17 – What has changed? ..... May 20th ..... Sign up using this link

Many customers will only upgrade their mainframe machines every other generation. This can make it easier to miss changes that happened in the interim generation. In this webinar, Scott Chapman will discuss the differences and new capabilities for both the z16 and z17, relative to the z15. Some brief discussion of prior generations may occur as well. If you’re considering a machine upgrade to the current z17 generation, then this webinar will be a good overview of some of the new features and capabilities that upgrade might afford you.

The following webinar is presented in conjunction with Enterprise Systems Media

Evaluating Latent Demand in the Mainframe Environment ..... June 17th ..... Sign up will be posted soon, please check back later

In the world of computers, you can think of latent demand as the demand for resources that cannot be met due to constraints. Workloads want to use the resources and have demand for those resources, but the environment does not have the ability to satisfy the demand. During this presentation, Peter Enrico will discuss the measurement and evaluation of latent demand in the mainframe environment. So, if you have a system that is being capped, weight enforced, or if your processor is just out of capacity, you will want to attend this session.