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Monday, September 28
 

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 time slots when most of them are running
And how to use the information they provide to improve your system.
Speakers
avatar for Soledad Martínez

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

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, Present, Future
IBM Z Data and AI Enterprise Architecture
Architectural alternatives to provide Db2 for z/OS data into other platforms for data modernization story
Core Products, Virtualization, Data Integration and AI Techniques
Replicate, Direct Access, Virtualization – Pros & Cons.
Technical and Business Use Cases with Capabilities
Roadmaps and Future direction of IBM
Speakers
avatar for Cüneyt Göksu

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 →
avatar for Mateo Tošić

Mateo Tošić

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
Monday September 28, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm BST
Arrabida
  Track B, Technical Session

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 housekeeping model.
Speakers
avatar for Shivam Pratap Singh

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

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 presentation will be a real-world case study from GarantiBBVA, highlighting their experience implementing FTB in their Db2 for z/OS systems. This includes practical insights into planning, configuration, and deployment strategies, as well as challenges encountered and lessons learned during adoption. It will also examine how to identify suitable indexes for FTB and the tangible benefits of FTB usage at GarantiBBVA. The session will also be aiming to demonstrate how to measure and validate performance improvements using key metrics, system statistics, and monitoring tools. By combining theoreti
Speakers
avatar for Ayşenur Başoğlu

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 →
avatar for Gülfem Öğütgen

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

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 resources inside a single Db2 LUW instance.
Speakers
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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

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 issue.
Speakers
avatar for Zoe Andreopoulou

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 →
avatar for Michal Bialecki

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 →
Monday September 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm BST
Miragaia
  Track F, Technical Session
 
Tuesday, September 29
 

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 a seperate HA cluster for the Q-replication environment. This approach simplifies the setup of Q-replicatation and makes the target and source Db2 environment trasnparent to the replication environment, and it works with all possible Db2 setups.
And the best part, if you use Q-replication and Db2 LUW, you already have all the needed parts for this setup.
Speakers
avatar for Sven Heidorn

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

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 power of parallelism and leverage zIIP processors to their fullest potential.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Baumann

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

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 tuning: the dead ends, the false starts, and the eventual breakthroughs. We will walk through the entire investigation—from utilizing monitoring tools to experimenting with UTS conversions and dedicated buffer pools. Finally, we’ll reveal how rethinking our DELETE index strategy, host variables, and leveraging ON DELETE CASCADE NOT ENFORCED transformed a CPU-crushing failure into a consistent, 20-minute purge process. Attendees will leave with a practical, battle-tested methodology for rescuing failing batch processes.
Speakers
avatar for Tereza Binarova

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

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 characteristics SYNC I/O, ASYNCH I/O, GetPages can be involved into the the analysis uncovering the hidden performance bugs.
Speakers
avatar for Pawel Hryb

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

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 and what to look for in various performance scenarios.
Speakers
avatar for Ken Shaffer

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
 
Wednesday, September 30
 

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 key areas. This session will also dive into Function Level dependencies, maintenance aspects, some tooling dependencies, and some performance aspects as well as base utilities and system functionalities.
Speakers
avatar for Ute Kleyensteuber

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

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, pitfalls and gotchas encountered in actual customer implementations of the AI Query Optimiser.
Speakers
avatar for Mark Gillis

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

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 (including the migration from IDMS), and how replication technologies are used to offload reporting, analytics, and decentral processing without impacting core workloads.
Special attention is given to Db2 Connect and connection management challenges in distributed .NET environments. Including real‑world P1 incidents (don't trust your distributed teams blindly!) and how to avoid them using Db2 Profiles, driver configuration and monitoring.Db2 Profiles are also used to regain control over legacy clients and get rid of the soon to be deprecated (and this time for real!) synonyms, which will be explained
Speakers
avatar for Tim Vermeulen

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

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 could streamline recovery activities, enforce consistent best‑practice standards, and reduce the need for continual manual tuning of utility options. Future resilience was also a priority, with the strategy designed to support NatWest’s planned adoption of Cyber Vault technology.
This session explores the challenges encountered throughout the transformation, the solutions implemented to overcome them, and the best practices that emerged—highlighting how NatWest is modernising its Db2 recovery landscape while preparing for the future.
Speakers
avatar for Dhiren Chaudhary

