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FROM THE EDITOR __________________________________ by BJ Rama, Site Editor For many IT managers, maintaining system performance is essential, but not always easy. Top-notch performance, enterprise and network management skills, tips and techniques are key. But where do you go to sharpen these skills? We're here to help. We've gathered some of our top resources and have enlisted Technical Consultant and Performance and Workload Management Expert Steve Samson to help. Steve will participate in a Live Discussion Day for search390 users tomorrow, October 2, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT (19:00-21:00 GMT) to answer any questions you have concerning OS/390 and z/OS performance management. Steve is also offering a free downloadable copy of his book "MVS Performance Management OS/390 Edition" to all of you. To get your copy, check out our Community Spotlight and download yours today! Click Here For More! http://search390.techtarget.com/home/0,,sid10,00.html FEATURED TOPIC __________________________________ Performance Management For IT managers, maintaining system performance is essential, but not always easy. That's why OS/390 Performance Management Expert Steve Samson will be live in our Operating Systems forum tomorrow, October 2nd, from 3-5 EDT (19:00-21:00 GMT) to answer questions and offer advice. URL: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci772843,00.html EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE __________________________________ Featured Expert: Steve Samson, Senior Technical Consultant, Candle Corporation http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid367638,00.html Category: Performance and Workload Management Having trouble going to goal mode? Then you've come to the right place. Steve will help you work through the headaches and realize the benefits of managing your workload. >> View all of Steve Samson's answers http://search390.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid10_tax285125,00.html THIS WEEK IN THE FORUMS >> Join us next tomorrow, October 2nd, from 3-5pm EDT (19:00-21:00 GMT) in the Operating Systems Forum for what is sure to be a hot discussion on Performance Management issues. Steve Samson is the man and he will gladly offer advice and answer all of your questions on the fly. http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand >> There is a lot of talk about the mainframe's future in our Sound Off forum. Many seem to think the mainframe is dead. Do you? See what your peers have to say about this subject. http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand >> Forums poster "Me" offers some information concerning workload manager, JES and CPU. Check out what "Me" has to say You never know what great trick you'll pick up. http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand >> Ok, user "TooMuchBatch." Let's see if we can get you the answer that you are looking for concerning throughput and SLAs. "Will throughput be improved if I limit job dispatch/initiation once CPU utilization reaches a limit (90%, 100%)? If so, how do I make that happen?" If you have the answer, please help him out! http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand TIP OF THE WEEK We've received some great feedback on this week's tip concerning the top four reasons why COBOL is still alive and kicking. If you're a COBOL developer, be sure to check out this tip. See for yourself why COBOL is the "undead" language. >> What does Nosferatu have on COBOL? 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