Come to listen to the architects of Db2 for z/OS explain overall strategy, review recent new features delivered in Db2 and also take a look at the future - where Db2 is going and why. We will talk about planning for the next version and you will learn what you need to know and actions you should start to take now to prepare for the future of IBM's flagship database.
Haakon Roberts is an IBM Distinguished Engineer based at the Silicon Valley Laboratory in San Jose, California. He is the chief architect for Db2 for z/OS and Tools and CTO of IBM z Data & AI. He holds several patents and is a leading expert in database management, data integrity... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST Infante
High Performance DBATs (HP DBATS) is a very important performance feature of Db2 for DDF workloads. If applied and used intelligently this feature can generate significant savings in CPU resource consumption. This session will cover the following topics: what is a connection?; what is a DBAT (THREAD)?; thread (DBAT) pooling and DRDA inactive connections; what are High Performance DBATs; good candidate application workloads for High Performance DBATs; general guidance for configuring High Performance DBATs; performance metrics and monitoring; WLM and High Performance DBATs; Issues; Summary.
Customer Success Engineer - Data Strategic, Broadcom
John is an IBM Alumni, a retired IBM Distinguished Engineer, and now works as a Distinguished Technical Consultant for Broadcom Inc. He has worked with Db2 for z/OS for over 40 years and has extensive experience with Db2 in terms of systems, database and application design. He specialises... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST Infante
As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, ensuring the security of Db2 for z/OS environments is critical to protecting sensitive data and maintaining compliance. This presentation explores a comprehensive security assessment designed to identify vulnerabilities, evaluate access controls, and strengthen configurations. Experts with extensive mainframe experience will review key elements such as grants and permissions, DSNZPARMs, audit policies, and DDF settings, providing detailed findings and actionable recommendations. Attendees will gain insights into optimizing user privileges, securing data, while also preparing for an easier transition to external security. Enhance your security posture and mitigate risks with proven strategies tailored to Db2 for z/OS.
Jørn Thyssen is a Senior Technical Staff Member at Rocket Software, working with mainframe and Db2 tools in customer modernization and performance projects. He has extensive experience with IBM Z and Db2 for z/OS, and collaborates closely with development teams on initiatives involving... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST Arrabida
Customers are constantly striving to perform essential DBA related tasks being driven by application improvements and evolutions. Non-Disruptive schema changes have been a major objective for the Db2 for z/OS ecosystem. Db2 will discontinue to support several legacy table space types and deprecated functions. Organizations must migrate to Universal Table Spaces (UTS) and remove unsupported functions prior to the deadline to ensure long‑term database viability. In addition to user‑defined objects, the work file database and many Db2 catalog tables that reside in deprecated table spaces must also be considered in the migration plan. This session highlights the invaluable online schema enhancement features in Db2 that can be exploited to achieve the highest level of availability.
Frances Villafuerte is a senior technical leader in IBM’s Db2 for z/OS core engine development team, where she plays a strategic role in shaping the capabilities that drive Db2’s value proposition for enterprise clients. She has led the architecture for key features that enhance... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST Luis
Db2 for z/OS continues to advance through Db2 13 continuous delivery, introducing performance‑focused enhancements that impact SQL execution, system scalability, resource efficiency, and operational behavior. Effectively exploiting these capabilities requires understanding not only what has changed, but how the changes interact with workloads, subsystem configuration, and the underlying IBM Z platform. This session provides a technical deep dive into recent Db2 for z/OS performance enhancements, including features delivered through Db2 13 continuous delivery and insights gained from real customer experiences. We will examine how these updates influence critical performance areas such as CPU consumption, concurrency behavior, and subsystem scalability. In addition, we will cover monitoring and instrumentation updates, discussing how to interpret new or enhanced metrics and how they can be used to validate performance behavior and guide tuning decisions. Attendees will leave with concret
These two tables, SYSUTILITIES and SYSOBJECTEVENTS, have really became part of my daily inputs since the moment they arrive to my systems. They are recording all the movements related to utilities in your system, so let's start deep diving on them : Which ones are the most CPU consuming The more time consuming The ones that should probably not be running anymore The ones that fail too often The time slots when most of them are running And how to use the information they provide to improve your system.
Db2 for z/OS consultant, Volkswagen Group Services
I am a pure IBM technology person, started as AS/400 developer in Cobol and RPG, and at some point move to zOS as Database Admin for Db2 and later to System Programmer. I am a DB2 lover, willing to learn and pasionate to teach what I already know.
Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST Arrabida
Stuck on a tough audit level? Tired of seeing the "Game Over" screen when a report asks: "Who had access three months ago?" Many Db2 sites rely on clunky log tools for this security quest. Get ready to discover the secret power-ups! We'll expose the relatively new, native Db2 security information stored right in the catalog—the hidden cheat code you need. Join us to unlock these features, score a Pixel Perfect audit, and conquer your compliance quest by augmenting your current processes. No extra quarters needed!
