IDUG NA 2026: Full Schedule

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A1 | Spotlight: Db2 for z/OS Trends and Directions

Monday October 26, 2026 10:20am - 10:35am EDT

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 October 26, 2026 10:20am - 10:35am EDT
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Track A, Db2 Spotlight

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS

11:30am EDT

A2 | What’s New in Db2 for z/OS Performance

Monday October 26, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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Db2 for z/OS continues to advance through continuous delivery, introducing functional and performance enhancements that improves application availability, compatibility and operational efficiency. 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 platform.
This session provides a technical deep dive into recent Db2 for z/OS feature enhancements, and how these updates influence performance areas such as CPU consumption, concurrency behavior, and subsystem scalability. It will cover applicable monitoring and instrumentation updates and guide the tuning decisions.
Attendees will leave with concrete technical guidance, exploitation considerations, and best practices for applying recent Db2 for z/OS enhancements.

Speakers

Akiko Hoshikawa

Db2 for z/OS development, IBM

Akiko Hoshikawa is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM’s Silicon Valley Laboratory, specializing in performance, AI-driven optimization and advanced data technologies. She leads initiatives that integrate artificial intelligence with Db2 for z/OS. Akiko’s work focuses on simplifying... Read More →

Monday October 26, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring

2:00pm EDT

A3 | Db2 for z/OS Utilities - What's New?

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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There have been several useful enhancements made in Db2 for z/OS utilities in recent years. This session will explain what has been delivered and how best to take advantage of these new features. We will also provide some insight into future plans leading up to the next version of Db2.

Speakers

Haakon Roberts

DE, CTO, IBM

Parker Weber

Senior developer, Rocket Software

Parker Weber is a senior developer within the Db2 for z/OS utilities team with primary responsibility for the REORG utility - the utility that is of crucial importance and central to Db2's online schema strategy.

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS

2:00pm EDT

D3 | SQL for the 21st Century

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Make sure you have all the tools to write functional SQL using all the features of recent versions of Db2. Stop writing SQL like it's the '90s.

Speakers

David Simpson

Principal Platform Engineer for Db2, Huntington Bank

David has been a developer, DBA, consultant and Db2 sysprog since 1993. He especially loves helping others become proficient in his favorite technology, Db2!

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track D, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject Cross Platform
Area Best Practices, Latest and Features LUW, Latest and Features z/OS, Working with SQL

3:20pm EDT

A4 | JC Greatest Hits, War Stories and Best Practice 2026

Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT

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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 testing.

Speakers

John Campbell

Distinguished Technical Consultant, 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 October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories

3:20pm EDT

E4 | Accelerating AI Adoption on Db2 with Industry Starter Kits

Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT

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Interested in exploring IBM SQL Data Insights without the effort of installing it on your system or building models from scratch? This session introduces Industry Starter Kits designed to help Db2 for z/OS users quickly evaluate and experience the power of AI-driven insights using pre-built models, sample industry data, and ready-to-run AI queries.
The session features real-world use cases across industries such as finance and insurance, demonstrating how SQL Data Insights can analyze Db2 table data to uncover hidden relationships, detect anomalies, identify unusual transactions, and generate meaningful business insights that may be difficult to find using traditional SQL techniques alone. Attendees will learn how to deploy and load pre-built AI models, execute AI-driven SQL queries, and understand and interpret the results returned by those queries using familiar Db2 workflows and interfaces.
By walking through the industry use cases included in the starter kits, attendees will gain a clearer understanding of what SQL Data Insights is capable of and how AI-driven SQL analysis can be applied to their own Db2 environments. The session is intended to spark ideas for new use cases and help users envision how their existing Db2 data can be analyzed in entirely new ways.
Whether you are new to SQL Data Insights or looking for an easier way to get started, this session provides a practical, hands-on approach to jump-starting your AI journey on Db2 for z/OS.

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.

