Release 18.1 of the software product, CPExpert™ has been recently issued by Computer Management Sciences, Inc. (CMS). Used on IBM mainframes, CPExpert™ is an automated performance analysis tool. Including enhancements to support IBM's newest mainframe, z10 and its "HiperDispatch Management Mode", the release contains significant improvements in the analysis and features of the product.
An informative technical white paper called "An Introduction to HiperDispatch Management Mode with z10" has been also released by CMS. The paper explains the algorithms that existed before HiperDispatch, provides an overview of the IBM z10 implications that require HiperDispatch, presents an introduction to HiperDispatch concepts, and describes performance consideration when implementing HiperDispatch. At
http://www.cpexpert.com/HiperDispatch%20abstract.htm the White Paper can be downloaded.
CMS is the developer of the software product, "CPExpert™" and is an industry leader in automated IBM mainframe performance analysis tools. CMS, incorporated in 1986, has been at the forefront of creating tools to optimize IBM mainframe performance. CPExpert™, the company's robust product, has been enhanced twice yearly since 1991 and has five components focused on CICS, DB2, WLM, WebSphere MQ, and DASD. The product automates performance degradation detection, produces reports to justify the analysis, and (most importantly) suggests solutions. An extraordinary amount of detailed, original documentation is included with the software product. To provide a powerful tool at an inexpensive price is the company's philosophy.