IDUG EMEA 2026: Full Schedule

9:00am BST

A201 Db2 z/OS Housekeeping Best Practices

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST

This 4 hours workshop - knowledge transfer session will be conducted by following presenters: Toine Michielse, Michal Bialecki, Julia Carter, Emil Kotrc, Denis Tronin In the world of Db2 for z/OS, "set it and forget it" is a recipe for performance degradation and wasted storage. As data volumes explode and batch windows shrink, traditional housekeeping—REORG, RUNSTATS, and IMAGE COPY—must...
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Speakers

Emil Kotrc

Principal Software Architect, Broadcom

Emil is a software architect at Broadcom Mainframe Software, he holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Engineering, is a member of the IDUG Content Committee, and an IBM Champion since 2015.

Toine Michielse

Client Services Management | Mainframe Software Division | Broadcom, Broadcom

Toine Michielse believes the future of the mainframe depends on building bridges – between platforms, between generations, and between past and present ways of working. A four-time IBM Champion and long-time advocate for modernization, Toine has reimagined what it means to be a... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST
Arrabida

Track A, Workshop

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

9:00am BST

B201 Hands-on Lab: Project Aura - Infusing Db2 for z/OS with AI

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST

Porto

Artificial intelligence is transforming how database administrators manage and optimize enterprise data platforms. By integrating AI capabilities directly into Db2 for z/OS, organizations can streamline operations, gain faster insights, and reduce the time required to diagnose and resolve complex database issues. Experience the enhanced and smarter solution built on top of IBM Db2 AI for z/OS. It...
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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.

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 →

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST
Porto

Track B, Hands-On Lab

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features z/OS, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring
Audience Beginner
Platform z/OS

9:00am BST

C201 From Db2 First Responder to Emergency Technician - The problem determination master workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST

Maria

Db2 delivers a wide range of tools for problem determination. Those tools range from the new Log Analysis Capability in IBM Db2 Genius Hub to classical tools that can and should be used for deeper analysis. As the Db2 community constantly welcomes new database administrators and application developers, an effecient tooling and its use is required for those new community mambers. The session will...
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Speakers

Olaf Depper

Customer Success Engineer, IBM

With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, I specialise in database technologies. Currently serving as a Customer Success Engineer at IBM, I focus on technical pre-sales for IBM Db2, IBM Netezza, IBM Informix, and OEM partners, leveraging my deep technical knowledge and... Read More →

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Thomas has been working in the Db2 area since 1996. Starting as a Db2 course instructor, he soon moved to the SAP on Db2 environment in 1997. He joined the SAP/IBM Db2 Development Team, followed by a role as technical sales consultant. He led several lighthouse projects like the first... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST
Maria

Track C, Workshop

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

9:00am BST

E201 Building AI Applications with a Serverless Database Workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST

Joao

This workshop will give you the education and information you need to to master building applications with a serverless database. In this workshop you learn how to use serverless capabilities in Db2 to go from prompt to production. You will learn about the power capabilities that Db2 provides and get to experience this yourself as you work through real world and customizable scenarios. If you want...
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Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

Andrew Hilden is the Chief Architect of Db2 SaaS. He is involved extensively in the development and architecture of several data-oriented cloud services in IBM. In the past 25 years he has worked in development, architectural and leadership roles in Db2 from SaaS to areas like appliances... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm BST
Joao

Track E, Workshop

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Development
Audience All
Platform LUW

1:00pm BST

Lunch for Workshop Attendees

Sunday September 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm BST

Archive

Sunday September 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Lunch

Audience All

2:00pm BST

A202 Db2 for z/OS modernized: Visual Studio Code deep dive

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Arrabida

4 hours Hands-on-lab workshop (BYOD - Bring Your Own Device) Transition from legacy "green screen" interfaces to a modern, high-performance environment using Visual Studio Code. This workshop provides a deep dive into Zowe Explorer and the Code4z extension pack, streamlining both system and database management. You will learn to handle z/OS core tasks - including dataset and USS file operations,...
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Speakers

Jim Endler

Senior Lead, Database administration, Broadcom

Jim Endler is a Sr.Principal Technical Consultant at Broadcom who focuses on helping customers manage and optimize their Db2 for z/OS environments. He works closely with them to improve database performance and modernize operations through automation, ensuring mainframe systems remain... Read More →

Michal Bialecki

Principal Software Engineer, Broadcom

Michal Bialecki is a Db2 Technical Consultant at Broadcom, bringing over 20 years of experience to the role. Prior to joining Broadcom in 2025, he spent two decades working remotely for IBM Silicon Valley Lab, where he served as a member of Db2 z/OS Development SWAT team with John... Read More →

Sergei Osadchuk

Senior Software Engineer, Broadcom

Sergei Osadchuk is a Staff Software Engineer at Broadcom with over 10 years of experience in mainframe technologies. Currently based in Prague, he leads the development of the Broadcom Database Management Solutions for Db2 plug-in for Zowe CLI and its accompanying VS Code extension... Read More →

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 →

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Arrabida

Track A, Hands-On Lab

Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

B202 Next Chapter for Db2 for z/OS Administration and Development - Workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Porto

Join us for an exciting workshop to learn how you can benefit from the latest capabilities to boost your Db2 for z/OS user experience. During this workshop, we will present the overall architecture and showcase the recent features designed to transform the experience of database administrators and application developers. The workshop attendees will have opportunity to interact with the presenters...
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Speakers

Sueli Almeida

IBM Certified Thought Leader, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

Sueli Almeida is an IBM Certified Thought Leader and member of Db2 for z/OS development located at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose, California. She has extensive experience with DB2, including database administration and systems programming. She has worked on DB2 for z/OS advanced... Read More →

Brian Tsao

System Architekt, IBM

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Porto

Track B, Workshop

Topic Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

C202 Believe It. Try It. Master Db2 Pacemaker on Any Cloud in 4 Hours.

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Maria

Become a Db2 Pacemaker Expert in Just 4 Hours — Across All Major Clouds and learn how Db2 supports the High Availability needs of many customers today. Db2 v11.5.5.0 saw the general availability of High Availability with Pacemaker on the Linux platform, providing a newer, Cloud-ready alternative to the TSA implementation. Newer releases have added support for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM...
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Speakers

Nisha Choudhary

Solutions Advisor, IBM Germany

Nisha joined IBM in 2024. She is working with the SAP on Db2 LUW development team as a working student. In the past year, she is building a monitoring solution for Db2 which can integrate with all major public cloud platforms. Before IBM, she was working as a Software Engineer at... Read More →

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Maria

Track C, Workshop

Topic Automation, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Operations, Utilities
Audience All
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

D202 IBM z Cyber Vault from a z/OS perspective Workshop

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Luis

As cyber threats against critical infrastructure grow in sophistication and frequency, organizations running mission-critical workloads on IBM Z require more than perimeter defences — they need proven, platform-native strategies to detect, contain, and recover from successful attacks with minimal business disruption. The IBM Z Cyber Vault workshop brings together IBM technical specialists,...
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Speakers

Patric Becker

Principal Solutions Advisor, Rocket Software

Patric Becker is a Senior Director at Rocket Software within the IBM Db2 for z/OS Tools development organization, partnering with enterprise clients to optimize their mainframe strategies and deliver business-critical outcomes. He provides expert guidance on tooling solutions that... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Luis

Track D, Workshop

Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

E202 SQL Correction Agent: Building a Self-Correcting AI Agent for Db2

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST

Joao

Standard Text-to-SQL tools fail when they hit the complexity of enterprise Db2 schemas. This hands-on session demonstrates how to transition from basic prompting to Agentic AI - creating an autonomous "Query Guard" that reasons, acts, and fixes its own mistakes.We will build an agent capable of navigating the Db2 lifecycle independently.You will learn to architect a Agent that doesn't just error...
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Speakers

