I remember that the first thing I read about capacity planning circa 1985 was an orange-covered WSC book. IIRC, it was titled "Basic Capacity Planning". That led me to read Arnold Allen's "Probability and Statistics". Not a bad start for a neophyte at the time.
I can imagine Walt Caprice greeting him at the Pearly Gates... Bob -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Knutson, Samuel Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 10:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Sad News Ray Wicks Shared by CMG just this evening. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and board member Ray Wicks on November 27, 2018. Ray was a frequent contributor, volunteer, and speaker for CMG. In 2000, he won the prestigious A. A. Michelson Award for the Advancement of Computer Systems. CMG would like to pass on their condolences to the friends and family of Ray Wicks. http://bit.ly/2G09REj #cmgnews I still remember the first talk I heard from Ray Wicks being impressed not only with his expertise but the way he shared it wrapped in wry humor about Zen, forests and trees. He was a fine fellow and contributed greatly to the art and science of managing capacity and performance on mainframes. Peace, Sam The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