Catherine Wu

Program Director, IBM Db2 for z/OS Development and Product Management, IBM

Catherine (Yan) Wu is the Program Director for Db2 for z/OS at IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab, leading Db2 for z/OS development and product management. A skilled engineering leader, her expertise spans database management, data governance, machine learning, and enterprise design thinking... Read More →

Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT
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Track E, Technical Session

Audience Beginner
Subject z/OS
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev, Latest and Features z/OS

3:20pm EDT

F4 | SQL Oldies but Goodies and the Power of the SQL Rewrite

Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT

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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 great summary for this topic. When it comes to performance, often times the answer to better performance is rewriting queries different ways, and redesigning programs differently. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of some great SQL enhancements, application table designs, along with getting stronger in the SQL language. This is a great session for developers on Db2 LUW or Db2 z/OS. Developers 'Get Empowered'.

Speakers

Tony Andrews

Mainframe developer, Db2 SQL Performance and Tuning, Db2 trainer, 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 →

Monday October 26, 2026 3:20pm - 4:20pm EDT
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Track F, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject Cross Platform
Area AppDev, Back to Basics, Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Working with SQL

4:30pm EDT

A5 | Ready Player One? Db2 vNext Migration (Made Easy)

Monday October 26, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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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 and how to fix nearly all of them as well. It will also delve into VTAM/SNA and workfile usage to round off everything that can bite you!

Speakers

Roy Boxwell

Senior Software Architect, Software Engineering GmbH

I am an IBM Champion with more than 38 years of experience in MVS, OS/390, and z/OS environments – 37 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 →

Monday October 26, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS, Security and Compliance, Working with SQL

4:30pm EDT

F5 | You should concentrate (your literals) - Dynamic SQL performance tips

Monday October 26, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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In today's world, dynamic SQL usage is on the rise.The presentation will show ways to enhance dynamic SQL performance,Focusing on CSWL feature with actual big savings achieved.Skeleton:Dynamic vs static SQL Literals vs parameter markersDSC Cost vs benefit LimitationsCSWL How does it work Cost vs benefit Where can I use it Real life savings from mataf Limitations Should I use it globally?

Speakers

Shay Miller

DBA, FIBI

I'm a DBA of DB2 for zOS for 25 years, both system DBA and application DBA.I've worked as a DBA in the IDF and for the last 18 years in FIBI.
I've attended IDUG EMEA 2015 at Dublin.I've attended and presented a session in IDUG NA 2024 at Charlotte.
I hold the following IBM certif... Read More →

Monday October 26, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track F, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area AppDev, Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Working with SQL

10:20am EDT

A6 | Z Data Integration Update

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT

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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

Cuneyt Goksu

Executive IT Specialist, IBM

M. 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... Read More →

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject Cross Platform
Area Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Latest and Features z/OS

11:30am EDT

A7 | Real-word value: Db2 for z/OS Customer Experiences

Tuesday October 27, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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This session will concentrate on customer experiences in Db2 13 and positioning of the next release of Db2. Where are most customers at in their Db2 13 experience, Function Levels, exploitations. What are the items customers are exploiting, utilizing and lessons learned in the endevor. Session will be a mixture of Db2 DBA and System Programmer viewpoints.

Speakers

Anthony Ciabattoni

IBM Db2 for z/OS SWAT Team Leader, IBM

Anthony Ciabattoni is an IBM Certified Executive IT Specialist and the current leader of the Db2 for z/OS SWAT Team, based out of the IBM Silicon Valley Lab. With over 32 years of hands-on experience working with Db2 for z/OS, Anthony brings deep technical expertise and a strong customer-focused... Read More →

Tuesday October 27, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject z/OS
Area Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features z/OS

10:20am EDT

C10 | Stabilize your Dynamic SQL and don’t let it remain Unpredictable

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT

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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 complexity that can hinder performance if not well managed and cause inconsistent performance and even be unpredictable. Dynamic SQL is becoming more prevalent as agile development and hybrid workloads become the norm. But with the flexibility of dynamic SQL comes responsibility - DBAs must adapt and develop new ways of monitoring and tuning dynamic workloads in real-time and across the application lifecycle. Colin Oakhill will share a proven approach to bring order to chaos by giving DBAs the visibility, control, and insight they need to ensure that dynamic SQL performs efficiently and predictably. Just like long-time DBAs are used to with static SQL.

