IDUG EMEA 2026: Full Schedule

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A15 JC Greatest Hits, War Stories and Best Practice 2026

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

This session will share experience from client studies and engagements: sharing proven recommended best practice; learning good, bad and ugly; providing answers ti important, frqeeunt or difficuly questions. This session will cover the following topics: Complacency about component failure and ability to absorb workload failover in a dat asharing environment; missed opportinity for elapsed time performance improvementnfor skip sequnetial batch processing; misteps in evaluating the performance benenfit of CICS-Db2 thread reuse and RELEASE(DEALLOCATE); SQL coding to avoid update anomaly when using cursor stability isolation; misadventures when using High Performance DBATs;monitoring WLM policy achievement; options for mass data recovery following logical data recovery and data loss; performance issue with remote DDF batch workload; tuning ogf GBPs; thorough Disaster Restart testingh.

Speakers

John Campbell

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 →

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

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

9:00am BST

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

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

Arrabida

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

9:00am BST

F15 Db2 Load – Strategies to speed up loading very large tables

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

Miragaia

With the push for more and more availability replacing the data in very large tables with many indexes can be problematic especially when the business is enforcing small outage windows.
This presentation outlines how we designed a process to replace the data in a 1.6bn row table in the required outage window when the initial load time was nearly 5 times the available window.

Speakers

Rob Gould

Database Consultant, Triton Consulting Ltd

Rob is a Consultant at Triton Consulting, a UK based company that specializes in Hybrid Data Management, Digital Transformation and DB2 database and Information Management services for the z/OS and Midrange platforms.
His area of expertise is the Mainframe platform, but he has also worked with Db2 LUW. He started working as a DB2 Systems programmer in 1988 has been active in the Db2 world since then. Rob also worked for IBM as a Systems programmer and then a Technical Sales Specialist. Thro... Read More →

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

Track F, Technical Session

Audience Beginner
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

A16 Get ready for Db2 version 13+1

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

Infante

In the next version of Db2 for z/OS IBM is removing some deprecated functions. I will describe how to find the affected objects and functions and how to convert them. I will also touch on some pitfalls and share our experiences. Some examples are non-UTS tablespaces, but there are more. And there are some more things that is not documented yet.
The presentation will not cover the conversion from VTAM to TCPIP.

Speakers

Martin Ålund

STSM (Senior Technical Staff Member), Handelsbanken

Started my Db2 career in 1998 as a development DBA. Since 2020 working as a system programmer and tech lead for Db2 for z/OS.

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

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

B16 From Lilliput to Brobdingnag. Compression flavors in Db2 for z/OS

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

Arrabida

There are several flavors of compression in Db2 for z/OS.
You can reduce the space required for a table by using data compression. Compressing the data in a table space can significantly reduce the amount of disk space that is needed to store data and can help improve buffer pool performance.
You can also compress your indexes to significantly reduce the physical space requirements for most indexes.
You can also reduce the size of data in a LOB table space to ensure that the LOB table space and its associated base table space remain available for inserting data.
In this presentation you will learn the different algorithms used for compression in Db2, comparing the cost and benefit of each of them. You will learn how to measure the effect of compression, the space savings but also the effect on applications and utility processing and of course the recent changes in the latest versions and function levels of Db2 for z/OS.

Speakers

Ramon Menendez

Senior Technical Staff Member, BMC Software

Ramon Menendez is a Principal Solution Engineer from BMC Software in Spain, specialized in the DB2 family of products. Started in IT as a QUEL developer and INGRES administrator. Worked for several years for IBM with DB2, mainly in competitive analysis, implementation and performance... Read More →

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

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring, Utilities
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

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

10:20am BST

F16 Db2 Connect – New Challenges and New Opportunities

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

Miragaia

Db2 Connect Version 12, released in November 2024, introduces a wave of enhancements—alongside changes that may challenge existing practices. This session will guide you through the most impactful updates in Db2 Connect V12 and its subsequent fix packs from a Db2 for z/OS perspective. We’ll explore critical topics such as strengthened TLS encryption, licensing transformations, and emerging capabilities in monitoring and observability. Join us to understand not only what’s new, but how these changes can unlock new opportunities for performance, security, and operational insight.

Speakers

Christoph Theisen

Db2 Security Architect, Rocket Software

Christoph began his career in IBM’s Global Services unit in 1991, working on numerous client engagements — primarily focused on Db2 for z/OS — as an application developer, database administrator, architect, and consultant. Over time, his role evolved into that of a Client Technical... Read More →

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

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Security and Compliance
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

A17 DB2 for z/OS Workfile Deep Dive - How to Survive and Thrive

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

Infante

This presentation explains how DB2 uses workfiles for a range of purposes, including SORT, scrollable cursors, and temporary tables. It also describes how workfile allocation and usage behave both before and after the enhancements introduced in V13 FL508. Finally, it reviews the workfile monitoring capabilities available today, with particular emphasis on the enhancements introduced over the past decade and how they can be leveraged to identify tuning opportunities.

