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9:00am BST

B15 Db2 Analytics Accelerator: V8, Migration experiences, future and customer updates

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST

This session is deep dive technical details about Db2 Analytics Accelerator on IBM Z with latest V8 product updates, new capabilities, with migration details.
There will be z17 and LinuxONE 5 Migration Experiences with V7 and V8, platform specific details, migration planning and deployment details.
Session will contain IBM Z platform specific details z17 and LinuxONE 5, in the context of Accelerator such as machine configuration, CBU and Flex Capacity usage, different architecture alternatives for different business needs including GDPS usage with 2-, 3-, 4- site GDPS alternatives.
There will be Lessons Learned from PoCs, current implementations, architecture discussions and health checks.

Speakers

Cüneyt Göksu

Executive IT Specialist, IBM

Cüneyt Göksu is an Executive IT Specialist for IBM® Z solutions in the context of Data and AI in IBM Germany Development Lab as a member of Center of Excellence team. He holds MBA, Bachelor’s degree and PhD in Computer Science. He has been working with Db2 for z/OS and IBM Z... Read More →

Björn Broll

Product Manager, Db2, IBM

Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) for IBM z Data and AI in IBM Germany Research and Development Lab.

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Data Movement and Analytics, Latest and Features z/OS
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

C16 Fine-Tuning Db2 Datalake Tables Performance

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Porto

Db2 Datalake tables allow defining and managing vendor-agnostic Hive and Iceberg tables atop open data formats used in data analytics environments. However, Datalake tables are configured and maintained differently from traditional Db2 tables. Participants will learn valuable skills such as creating workload-optimized Datalake tables, and monitoring and tuning them to preserve their performance as the table grows.

Speakers

Olivier Bernin

IBM Gold Consultant for Data & AI, IBM

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Data Movement and Analytics, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Performance and Monitoring
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

E16 Getting Started with OpenTelemetry for Db2: Metrics, Traces, and What They Really Mean

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Luis

OpenTelemetry is becoming a standard for observability,but what does it mean for Db2? This introductory session shows how metrics and traces help you understand what’s really happening in your Db2 workloads. Learn how SQL activity can be exposed as meaningful metrics, and how distributed traces can follow transactions end-to-end into Db2.We focus on practical outcomes: where time is spent, where bottlenecks occur, and whether issues originate in Db2 or upstream systems. Designed for DBAs and performance specialists, this session gives you a clear starting point to understand what these signals really mean, and how to begin using them in your day-to-day work.

Speakers

Rabah Beggar

Software Developer, Broadcom

Product Manager at Broadcom, part of the team shaping the strategy and roadmap for mainframe database and infrastructure tools (IMS & Db2). I focus on simplifying complex operations and enhancing the experience for enterprise customers running critical workloads on the mainframe... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Data Movement and Analytics, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

IDUG EMEA 2026

9:00am BST

Cüneyt Göksu

Björn Broll

10:20am BST

Olivier Bernin

10:20am BST

Rabah Beggar

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