Speakers

Colin Oakhill

Senior Technical Advisor, 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 October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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Track C, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject z/OS
Area Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Performance and Monitoring

11:30am EDT

A11 | RTS-/Utility History and preparations for Vnext

Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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This presentation will cover how to benefit from using Real Time Statistic (RTS) and Utility History. I will explain a useful established example of Real Time Statistic History, share which usecases are covered by RTS History and why RTS Temporal out of the box is not sufficient for everyone.
Second part will share some necessary preparations for Vnext and will cover one path and best practices to get rid of deprecated non-UTS tablespaces, what to consider and why utility history is really helpful. It will give some early experiences on FL509 support to migrate remaining Catalog&Directory tablespaces. Relevant topics like “workfile separation” will be covered as well.

Speakers

Ute Kleyensteuber

Principal Product Owner, 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 October 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, User Stories

11:30am EDT

B11 | Let Me Make This as Clear as Robert: Explaining Often-Misunderstood Db2 for z/OS Buffer Pool & Group Buffer Pool Concepts

Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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Some aspects of Db2 for z/OS BP & GBP technology are plain as day; others, less so. Questions we get from Db2 users worldwide have highlighted for us things that a lot of folks - even very experienced Db2 people - get wrong. In this session we'll try to bring clarity to oft-misunderstood areas of Db2 for z/OS BP & GBP technology.

Speakers

Anna McKee

Technical Enablement Specialist, IBM

Anna McKee is a Technical Enablement Specialist in the IBM Z Ecosystem Infrastructure, where she manages and supports all Db2 for z/OS subsystems. She works with hundreds of independent software vendors to deliver the latest SMPE maintenance, perform Db2 installations and configurations... Read More →

Mark Rader

Db2 for z/OS Specialist, IBM

Mark Rader is a Db2 for z/OS specialist in the IBM Z Worldwide Systems Center (WSC, and formerly Washington Systems Center). Mark has applied his Db2 for z/OS experience with clients across a wide variety of projects, with emphasis on availability, performance and Db2 for z/OS data... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Track B, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS

2:00pm EDT

C12 | Efficiently Finding and Fixing High Resource Consuming SQL

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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This presentation will demonstrate how to find, analyze and tune the top 40 expensive queries. Special emphasis will be on finding the cursors that could benefit from multi-row fetch. In addition, discussions on designing perfect indexes, MQTs and AQTs, along with manual query rewrite, SQL exploitation and most important, proper use.

Speakers

Sheryl Larsen

President, Sheryl M Larsen LLC

Sheryl Larsen is an internationally recognized researcher, consultant and lecturer, specializing in DB2 and is known for her extensive expertise in SQL. Sheryl has over 30 years’ experience in DB2, has published many articles, several popular DB2 posters, and co-authored a book... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track C, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area AppDev, Back to Basics, Best Practices, Latest and Features z/OS, Modernization in Development, User Stories, Working with SQL

2:00pm EDT

D12 | Db2 13 GA to 507 - My 5 favourite things

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Db2 13 for z/OS became available in 2022, and via the continuous delivery model, IBM has continued to deliver a wealth of new capabilities and enhancements. The latest features offer numerous benefits, including resource savings, enhanced security, and simplified administration. In this session we will walk through my personal “top 5”, favourite features delivered in Db2 13. Join me to hear about these new features, including utility enhancements, monitoring connections and more, and learn how you can exploit them to get the most out of this version of Db2 for z/OS.

