IDUG EMEA 2026: Full Schedule

Are you running maintenance because it’s Sunday, or because the data actually needs it? With shrinking windows and massive data growth, "business as usual" is no longer an option. This session explores how Broadcom Db2 utilities provide the precision and confidence needed to manage modern environments. We will discuss establishing data-driven housekeeping practices, leveraging recovery toolkits to validate resilience without production impact, and optimizing high-speed data movement to support DevOps and rapid testing. Learn to transform your batch utilities from a routine expense into a high-performance engine.

Speakers

Denis Tronin

Product Manager, Broadcom Mainframe Software

Denis Tronin is an experienced IT professional and product manager, skilled in mainframe technologies (Db2 for z/OS, system performance, workload automation), API management (Zowe API Mediation Layer), and DevOps. He is an IBM Champion and a frequent speaker at major industry con... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Data Movement and Integration, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

B6 From Complexity to Operational Intelligence: Modernizing Database Administration with AI on IBM Z

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Arrabida

Db2 and IMS database administrators on IBM Z are increasingly expected to support modern, AI‑enabled business initiatives while continuing to manage complex, mission‑critical transactional environments. Traditional operational workflows—often manual and reliant on deep individual expertise—can limit consistency and scalability as systems evolve.
This session introduces IBM Z Database Assistant, which brings agent‑assisted intelligence into Db2 and IMS administration. By combining DBA‑centric AI agents with context‑driven dashboards, the Database Assistant helps DBAs better understand database behavior, evaluate operational impact, and take informed actions—reducing the need for manual interpretation across multiple tools.
Attendees will see how natural language interaction can simplify common DBA tasks, how intelligent SQL tuning can improve transactional workload efficiency, and how AI agents can assist with faster problem diagnosis across Db2 and IMS environments.

Speakers

Akiko Hoshikawa

Distinguished Engineer - Db2 for z/OS and Db2 AI for z/OS, IBM

Brian Tsao

System Architekt, IBM

Architect of IBM Z Database Assistant and Technical Lead for IBM Db2 for z/OS Agent. Experienced in enterprise mainframe systems, modern cloud-native tooling, and emerging agentic workflows. Passionate about bridging Z systems with modernization, driving innovation that brings legacy... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Operations
Audience All
Platform AI / ML

10:20am BST

F6 Scripting Db2 for z/OS

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Miragaia

Integrating Db2 for z/OS with non-mainframe processes is easy if you learn how to use Db2 with scripting languages, particularly exploiting Db2 client capabilities and ZOWE. This presentation explains how to do this, and shows some classic use cases in database administration and DevOps.

Speakers

Philip Nelson

Senior Database Software Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group / ScotDB Limited

Philip Nelson has worked with Db2 since 1989. He likes to explore new functionality and is always exploring new techniques for enhancing Db2 usage. He is a frequent presenter at IDUG and has also supported IDUG in many other ways, including the IDUG EMEA CPC and the Content Commi... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Automation, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

A7 Db2 for z/OS Utilities Best Practices

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Infante

As IBM continues to deliver new utility enhancements, it's important to take a step back and review what options really matter and how to get the best performance and availability from utility executions. This session will explain general recommendations for utility performance as well as look at specific utilities to see how they can be optimised to make a real difference to performance, application availability and usability.

Speakers

Haakon Roberts

DE, CTO, IBM

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 →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

B7 Revisiting Query Parallelism: Targeted Use of zIIP Processors for Db2 Queries

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Arrabida

This presentation explores the nuances of query parallelism in Db2, focusing on how to effectively tune queries for optimal zIIP exploitation. Attendees will gain insights through real-world query examples that will illustrate these principles in action, showcasing tangible improvements. Additionally, we will discuss how ChatGPT can assist in the query tuning processs. Join me to rediscover the power of parallelism and leverage zIIP processors to their fullest potential.

