IDUG EMEA 2026

This session will be about bridging existing legacy programs with "modern"interfaces, such as the Unix shell and Ansible. Next-generation mainframers are typically well-versed in Unix shells and scripting, largely due to Linux's dominance in the server market. But how does this apply to traditional mainframe tools? That is what we want to show you.

OpenTelemetry is rapidly becoming the industry standard for application observability —offering a unified approach across distributed platforms. But did you know that even mainframe applications and subsystems can now be part of this modern observability ecosystem?
In this session, we’ll dive into what OpenTelemetry means from a Db2 for z/OS perspective. You’ll learn its core concepts, why they matter for mainframe environments, and how to take your first steps toward OpenTelemetry-based end-to-end monitoring of Db2 for z/OS applications with minimal effort. We’ll also highlight common pitfalls and explain why OpenTelemetry complements — rather than replaces — traditional Db2 monitoring.

Data lakes have become a foundational component of modern data platforms, enabling organizations to store and process large volumes of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data with high scalability and flexibility.
For data architects and database administrators, the challenge lies not only in designing a robust data lake architecture but also in ensuring consistent performance, governance, and operational reliability across diverse workloads.
A well-designed data lake architecture typically follows a layered approach, incorporating ingestion, storage, processing, metadata management, and access layers.
Data is ingested through batch processing and streaming pipelines into cost-effective, distributed storage systems, based on object storage.
Processing frameworks support transformation and enrichment, while metadata and catalog services provide schema management, lineage, and discoverability. Increasingly, modern architectures adopt lakehouse patterns to bridge the gap betwe