Pros and cons of manual capacity management
Strict caps, as we've mentioned in previous posts, can be harmful to application performance. On the flip side, raising a cap to meet the needs of workload conditions can increase the Rolling 4-Hour...
View ArticleOptimizing batch workload with dynamic initiators
When you hear the term dynamic initiators, you probably think of an initiator that simply starts and stops automatically. The thing is, when these initiators become part of a complete automation...
View ArticleLess is more – Too much of a good thing
Once upon a time, we had the luxury of throwing resources at performance problems. But even back then, we knew that didn't always work and that there were diminishing returns, especially for batch...
View ArticleDataset contention –“No fighting, No biting”
As children, many of us read the timeless classic, ‘No Fighting, No Biting,’ a tale of warring alligator siblings and how their mother sought to broker peace between them. There are parallels to the...
View ArticleThe Batch Service Metric: Creating SLAs that work
We systems programmers love metrics – and we have a lot of them. Leveraging its Batch Service Metric, ThruPut Manager can help you set and achieve SLAs that are achievable and desirable. Give it a try...
View ArticleOverinitiation: When more isn’t better
Even knowledgeable performance experts make the mistake of throwing more resources at work. If 10 buffers are good, 15 would be even better, right? If we have more batch work, throw initiators at it;...
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