Speakers

Thomas Baumann

Data Evangelist, Swiss Mobiliar

As Data Evangelist at Swiss Mobiliar in Bern, Switzerland, Thomas is dedicated to optimizing databases and managing database risks. When he's not in the office, he can be found sharing his expertise on database optimization and risk management at various speaking engagements. Thomas... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

D7 Near zero downtime migration to Db2 12.1

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Maria

When upgrading to Db2 12.1 additional activities like OS upgrade or cluster technique change might occur. In addition, test migrations should be possible with no or minimal impact on a productive system. The presentation shows, how Db2 can be migrated to 12.1 including OS upgrade scenarios and cluster technology changes, build on pure Db2 functionality. It describes a near zero downtime solution. With it's repeatability, the solution can easily be used for pre-migration testing.

Speakers

Christiane Beyer

Senior Solution Engineer, Arvato Systems GmbH

Experienced IT professional with over 25 years experience in database administration on LUW.
Specialized in IBM Db2 on Linux over 10 years. Supporting High Availability Systems in health care & financial sector, which are based on IBM Db2 HADR TSAMP & Pacemaker Cluster.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices
Audience All
Platform LUW

12:30pm BST

Lunch

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm BST

Archive

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Lunch

Audience All

2:00pm BST

A8 BMC AMI Db2 Utilities - What's New

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Infante

Quickly and Easily solve your most demanding Db2 utility challenges using the latest capabilites available in the BMC AMI Db2 utilities. This presentation covers the latest enhnacements in the BMC utilities for Db2 zOS. Come learn how BMC customers solve their hardest operational problems every day using the Db2 utilities from BMC. Gain deep insights on the advanced performance, useability and automation features available today in the BMC Db2 Utilities that set us apart from the competion.

Speakers

Michael Cotignola

BMC Db2 Solution Engineer, BMC Software

Michael Cotignola is a Principal Software Consultant supporting BMC's DB2 Mainframe Solutions. In this role, he helps his clients maximize the value they receive from BMC's DB2 products. Michael has worked in IT since 1975 in numerous IT disciplines, including operations, application... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

B8 Get Cozy with WLM: Why Every Db2 DBA Needs to Understand Workload Management

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Arrabida

Many Db2 DBAs treat the z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) as "the system programmer’s problem," but WLM is actually the engine that determines if your SQL succeeds or fails. In this session, we will demystify WLM from a DBA’s perspective. We’ll cover the basics: defining service classes, importance, and goals. You will learn how WLM distinguishes between "local" work (like batch) and "remote" SQL (using enclaves), and why this matters for your daily performance monitoring. We’ll wrap up with simple best practices and a look at how to spot WLM issues before they become outages. Join this session to learn how to speak the language of WLM and ensure your Db2 workload gets the priority it deserves.

Speakers

Denis Tronin

Product Manager, Broadcom Mainframe Software

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

C8 Db2 Meets Generative AI: Agentic AI, Vector Search, and Beyond.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Porto

This session will bring you up to speed on exciting enhancements and capabilities we are bringing to Db2 for the Generative AI era. We’ll talk about our overall AI strategy for Db2 and how we are both leveraging Generative AI as well as supporting the emerging frontier of Generative AI applications. We’ll then dive into specifics including our AI Vector Search capabilities, AI integrated LLM capabilities, and our Agentic AI powered tooling including the new Genius Hub.

Speakers

Jillian Quiller

Senior Software Engineer, Db2 Development, IBM

Growth Product Manager focused on accelerating adoption and impact across IBM’s Db2 portfolio. I combine analytics, design thinking, and experimentation to help enterprise customers unlock value faster — turning insights into measurable, scalable growth.

Mike Springgay

STSM Db2 Architect, IBM

Mike Springgay is the Db2 Architect. Prior to that he was responsible for architecting extensions to Db2’s Warehouse capabilities, SQL compatibility features, routine infrastructure and client server connectivity.