Speakers

Adrian Collett

Consultant, Expertise4IT

Adrian is a partner and Senior DB2 Specialist for Expertise4IT S.r.l. based in Milan, Italy. Although specialising in System and Application Performance Tuning, Adrian has been involved in all aspects of DB2 for z/OS: from Systems Analysis, Data Modelling and Database Design to Implementation... Read More →

Bart Steegmans

Db2 for z/OS L2 Performance, IBM

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 →

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

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

B17 Leave the dark side – Turn on the lights in Db2 performance management

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

Arrabida

In this session we will demonstrate how data can be utilized to gain valuable insights into system performance and optimization. We will provide an introduction of the newest and greatest capabilities in visualizing performance data for an easy step in, which can lead to significant performance improvements.
The objective of this session is to demonstrate some real-world examples mainly out of Db2 and WLM and how visualizing performance data helped the Performance Teams diagnose performance issues, better perform capacity planning and how attendees can learn easily more about their z/OS /CICS /Db2 environment.

Speakers

Tim Meisner

Teamlead zProducts, SVA GmbH

My mainframe career started in 2001 at an independent software vendor in Germany developing tools for Db2. I began as developer for a tool automating Db2 maintenance. Then moving forward as lead for a point in time recovery tool and later added a tool for homogenous system cloning... Read More →

Gerald Pfeiffer

Senior Database Administrator, SVA GmbH

After a few years as a bank clerk, I started my mainframe career in 1987.So next year, I 'm 40 years Mainframe Professional. I began as a developer, then moved to systems engineering and project management at banks and insurance companies. In 1997, I joined my first ISV. Primarily... Read More →

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

Track B, Technical Session

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

11:30am BST

E17 Db2 13 for z/OS – Security updates

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

Luis

Maintaining a secure Db2 for z/OS environment is essential for protecting critical business data and meeting continuously evolving compliance requirements. This session explores key Db2 security functions, including quantum safe encryption capabilities, online transfer ownership of application objects, and the process for removing private protocol authorization behavior. The session also covers enhanced usage capabilities of trusted contexts and column masks, as well as auditing security related catalog tables using temporal table support.

Speakers

Gayathiri Chandran

Customer Success Manager and Principal Consultant, IBM

Gayathiri Chandran is a Senior Technical Staff Member in Db2 for z/OS development at IBM Silicon Valley Lab driving Db2 security strategy and delivery. She provides technical leadership across enterprise security initiatives, contributes to database security standards, and is a frequent... Read More →

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

Track E, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

F17 Architecting the Perfect Restore: Mastering Db2 Copies, and Compliance

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

Miragaia

Recovery is only as good as the backup that fuels it. While "taking an Image Copy" is a daily routine for every DBA, understanding the internal mechanics of that process is critical for modern data resilience. In this session, we go beyond the syntax to explore the physics of Db2 data protection.We will dissect the copy process showing how the choice of backup type directly dictates recovery performance.

Speakers

Ahmed Hamed

Software Engineer, Broadcom

Ahmed Hamed is a Software Engineer at Broadcom, specializing in the development and mission-critical support of Db2 Backup and Recovery solutions for z/OS. With nine years of experience in the software industry, the last seven are dedicated to the mainframe ecosystem. Ahmed focuses... Read More →

Vyacheslav Stebletsov

Staff Software Engineer, Broadcom

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

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Database Resiliency, Performance and Monitoring, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:30pm BST

A203 From Problem SQL to Proven Gains: Tuning Performance on Db2 for z/OS

Thursday October 1, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm BST

Infante

SQL performance tuning is a core DBA skill, yet many efforts remain reactive and inconsistent. This session presents a practical, end-to-end tuning workflow for Db2 for z/OS from identifying problem SQL to validating improvements. Attendees will walk through real tuning decisions using metrics, access path analysis, and supporting tools to achieve measurable performance gains.

Speakers

Carlos Davis

Back-End Developer, Rocket Software

Carlos Davis is a Solutions Advisor at Rocket Software with more than 20 years of hands-on experience powering mission critical Db2 environments across a wide range of industries. As a trusted advisor to his clients, he helps organizations maximize performance, minimize risk, and... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm BST
Infante

Track A, Workshop

Topic Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

2:30pm BST

B203 Hands-on Lab: Performing AI Queries with SQL Data Insights Pro

Thursday October 1, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm BST

Luis

Experience the new features of SQL Data Insights Pro, including unstructured text support, model training offloading to IDAA, and incremental retraining. SQL Data Insights Pro combines unsupervised deep learning with traditional SQL queries, allowing you to run similarity, dissimilarity, clustering, analogy, and commonality AI queries on your Db2 for z/OS data.
In this hands-on lab, learn how to train models using both structured and unstructured data to gain deeper insights from your enterprise data. With the new option to run model training on IDAA, you gain greater flexibility while saving valuable system resources. You will also learn how incremental retraining can save time and resources when updating models with new data.
With these capabilities, you can uncover hidden relationships across tables and views in your Db2 data, quickly gain actionable insights to address business problems as they arise, and confidently make better business decisions. In this lab, you will see how AI

Speakers

Jae Lee

Db2 for z/OS Development, IBM

Jae Lee is a Senior Software Engineer at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab, specializing in the development of Db2 AI for z/OS, SQL Data Insights, and the Db2 RDS component.

Thursday October 1, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm BST
Luis

Track B, Hands-On Lab

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features z/OS, Working with SQL
Audience Beginner
Platform z/OS

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