IDUG EMEA 2026: Full Schedule

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10:20am BST

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

Db2 containerization makes Db2 more flexible, scalable, and cloud-native by running it in containers managed by Kubernetes. As Kubernetes is constantly evolving, so does Db2U, our Db2 Universal Container. Come and learn the great deal of innovative work coming your way, in terms of the next-gen capabilities of Db2U.

Speakers

Vijaya Katikireddy

Senior Technology Leader, IBM

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Latest and Features LUW
Audience All
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

C17 Accelerating AI Workloads in Db2 v12.1.5.0: Introducing High‑Performance Vector Indexes

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Porto

Discover how Db2’s new DiskANN‑powered vector index delivers fast, scalable similarity search while integrating seamlessly into existing database workflows.
We’ll walk through expected performance gains using AWS benchmark results and share practical tuning strategies to help you get the most out of vector search in Db2.

Speakers

Christian Garcia-Arellano

STSM, Db2 Senior Architect and Master Inventor, IBM

Christian Garcia-Arellano is STSM and Db2 OLTP Architect at the IBM Toronto Lab, and has a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. Christian has been working in various DB2 Kernel development areas since 2001. Initially Christian worked on the development of the self... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development
Audience Intermediate
Platform AppDev

IDUG EMEA 2026

10:20am BST

Vijaya Katikireddy

11:30am BST

Christian Garcia-Arellano

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