Not sure what your experience is, but mine is that given the lack of programmer 
resources if I really want the improvement I have to code and test the cobol 
(or other language) fixes myself.  Its a rare cobol program that can't have its 
run time cut in half.


Yours in COBOL,
  Mark



On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:20:34 -0400, Knutson, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote.
Mark Zelden replied.

 
>>You can use the sleep command here or a small assembler program to WAIT 5
>>minutes for about 2 seconds of cpu time.  This one change will save more
>>than  a CPU DAY each year.
>>

>Great example Sam.  The system folks are constantly looked at to
>improve performace, decrease CPU usage etc.  This once again
>proves that the biggest bang for your buck will most likely
>come from looking at / changing applications.  And there are
>*many* more opportunities in that space.

 

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