Well, I can think of a lot of things you might consider for chargeback, like CPU, DASD, Tape, Network (bandwidth used maybe). It kind of depends on what information you can collect any how hard it is to relate to your customers.
Here we use a product that used to be called CIMS from CIMS Lab. About 2 years ago IBM acquired the product, and it is now called IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager (ITUAM) and is a part of the IBM Tivoli Decision Support package. In a previous life I was at a company that used KOMAND from Pace Applied Technology, Inc. One thing about it is that it has hooks you can put into the system that will give you good data for DASD space usage over time. Without something like that you really don't know space usage over time. If you already have MXG for performance/capacity planning purposes you can also use the database it sets up for chargeback data. You'll just have to create your own programs for reporting and invoicing. All of this depends on how deep into chargeback you want to get and how much you're willing to spend. Tom Kelman Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chauhan, Jasbir > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:50 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Chargeback tools > > I'm interested in comparing tools for resource-use-based chargeback. We > don't have one today. The goal is to track the use of computing > resources on the Mainframe. Besides CICS (transactions based), DASD > (usage based, MSU usage etc .. what else should be accounted for? > Comparing existing expenses with that modeled after an industry standard > tool should help breakdown costs for all departments. What are you folks > using -- any recommendations .. suggestions.. books on the subject .. > would be helpful. Could such a tool also be used for 'predictive > analysis' - e.g. how would adding 10 more CICS' affect my system > resources. > > > > On the flip side, and not knowing if such a tool is really the answer, > shouldn't data provided by CMF/RMF reports be enough to extrapolate. > > > > Regards, > > Jasbir > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