Niraj Garudkar

Senior Db2 LUW Consultant, BMC Software

I am a Data Scientist at BMC Software, where I work on integrating agentic AI with mainframe systems. My work focuses on applying modern AI techniques to mission‑critical enterprise platforms, with a strong emphasis on DB2, IMS and intelligent automation across mainframe environments... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm BST
Joao

Track E, Hands-On Lab

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform AI / ML

8:45am BST

K1 AI Mythbusters and Db2

Monday September 28, 2026 8:45am - 10:00am BST

Noble

Speakers

Namik Hrle

Db2 Advanced Problem Determination, IBM

Namik Hrle is a Vice President of Development in IBM’s Software division and the Director of its development lab in Germany. He holds a title of IBM Fellow, the ultimate distinction of IBM technical career given to a small number of individuals who demonstrated the highest level... Read More →

Tracy Hutcheson

Product Management and Strategy Executive, Broadcom

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 →

Monday September 28, 2026 8:45am - 10:00am BST
Noble

Keynote, Keynote

Topic Keynote
Audience All
Company Broadcom

9:00am BST

IDUG Badging

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All

9:00am BST

IDUG Certification

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Certification, Certification & Badging

Audience All

10:00am BST

Coffee Break

Monday September 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST

Archive

Monday September 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

10:20am BST

A1 Spotlight: Db2 for z/OS Trends and Directions

Monday September 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Infante

Come to listen to the architects of Db2 for z/OS explain overall strategy, review recent new features delivered in Db2 and also take a look at the future - where Db2 is going and why. We will talk about planning for the next version and you will learn what you need to know and actions you should start to take now to prepare for the future of IBM's flagship database.

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 →

Monday September 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS
Audience All
Platform z/OS

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Monday September 28, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Glass 1

Speakers

Davor Rodnis

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Instructor

Davor is an expert trainer and consultant with 30+ years’ experience in Db2. He specialized in providing Db2 and other training services for IBM customers in over 25 countries according to global standards. He has taught over 300 courses on IBM software products as an IBM Authorized... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Glass 1

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials

Monday September 28, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Noble

Speakers

Dougie Lawson

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Instructor

Monday September 28, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Noble

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

11:30am BST

A2 Hard Lessons Learned with High Performance DBATs for Db2 for z/OS

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Infante

High Performance DBATs (HP DBATS) is a very important performance feature of Db2 for DDF workloads. If applied and used intelligently this feature can generate significant savings in CPU resource consumption. This session will cover the following topics: what is a connection?; what is a DBAT (THREAD)?; thread (DBAT) pooling and DRDA inactive connections; what are High Performance DBATs; good...
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Speakers

John Campbell

Customer Success Engineer - Data Strategic, Broadcom

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

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

11:30am BST

B2 Assessing Your Db2 Security for z/OS Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Data)

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Arrabida

As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, ensuring the security of Db2 for z/OS environments is critical to protecting sensitive data and maintaining compliance. This presentation explores a comprehensive security assessment designed to identify vulnerabilities, evaluate access controls, and strengthen configurations. Experts with extensive mainframe experience will review key elements...
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Speakers

Jørn Thyssen

Principal Solution Engineer, Rocket Software

Jørn Thyssen is a Senior Technical Staff Member at Rocket Software, working with mainframe and Db2 tools in customer modernization and performance projects. He has extensive experience with IBM Z and Db2 for z/OS, and collaborates closely with development teams on initiatives involving... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Security and Compliance
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

C2 Latest From the Lab

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Porto

Learn about the latest developments in Db2 ecosystem coming out of the Labs. A refresher on whats been delivered already. A deep dive into the most recently released mod packs. And catch a sneak peak at our future plans.

Speakers

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.

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Audience All
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

D2 Bridging Relational and Data Lake Architectures: Db2 Datalake Tables

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Maria

Warehouse and data lakehouses are converging and Db2 is ready for this shift. Db2 Datalake tables enable access to open-format data stored on remote object storage directly from within the relational database, eliminating the need for complex ETL pipelines or data duplication. This session explores the technical architecture supporting both Hive (ODF) and Iceberg table formats, demonstrating how...
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Speakers

Olivier Bernin

IBM Gold Consultant for Data & AI, IBM

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Data Movement and Integration, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

E2 Improved availability and modernization of legacy systems through the evolution of Universal Table Space (UTS)

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Luis

Customers are constantly striving to perform essential DBA related tasks being driven by application improvements and evolutions. Non-Disruptive schema changes have been a major objective for the Db2 for z/OS ecosystem. Db2 will discontinue to support several legacy table space types and deprecated functions. Organizations must migrate to Universal Table Spaces (UTS) and remove unsupported...
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Speakers

Frances Villafuerte

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Frances Villafuerte is a senior technical leader in IBM’s Db2 for z/OS core engine development team, where she plays a strategic role in shaping the capabilities that drive Db2’s value proposition for enterprise clients. She has led the architecture for key features that enhance... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

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

11:30am BST

F2 Experiences with CDC Qlik Replicate as Db2 DBA

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Miragaia

For over two years, I've been managing QLIK Replicate as a Change Data Capture (CDC) tool for our Db2 LUW databases and also for the host Db2 z/OS. I've gained a lot of experience in this area, which I'd like to share. I'll describe the environment with replications between Db2 z/OS and Db2 LUW. For which use cases is the tool suitable, and for which is it less appropriate? What problems have we...
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Speakers

Michael Kühnel

Owner, Professor, HUK-COBURG

Db2 LUW DBA since 2016 in a Data Warehouse environment

Monday September 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices
Audience Beginner
Platform LUW

12:30pm BST

Lunch

Monday September 28, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm BST

Archive

Monday September 28, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Lunch

Audience All

2:00pm BST

A3 What’s New in Db2 for z/OS Performance

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Infante

Db2 for z/OS continues to advance through Db2 13 continuous delivery, introducing performance‑focused enhancements that impact SQL execution, system scalability, resource efficiency, and operational behavior. Effectively exploiting these capabilities requires understanding not only what has changed, but how the changes interact with workloads, subsystem configuration, and the underlying IBM Z...
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Speakers

Akiko Hoshikawa

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

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

B3 My new besties: the Utilities tables

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Arrabida

These two tables, SYSUTILITIES and SYSOBJECTEVENTS, have really became part of my daily inputs since the moment they arrive to my systems. They are recording all the movements related to utilities in your system, so let's start deep diving on them : Which ones are the most CPU consuming The more time consuming The ones that should probably not be running anymore The ones that fail too often The...
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Speakers

Soledad Martínez

Db2 for z/OS consultant, Volkswagen Group Services

I am a pure IBM technology person, started as AS/400 developer in Cobol and RPG, and at some point move to zOS as Database Admin for Db2 and later to System Programmer. I am a DB2 lover, willing to learn and pasionate to teach what I already know.

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

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

2:00pm BST

C3 Cloud Update: The latest on Db2 Fully Managed Services

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Porto

Join us for a deep dive into the latest innovations shaping the continued evolution of Db2 Cloud Services across leading cloud platforms. This session explores recent advancements in Db2 SaaS including Db2 Serverless, AWS Amazon RDS for Db2, and Db2 as a Service on Microsoft Azure as well as Google Cloud. You’ll learn how these offerings enable flexible deployment choices while meeting demanding...
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Speakers

Venkatesh Gopal

STSM, Warehouse SaaS Offerings, IBM

Venkatesh is an STSM at IBM focused on the Cloud offerings and HDM strategy for their offerings in these Hypersclaer platforms. He designs and architects how Db2 will be delivered on Cloud platforms as a first class SaaS offering and how they integrate with the Hyperscaler ecosys... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

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

2:00pm BST

D3 Underrated ITC Tables in Db2

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Maria

Insert Time Clustering (ITC) tables are not an obscure feature in Db2 - many practitioners know them, and they do appear in logging, event, and similar append-oriented workloads. However, their practical design space is often underestimated, especially when the discussion stays at a high level and does not go into physical organization and concurrency details. This session looks at ITC as a...
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Speakers

Alexander Veremev

Senior System Engineer specializing in Db2 for z/OS, VereData

I started working with IBM Db2 on UNIX platforms in 1996 at the Institute for High Performance Computing and Databases in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since then, Db2 has remained at the core of my professional life. My education in Mathematics and Computer Science at Peter the Great St... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Best Practices, Latest and Features LUW, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

E3 Autonomous Auditing: High Score on Db2 Security Features

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Luis

Stuck on a tough audit level? Tired of seeing the "Game Over" screen when a report asks: "Who had access three months ago?" Many Db2 sites rely on clunky log tools for this security quest. Get ready to discover the secret power-ups! We'll expose the relatively new, native Db2 security information stored right in the catalog—the hidden cheat code you need. Join us to unlock these features, score...
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Speakers

Steen Rasmussen

Customer Services Consultant, Broadcom

Steen Rasmussen is a Customer Services Consultant currently instrumental in the ongoing development and support of the Broadcom Db2 solutions. In 1985 Steen started as an IMS/DB2 DBA at a major insurance company in Denmark working with all aspects of DB2 - like tuning, application... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

F3 Connect, Visualise, Predict: Visualization Db2 Data on z/OS using Python libraries and Machine learning tools.