Speakers

Tom Crocker

Principal Solution Advisor, Rocket Software

Tom Crocker is a Principal Solution advisor working with IBM Db2 Tools for z/OS, and has been working with Db2 since v1.2. He specialises in Db2 administration and mainframe modernisation, working with customers across the globe to provide solutions and to enable them to get the best... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track D, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS

2:00pm EDT

E12 | Autonomous Auditing of Native Db2 Security Features

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Are you challenged with tasks having to provide audit reports detailing who has access to which objects and who has which privileges – even worse, who had access 3 months ago ?Many Db2 sites are using a log tool to accomplish these tasks – but are you aware of the relatively new capabilities in Db2 dealing with security information stored in the catalog ?We will dive into what Db2 has to offer natively and how you can handle regulatory requirements in an easier way augmenting your current processes.

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 →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track E, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Automation, Latest and Features z/OS, Security and Compliance

10:20am EDT

E15 | Db2 13 for z/OS Recently Delivered SQL and Application Management Enhancements

Thursday October 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT

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This session provides an in-depth look at the latest enhancements to SQL syntax, semantics, and application management in Db2 13 for z/OS. Introduced through recent function levels, these enhancements are driven by customer requirements to deliver greater application flexibility and performance, while empowering DBAs with more efficient and effective capabilities for managing applications and database objects.
You’ll also hear feedback on several of these features and use cases from an experienced Db2 user.

Speakers

Tammie Dang

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Tammie Dang is a Senior Technical Staff Member in Db2 for z/OS Development, specializing in SQL processing, AI enablement within the database, and application development and management. She is responsible for both new feature development and service delivery, leading the design and... Read More →

Lethika Panicker

System Programmer, Fidelity National Information Services

Lethika Panicker is a highly experienced Db2 for z/OS professional with an extensive background as an advanced user across multiple enterprise environments. Throughout her career, she has held a variety of system programmer and system administrator roles at leading institutions, building... Read More →

Thursday October 29, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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Track E, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject z/OS
Area Latest and Features z/OS

11:30am EDT

B16 | Db2 for z/OS Applications now Empowered by OpenTelemetry

Thursday October 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

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IBM System Z and Db2 for z/OS applications are essential to the successful operations and business workflows for major companies. Join our discussion on OpenTelemetry and its powerful impact on observability across your entire business environment. Whether you're a System Reliability Engineer or an Application Developer, this session is for you!Here's what you'll learn:

An overview of the OpenTelemetry observability framework and how it helps generate, process, and distribute telemetry data.
How Db2 for z/OS supports OpenTelemetry and how you can leverage it for your applications.
How OpenTelemetry support aligns with the broader platform, i.e. IBM System Z and Db2 for z/OS, to enhance your operations.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding and implementation of OpenTelemetry within Db2 for z/OS and its futures.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding and implementation of OpenTelemetry within Db2 for z/OS and its futures.

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 →

Derek Tempongko

Back-End Developer, 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 →

Thursday October 29, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Track B, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject z/OS
Area Automation, Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features z/OS, Modernization in Operations, Performance and Monitoring

3:45pm EDT

D202 | Db2 z/OS Housekeeping Best Practices

Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT

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This 4 hours workshop - knowledge transfer session will be conducted by following presenters: Toine Michielse, Michal Bialecki, 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 evolve from manual chores into a streamlined, automated strategy.
This deep-dive workshop provides a comprehensive blueprint for modern Db2 maintenance. We will move past the basics to explore how to balance object availability with optimal performance. Attendees will learn how to leverage the latest utility enhancements to reduce CPU consumption, manage multi-terabyte objects, and ensure that the optimizer always has the "ground truth" through intelligent statistics collection.

Speakers

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 Db2 for z/OS administrator in the era of DevOps and hybrid cloud. His message resounds: to move forward, we don’t need to discard the platform’s strengths; we need to... Read More →

Denis Tronin

Product Manager, Broadcom

Denis Tronin is a seasoned Product Manager in Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division, bringing years of experience in product management and software development. His work focuses on mainframe technologies, specifically in Data Management and DevOps domains. He plays a key role... Read More →

Sponsors

Broadcom

Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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