Sub-capacity Pricing and Capping 101

Sub-capacity Pricing and Capping 101

Soft capping, using IBM’s Defined Capacity (DC) or Group Capacity (GC) options, is an effective method to help control software costs.  An even more effective method is to automate the limits of these caps based on application consumption and budgetary requirements. ...

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Capping is Good.

Capping is Good.

Or, Capping is no longer a bad word Okay, yes it is - nobody in their right mind is going to cap their business-critical workloads.  Yes you want to save on operational spend - in fact you need to - but not at the expense of completing business-critical workloads on...

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Mainframe optimization on the high seas

Mainframe optimization on the high seas

Being in the mainframe business for about 10 years now, I hear interesting anecdotes from time to time, often from the most unlikely sources. I may have taken some liberty with the title, but it’s a true story, and it relates well to what I see in the mainframe...

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7 Ways to Control the Mighty Majestic Mainframe

7 Ways to Control the Mighty Majestic Mainframe

Today’s mainframe systems run the world’s top industries’ mission-critical workloads. This includes large financial institutions like banks, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, utilities, government, military, and a multitude of other public and private...

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