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Miragaia

In the modern era of data-driven decision-making, leveraging the power of mainframe data, such as Db2 on z/OS, can provide deep insights into business operations. However, visualizing this data and utilizing advanced analytics can often seem challenging. This session will explore how Python libraries, along with machine learning tools, can bridge the gap by providing intuitive and powerful...
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Speakers

Niraj Garudkar

Senior Db2 LUW Consultant, BMC Software

Monday September 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Data Movement and Analytics, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

3:00pm BST

Coffee Break

Monday September 28, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST

Archive

Monday September 28, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

3:20pm BST

A4 Supercharging Db2 with Generative AI: From Natural Language Queries to Autonomous Performance Optimization

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Infante

Enterprises are under pressure to deliver faster insights and streamline operations - the ultimate Boss Fight of managing large Db2 for z/OS environments. Generative AI is your new power-up for development and administration and your secret weapon against complexity. This session will show how to flip on the Auto-Pilot to tune SQL with expert-level precision, master complex schema management, and...
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Speakers

Chris Crone

Distinguished Engineer, Broadcom

Chris is a Distinguished Engineer for Database Technology and a lead architectfor the Data Management portfolio within the Mainframe Division of BroadcomSoftware Group. He oversees strategy and architecture decisions for theBroadcom database products IDMS and Datacom, as well as for... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Operations, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform z/OS

3:20pm BST

B4 Z Data Integration Update

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Arrabida

This session is about deep dive technical details of how Z data is integrated with other platforms and solutions. This is an architectural, use case and product level technical session. There will be latest news from the zSW Development and Product Management in the context of Data Management, focused on Db2 for z/OS. The goal of this session is What are data modernization Challenges – Past,...
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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 →

Mateo Tošić

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Latest and Features z/OS, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform Cross Platform

3:20pm BST

C4 Performance monitoring made simple

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Porto

This presention will give the attendee a deep understanding of real life performance problem determination. Drawing on success and the custom tools and techiques developed tuning an OTLP database that sustains in excess of 100,000 SQL statement per second throughput, the focus will be on how to identify bottlenecks in the system before they start. Custom tools and targeted application of the...
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Speakers

Leo Pedron

DBA, ASM Research, LLC

Senior Database Architect and Performance Engineering Specialist with over 22 years of experience designing, optimizing, and supporting mission-critical database systems using IBM Db2 LUW and PostgreSQL. Proven expertise operating large-scale transactional systems processing over... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

3:20pm BST

D4 What's New in V12.1 Security

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Maria

This session will cover the new features in Db2 12.1 security, covering 12.1.3, 12.1.4 and 12.1.5. Attend to hear about new auditing capabilities, including audit to cloud object storage, and directly to CSV files. You will also learn about new JWT authentication enhancements features online key retrieval. 12.1.5 sees the completion of the reduce file permission feature started in 12.1.2 that...
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Speakers

Greg Stager

Senior Software Engineer, IBM

Greg Stager is the security architect for Db2 LUW at the IBM Toronto Lab. Greg has been a member of the Db2 security development team since 2000, where he has worked on all aspects of security within Db2, including authentication, authorization, auditing and encryption.

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations, Security and Compliance
Audience All
Platform LUW

3:20pm BST

E4 Smarter Db2 REORGs : A Real-World User Story

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Luis

Many Db2 environments still depend on inherited, legacy home-grown housekeeping processes, increasing cost, risk and instability. This session shares a customer journey that modernized REORG strategy using data-driven principles and operational criteria. We discuss organizational challenges, architectural decisions, and unexpected outcomes, offering guidance for a more sustainable and scalable Db2...
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Speakers

Shivam Pratap Singh

Database Performance Specialist, Kyndryl CIC S.R.O., Brno

Shivam pratap singh is a Senior Lead Database Administrator specializing in Db2 Z/OS, with extensive experience supporting large enterprise environments. His work focuses on Db2 operations, performance optimization, automation and modernizing existing processes. He works with customers... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Best Practices, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

3:20pm BST

F4 Insights and experiences from GarantiBBVA's Fast Traverse Block index implementation in production

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Miragaia

The presentation is aiming to explore the introduction and evolution of Fast Traversal Blocks (FTB) in IBM Db2 for z/OS, focusing on the initial implementation in Db2 12 and the subsequent enhancements delivered in Db2 13. The session will outline the architectural concepts behind FTB, key eligibility criteria, and the functional improvements introduced in Db2 13 for z/OS. The major focus of the...
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Speakers

Ayşenur Başoğlu

Senior Consultant, GarantiBBVA

I am a Database Administrator and System Engineer with 7 years of experience in Db2 for z/OS at Garanti BBVA. My work focuses on Db2 migrations, function level activation, and RSU maintenance, as well as maintaining the IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) environment. I am also actively... Read More →

Gülfem Öğütgen

Db2 for z/OS, Data &AI on IBM Z Systems mainframe db2 systems programmer and dba, IBM

Gulfem has over 30 years of experience in mainframes and in Db2 for z/OS. She has worked as a database administrator, system administrator in financial institutions including leading banks in Turkey and also as a database consultant in IBM business partners and consultancy companies... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

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

4:30pm BST

A5 Starter’s Guide to Db2 for z/OS Group Buffer Pool Monitoring and Tuning

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Infante

Db2 group buffer pools are an important component of a Db2 for z/OS datasharing environment. They help to insure data consistency across members of aDb2 data sharing group.As such, group buffer pool interactions represent additional work that Db2 hasto perform in a data sharing environment, and are one of the main contributorsof Db2 data sharing overhead.Therefore, from a performance perspective...
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Speakers

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 →

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Performance and Monitoring
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

4:30pm BST

B5 Beyond the Basics: Backup and Recovery for Resilient Db2 Environments

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Arrabida

This session explores backup and recovery strategies for Db2 for z/OS, emphasizing the critical importance of compliance and recoverability in today’s data-driven world. Attendees will learn about various backup types, tools, and recovery processes, with a focus on creating resilient systems that align with modern compliance requirements. Through use cases, the session will demonstrate how to...
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Speakers

Rahul Bajaj

Software Engineer, Broadcom

Rahul is a Db2 for z/OS professional at Broadcom Inc., working as part of the Db2 tools development team. His work focuses on supporting and evolving database management solutions that power critical enterprise systems.

Aysen Svoboda

Product Owner, Broadcom

A former System Programmer and DBA with 17 years in the mainframe space. Currently a Product Owner, dedicated to bridging the gap between software development and the real-world needs of the Db2 z/OS community.

