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3:20pm BST

A4 Supercharging Db2 with Generative AI: From Natural Language Queries to Autonomous Performance Optimization

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Enterprises are under pressure to deliver faster insights and streamline operations - the ultimate Boss Fight of managing large Db2 for z/OS environments. Generative AI is your new power-up for development and administration and your secret weapon against complexity. This session will show how to flip on the Auto-Pilot to tune SQL with expert-level precision, master complex schema management, and drive utilities intelligently for object maintenance. We'll walk through real speedruns (use cases) that demonstrate how GenAI simplifies workloads, cuts troubleshooting time, and improves efficiency, giving your team the cheat codes to unlock Db2's full value and achieve the High Score in productivity.

Speakers

Chris Crone

Distinguished Engineer, Broadcom

Chris is a Distinguished Engineer for Database Technology and a lead architectfor the Data Management portfolio within the Mainframe Division of BroadcomSoftware Group. He oversees strategy and architecture decisions for theBroadcom database products IDMS and Datacom, as well as for... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Operations, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

3:20pm BST

D4 What's New in V12.1 Security

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Maria

This session will cover the new features in Db2 12.1 security, covering 12.1.3, 12.1.4 and 12.1.5. Attend to hear about new auditing capabilities, including audit to cloud object storage, and directly to CSV files. You will also learn about new JWT authentication enhancements features online key retrieval. 12.1.5 sees the completion of the reduce file permission feature started in 12.1.2 that really locks down a Db2 instance. You will also hear about new Quantum Safe Crypto support in TLS.

Speakers

Greg Stager

Senior Software Engineer, IBM

Greg Stager is the security architect for Db2 LUW at the IBM Toronto Lab. Greg has been a member of the Db2 security development team since 2000, where he has worked on all aspects of security within Db2, including authentication, authorization, auditing and encryption.

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations, Security and Compliance
Audience All
Platform LUW

3:20pm BST

E4 Smarter Db2 REORGs : A Real-World User Story

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Luis

Many Db2 environments still depend on inherited, legacy home-grown housekeeping processes, increasing cost, risk and instability. This session shares a customer journey that modernized REORG strategy using data-driven principles and operational criteria. We discuss organizational challenges, architectural decisions, and unexpected outcomes, offering guidance for a more sustainable and scalable Db2 housekeeping model.

Speakers

Shivam Pratap Singh

Database Performance Specialist, Kyndryl CIC S.R.O., Brno

Shivam pratap singh is a Senior Lead Database Administrator specializing in Db2 Z/OS, with extensive experience supporting large enterprise environments. His work focuses on Db2 operations, performance optimization, automation and modernizing existing processes. He works with customers... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Best Practices, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

IDUG EMEA 2026

3:20pm BST

Chris Crone

3:20pm BST

Greg Stager

3:20pm BST

Shivam Pratap Singh

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