Table of Contents

• Using Simulation as a Design Assessment Tool for a Real Time Air Traffic Control SystemFrank R. Petroski. 1-8
• A CPE Project in a Fast Transaction Processing EnvironmentShan Barkataki. 9-14
• Software Development Guidelines - a Measurement ApproachAnneliese Amschler Andrews. 15-19
• On Predicting Software Related Performance of Large-Scale SystemsJohn E. Gaffney Jr.. 20-23
• Models to Evaluate Trade-Offs Between Performance and ReliabilityHalim M. Khelalfa, Anneliese Amschler Andrews. 24-29
• Some Performance Models of Distributed SystemsVincent Fernandes, James C. Browne, Doug Neuse. 30-37
• Capacity Management - A Case HistoryTed Pollak. 38-44
• Response Time Convexity for Interactive Computer SystemsJames R. Kenevan, Anneliese Amschler Andrews. 45-51
• A Multi-Stage Hierarchical Performance Evaluation Concept - Design, Application and ExperiencesAxel Lehmann. 52-63
• Mainframe Computing Facilities Usage Evaluation and Future Requirements RecommendationAlan M. Sherkow. 64-75
• The Linear Projection Model: An Event-Driven Forecasting ModelDiana De Agro, Sheryl L. Preston. 76-80
• DASD Management in a Multi-Processor EnvironmentRich Olcott. 81-92
• Enhanced I/O Performance via System Paging FacilitiesJames S. DeArmon. 93-102
• Generating Queueing Network Models From High-Level System SpecificationsKenneth C. Sevcik, Edward D. Lazowska. 103-107
• A Comparison of Performance Models of a High Speed Computer NetworkWilliam G. Bulgren, Victor L. Wallace, Ron Ireland, Someshwar C. Gupta. 108-114
• A Performance Measurement Methodology Using Live Workloads in a Regular, Consistent and Standard FashionJames A. Redmond. 115-125
• An Architectural Overview of the Performance Analysis ProcessSteven Halladay. 126-134
• Automation of MVS Operations, an Expert Systems ApproachRobert L. Ennis, James H. Griesmer, Se June Hong, Maurice Karnaugh, John K. Kastner, David A. Klein, Keith R. Milliken, Marshall I. Schor, Hugo M. Van Woerkom. 134-139
• Capacity Planning in a VM/370 Environment with Emphasis on DASDKeith E. Silliman. 135-148
• The Hidden Cost of DASD ErrorsWilliam R. Fairchild. 149-153
• Using Simulation: Major Network DecisionsMichael A. Salsburg. 154-158
• Designing the Computer and Communications Network Simulator Network II.5William J. Garrison. 159-167
• On Tuning the Fair Share Scheduler in VM Operating SystemsSubhash C. Agrawal, Ethan D. Bolker, Jeffrey P. Buzen, Tim Grieser, J. Munoz. 168-174
• A Case Study of Access to VM Disk VolumesBruce McNutt. 175-180
• Disk System Modeling in a Cyber EnvironmentMartin J. Garbo, Paris E. Bingham. 181-188
• Performance Analysis of I/O Subchannel SkewsDavid S. Greenberg, Annie W. Shum. 189-194
• Practical Management Tools to Increase the Efficiency of SimulationJoseph J. Devai. 195-199
• Incremental Delay Analysis of Priority Scheduling in Closed Queueing NetworksKasumu O. Salawu. 200-203
• Performance Comparisons of Indexed VTOCS vs OSVTOCSJim Wheaton. 204-207
• Design, Measurement, and Analysis of Performance Experiments on Selected Sorting AlgorithmsSantiago M. Alviar. 208-214
• Capacity Planning on Both Amdahl 470 and Sperry 1100 Systems Using BEST/1Jerome W. Blaylock, Susan C. Fisher. 215-222
• Some Experiences Using Queuing TheoryTed C. Keller. 223-226
• An Expert System for Computer Performance Modeling: Design IssuesAndrew P. Levine. 227-233
• DECSYSTEM-20 Performance EvaluationSteven Baturin, Stephen Fiorelli, Jack Speight. 240-247
• Performance and Capacity Analyses in the IDMS EnvironmentG. Michael Van Ty Smith. 248-261
• Interactive User Productivity in a Scientific EnvironmentJim Wheaton. 262-266
• A TSO Workload Characterization Study or Sub-Second Response Time RevisitedBrian Day. 267-282
• Modeling Large IMS Systems Using Commercial Analytic Queueing Model Software ProductsJim Dwyer. 283-289
• Comparing IMS Measurement PackagesBernard Domanski. 290-300
• Performance Analysis of Strategies for Moving Mesh ControlR. Smith, J. Saltz. 301-308
• Benchmarking a CompilerMarilyn Z. Smith. 309-312
• Polling Analysis of Multipoint Network PerformanceTachen Leo Lo, Jack Peng. 313-323