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Database Resiliency
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

4:30pm BST

C5 400 TB of LOBs witin a single Table - Challenges during growth over 25 Years

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Porto

This presentation will show how Volkswagen handles a Db2 database with one very large 2 column table (timestamp &BLOB) , which was growing from some GB to 400TB. It will explain what challenges we had with hardware changes, software limits and working errors and how we solved them. Also making backups is not so easy for such a large system. This system is managed with a minimum amount of hardware...
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Speakers

Norbert Menzel

Db2 for zos DBA expert, Volkswagen AG

Norbert Menzel works with Db2 on different platforms (z/OS, OS/2, AIX) for about 40 years. Since 2005 he works for Volkswagen and manages Db2 LUW on AIX.

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Database Resiliency, User Stories
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

D5 Db2 AI Query Rewrite

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Maria

SQL is a very powerful language and can get complex. There are many ways of writing semantically equivalent queries.SQL SQL may be written by database users or ncluding external tools and these may not always be the most suitable for the Db2 engine for performance as written. The Query Rewrite component in Db2 helps towards simplifying this task for the user or external toolThe Query Rewrite (one...
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Speakers

Calisto Zuzarte

Principal Product Owner, IBM

Calisto Zuzarte is a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) in the Db2 development organization in IBM. His expertise is in query optimization and is focused on infusing AI in Db2 in this area towards making Db2 performant, reliable and easy to use.

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features LUW, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

E5 Power-Up for Db2: A Guide to Modernizing Administration with Python and Ansible

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Luis

As Db2 environments grow in complexity, traditional shell scripting often reaches its limits in maintainability and modern DevOps integration. This session serves as a high-level roadmap for Db2 administrators and developers to leverage Python and Ansible for modernizing their daily workflows. We will explore foundational database connectivity using the ibm_db driver and demonstrate how to...
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Speakers

Norbert Munkel

Senior Software Engineer, ITGAIN Consulting GmbH

Norbert Munkel is a veteran of the database and enterprise IT ecosystem with a career spanning nearly four decades. Currently a Senior Consultant and Specialist for Db2 (LUW), Python, and Ansible at x1F MTS GmbH he is a recognized speaker and regular contributor to the International... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

F5 When REORGs Go Wild: Managing Unexpected Partition Growth in DB2 PBG Tablespaces

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Miragaia

The reorganization of a DB2 tablespace is primarily performed to optimize access path performance, but it also constitutes a critical database maintenance operation. This presentation will cover our experience as users following a sudden increase in the number of partitions in partition-by-growth tablespaces after executing partition-level REORGs, as well as the approach we took to address the...
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Speakers

Zoe Andreopoulou

Db2 Sysprog, Eurobank

Zoe Andreopoulou is a Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator with over 20 years of experience in the banking industry, having held key database administration roles in two leading financial institutions. She specializes in Db2 performance tuning, problem determination, and the... Read More →

Michal Bialecki

Principal Software Engineer, Broadcom

Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

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

5:30pm BST

Welcome Reception

Monday September 28, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm BST

Archive

Monday September 28, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Reception

Audience All

9:00am BST

K2 IBM

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST

Noble

Sponsors

IBM

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Noble

Keynote, Keynote

Topic Keynote
Audience All
Company IBM

9:00am BST

IDUG Badging

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All

9:00am BST

IDUG Certification

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Certification, Certification & Badging

Audience All

10:00am BST

Coffee Break

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST

Archive

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

10:20am BST

A6 Strategic Efficiency: Maximizing Db2 Utilities

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

Infante

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...
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Speakers

Denis Tronin

Product Manager, Broadcom Mainframe Software

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...
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Speakers

Akiko Hoshikawa

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

Brian Tsao

System Architekt, IBM

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

C6 Zero Downtime Dreams: A Newcomer’s Guide to Db2 Resilience

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

Porto

High availability and disaster recovery capabilities are essential for safeguarding mission-critical Db2 environments. Yet for many beginners, the variety of available technologies including backup and recovery strategies, clustering solutions, replication tools, and multi-cloud architecture can feel overwhelming. This session provides a clear, approachable introduction to the full Db2 High...
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Speakers

Iqbal Goralwalla

Principal Sales Engineer, Triton Consulting Ltd

An IBM Gold Consultant and an IBM Champion for Data Management, Iqbal Goralwalla has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of relational databases on the LUW platform. Iqbal is also a member of IBM’s Technical Advisory Board. Iqbal is a highly experienced Data Management specialist... Read More →

Damir Wilder

Db2 SME and Data Architect, Triton Consulting Ltd

I am a Senior 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.
My area of expertise is the Midrange platform (predominantly Linux and AIX, both on-prem and Cloud).I have started working as a DB2 DBA in year 2000 on the DB2 version 5.0 and have working experience from that version up to the latest v12.1.I am a certified DB2 v10/v11.1/v11.5 LUW... Read More →

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

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Back to Basics, Database Resiliency
Audience Beginner
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

D6 Permitting, masking and trusting, a deep dive into 3 new Db2 12.1 security features

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

Maria

This session is a deep dive into 3 new Db2 12.1 security features, Reduce file permissions, RCAC mask at read enhancements, and defining a Trusted Context using the new trust procedure and client callbacks. This will be a face paced session offering practical details on how to make use of these new features in more depth than a what's new session can cover. Reduced file permissions address the...
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Speakers

Greg Stager

Senior Software Engineer, IBM

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations, Security and Compliance
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

E6 High Availability Q-replication in a heterogeneous Db2 HA environment

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

Luis

When using Q-replication in evironments with different Db2 HA configuraions like HADR and pureScale and even single server Db2 installations or Db2 z/Os all together, configuration of Q-replication can become quite complex, especially on pureScale when trying to integrate the capture and apply programs into the resource model. In this presentraion we will go through a different approach and build...
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Speakers

Sven Heidorn

Senior Sales Engineer, CSN

I have 35 years of experience with Db2 starting with Db2 on z/OS but have spent the last 25 years working with Db2 LUW as a DBA and system programer. Primary expertise is with HA environment e.g. pureScale GDPC. I also have extensive experience with both SQL- and Q-replication.

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

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Database Resiliency, Data Movement and Integration, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

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

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Glass 1

Speakers

Davor Rodnis

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Instructor

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Glass 1

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Noble

Speakers

Dougie Lawson

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Instructor

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Noble

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

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,...
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Speakers

Haakon Roberts

DE, CTO, IBM

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...
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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

C7 Db2 AI Query Optimizer: Smarter Plans, Less Tuning

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

Porto

Since Db2 12.1, the Db2 AI Query Optimizer has been improving the quality of your query access plans through improved cardinality estimates. This was super-charged in 12.1 mod3 when it was enhanced to support pair-wise join cardinality estimates. Participants will learn how this technology reduces tuning efforts so you can confidently use it in production. You may also get a glimpse into what's in...
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Speakers

Liam Finnie

Senior Software Developer, IBM

Liam joined IBM in 1999 as a software developer, and since then has been designing and implementing various features in Db2 LUW. Most recently, Liam has been leading the Machine Learning Infrastructure area for the Db2 AI Query Optimizer.

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

Track C, Technical Session

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

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....
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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

11:30am BST

E7 Why this query runs so slow? Step-by-step SQL troubleshooting with MON_GET interfaces and event monitors

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

Luis

It is the classic DBA dilemma: the statistics are current, the access plan looks "clean" at first glance, yet the application is dragging. When the low-hanging fruit has been picked, how do you move from intuition to evidence-based troubleshooting? This session follows a real-world "detective story" of a slow-running SQL statement originating from a Java (JDBC) application. We will move beyond...
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Speakers

Kamil Kuduk

Solution Consultant, IBM Poland

Working for IBM Db2 in support role for over 10 years. Last few years in the Advanced Problem Determination team, specializing in performance problems and operating system troubleshooting.

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

Track E, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

F7 The Anatomy of Universal Tablespaces

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

Miragaia

Universal Tablespaces (UTS) have been the strategic tablespace types for Db2 for z/OS since Version 9, effectively rendering legacy tablespaces obsolete. But what truly lies beneath the surface? Why has IBM designated UTS as the future of data storage? In this session, we will place the Universal Tablespace on the operating table for a surgical comparison against legacy objects. We will examine...
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Speakers

Emil Kotrc

Principal Software Architect, Broadcom

Emil is a software architect at Broadcom Mainframe Software, he holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Engineering, is a member of the IDUG Content Committee, and an IBM Champion since 2015.

