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October 2008   Vol. 6, issue 10

This month we’re excited to launch our new Dear Rocky column. IBM Senior Software Performance Engineer Rocky McMahan will be available every month to answer your most challenging questions and offer insider tuning tips from Tivoli® Software R&D.

In our regular features, you’ll find an additional tip for configuring TCP/IP port pooling. And in product updates, we get onboard the InfoSphere™ Classic line to see what’s new, and bring you news on Rational® tools from the System z® Summit in NY. Finally, find out what’s next for IT operations as the new enterprise data center takes shape.

- Michael O’Neill, Managing Editor



Features and product updates

Rocky's photo   Dear Rocky answers your System z monitoring and performance tuning questions
This month CCR2™ launches a new column to answer your Tivoli OMEGAMON® monitoring and performance questions. Rocky McMahan, a Senior Software Performance Engineer in Tivoli R&D, offers valuable tips to help you get more out of your Tivoli monitoring software. First up: Rocky tackles CPU spikes and other issues. Read more
Michael's Picture   What’s next for IT operations: Managing IT services hosted on ensembles
What will IT operations management look like in a few years? Soon you may be responsible for “ensembles” of resources hosting “IT services.” Architect Michael Behrendt describes service lifecycle management in the new enterprise data center. Read more
Michelle's Picture   Developers: Rational Software announces new and updated System z development tools
At the System z Summit in New York City, IBM Rational Software announced a slate of updated and new application development tools for the System z platform. Get the details from IBM’s Michelle Cordes. Read more
Krishna's Pic   IBM updates InfoSphere Classic line for mainframe data connectivity
Do you have data in different mainframe data sources? Want to pull it all together economically? Need to replicate data? Or link business processes with changed data? Find out from IBM’s Krishna Mamidipaka what you can do with these updated z/OS® products. Read more
nicola's pic   Tech tip: Which TCP/IP ports will my Tivoli monitoring address space use?
Tivoli Level 3 Service Specialist Nic Catrambone explains how to configure the Tivoli TCP/IP port pooling feature to enforce resource isolation and ensure consistent resources for Tivoli OMEGAMON and Tivoli Monitoring products. Read more

In the news

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  Preview: IBM Tivoli Service Management technology products
IBM shares plans for OMEGAMON XE solutions for IMS™, CICS®, z/VM® and Linux, Messaging and DB2®, as well as network management products and more. Preview upcoming releases
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  Resources are scarce. Costs are high. Information is siloed.
And time to react is short. You need a tightly integrated information infrastructure to retain a competitive advantage. Download the Information Agenda whitepaper
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  Problem determination for Linux on System z
Learn about common problems, problem solving methodology and tools for z/VM and Linux on System z. Explore the book online
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  IMS 11 and beta software trial announced
IMS continues to provide leadership in performance, reliability and security that helps keep pace with the evolving IT industry. Learn more about IMS 11
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  Caterpillar's 40-year partnership with IMS
The world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment played a pivotal role in the birth of IMS forty years ago. Caterpillar’s Senior Technology Specialist Steve Clanton shares how the company now uses IMS and contributes to its continued development. Read the IMS newsletter

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