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- 1. 1 Spencer Hallman / Craig Hodgins Product Owners February 2015 Value Today, Essential Tomorrow Strobe/iStrobe Webcast
- 2. 2 Spencer Hallman Product Owner - iStrobe Craig Hodgins Product Owner - Strobe
- 3. 3 What Does Strobe Do?
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- 5. 5 Strobe Version 4 – The Foundation • Additional DB2 metrics collection and reporting • Provides critical DB2 tuning data in one spot • Strobe Insight data mining database • Provides summary and trend reporting • Global Monitoring and SMF data collection • Reduces costs of APM through automation • Strobe Advisor • Faster MTTR and better ROI 4.1 November 2009 4.2 November 2010 4.3 November 2011 4.4 November 2012
- 6. 6 The Strobe Version 5 (r)Evolution • Strobe 5 addresses changing IT landscape • “Next generation” of MIPS Management on z/OS • Introduces new iStrobe user interface • Ability to use Graphical User Interface for measurements • Helps reduce your monthly SCRT costs to IBM
- 7. 7 Strobe Version 5 Strobe iStrobe AutoStrobe Strobe Insight Measures activity of online and batch applications Scheduling BI Analytics for deeper insight across the iStrobe Profiles Browser-based Measurement and analysis Strobe Advisor Shortens performance profile learning curve Groups Global Monitoring Rolling 4 Hour Average remediation SMF collection and analysis
- 10. 10 New MIPS Management with Strobe 5
- 11. 11 New MIPS Management with Strobe 5
- 12. 12 New MIPS Management with Strobe 5
- 13. 13 New MIPS Management with Strobe 5
- 14. 14 New MIPS Management with Strobe 5
- 16. 16 New iStrobe User Interface • Next generation of mainframers don’t want “green screens” • GUI are more powerful • New users are productive much faster
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- 21. 21 1. New, inexperienced users need assistance, even with tools like Strobe 2. Strobe Advisor provides “the answer” up front, on first page 3. Provides faster resolution to performance problems, helpful hints and better ROI Strobe Advisor - “The Answer”
- 22. 22 COBOL Version 5 Support
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- 24. 24 Strobe Global Monitoring • Batch Global Monitoring – Shows rolling average of CPU and Elapsed Time calculations for specified Batch Jobs – Initiates measurements and notifies user if Threshold breach occurs • CICS and IMS Global Monitoring – User-specified CICS and IMS Regions – Transactions • Counts • Elapsed times • CPU times – No measurement will take place
- 25. 25 New Strobe Global Monitoring UI
- 26. 26 • Data from profile is stored in database as they are imported • SMF Data is periodically captured and sent to Strobe Insight – SMF 30 - Interval and Termination records – SMF 70 – SMF 100 – DB2 Statistics – SMF 113 – Hardware Instrumentation Services Counters • CICS and IMS Global Monitoring Data • Feature is turned off by default • More regularly-scheduled measurements yield better data Strobe Insight
- 27. 27 Based on previous data collected, this Txn is exceeding the benchmark previously set. Based on previous data collected, this Txn is exceeding the benchmark previously set. Benchmark date
- 28. 28 Drill Down to Profile Hyperlinked to the underlying iStrobe Profile.
- 29. 29 New in Strobe 5.2: DB2 Statistics Data
- 30. 30 • Multi-folder support • Additional columns in myStrobe • Simplified installation and maintenance • Improvements to Rolling 4 Hour Average reporting • Enhancements to Strobe Insight Reports • Find and Fix Automation • Project Tracker • Health checks for Strobe for DB2 More Great Enhancements in April
- 31. 31 Introducing • Mainframe data is extremely valuable – Repurpose for mobile apps, Big Data analytics and other new deliverables • Topaz empowers next-gen developers and data architects – May not have deep mainframe expertise – Discover, visualize and work with data in common, intuitive manner
- 32. 32 Empowering Next Generation Developers Relationship Visualizer Enterprise Data Editor Host-to-host Copy Program Visualizer
- 33. 33 Future Innovations • Agile development enables us to provide innovative value to your business • Quarterly releases of new features and products • Providing you with tools to work smarter and faster
- 34. 34 WEBCAST RESOURCES • Top 10 Performance Hints for MQ by Marcin Grabinski • MIPS Management Best Practices White Paper by Craig Hodgins • Release Notes for Strobe and iStrobe v5.2 • Strobe Fact Sheet • Topaz Webcast Demo Video
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Editor's Notes
- What we’ve seen in our experience is that the typical focus has been the top of the iceberg. Our competitors continue to focus there today. It’s easy to attack the job that runs for 5 hours and uses 3 hours of CPU time but compared with all the other jobs and transactions that run on the system, this is just a small piece. You need to focus on the entire system. Its easy for 1 person to scale a mountain if they have the skill and wherewithal but to get 100’s of people up the same mountain is much more difficult.
- Our newest and most forward-thinking product is Topaz. Strives to address the changing IT landscape by empowering next-generation IT professionals to discover, visualize and work with both mainframe and non-mainframe data in a common, intuitive manner. And this is just the start. There are more integrations and capabilities that are on the horizon for Topaz.
- Data is data” no matter where it resides in the enterprise. A single data editor for browsing and editing mainframe and non-mainframe data makes the mainframe less intimidating for next-gen developers. Simplifies the incorporation of mainframe data into use-cases for Big Data analytics. Increases application understanding by making highly complex data relationships more understandable through visualization. Simplifies the task of gathering test data from multiple sources. Eliminates the manual and labor intensive process of manually copying data and files from one LPAR to another. Provides easy, on-the-spot access to Compuware’s powerful developer productivity tools – Strobe, File-AID, Abend-AID, Hiperstation and Xpediter Eases the transition into mainframe development for developers who aren’t familiar with the mainframe by leveraging the Eclipse framework – the defacto IDE for Java development. -