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Web Resource Links
The links below are provided to visitors as a resource reference (suggestions and comments on these references are welcomed by the site's webmaster).
IT Chargeback System Links:
CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback - enterprise accounting and chargeback software for IT resource management
MXG Software, Merrill's Consultants - IT resource usage reporting and custom chargeback, also IBM mainframe SMF input collection for SAS Institute's ITRM/ITSV software
IBM Tivoli's TUAM, formerly CIMS Chargeback - multi-platform chargeback solutions (read about IBM's acquisition of CIMS Lab)
SAS Institute's IT Charge Management software
IBM Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS (previously IBM Performance Reporter) - documentation
Nicus Group - M-PWR software for desktop-based IT systems chargeback and financial management solutions
CA's Unicenter CA-JARS, CA-PMA Chargeback and CA Service Account - CA's alternative and companion computing systems accounting and chargeback solutions (read about CA's iCan Provider Suite replacement)
Pace's KOMAND Accounting software
Unisol's JobAcct - system accounting and chargeback solution for Unix, Linux and Windows systems
Topic/Subject Links:
SAS Institute's Activity Based Management (ABM)- framework to support Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
IBM z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) and FAQ
IBM Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) paper for On-Demand Computing
IBM System z9 and eServer zSeries Software Pricing
IBM Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT)for sub-capacity workload-based licensing and reporting
IBM z9 and zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP)
IBM zAAP Processor Considerations IBM WSC paper on zAAP processor for specialized mainframe workloads
IBM Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL)
IBM z/VM Overview and home page
Goal-based Initiator Management with z/OS and OS/390 MVS systems paper developed by IBM technical staff.
IBM Redbooks - current IBM Redbooks, Redpapers, Redpieces and documents in development.
IBM's z/OS Home Page - IBM's latest mainframe operating system.
IBM's RMF Home Page - information about IBM's software for measuring z/OS and OS/390 systems performance and capacity management.
IBM's zSeries Processor Home Page - latest information about IBM's mainframe-class computing environment.
IBM's z/OS Unix System Services (previously OpenEdition/MVS) - IBM's homepage for their z/OS mainframe Unix solution.
IBM Processor and SRM Constants/Coefficients - reference for IBM processor Service Units per Second (SU/Sec) values, using LSPR (RMF) performance data analysis.
IBM's Workload Manager Documents - current source for IBM documentation and discussion briefs on Workload Manager for OS/390 environments.
IBM's z/OS Hot Topics - z/OS and OS/390 Hot Topics newsletter from IBM
IBM's zSeries and S/390 LSPR reference - IBM's Large Systems Performance reference information
IBM's zFavorites for zSeries
SAS Institute's Business Itelligence (BI) solution - enterprise business information analysis and reporting
IBM-MAIN Newsgroup Discussion Archives - search the IBM Mainframe Systems discussion group
Eric Loriaux's S/390 Web Site - technical reference information for MVS, VM and VSE/ESA operating systems' users.
MICS-L Discussion Group - CA MICS discussion archives - due to low activity, the MICS-L group is not tracked by some Internet search portals like Google Groups.
SAS software Discussion Forums - subject-specific discussion forums sponsored by SAS Institute.
IBM System z Literature - business and technical information and papers related to zSeries and System z.
ISVCOSTS discussion forum homepage - ISV software cost discussion group maintained by IBM Canada staff.
CBT Tape - freeware productivity tools and utilities for IBM mainframe professionals. Check out the newly added Yahoo! Group cbt-tape for topic discussion.
Enterprise Strategies Newsletters - web site covering technical and management computing topics.
MXG Discussion Group - visit this link to search Barry Merrill's MXG software product discussion archives.
MVS Help - technical reference information for MVS operating system users.
CA MICS Product Support Web Site - CA MICS product suite homepage.
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS - enhanced PC-based editor productivity resource for SAS coders.
OS/390 (and z/OS) Freeware - useful productivity tools developed by Lionel Dyck.
Vista tn3270 emulator - an economical, yet full-featured 3270 emulator at a very affordable price.
Industry Organization/Association Links:
Computer Measurement Group - user group for the measurement and management of computer systems.
Gartner Group - monitors and reports on trends in the Information Systems industry.
ITFMA - IT Financial Management and chargeback users' association.
Share - association of Information Technology professionals.
Isham Research and Consultancy - IT industry analyst and services group.
Project Management Institute - resources to support project management initiatives and professionals.
IQPC - International Quality and Productivity Center for technology papers and conference topics.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - web portal for information technology professionals and students.
z/Journal - web portal relevant to IT professionals using IBM zSeries and S/390 systems
Vendor Links:
CPExpert - software to automate the routine of computer performance evaluation.
I/S Management Strategies - large systems' capacity and performance management consulting, and LCS software for software pricing comparison methodologies.
Performance Associates - hardware and systems performance consulting and software.
Watson & Walker - GoalTender and BoxScore software, also renowned Cheryl Watson's Tuning Newsletter and IT systems performance consulting services.
Enterprise Performance Strategies - IT systems performance consulting and training services.
Demand Technology Software's Performance SeNTry or NTSMF - Windows server performance monitor software.
HP's Enterprise Computing Solutions - network and systems management solutions.
SBBWorks, Inc. - Key West, Florida USA
TEL: +1.305.292.0250 FAX: +1.305.294.2678
EMAIL: sbbworks@sbbworks.com
www.sbbworks.com
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