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

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Database Resiliency
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

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...
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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...
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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...
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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

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

2:00pm BST

D8 SQL in Action: One Statement to Rule Them All - MERGE and integrated SQL operations

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

Maria

If multiple statements can be combined into a single one it will be more efficient. In this session we will explore multiple options to combine different SQL statements. Have you ever used the FINAL TABLE clause or selected the data you just deleted? Besides this the main focus is on the MERGE stamement which is probably the most powerful SQL operation which offers a lot of processing options and...
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Speakers

Michael Tiefenbacher

Distinguished Engineer, Broadcom

Michael Tiefenbacher holds a Master of Science degree from the Munich Institute of Technology. He began his career as a Db2 trainer and was instrumental in introducing IBM’s Business Intelligence course curriculum in Germany.
With more than 25 years of experience in projects an... Read More →

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Data Movement and Integration, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

E8 "No pain - no gain - story of optimizing DELETE purge processing"

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

Luis

A critical Db2 for z/OS purge batch is repeatedly abending after hitting CPU limits—without deleting a single row. What followed was a six-month troubleshooting marathon. With the batch spending over 80% of its time in I/O wait and racking up 500 million GETPAGEs on a 2-million-row table, standard tuning simply wasn't enough.This session dives into the gritty reality of complex performance...
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Speakers

Tereza Binarova

Technical Lead zProducts, Kyndryl

Tereza Binarova is a Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator at Kyndryl, where she has worked since 2021. She specializes in performance optimization, concurrency tuning, and complex production problem resolution in enterprise mainframe environments. Her responsibilities include maintenance... Read More →

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

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

F8 Ready Player One? Db2 vNext Migration (Made Easy)

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

Miragaia

Are you, and all of your sub-systems, ready for Db2 vNext that is coming to an enterprise near you soon? Are you aware that you cannot even get to Db2 13 FL511 if you have any of the specially announced “deprecated” items that we all have hanging around? Do you have a plan to get you out of this mess? This session explains how you can find all the migration blockers that exist in your system...
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Speakers

Roy Boxwell

Senior Software Architect, Software Engineering GmbH

Roy is an IBM Champion with more than 40 years of experience in MVS, OS/390, and z/OS environments – 39 of those in Db2. He specializes in installation, migration, and performance monitoring and tuning. Roy leads the SEG development team responsible for the real-time database maintenance... Read More →

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

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS, Security and Compliance, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

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

3:20pm BST

C101 Infusing Db2 with Agentic AI, Cloud Scale, and Quantum Resilience

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

Porto

Sponsors

IBM

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

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Company IBM

3:20pm BST

D101 Coming Soon

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

Maria

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

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP

3:20pm BST

F101 Coming Soon

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

Miragaia

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

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP

4:30pm BST

A9 Db2 zOS Utility Internals — and How to Get the Most Out of Them

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

Infante

Db2 utilities are fundamental to database availability, performance, and recoverability—yet many sites treat them as black boxes. This session explores the internal behaviour of key Db2 z/OS utilities such as REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, and LOAD. We examine how these utilities interact with data, logging, locking, and system resources, and how understanding their internals helps DBAs run them more...
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Speakers

Preetham Kannan

Director of IT Services, Rocket Software

I am a Principal Software Engineer at Rocket Software India and a Subject Matter Expert for Db2 on z/OS, with over 20 years of experience supporting critical systems across Retail, Banking, and Manufacturing industries. I’m passionate about solving real‑world Db2 challenges and... Read More →

Kiran Seela

Senior Director, Rocket Software

I am a Senior Director at Rocket Software India with more than 25 years of experience driving technical excellence in mission‑critical enterprise environments. With a strong foundation in Db2 on z/OS and enterprise architecture, I lead modernization and innovation efforts that bridge... Read More →

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

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Utilities
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

4:30pm BST

B9 Buffer Pool tuning process with a reverse application analysis

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

Arrabida

The presentation is based on real life BPool tuning process for one of the Ensono clients. The "reverse application analysis" reveals the opportunities the IFCID(199) usage gives to every Db2 SYSPROG. The standard Ensono BPool tuning process presented with a multiple charts.It also was enhanced with IFCID(199) implementation, giving amaizing results. How to use IFCID(199), different...
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Speakers

Pawel Hryb

Senior Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer, Ensono

Started as a System Programmer for VM/ESA and then z/OS in 1997.With Db2 v4 from 1998.For a couple of years a developer in Cobol, PL/I, REXX (ocasionally is still doing this for admin purposes :-) for a smaller polish software company.In 2005 started my longest carrier span for the... Read More →

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

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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

IDUG, Reception

Audience All

9:00am BST

K3 Women in Technology (WIT): TEAMship – The Human Side of High Performance

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST

Noble

Technology transforms organizations, but people determine whether transformation succeeds.Drawing from two decades at the highest level of international sport, Ann Wauters explores what enables teams to perform consistently in environments where change, pressure and complexity are the norm.Through inspiring stories and practical insights, she shares how trust, leadership, ownership and connection...
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Speakers

Ann Wauters

President, Athletes' Commission of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC)

Ann Wauters is a former professional basketball player, Olympic athlete and one of Europe's most decorated basketball players of all time. During her twenty-year international career, she won a WNBA Championship, four EuroLeague titles, and was named European Player of the Year five... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Noble

Keynote, Keynote

Topic Keynote
Audience All
Company Broadcom

9:00am BST

IDUG Badging

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All

9:00am BST

IDUG Certification

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST

Laboratory

Wednesday September 30, 2026 9:00am - 5:30pm BST
Laboratory

Certification, Certification & Badging

Audience All

10:00am BST

Coffee Break

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST

Archive

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

10:20am BST

A10 Linuxification of Db2 for z/OS - a journey from ISPF and JCL to Shell and Playbooks

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Infante

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.

Speakers

Emil Kotrc

Principal Software Architect, Broadcom

Emil is a software architect at Broadcom Mainframe Software, he holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Engineering, is a member of the IDUG Content Committee, and an IBM Champion since 2015.

Marketa Muzikova

Software Architect, Broadcom

Markéta is an experienced software engineer with expertise in mainframe automation, including Ansible and Zowe. Markéta is a recognised expert on Ansible and facilitates the Broadcom Ansible Collection.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Latest and Features z/OS, Modernization in Operations
Audience Beginner
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

B10 Db2 13 latest real customer experiences - new functions, best practices and some more…

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Arrabida

This presentation will provide the ongoing success story Db2 z/OS Version 13 and covers the latest experiences with Db2 13 at Commerzbank AG. It will talk about some key important areas which are essential for the success and how to prevent some known avoidable pitfalls. We share the important latest experiences of the last 12 months, explains the upcoming and validated best practices in several...
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Speakers

Ute Kleyensteuber

Senior Technical Staff Member, Commerzbank AG

Ute Kleyensteuber is a Principal Product Owner, Senior Infrastructure Engineer and Director at Commerzbank AG in Germany, responsible for Db2 for z/OS since more than 35 years. Knowing and working with Db2 since Version 1.2 I've extensive experiences of Db2 in terms of system- and... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features z/OS, Security and Compliance, User Stories, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

10:20am BST

C1 Db2 Spotlight Session / Latest News

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Porto

Hear from the lab leadership on the latest shipped + announced Db2 content, and our perspective and vision for the future. We'll cover key enhancements in the latest modpacks (12.1.4 / 12.1.5) and give you a sneak peak at what's coming in 12.1.6 and beyond.