• Improved Delay Calculations at Merger NodesR. M. Klibaner. 324-331
• Taming the Unix SchedulerDarwyn R. Peachey, Carey L. Williamson, Richard B. Bunt. 332-336
• A Tool for Performance Comparisons of Unix-Based SystemsMaria Calzarossa, Gian Paolo Rossi, Giuseppe Serazzi, D. Boretti. 337-342
• On the Effectiveness of Hardware Line Monitors in Estimating Queueing Delays in SNA NetworksRobert W. McNitt, Kimberly A. Sleeper, Ashok K. Thareja. 343-349
• Implications of the Personal Computer on Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning of an SNA NetworkThomas W. McDonald. 350-359
• Performance Measurement of Buffered TapeWilliam F. Dines Jr., Mark B. Friedman. 360-365
• Performance Analysis of Distributed Software Using Message Based SimulationRajive Bagrodia. 366-372
• A Performance Study of the Ethernet Under Berkeley UNIX 4.2BSDEdward Hunter. 373-382
• Experiences with Performance and Configuration Measurements on Data General s Comprehensive Electronic Office ProductVirginia Aldrich, Arch Hughes. 383-389
• Benchmarking: Practical Evaluation of Current System CapacityDenis J. Burt. 390-394
• Impact of Microcomputers on Traditional Information Management ResourcesRonald D. Emrick. 395-397
• Workstation Information Integration and Performance Evaluation: A Boon to User ProductivityHerman P. Hoplin. 398-402
• Management Concern What Happens When Your IMS System Outgrows IBM s Largest Machine?Glen Becker. 403-405
• Workload Acceptance Procedures: A Viable Option for Out of Capacity SituationsLeilani E. Allen. 406-411
• Regional Office Performance Measurement at State FarmDonald Young. 412-421
• Capacity Planning in a Decentralized EnvironmentJerry L. Rosenberg, Ellen M. Friedman. 422-424
• Defining the Performance Management FunctionJohn P. Pilch. 425-426
• Computer Resource Forecasting at BCSCRay Van Raamsdonk. 427-434
• The Relationship Between Installation Accounting and Performance Management and Capacity PlanningH. Pat Artis. 435-436
• Relating Computer Center User Requirements to a BudgetJohn A. Alfano. 437-441
• Managing MDS Resources at PNBD. P. Davis. 442-450
• Staff Development for Installation ManagementGregory W. Hislop. 451-455
• MIS Decision Analysis MethodologyGeorge J. Febish. 455-459
• Organizational System Dependency Analysis (OSDA)Paul R. Robichaux. 460-461
• The Best of Both Worlds: An Integrated Approach to Capacity Planning and Software Performance EngineeringMargaret E. Berry. 462-466
• Performance Management During Application DevelopmentRalph S. Terkowitz. 467-470
• Implementing a Quality Circle Program for Computer ProfessionalsBarbara K. Lee. 471-473
• Some Current Issues in Software ManagementHarold Lorin. 474-480
• Performance Tracking in a Complex EnvironmentGordon R. Stauffer. 481-484
• Organizational Planning Technique: A Graphical Analysis of Computer PerformanceLinda A. Aho, Paul R. Robichaux. 485-493
• BEST/1 Modeling Experience and Credibility at SPNBLarry K. Chu. 494-505
• Problems Facing Workload ForecastingJohn Wandzilak. 506-509
• Survey of Share Inc. Managers Reporting NeedsShirley I. Linde. 510-516
• The Case for Capacity Management: A Presentation to ManagementDale E. Brown. 517-523
• CICS Transaction Service Level ReportingMichael V. Miller. 524-526
• Establishing Credible Computing Activity ReportsK. V. Pandit, J. G. Thomason. 527-530
• Planning Information Systems for User SatisfactionCarol B. Kaplan, Paul R. Robichaux. 531-533
• Service ManagementWilliam R. Wike. 534-540
• Communications Network Management - End User IssuesJames R. Cook. 541-553
• How to Speak the Performance Lingo (Or At Least Understand It)Glen Becker. 555-562
• Getting Started in Analytic ModelingArnold O. Allen. 563-571
• A Tutorial on Multiple Regression AnalysisJerry L. Hintze. 572-585
• An Introduction to Capacity PlanningWilliam M. Conner. 586-590
• Using CPU Measurement Data for Capacity Planning: How to Calculate Capture RatiosSue Felix. 591-593
• Methods for the Deployment of IBM 3880 Model 13 Cached Storage ControllersPaula T. Guttman. 594-604
• How JES2 Job Classes and Initiators Structures WorkH. Pat Artis. 605-607
