If we were contemplating buying a computer, perhaps. I am trying to determine the cost of rented time to support a particular workload, and in fact whether it will support it at all.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question I agree. IBM, or more likely, Charles' business partner should do such modeling for free. Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rob Schramm > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question > > The LSPR numbers give a fairly decent indication of performance based > upon various workloads. Of course you have to know the kind of work > that your shop does. > > Kirk is correct. IBM has a couple of tools for doing CPU projections > based upon the current numbers and projecting it onto various > processor configurations... available on resource link. > > <half a plug> > my old company would do performance projections for their customers > as part of their value add </half a plug > > Rob Schramm > Senior Systems Consultant > Imperium Group > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Skip Robinson > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Brings to mind the by-far most often quoted performance standard in > > the > > U.S.: the MPG rating attached to every new car sold in this country. > > More than merely 'it depends', MPG has two ratings displayed: > > highway and non-highway. What you actually experience *should* fall > > somewhere in between. I've never heard a complaint from anyone whose MPG is too high. > > In the case of too low, we've had some highly publicized lawsuits > > hereabouts. > > > > <personal rant> Auto makers love the wiggle phrase "your actual > > mileage may vary". Duh. Of course it will vary. That's why MPG is > > given as a range. What they are loathe to admit is that "your actual > > mileage may differ" from the advertized range. Ouch. Lawyer up, > > drivers. Clear your court calendar. In the latest publicized > > lawsuit, the auto maker is attempting to toss the whole controversy > > onto the Feds, who actually produce and publish the numbers. Good > > luck with that. <unrant> > > > > Did Whitehead assert that this is a virtual Friday? > > > > . > > . > > JO.Skip Robinson > > SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler > > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > > 626-302-7535 Office > > 323-715-0595 Mobile > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > From: John Gilmore <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 07/17/2012 09:21 AM > > Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM- > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > I have some sympathy with Peter Farley's 'rant' > > > > Things should perhaps be otherwise. They are not, and I see no > > immediate prospect that they will become so. > > > > There is also another way to look at Peter's view. Whitehead long > > ago warned us that a complex question cannot be simplified by asking > > simple questions about it. > > > > John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 -USA > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO > > IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
