What’s New
Mainframe - Looking at ages of fixes you haven't installed yet
- IBM has started adding a REWORK date to PTFs. The date may be a day or two before the actual availability date.
- Use case example: requirement with a policy that Security/Integrity (SECINT) PTFs that meet some criteria must be installed within xx days of availability.
- Fits nicely with the z/OS UUID support, from Episode 34.
Performance - Drawers, Of Course
- Martin explores the IBM z16 drawers, frames, and cache hierarchy.
- All of an LPAR’s logical processors and memory should be in the same drawer.
- Important because cross-drawer memory and cache accesses are expensive.
Topics - Excel Love It Or Hate It
- Martin and Marna discuss how they use Excel, and what they like and dislike about it.
- Graphing and customization difficulties were investigated.
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So It Goes...
