Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments
Former Title:Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 Environment
Author: Michael A. Raithel
Publisher: SAS Press
For seasoned veterans of the IBM mainframe environment, this is a book of techniques for squeezing better performance out of a mainframe computer running SAS applications. Much of the book focuses on using SAS features efficiently with the distinctive features of the mainframe.
Editions
2 Paperback (2003)
2 Paperback
Year: 2003
ISBN: 1-59047-337-X
Pages: 222
Publisher’s list price: 48.95
Contents
- 1. Performance, Efficiency, and Tuning
- 2. OS/390 Performance Metrics
- 3. Sources of SAS System Performance Information
- 4. How SAS Data Library Block Size Affects Performance
- 5. SAS Data Set Performance Tools
- 6. Indexes
- 7. Efficient Processing of Sequential Data Sets on DASD
- 8. Efficient Processing of Tape Data Sets
- 9. Processing VSAM Data Sets
- 10. The Stored Program Facility
- 11. Exploiting Hiperspaces
- 12. OS/390 Environmental Factors Affecting Performance
From the back cover
Need to improve the performance of your SAS applications?
Seeking comprehensive information on how SAS integrates with OS/390 and z/OS?
Help has arrived!
New features in this second edition include:
- the many Version 8 and version 9 enhancements to SAS running OS/390 and z/OS.
- new sources of performance information such as the SAS SMF exit.
- a detailed explanation of index centiles — what they are and how they can be used. New information explains how SAS programmers can specify that a particular index be used or that no index be used. You will also find updated information on exploiting indexes through WHERE clauses and BY statements.
- updated information on efficiently processing large data sets stored on tape.
- details on the new SASFILE statement. Programmers can learn how to exploit the SASFILE statement to hold an entire SAS data set in memory and avoid costly I/O’s.
- new features of the CONTENTS procedure that provide performance information.
If you are a new or experienced SAS user trying to learn more about OS/390 concepts or searching for great tuning tips, this book was written for you!