Steen Rasmussen is a Customer Services Consultant currently instrumental in the ongoing development and support of the Broadcom Db2 solutions. In 1985 Steen started as an IMS/DB2 DBA at a major insurance company in Denmark working with all aspects of DB2 - like tuning, application... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST Luis
In the modern era of data-driven decision-making, leveraging the power of mainframe data, such as Db2 on z/OS, can provide deep insights into business operations. However, visualizing this data and utilizing advanced analytics can often seem challenging. This session will explore how Python libraries, along with machine learning tools, can bridge the gap by providing intuitive and powerful solutions to visualize and analyze Db2 data on z/OS. We will begin by discussing the fundamentals of accessing Db2 data on z/OS using Python library ibm_db. Once data is ready we will explore popular python libraries to create clear and informative visualizations. The session will then dive into the integration of machine learning tools, to uncover hidden patterns in the data, perform predictive analytics, and gain deeper insights.
I am a Data Scientist at BMC Software, where I work on integrating agentic AI with mainframe systems. My work focuses on applying modern AI techniques to mission‑critical enterprise platforms, with a strong emphasis on DB2, IMS and intelligent automation across mainframe environments... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST Miragaia
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.
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
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.
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
The presentation is aiming to explore the introduction and evolution of Fast Traversal Blocks (FTB) in IBM Db2 for z/OS, focusing on the initial implementation in Db2 12 and the subsequent enhancements delivered in Db2 13. The session will outline the architectural concepts behind FTB, key eligibility criteria, and the functional improvements introduced in Db2 13 for z/OS. The major focus of the presentation will be a real-world case study from GarantiBBVA, highlighting their experience implementing FTB in their Db2 for z/OS systems. This includes practical insights into planning, configuration, and deployment strategies, as well as challenges encountered and lessons learned during adoption. It will also examine how to identify suitable indexes for FTB and the tangible benefits of FTB usage at GarantiBBVA. The session will also be aiming to demonstrate how to measure and validate performance improvements using key metrics, system statistics, and monitoring tools. By combining theoreti
I am a Database Administrator and System Engineer with 7 years of experience in Db2 for z/OS at Garanti BBVA. My work focuses on Db2 migrations, function level activation, and RSU maintenance, as well as maintaining the IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) environment. I am also actively... Read More →
Db2 for z/OS, Data &AI on IBM Z Systems mainframe db2 systems programmer and dba, IBM
Gulfem has over 30 years of experience in mainframes and in Db2 for z/OS. She has worked as a database administrator, system administrator in financial institutions including leading banks in Turkey and also as a database consultant in IBM business partners and consultancy companies... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST Miragaia
Db2 group buffer pools are an important component of a Db2 for z/OS datasharing environment. They help to insure data consistency across members of aDb2 data sharing group.As such, group buffer pool interactions represent additional work that Db2 hasto perform in a data sharing environment, and are one of the main contributorsof Db2 data sharing overhead.Therefore, from a performance perspective it is important that your group bufferpools are in good shape.This session will introduce group buffer pool concepts, but focusses on how tomonitor group buffer pool performance, the available options and metrics touse.
Bart Steegmans is a Consulting Db2 Product Support Specialist from IBM Belgium. He is working remotely for the Silicon Valley Laboratory in San Jose and providing technical support for Db2 for z/OS performance problems. He has over 35 years of experience in Db2. Before joining IBM... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST Infante
This session explores backup and recovery strategies for Db2 for z/OS, emphasizing the critical importance of compliance and recoverability in today’s data-driven world. Attendees will learn about various backup types, tools, and recovery processes, with a focus on creating resilient systems that align with modern compliance requirements. Through use cases, the session will demonstrate how to ensure recoverability, data integrity, minimize downtime, and maintain availability.
Rahul is a Db2 for z/OS professional at Broadcom Inc., working as part of the Db2 tools development team. His work focuses on supporting and evolving database management solutions that power critical enterprise systems.
A former System Programmer and DBA with 17 years in the mainframe space. Currently a Product Owner, dedicated to bridging the gap between software development and the real-world needs of the Db2 z/OS community.
Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST Arrabida
The reorganization of a DB2 tablespace is primarily performed to optimize access path performance, but it also constitutes a critical database maintenance operation. This presentation will cover our experience as users following a sudden increase in the number of partitions in partition-by-growth tablespaces after executing partition-level REORGs, as well as the approach we took to address the issue.
Zoe Andreopoulou is a Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator with over 20 years of experience in the banking industry, having held key database administration roles in two leading financial institutions. She specializes in Db2 performance tuning, problem determination, and the... Read More →
Michal Bialecki is a Db2 Technical Consultant at Broadcom, bringing over 20 years of experience to the role. Prior to joining Broadcom in 2025, he spent two decades working remotely for IBM Silicon Valley Lab, where he served as a member of Db2 z/OS Development SWAT team with John... Read More →
Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST Miragaia