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

3:00pm BST

Coffee Break

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST

Archive

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

3:20pm BST

A101 Your GenAI Journey Takes CenterStage

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Infante

Sponsors

Broadcom

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Infante

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Audience All
Platform z/OS
Company Broadcom

3:20pm BST

B101 Coming Soon

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Arrabida

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Arrabida

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Audience All

4:30pm BST

C9 Mining db2mon

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Porto

The folks at the Db2 Lab provide us with a great tool to monitor Db2. it's free and already installed with Db2. This session will show you how db2mon works and how to use it. Then, we'll discuss how to run it in different ways for different use cases. Next, we'll present a way to run db2mon for historical data gathering and trend analysis. Finally, we'll show examples of the data db2mon provides and what to look for in various performance scenarios.

Speakers

Ken Shaffer

Db2 Consultant, Aerodata, Inc.

Ken has been a Db2 Consultant for over 20 years, specializing in LUW systems. He has worked on a variety of large databases for large corporate and government clients. Most of these projects have involved deploying and supporting mission-critical applications where constant availability... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Utilities
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

D9 More SQL tricks with Db2

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Maria

SQL is a very powerful language. But to make best use of it one has to come to a "set-oriented" thinking to solve problems instead of the procedural thinking most application programmers are used to. This presentation discusses some important problems for which a set-oriented solution is initially not obvious, and shows how solutions of these problems can be developed with SQL in Db2. This presentation is a continuation with new problems and solutions of the presentation "SQL tricks with Db2" shown at IDUG EMEA 2024.

Speakers

Andreas Weininger

Principal Information Architecture Technical Specialist, IBM

Andreas Weininger is part of the Information Architecture team of IBM in Munich. He has more than 20 year of experience with scalable solutions for data intensive solutions focussing especially on the performance aspects. He is a regular speaker at database and data warehousing events... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Best Practices, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

E9 Seamless SNA/VTAM migration (preconditioning for next version of Db2)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Luis

This session provides a technical overview of migrating Db2 for z/OS connectivity seamlessly from SNA/VTAM to TCP/IP. We will outline key configuration updates, and performance considerations involved in the transition, with a special focus on strengthening security through modern encryption using TLS and AT‑TLS for secure Db2 traffic. Attendees will gain practical guidance, best practices, and lessons learned to ensure a smooth and secure migration to an IP‑based infrastructure.

Speakers

Derek Tempongko

PM, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

Derek Tempongko is a Senior Software Engineer on the Db2 for z/OS distributed development team at the IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory. With over 20 years of experience in Distributed Data Facility (DDF), presented at previous IDUG events, authored a Redpaper on TLS/SSL which has been... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS
Audience All
Platform z/OS

4:30pm BST

F9 Fun with SQL 2026

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Miragaia

The IDUG Content Committee consists of a team of dedicated volunteers who produce content for IDUG website including articles and blogs and the ever-popular DB2 Table Talk podcast. Come to this session where the attendees will be placed into teams and be given SQL Challenges to solve by the content committee. Amusing and practical challenges will be given to the contestants. Each team will have a few minutes at a keyboard to solve the current problem before the keyboard is passed to the next team. Shouting, googling, giving advice (good and bad) and general mayhem are all allowed during this fun, interactive and non-traditional session!

Speakers

Brian Laube

Db2 DBA, Manulife Financial

Brian Laube is an application DBA for Db2 Z working for Manulife Financial in Canada. Brian has experience with performance monitoring, SQL, application developement, security and everything else in the mainframe world.
Brian has been an IBM Champion since 2017. Brian is one of the directors of the Central Canada Db2 User Group which still holds an annual TWO day in-person user-group event! Brian Laube has presented at many IDUG conferences since 2015 in both NA and EMA. Brian is a volunteer with... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Hands-On Lab

Audience All
Platform Cross Platform

5:30pm BST

Evening Reception

Tuesday September 29, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm BST

Archive

Tuesday September 29, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm BST
Archive

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