I agree. IBM, or more likely, Charles' business partner should do such modeling for free.
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Rob Schramm > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question > > The LSPR numbers give a fairly decent indication of performance based upon > various workloads. Of course you have to know the kind of work that your > shop does. > > Kirk is correct. IBM has a couple of tools for doing CPU projections based > upon the current numbers and projecting it onto various processor > configurations... available on resource link. > > <half a plug> > my old company would do performance projections for their customers as > part of their value add > </half a plug > > Rob Schramm > Senior Systems Consultant > Imperium Group > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Skip Robinson > <jo.skip.robin...@sce.com>wrote: > > > Brings to mind the by-far most often quoted performance standard in the > > U.S.: the MPG rating attached to every new car sold in this country. More > > than merely 'it depends', MPG has two ratings displayed: highway and > > non-highway. What you actually experience *should* fall somewhere in > > between. I've never heard a complaint from anyone whose MPG is too high. > > In the case of too low, we've had some highly publicized lawsuits > > hereabouts. > > > > <personal rant> Auto makers love the wiggle phrase "your actual mileage > > may vary". Duh. Of course it will vary. That's why MPG is given as a > > range. What they are loathe to admit is that "your actual mileage may > > differ" from the advertized range. Ouch. Lawyer up, drivers. Clear your > > court calendar. In the latest publicized lawsuit, the auto maker is > > attempting to toss the whole controversy onto the Feds, who actually > > produce and publish the numbers. Good luck with that. <unrant> > > > > Did Whitehead assert that this is a virtual Friday? > > > > . > > . > > JO.Skip Robinson > > SCE Infrastructure Technology Services > > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > > 626-302-7535 Office > > 323-715-0595 Mobile > > jo.skip.robin...@sce.com > > > > > > > > From: John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Date: 07/17/2012 09:21 AM > > Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM- > m...@listserv.ua.edu> > > > > > > > > I have some sympathy with Peter Farley's 'rant' > > > > Things should perhaps be otherwise. They are not, and I see no > > immediate prospect that they will become so. > > > > There is also another way to look at Peter's view. Whitehead long ago > > warned us that a complex question cannot be simplified by asking > > simple questions about it. > > > > John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 -USA > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN