Strategy to reduce iSeries costs: BPCS archiving with Locksmith

["Milt Habeck" <mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Tom,

It's great that $130,000 of new iSeries hardware solved
response time issues for your company. Now, if you had
used Locksmith to archive your files first, maybe $90,000
of hardware would have been sufficient. That savings would
have paid for Locksmith many times over.

One other thing --- BPCS users not on OGS must add an eye-
opening BPCS key invoice from SSA-GT to the cost of moving
to a different box. That BPCS key cost can be cut to zero with
the response time improvement delivered by Locksmith.

Locksmith is your KEY to faster BPCS response times:
    http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/locksmith_bpcs.htm

Warm regards and God bless,

Milt Habeck
Unbeaten Path International

Toll free North America:  (888) 874-8008
International voice: (262) 681-3151
mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx
www.unbeatenpathintl.com





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From: Tom_Page@xxxxxxxxxx
To: SSA's BPCS ERP System
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Strategy to reduce iSeries costs: BPCS archiving with Locksmith

We are running 6.101 mixed mode, had a 720 with 120 interactive CPW,
constantly at 90% or above.  Constant problems, batch jobs backing up, not
fun to support.
We upgraded to an 810 1500 cpw no interactive limits,  BPCS actually works
now, F5 you get an immediate response.  OK it was $130K but we are running
at 15% capacity now, there is never more than
two jobs in the queue because the clear out so fast.  Jobs that used to
take an hour now take 5 minutes.  Month end closing and INV903, don't blink
because it is done before you can check on the job, it used to take 40
minutes.  This is one case where throwing more hardware at the problem has
solved most all of our problems.  We even had a runaway job going for 2
weeks before any noticed, me!
My recomendation, upgrade your hardware, become efficient later.




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From: mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: 04/26/2004 12:05 AM
To:     BPCS user community
Subject: Strategy to reduce iSeries costs: BPCS archiving with Locksmith

Dear Nadun,

At 95% CPU utilization, it's entirely possible that you'll
need a new box even if you don't upgrade to BPCS v8.x.
But  ... before you place the order with IBM, please
consider this strategy ---->>

        +  Measure the response time improvement
             achievable with Locksmith software.

Locksmith archiving software could produce one or
both of these happy results:

  1. There's a chance that the response time improvement
      realized from Locksmith could be significant enough
      to postpone the day when a new iSeries is needed.

  2. If you archive BPCS before moving off the old box,
      you'll get a better feel for how much punch is actually
      needed in the new box. You might be able to shave
      some cost off an IBM configuration.

Either result would more than pay for a copy of Locksmith.
Details available here:
    http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/locksmith_bpcs.htm

Here's several more clever/affordable Bells & Whistles
for BPCS software ideas:
   http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/bells/source/1.html

Warm regards and peace to you,

Milt Habeck
Unbeaten Path International

Toll free North America:  (888) 874-8008
International voice: (262) 681-3151
mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx
www.unbeatenpathintl.com



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From: ngamage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:24 AM
Subject: BPCS V8.2 Question

Hi,
We operate our business using BPCS & EAM V6.1.01 (mixed mode) in AS/400
620 model (CPW-85) on OS/400 V5R1. The concurrent users are estimated as
around 70 to 80 and the CPU utilization is at its maximum (above 95%) most
of the
time. In such a situation we also have some plans to upgrade our BPCS &
EAM to V8.2 full client version under the same hardware platform. We are
seriously doubtful and concern about whether the current AS/400 can handle
the workload once we upgrade to V8.2 full client.

Any suggestions and comments are highly appreciated to handle the current
situation
Regards, Nadun Gamage