Speakers

David Kalmuk

Distinguished Engineer, Databases, IBM

David is a distinguished engineer at IBM, working on IBM's analytic database products.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features LUW
Audience All
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

C10 Experiences with the AI Query Optimiser

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Porto

Switching on the AI Query Optimiser in Db2 v12 is straightforward, but what do you do after you have switched it on? How do you confirm that it is doing what you want? How do you limit its execution to focus on just the tables you need and want? How do you confirm that it is having a positive effect? How do you manage the resources that it uses? This presentation recounts some of the tricks,...
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Speakers

Mark Gillis

Principal Consultant, Triton Consulting

I am a Principal Consultant with Triton Consulting, based in the UK. I have been working in IT for over 40 years, and as a DB2 DBA for 35. I have worked on DB2 installations ranging from single user local Windows based systems to 100+ TB DB2 Warehouses.

I have also been involved in Business Intelligence solutions; designing and implementing systems using various RDMS data sources. I have worked for a large range of customers, mostly Blue-Chip household names, in roles including design, development, implementation and support. I... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Data Movement and Analytics, Latest and Features LUW, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

D10 Make you data comparable by VECTORizing

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Maria

Based on the VECTOR data type, that came with Db2 12.1, your data can easily be put in definnable context by using similarities. This can help identifying correlations where exact values would make it too complicated. As a relational model typically is based on direct comparability of values only, vector usage can provide some extra level of data linking. With an example shown in a live demo, this...
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Speakers

Martin Heitkämper

Data Scientist, Arvato Systems GmbH

I'm with Db2 ever since it started in the market, doing administration, design and development around Db2 (and other databases). Frequently I present at IDUG or other events, often but not exclusively on Db2 for SAP.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Data Movement and Analytics, Latest and Features LUW, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

10:20am BST

E10 “Stabilize your Dynamic SQL and don’t let it remain Unpredictable”

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Luis

In the world of Db2 for z/OS, SQL performance tuning is one of the most critical and often most complex of DBA tasks. While static SQL has long been the standing order for traditional mainframe applications, the growing use of dynamic SQL - driven by modern applications, APIs, and distributed workloads - has changed the tuning game.Dynamic SQL’s agility and flexibility introduces a new layer of...
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Speakers

Colin Oakhill

Db2 LUW DBA, Insoft Infotel Software GmbH

Colin has been working with mainframes since 1974. Along his career he has worked as a systems programmer, DBA and developer. He started with CICS & IMS systems and with Db2 since 1988. He founded InSoft in 1986 and was chief architect and developer for the Db2 products. As part of... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

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

10:20am BST

F10 AI Agents Meet Mainframe: Building MCP Servers on Replicated Db2 z/OS Data

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST

Miragaia

AI agents are transforming enterprise applications, but they need access to trusted, business-critical mainframe data. This session shows how MCP servers enable agents to query up-to-date, replicated Db2 z/OS data from targets like Db2 LUW or watsonx.data. It covers the rationale for agent integration, architecture patterns, implementation steps, and a live demo of an agent working with z/OS data.

Speakers

Cüneyt Göksu

Executive IT Specialist, IBM

Mateo Tošić

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform Cross Platform

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Glass 1

Speakers

Davor Rodnis

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Instructor

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Glass 1

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

10:30am BST

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST

Noble

Speakers

Dougie Lawson

IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Instructor

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:30am - 5:30pm BST
Noble

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

11:30am BST

A11 From Pay Slips to P1 Incidents: Db2 for z/OS in a Payroll Company

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Infante

In this session, I provide an inside look at how Db2 is used, operated, and evolved within SD Worx, a payroll/HR service provider, running running a mixed COBOL and .NET application landscape. The presentation walks through the Db2 environment at SD Worx and illustrates real-world production workloads (with its struggles). We'll explore trends in Db2 growth, the impact of data integration...
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Speakers

Tim Vermeulen

Senior Technical Staff Member, SD Worx

Tim Vermeulen started his career where many Db2 problems are first observed: as a mainframe operator, watching production at 3 a.m. and wondering who scheduled that job. From there, he grew into an application DBA, then a Db2 for z/OS system DBA - a role he still actively performs... Read More →

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

Track A, Technical Session

Topic User Stories
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

B11 Bringing Mainframe into the Future: OpenTelemetry for Db2 for z/OS

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Arrabida

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...
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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 →

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

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Latest and Features z/OS, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

C11 DB2 Backup and Recovery - back to the basics

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Porto

In this presentation we will examine in detail the backup and recovery options available to DBAs for their Db2 environments. How to tune these utilities will be discussed and results will be reviewed from numerous tests. We will see what is the “art of the possible” from using local files, COS, Storage based copies, etc. … We will take a close look at the new version enhancements and how...
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Speakers

Dale McInnis

STSM, Db2 Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Dale McInnis is an STSM in Db2 development from the IBM Toronto Canada Lab. He has a B.Sc.(CS) from the University of New Brunswick and a Masters ofEngineering(M.Eng) from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing his PhD in computer science. Dale joined IBM in 1988 and... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Utilities
Audience All
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

D11 Data Lake Architecture for Scale: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Best Practices based on BaFin's first data lake

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Maria

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,...
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Speakers

Olaf Stephan

IT Database Architect, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin

I work as the Chief IT Database Architect for the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) in Frankfurt a.M. Germany. My area of expertise is database design, enterprise architecture, performance, and information integration... Read More →

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations, Security and Compliance
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

11:30am BST

E11 Exploring Db2 explain facility for the next Gen of Db2 DBAs and using AI to bridge the skills gap.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Luis

Poorly written or optimized Db2 SQL queries can use huge amounts of CPU and render applications unusable causing business impact. This session will cover the different types of access paths the Db2 Optimizes uses to return data for queries and discuss their merits and use cases. We will look at the data written by the DB2 optimizer in the EXPLAIN tables and how we can interpret the data using AI...
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Speakers

Phill Baker

Software Consultant, BMC

A passionate technologist specializing in BMC mainframe solutions. Twenty plus years experience working as a Database engineer across Db2, SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle. Working on mainframe z/OS, AIX, Linux, UNIX and Windows, supporting large scale data warehouse applications to... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics
Audience Beginner
Platform z/OS

11:30am BST

F11 SQL Oldies but Goodies and the Power of the SQL Rewrite

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST

Miragaia

There have been so many enhancements in Db2 SQL for developers in the last 3 or 4 versions that many developers have never really taken advantage of. This presentation picks my personal favorites that I believe all developers should get knowledgeable on and possibly applied to current and future applications. Developers should be informed of all of newer features in Db2 and this presentation is a...
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Speakers

Tony Andrews

Mainframe Db2 Developer, Performance and Tuning, P&T Solutions, Inc.

Tony Andrews has more than 30 years’ experience in the development of relational database applications. Most of this time, he has provided development and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Tony has written literally thousands of queries and programs... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform Cross Platform

12:30pm BST

Lunch & Passport to Prizes Drawing

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm BST

Archive

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

IDUG, Lunch

Audience All

2:00pm BST

A12 Db2 13 for z/OS – DDF Connection Security controls

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Infante

Db2 for z/OS offers advanced capabilities to strengthen security management in distributed environments. This session discusses best practices for establishing secure connections including protected ID authentication using SSL, IDT, or trusted connection. This session also reviews the key system parameters that govern distributed access and discusses how system profile tables can be leveraged to...
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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 →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Security and Compliance
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

B12 Db2 critical events monitoring

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Arrabida

Db2 for z/OS environments generate thousands of system messages and codes every day, only a small subset of which indicate truly critical conditions. This session focuses on how Db2 DBAs can effectively identify, interpret, and respond to critical events that threaten system availability, data integrity, resource consumption, and security. Starting from the structure and meaning of Db2 messages,...
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Speakers

Roberto Cason

Sales Engineer Manager, BMC Software

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform z/OS

2:00pm BST

C12 Advanced Performance Diagnostics for SQL

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Porto

The Db2 family of products including Db2, Db2 Warehouse, and Db2 PureScale provide a number of important features for diagnosing and solving your SQL problems. Through a series of practical examples, this session will bring you up speed on the latest capabilities available for SQL diagnostics and show you how you can leverage them to solve query problems in your own environment. You will learn how...
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Speakers

David Kalmuk

Distinguished Engineer, Databases, IBM

David is a distinguished engineer at IBM, working on IBM's analytic database products.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

D12 Meta-Programming the Migration: Automating Zero-Disk Loads from Oracle RDS to Db2 OpenShift via Federation and Python

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Maria

Enterprise database migrations are often slowed to a crawl by their reliance on flat files. Large volumes of data must be written to disk, moved across networks, and reloaded using traditional utilities—a process that is time‑consuming, storage‑intensive, and error-prone. In migrating a legacy Oracle environment on AWS RDS to a modern, containerized Db2 platform running on OpenShift, it...
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Speakers

Robert Proffitt

DBA, DBA Topgun

Robert Proffitt is a senior technology leader with 35+ years of enterprise database expertise, having architected mission-critical DB2 solutions for Fortune 100 companies, including JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, FedEx, and 3M. An IBM Gold Consultant, he created DataSentinel—a neuro-symbolic... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Automation, Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

2:00pm BST

E12 SQL Injection on SterAIds: Is Your Db2 Ready for AI-Assisted Attackers?

