At 05:32 PM 10/28/1999 -0400, Rick Clark wrote:
>What I have suggested is that we should really look at switching our
>programs from CM to NM. There is a tremendous amount of overhead due to
>this. Another area I think we should be looking at is the databases.
>Maybe a good 'tweaking' or a reorganization is what they need. The
>biggest problem is time....

OCTCOMP'ing the CM programs (providing no PM is involved) can give you
upto 80% of the benefit of converting to NM in most cases.  So you might
consider this for the more frequently used programs and then monitor the
system performs.  I generally prefer taking small steps and checking the
results before investing heavily in major steps.



/jf
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