• Write Your Own Component without Mixing up MICSLee Copeland. 608-610
• On the Estimation of Software Function Size - An Important Performance Indicator - and Application of Expert System TechnologyJohn E. Gaffney Jr.. 611-616
• Relating Benchmarks to Unix Performance Projections or What do you do with 20 pounds of benchmark data?Gene Dronek. 617-624
• Workload Characterization for CICS/VS: The Modelling ImplicationsEllen M. Friedman, Jerry L. Rosenberg. 625-630
• Installation Change Control within a Large System Operating EnvironmentNorman Rudikoff. 631-639
• Capacity Planning Queueing Model for an ACP/TPF Message Routing SystemBijay Roy, Bill Hamilton. 640-642
• Capacity Planning Using Queueing Network Models: A TutorialEdward D. Lazowska, Kenneth C. Sevcik. 643-645
• Disk Backup Performance ConsiderationsBen Duhl, Steven Halladay, Prakash S. Mankekar. 646-653
• Capacity Planning for TANDEM Transaction Processing SystemsLarry E. Watson. 654-663
• Performance Measurement for System/38, IBM s Advanced Architecture SystemBrian E. Clark. 664
• Implementation of Global Enqueue Systems - A TutorialDavid G. Halbig. 665-678
• Performance Evaluation of Buffered Tape SubsystemsGeorge L. Grossman, Robert G. Long. 679-680
• MVS I/O SubsystemsRay Wicks. 681-682
• Modelling the Memory Impact of TSO and Batch GrowthGlen Becker. 683-690
• MVS Problem AvoidanceErnie Burke. 691-697
• IBM 3880 Control units: Performance, Configuration and Error RecoveryRobert H. Johnson. 698-716
• Performance and Tuning of Cached I/O SubsystemsMark B. Friedman. 717-727
• Paging Enhancements in VM/SP HPOThomas Beretvas, William H. Tetzlaff. 728-737
• An Investigation of the Effects of the Path Control and Data Link Control Layers in SNAAlan Tominberg. 738-740
• Modeling Benchmark WorkloadsJohn P. Pilch. 741-741
• Managing MVS Installations as a BusinessJames A. Stanton. 743-749
• Recruiting a CPE ProfessionalMarilyn T. Kanas. 750-752
• Understanding Financial Issues in Computer Planning - A Management TutorialAnthony M. Abowd. 753-754
• Benchmarking Decisions - A Management TutorialAnthony F. Brunetto. 755-761
• Is Computer Operations the Weak Link in Organizational Computing?Peter E. Berkeley. 762-766
• An Introduction to Information EconomicsDavid R. Vincent. 767-769
• An Information System Cost Analysis ApproachHenry Nanjo, Ray Choy, Catherine H. Liu. 770-779
• Computer Effectiveness: Bridging the Management/Technology GapC. Warren Axelrod. 781-782
• Strategic Data Processing: Considerations for Management (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1984), book abstractJames W. Cortada. 783-785
• Quantitative System Performance Computer System Analysis Using Queueing Network ModelsEdward D. Lazowska, John Zahorjan, G. Scott Graham, Kenneth C. Sevcik. 786-788
• Merrill s Expanded Guide to Computer Performance Evaluation Using the SAS SystemH. W. Barry Merrill. 789-792
• Measurement and Tuning of Computer SystemsDomenico Ferrari, Giuseppe Serazzi, Alessandro Zeigner. 793-794
• End-User Computing and the Changing Role of the MIS FunctionRobert L. Leitheiser, James C. Wetherbe. 795-798
• Architecture of Systems Problem Solving (Plenum Press, New York, 1985), book abstractGeorge J. Klir. 799-802
• Performance 83 (abstract)Ashok K. Agrawala. 803
• Introduction to IBM Direct Access Storage Devices and Information ProcessingMarilyn J. Bohl. 804-810
• Simulation of Computer Communication SystemsCharles H. Sauer, Edward A. MacNair. 811-813
• Elements of Practical Performance ModelingEdward A. MacNair, Charles H. Sauer. 814-816
• System Performance Management and Capacity PlanningBernard Domanski. 817-823
• An Introduction to Expert SystemsKeith R. Milliken. 824-825
• An Introduction to UNIX Systems and Their Performance - A TutorialLuis-Felipe Cabrera. 826-834
• A Simple Model of Transaction ProcessingJeffrey P. Buzen. 835-839
• Capacity Planning from an Executive Management PerspectiveThomas V. McKernan. 841-843
• Speeding up Computer System Simulations Using Hierarchical ModelingAlexander Thomasian, Kameshwar Gargeya. 845-850