Greg Stigers wrote:
        << I hope that we will always catch near-capacity
> conditions, and increase the current capacity during batch processing on
> non-business hours. I will probably mull over optimal scenarios
> regularly, wanting to 'ride the edge' on slack space, and having to
> decide cost-benefit on which side to err. I will probably have to
> justify admin time on how frequently we examine the statistics, or how
> often DDX / MDX occurs, to different parties with conflicting interests.
> Do we want to be increasing capacity daily, or weekly, or err on the
> side of large margins, and do this as needed / ad hoc? >>
>
        We use Flexibase, a similar product to Adager, and run a nightly job
that simply checks for and expands any datasets in the operating databases
that are near the edge.  That way we never have to worry about `riding on
the edge...'  It is cared for automatically.

         Don Inghram
         The Christian & Missionary Alliance
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