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Luis

SQL injection remains one of the most damaging classes of flaws against data-driven applications—and the workflow around it has changed: security testers and attackers alike can pair classic tooling with generative AI to iterate payloads faster, interpret ambiguous responses, and explore injection chains with less manual trial and error. This session focuses on Db2-backed applications: how SQL...
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Speakers

Petr Plavjaník

Db2 Architect, Broadcom

AI assistants are most useful when they can act on real systems through well-defined tools. Zowe MCP brings the open Model Context Protocol to z/OS so assistants in VS Code and other MCP clients can work with data sets, jobs, USS, and commands in a structured, guardrailed way. This... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Security and Compliance, Working with SQL
Audience Intermediate
Platform Cross Platform

2:00pm BST

F12 Hidden in Plain Sight: Unlocking Db2 for z/OS Recovery Capabilities at NatWest

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST

Miragaia

In 2025, NatWest undertook a comprehensive reassessment of its Db2 recovery strategy to align with evolving banking regulations and to take advantage of modern platform capabilities. This review aimed to uncover limitations in existing processes, improve operational performance, and strengthen compliance. As part of this effort, the bank evaluated Db2 utility features and automation tools that...
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Speakers

Dhiren Chaudhary

VP of Development and IBM Fellow, IBM Software, NatWest Group

I am a Technical Lead for Db2 at NatWest Group responsible for Db2 strategy and direction at the Bank. I oversee design for Db2 related new applications or changes to existing implementations. I also maintain the various standards related to Design, Performance, Utilities, Naming... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Database Resiliency, User Stories, Utilities
Audience All
Platform z/OS

3:00pm BST

Coffee Break

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST

Archive

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

3:20pm BST

A102 Z Data and Application integration for Analytics and AI

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Infante

Sponsors

IBM

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Infante

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Audience All
Platform z/OS
Company IBM

3:20pm BST

B102 I Know Why I’m Seeing Red: Db2 Performance Dashboards

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Arrabida

Sponsors

Broadcom

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Arrabida

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Audience All
Platform z/OS
Company Broadcom

3:20pm BST

C102 Smart Db2 Administration (z/LUW)

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Porto

Sponsors

IBM

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Porto

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP
Platform Cross Platform
Company IBM

3:20pm BST

D102 Coming Soon

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Maria

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Maria

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP

3:20pm BST

F102 Coming Soon

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST

Miragaia

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Miragaia

PSP, PSP

Topic PSP

4:30pm BST

A13 Db2 for z/OS Expert Panel

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Infante

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Infante

Track A, Expert Panel

Topic Expert
Audience All
Platform z/OS

4:30pm BST

B13 Introduction to SQL-PL

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Arrabida

In this session, we'll go back to basics and look at SQL-PL, Db2's built in server-side application logic. We'll take a look at the code constructs and how to leverage in stored procedures, user defined functions and triggers. We'll also look at more complex scenarios like code for a Data Partitioning Feature (DPF) environment. The majority of this session will be looking at and executing source...
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Speakers

Les King

DBA, Db2 technical lead, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Les King is a part-time professor at multiple Ontario Colleges, offering courses in Mathematics, Programming and Data Management. Les has also been an instructor at the University of Toronto in the Mathematics department. Les effectively draws a connection between what the marketplace... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic AppDev, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL
Audience Beginner
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

C13 A brief history of a query: from the PreparedStatement to the ResultSet - how queries gets executed in Db2 database?

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Porto

To the average application, a database is often treated as a "black box": SQL goes in, and data comes out. But for those tasked with maintaining high-performance systems, "it just works" isn't enough. When a query hangs or a system spikes in CPU, understanding the mechanics "under the hood" is the difference between a quick fix and hours of guesswork. This presentation takes you on a...
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Speakers

Kamil Kuduk

Solution Consultant, IBM Poland

Working for IBM Db2 in support role for over 10 years. Last few years in the Advanced Problem Determination team, specializing in performance problems and operating system troubleshooting.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Porto

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Data Movement and Analytics, Performance and Monitoring
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

D13 Db2 LUW Table Partition Management

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Maria

Db2 LUW provides the capability to create partitioned tables which have a number of useful benefits. However, a current downside to the implementation on LUW is that there is no automatic built-in functionality to add partitions when needed or manage the process of adding, detaching and deleting partitions. In particular, for Production environments that require stability and availability without...
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Speakers

David Lynch

Lead Product Owner, Mastercard

I have worked with Db2 LUW for nearly thirty years in both development and production environments. I worked for IBM for nearly ten years on customer and internal projects either specifically with Db2 or Siebel running on Db2. I spent some years as an independent contractor and then... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Utilities
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

E13 Efficient Scans on Columnar Tables

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Luis

It often makes sense for analytical applications to store the data in column organized tables instead of row organized tables to get better performance. Especially scans on column organized tables are different from scans on row organized tables. This presentation investigates these differences. One major difference is the usage of Synopsis tables to speed up scans. Therefore, we will look in...
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Speakers

Andreas Weininger

Principal Information Architecture Technical Specialist, IBM

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Performance and Monitoring
Audience All
Platform LUW

4:30pm BST

F13 Do you think you know pureScale? Come test your knowledge

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST

Miragaia

Db2 pureScale environments are designed for high availability and scalability, but their behavior under load, failure, and recovery is often more nuanced than expected. In this interactive session, we’ll challenge your understanding of pureScale through a series of real-world scenarios covering cluster services behavior and failure handling, locking, caching, and recovery. You’ll be asked to...
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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 →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Database Resiliency
Audience All
Platform LUW

5:40pm BST

C14 Db2 for LUW Expert Panel

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Porto

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Porto

Expert Panel, Expert Panel

Topic Expert
Audience All
Platform LUW

5:40pm BST

A14 DDF Best Practice

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Infante

Db2 Distributed Data Facility (DDF) is the gateway to delivering business enterprise data in our modern world of cloud computing. DDF is widely exploited in the information technology space and this session aims to share best practices and success stories to optimize your business with DDF. Some of the topics includes, infrastructure, security, protecting data over the network, monitoring...
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Speakers

Derek Tempongko

PM, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Infante

Track A, Technical Session

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

5:40pm BST

B14 The Db2z Game: From 90% to "The 1% Club"

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Arrabida

Think you’re in the elite 1% of Db2 for z/OS pros? Or just starting your journey to the top? Ditch the slides for a high-stakes, 1% Club style tournament! We’ll scale the heights of Db2 knowledge together, from SQL basics to zIIP offloading and hex-level internals. It’s a no-shame game where every wrong answer leads to a deep-dive technical debrief. Come for the fun, stay for the insights,...
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Speakers

Michal Bialecki

Principal Software Engineer, Broadcom

Julia Carter

Db2 Technical Consultant, Broadcom

Julia Carter has 20 years' experience with Db2 and is a Db2 Consultant at Broadcom in Europe. Previously she has worked as a Database Administrator for banks in the UK and Mexico.
She is a member of the IDUG Content Committee and Global Marketing Committee and is co-host of the IDUG Db2 Table Talk podcasts. Julia has been an IBM Champion for Data and AI since 2020... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Arrabida

Track B, Technical Session

Topic Best Practices
Audience All
Platform z/OS

5:40pm BST

D14 Db2 for z/OS Tuning Techniques: Practical Strategies for Maximum Performance

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Maria

With growing data volumes, mixed workloads, and strict SLAs, effective tuning demands a structured, end-to-end approach. This session focuses on practical, real-world Db2 tuning techniques that deliver measurable performance improvements in production systems. Attendees will learn how to identify high-cost SQL using Db2 accounting and statistics data, analyse access paths with EXPLAIN, and apply...
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Speakers

Devanand Karunakaran

Senior Technical Advisor, BMC Software

Senior Solution Engineer at BMC, help our customers get the most out of our BMC AMI Data for Db2 and IMS products. Also, help our customers modernize their mainframe environment to meet their business and market demands. Have expertise on IBM MVS zOS DB2 and IMS mainframe platforms... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Maria

Track D, Technical Session

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

5:40pm BST

E14 Detect, analyze and reduce IX Splits using RTS History.

