SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

“What we do with PerfMan, you could do with people, but it would take quite a few people. It really is a beneficial tool we utilize to understand our environment.”

BILL BRONG, ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY GROUP SUPERVISOR,
PPL INC.

PerfMan for z/OS Modeling

The PerfMan for z/OS Modeling Suite allows modeling of the impact of changes in the CPU, workloads and LPARs. With PerfMan for z/OS Modeling Suite’s powerful blend of analytical and simulation modeling capabilities you will understand the impact of change at the workload level before implementation, preventing costly outages or acquisition of incorrect resources..

Business Value

	Ability to understand and address impact of technology and growth before it happens, including Capacity On Demand.
	Reduced risk through informed decision making.
	Complexity turned into clarity for all levels of IT management through easy to understand reports and graphical representations.
	Built-in sophistication enables IT professionals of varied skilled levels to obtain targeted answers.

Technical Benefits

	Anticipate business impact to service levels caused by new applications, worst-case spikes and/or unique, company-dependant IT growth characteristics.
	Easy to learn and use—no difficult syntax, no coding of algorithms; the focus is on results not the path to getting there.
	Quantify and present alternative options.
	Simulation modeling allows for easy multi-LPAR planning and impact analysis. Foresee system impact from changes to the processor, workload intensities, I/O response times and activity in other logical partitions.
	Foresee system impact from changes to the processor(s), workload intensities, I/O response times and activity in other logical partitions.
	Straightforward model definitions.