Papers and Presentations

We are occasionally asked to present at various technical conferences. The papers for these presentations are available for download, and may be freely passed around without the author's consent.
 

64 bit - an independent perspective    - (350k approx)
Who needs 64 bit operating systems, does MVS/OS390 need it, and what might it look like. This paper relies heavily on similar papers presented by Bob Rogers of IBM S390 Division.

ARM - Automatic Restart manager User Experience    - (300k approx)
This paper overviews IBM's Automatic Restart manager (ARM) and examines some added functionality provided by an IBM delivered usermod - ARMWRAP. It also covers a user implementation.

MVS Toy Story    - (100k approx)
A paper presented to the OS/390 Technical Conference in Madrid in 1999, this introduces many of the new features and 'toys' available for OS/390 (MVS). This includes features provided by IBM as part of the base offering, and Open Source functions provided as Freeware/Shareware by IBM and other community minded systems programmers.

Parallel Sysplex Case Studies    - (300k approx)
This management review of the business justification for a Parallel Sysplex implementation was presented at the February Guide Share Europe Management Summit in 2000. It includes two real life examples of the business justification used for a Parallel Sysplex implementation.

ISPF New Bits    - (400k approx)
This paper was first presented to GSE in 1998. It covers many of the new features IBM implemented in ISPF v4.1/2/3. Although somewhat dated, it is a clear list of the key enhancements.

Catalog Address Space    - (150k approx)
A technical look at the Catalog Address Space, what it is used for, how it works, and more importantly, the big tuning issues. One for the anoraks.

Hercules under Windows Hints and Tips    - (10k approx)
A brief look at some of the install and operating issues running Hercules under Windows.


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Note that the above articles are the sole opinion of the author(s). All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure technical accuracy, however due to source code restrictions (OCO) some observations and conclusions may not match your experiences. This is unavoidable, particularly due to the rapid change experienced in this highly technical field. These papers are intended to be used as a guide, and in no way replace the relevant suppliers' technical documentation. All trademarks are acknowledged.




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