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Luis

Index pages splitting is a normal DB2 process when inserting or updating rows into table. However, this process can consume CPU resources and generate latch contention especially in a Data Sharing environment. Index page splits in also the main cause of index disorganization. In this presentation we will see how to identify costly index page splits and reduce their frequency with the help of RTS...
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Speakers

Laurent Kuperberg

Db2 technical consultant, SQLK

Laurent has 30 years of experience in the DB2 world as a consultant. He has acquired expertise ranging from database design to system administration and data sharing.
He has developed his own REXX tools, which he makes available to everyone.
He also provides DB2 training... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Luis

Track E, Technical Session

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

5:40pm BST

F14 Beyond COPY: Modern Recovery Strategies in Db2 for z/OS—Balancing Speed, Resilience, and Automation

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST

Miragaia

In modern DB2 for z/OS environments, delivering efficient, resilient, and reliable services depends on the alignment of multiple critical components. With the introduction of DORA regulations, the focus has evolved from simply ensuring service continuity to enhancing it by making recovery processes faster, more robust, and easier to manage. While many technologies and strategies already support...
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Speakers

Andrea Luca Boaretto

DB2 Administrator, Nexi Payments

I am a dedicated Database Administrator (DBA) at Nexi, a leading European PayTech company. I specialize in managing, optimizing, and securing complex database infrastructures that support mission-critical payment systems. With a strong focus on performance tuning, high availability... Read More →

Martin Crippa

Senior Solution Enginner, Nexi Payments

DB2 System Administrator with two years of experience working with IBM Db2 on z/OS. Currently working at Nexi Payments, managing DB2 environments supporting payment systems.
Experienced in both DBA and system-level activities, including database object management, system maintenance, and migration projects. Focused on ensuring performance, stability, and reliability in mission-critical environments... Read More →

Wednesday September 30, 2026 5:40pm - 6:40pm BST
Miragaia

Track F, Technical Session

Topic Database Resiliency, User Stories
Audience Intermediate
Platform z/OS

9:00am BST

A15 JC Greatest Hits, War Stories and Best Practice 2026

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

Infante

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...
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Speakers

John Campbell

Customer Success Engineer - Data Strategic, Broadcom

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...
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Speakers

Cüneyt Göksu

Executive IT Specialist, IBM

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

C15 A Modern Approach to Db2 Backup & Recovery: Snapshot Technology with Cloud Integration

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

Porto

This session presents a comprehensive approach to database backup and recovery using Snapshot Backup technology integrated with Cloud infrastructure. The solution leverages the Db2 ACS Scripted interface to automate backup operations on Linux systems, enabling efficient data protection strategies for enterprise databases. The implementation utilizes Linux LVM (Logical Volume Manager) to create...
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Speakers

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

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

Track C, Technical Session

Topic Automation, Back to Basics, Best Practices, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Operations, Utilities
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW

9:00am BST

D15 Db2 Upgrade Lessons the Manuals Don’t Teach You

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

Maria

Db2 upgrades can look straightforward in your favourite manual, but real-world environments often tell a different story. In this session, we share practical user experiences and lessons learned from two recent Db2 upgrade projects that we undertook – moving from Db2 v11.1 to v11.5 on Windows, and from Db2 v11.5 to v12.1.3 on Linux. These upgrades involved very different setups, including single...
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Speakers

Iqbal Goralwalla

Principal Sales Engineer, Triton Consulting Ltd

Damir Wilder

Db2 SME and Data Architect, Triton Consulting Ltd

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic Back to Basics, Best Practices, User Stories
Audience Beginner
Platform LUW

9:00am BST

E15 Vibe Coding with a Serverless Database

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

Luis

In this session we will show you how application building with a serverless database gives you superpowers. Serverless databases are built for the AI Era handling the workloads of the future and turning you into a 10X Engineer. We will show you how to develop applications for Db2 from prompt to production and demonstrate how a serverless database tackles AI and Machine driven workloads all while...
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Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

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

Track E, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Development
Audience All
Platform LUW

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

9:00am BST

IDUG Badging

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST

Laboratory

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST
Laboratory

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All

9:00am BST

IDUG Certification

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST

Laboratory

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST
Laboratory

Certification, Certification & Badging

Audience All

9:00am BST

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST

Glass 1

Speakers

Davor Rodnis

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Instructor

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm BST
Glass 1

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner

10:00am BST

Coffee Break

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST

Archive

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am BST
Archive

IDUG, Break

Audience All

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...
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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...
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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

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...
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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

D16 Db2 as Containerized Deployment

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

Maria

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

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...
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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...
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Speakers

Christoph Theisen

Db2 Security Architect, Rocket Software

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...
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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

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...
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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

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

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

11:30am BST

D17 Using Db2 for more than just relational data

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

Maria

Many users and applications make only use of Db2 as a relational database. But Db2 is much more than just a relational database. Db2 support the efficient processing of JSON and XML data, allows queries on spatial data, and supports text search and even semantic searches. This presentation gives an overview of these "non-relational" features of Db2, and demonstrates how these features can be used...
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Speakers

Andreas Weininger

Principal Information Architecture Technical Specialist, IBM

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

Track D, Technical Session

Topic AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev, Best Practices, Working with SQL
Audience All
Platform LUW

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...
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Speakers

Gayathiri Chandran

Customer Success Manager and Principal Consultant, IBM

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...
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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

12:40pm BST

K4 Computer and Data Ethics - What it is and Why it Matters to Data Professionals

Thursday October 1, 2026 12:40pm - 1:45pm BST

Noble

Speakers

Henrik Loeser

Technical Specialist, IBM Germany

Dr. Henrik Loeser (“Data Henrik”) is an Open Group certified Distinguished IT Specialist. Based in Germany, he helps customers tackle data and AI-related problems and has been around the IT scene for some decades. Read his blog at https://data-henrik.de and connect with him on... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 12:40pm - 1:45pm BST
Noble

Keynote, Keynote

Topic Keynote
Audience All

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...
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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

2:30pm BST

C203 Amazon RDS for Db2 Workshop

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

Maria

This updated workshop will give you the education and information you need to use existing and new features of Amazon RDS for Db2. Some of the topics covered during this workshop will include provisioning, scaling, backup, monitoring, migration and beyond. Each module will be introduced and presented and then participants will be provided an environment they can use and go through a series of...
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Speakers

Hafsa Ali

Executive IT Specialist for IBM® Z solutions, IBM

Javeed Mohammed

Sr. Database Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Javeed is a Sr. Database Specialist Solutions Architect with Amazon Web Services. He works with the Amazon RDS team, focusing on commercial database engines like Db2 and Oracle. He enjoys working with customers to help design, deploy, and optimize relational database workloads in... Read More →

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

Track C, Workshop

Topic Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Operations
Audience Intermediate
Platform LUW