Webinar

Managing Mainframe Disk and Tape Capacity - using DCOLLECT, HSM and RMM data

Efficient management of mainframe disk and tape storage is important for maintaining stable and cost-effective operations. However, transforming the data from tools like DCOLLECT, HSM, and RMM into useful insights can be challenging.

This presentation, based on experiences from large-scale mainframe environments, outlines strategies to improve storage efficiency, lower costs, and align with long-term business objectives. Key methods include optimizing the trade-off between HSM’s storage savings and its CPU usage, tracking aging datasets, and identifying inactive data for reclamation.

Mary Solomon is the Vice President of ITBI Services at SMT Data. With over 12 years of experience in mainframe performance and capacity management, she has worked with numerous Scandinavian and European mainframe clients. Her expertise includes conducting mainframe health checks, analyzing system performance before and after hardware and software upgrades, cost allocation (including DISK and TAPE costs), and deep-dive performance analysis for major incidents. For more information, connect with Mary on LinkedIn. 

Steven Thomas is Principal ITBI Evangelist at SMT Data. Steven holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford and has over 40 years of technical and business experience from the industry. His expertise lies within mainframe capacity and performance including business mapping, cost allocation, and executive advice. Connect with Steven here.

Practical information

The webinar is free and will be in English. At the end of the webinar there will be an interactive Q&A.

As a participant you are required to register in advance. To ensure GDPR compliance we will need your consent to allow for other participants to be able to see your name and email during the session, as we are making use of Microsoft Teams. The webinar will be recorded.

For any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at: marketing@smtdata.com