January 25, 2012 | Volume 1 Issue 1

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TOP STORY: Tune AIX for Optimal Performance
FEATURED ARTICLE: Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments
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Feature Article - Operating Systems
 
Tune AIX for Optimal Performance

Lots of great tools are available to help you evaluate and manage performance.

david_tansleyWritten by David Tansley

This article looks at some of the popular tools available to gather information. Based on that information, you can then implement performance-related changes if required.

 

When looking at performance issues, I tend to group them into the following categories:

  • CPU bound
  • Memory bound
  • Disk access
  • Network
  • Process monitoring

 


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Feature Article - System Administration
 
Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments

What alternatives are there to legacy backups, and are higher standards expected today for the recovery of lost data?

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Editor's Note: This article is an extract of the white paper Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments: An Executive Overview of EchoStream for AIX available for free download from the MC White Paper Center.

 

Planning for recovery is a requirement in businesses of all sizes. In implementing an operational plan that ensures that both data and applications can be recovered, IT personnel are generally confronted with several challenges:

  • How can I ensure my applications and data are recoverable without impacting business operations?
  • Do I have data protection approaches available to me that meet my recovery point and recovery time objectives?
  • Can I afford to implement a comprehensive plan that covers both my local and remote (disaster) recovery requirements?
  • Are there cost-effective alternatives that meet my requirements?

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