Presentations from the OHVCMG Regional Meeting:

Jerry Rosenberg, NT Performance Monitoring
NT systems (including Windows 2000) are emerging as production platforms in many enterprises. As production systems, they required the same level of care and nurturing as any other production environment. This tutorial will outline a process to monitor the available metrics regularly to proactively identify and avoid impending bottlenecks.

Ed Woods, DB2: A Critical Component In Websphere and e-Business
Websphere is rapidly gaining momentum in many shops as a platform for e-Business and application development. DB2 is an integral component of the Websphere infrastructure. This presentation will examine the role of DB2 in a typical Websphere implementation.

Tim Follen, How Do You Spell MIPS?
This paper will discuss issues around using MIPS as a reporting metric. A brief history and listing of issues will be presented. A technique for applying a MIPS rating for mainframe processors will be documented along with uses and reporting suggestions.

Monte Bauman, The Modern Mainframe
What does the modern mainframe hardware platform look and behave like?
The Modern Mainframe Software Platform:
    What software platforms does the modern mainframe support?
The Modern Mainframe Enterprise Application Portfolio:
    What applications are running on modern mainframes