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

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 targeted tuning at the SQL, object, and subsystem levels.
Topics include SQL and predicate optimization, index design best practices, EDM pool and sort tuning considerations, and understanding performance differences between static and dynamic SQL.
Participants will leave with actionable techniques they can immediately apply to improve response times and control Db2 CPU usage.
Speakers
avatar for Devanand Karunakaran

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

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 history tables.
Speakers
avatar for Laurent Kuperberg

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

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 service continuity, real-world scenarios still reveal gaps, particularly when unexpected errors lead to temporary service disruptions impacting customers.
Starting from a legacy disaster recovery framework based on traditional batch jobs, we conducted a thorough assessment to identify limitations in flexibility, performance, and reliability. Building on this foundation, we redesigned and enhanced recovery processes by introducing new strategies, improving automation, and increasing customization to better align with business objectives.
In this presentation, we share our journey: from understand
Speakers
avatar for Andrea Luca Boaretto

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 →
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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
 
Thursday, October 1
 

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 performance improvementnfor skip sequnetial batch processing; misteps in evaluating the performance benenfit of CICS-Db2 thread reuse and RELEASE(DEALLOCATE); SQL coding to avoid update anomaly when using cursor stability isolation; misadventures when using High Performance DBATs;monitoring WLM policy achievement; options for mass data recovery following logical data recovery and data loss; performance issue with remote DDF batch workload; tuning ogf GBPs; thorough Disaster Restart testingh.
Speakers
avatar for John Campbell

John Campbell

Customer Success Engineer - Data Strategic, Broadcom
John is an IBM Alumni, a retired IBM Distinguished Engineer, and now works as a Distinguished Technical Consultant for Broadcom Inc. He has worked with Db2 for z/OS for over 40 years and has extensive experience with Db2 in terms of systems, database and application design. He specialises... Read More →
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Infante
  Track A, Technical Session

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 versus multiple instances, standalone databases versus HADR clusters, and the contrasting challenges between Windows and Linux platforms. We will walk through the expected and unexpected issues we encountered, highlight pitfalls not clearly documented in the manuals, and explain the workarounds and strategies that allowed us to complete the upgrades successfully.
Speakers
avatar for Iqbal Goralwalla

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 →
avatar for Damir Wilder

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 →
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am BST
Maria
  Track D, Technical Session

10:20am BST

A16 Get ready for Db2 version 13+1
Thursday October 1, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am BST
Infante
In the next version of Db2 for z/OS IBM is removing some deprecated functions. I will describe how to find the affected objects and functions and how to convert them. I will also touch on some pitfalls and share our experiences. Some examples are non-UTS tablespaces, but there are more. And there are some more things that is not documented yet.
The presentation will not cover the conversion from VTAM to TCPIP.
Speakers
avatar for Martin Ålund

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

11:30am BST

A17 DB2 for z/OS Workfile Deep Dive - How to Survive and Thrive
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Infante
This presentation explains how DB2 uses workfiles for a range of purposes, including SORT, scrollable cursors, and temporary tables. It also describes how workfile allocation and usage behave both before and after the enhancements introduced in V13 FL508. Finally, it reviews the workfile monitoring capabilities available today, with particular emphasis on the enhancements introduced over the past decade and how they can be leveraged to identify tuning opportunities.
Speakers
avatar for Adrian Collett

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 →
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Bart Steegmans

Db2 for z/OS L2 Performance, IBM
Bart Steegmans is a Consulting Db2 Product Support Specialist from IBM Belgium. He is working remotely for the Silicon Valley Laboratory in San Jose and providing technical support for Db2 for z/OS performance problems. He has over 35 years of experience in Db2.  Before joining IBM... Read More →
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Infante
  Track A, Technical Session

11:30am BST

B17 Leave the dark side – Turn on the lights in Db2 performance management
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm BST
Arrabida
In this session we will demonstrate how data can be utilized to gain valuable insights into system performance and optimization. We will provide an introduction of the newest and greatest capabilities in visualizing performance data for an easy step in, which can lead to significant performance improvements.
The objective of this session is to demonstrate some real-world examples mainly out of Db2 and WLM and how visualizing performance data helped the Performance Teams diagnose performance issues, better perform capacity planning and how attendees can learn easily more about their z/OS /CICS /Db2 environment.
Speakers
avatar for Tim Meisner

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 →
avatar for Gerald Pfeiffer

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
 

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