IDUG NA 2026: Full Schedule

10:20am EDT

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

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

Satya Krishaswamy

Director, Hybrid Data Management Development, IBM

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Latest and Features LUW

10:20am EDT

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Monday October 26, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, 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 →

Sponsors

LearnQuest

Monday October 26, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT
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Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW

11:30am EDT

B2 | Db2 LUW - Latest from the Lab

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

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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

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Latest and Features LUW

11:30am EDT

F2 | Introduction to SQL-PL

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

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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 code.

Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

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

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW
Area AppDev, Back to Basics, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL

2:00pm EDT

B3 | Db2 LUW V12: New Security Features and Changes

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

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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 really locks down a Db2 instance. You will also hear about new Quantum Safe Crypto support in TLS.

Speakers

Greg Stager

Senior Software Developer, DB2 Engine Development - Security, IBM

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Latest and Features LUW, Security and Compliance

2:00pm EDT

E3 | Amazon RDS for Db2 Service Deep Dive: Architecture, Operations, and Best Practices

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

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Amazon RDS for Db2 addresses growing demand for Db2 cloud migration by delivering a fully managed service with push-button deployment — provision a production-ready Db2 instance in minutes, not days. Automated patching, backups, scaling, and failover eliminate undifferentiated heavy lifting. This deep dive covers RDS for Db2 through the Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization. Attendees learn how a managed service reduces admin burden, improves uptime, and frees teams to focus on innovation. Leave with a blueprint for modernizing Db2.
Self-managed Db2 means manual patching, complex HA, and rising costs. Amazon RDS for Db2 fixes that — deploy production-ready Db2 in minutes with a fully managed service.This deep dive covers RDS for Db2 through the Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence (automated patching, backups, monitoring), Security (encryption, IAM, VPC), Reliability (Multi-AZ, cross-region DR), Performance Efficiency (right-sizing, storage tuning), and Cost Optimization (Reserved Instances, TCO savings vs. self-managed).Live demos and customer patterns show how to provision, secure, and optimize RDS for Db2 for production. Migrating from Linux or AIX? Optimizing an existing deployment? Leave with a well-architected blueprint for Db2 as a managed service on AWS.

Speakers

Ashish Prasad

Solutions Architect, AWS

Ashish Prasad is a Solutions Architect with a focus on relational database (Db2, Oracle, PostgreSQL) and analytics at AWS. He works with AWS customers and certified partners to provide technical assistance and design customer solutions on cloud migration projects, helping customers... Read More →

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Best Practices, Modernization in Operations

2:00pm EDT

IDUG Badging

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Sponsors

IDUG

Monday October 26, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All
Subject LUW

3:20pm EDT

B4 | Accelerating AI Workloads in Db2 v12.1.5.0: Introducing High‑Performance Vector Indexes

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

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

Speakers

Christian Garcia-Arellano

STSM, Db2 Senior Architect and Master Inventor, IBM

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

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development

3:20pm EDT

D4 | A Modern Approach to Db2 Backup & Recovery: Snapshot Technology with Cloud Integration

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

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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 consistent point-in-time snapshots of database volumes, ensuring data integrity during backup operations. By combining snapshot-based backup techniques with cloud object storage capabilities, this approach delivers a robust disaster recovery solution that minimizes backup windows, reduces storage costs, and enhances data availability. The scripted automation through Db2 ACS interface ensures consistent, repeatable backup procedures while maintaining operational efficiency in Linux environments. This methodology addresses critical requirements for modern database management, including rapid recovery time objectives (RTO), minimal recovery point objectives (RPO), and compliance with data retention policies through cloud-based archival strategies.

Speakers

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Automation, Back to Basics, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Operations, Utilities

4:30pm EDT

B5 | Introducing Db2 Serverless - the database service for the AI Era

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

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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 reducing cost and effort. Join us for this groundbreaking session and experience the future of Db2 SaaS services!

Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Development

4:30pm EDT

E5 | Db2 is Your AI Platform: Five Proven AI Use Cases to Build Right Now

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

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Db2 now has a complete AI application stack — Vector Storage, Vector Similarity Search, Vector Index, and LLM Integration. Once you know what this stack can do, the natural next question is: what can you build with it? That is exactly what this session addresses. Drawing on industry research and global enterprise adoption data, we examine AI use cases that organisations have already deployed at scale and validated in production. For each, we explain the business problem it solves, how Db2's AI stack maps to the solution, and what implementation looks like — using data most Db2 customers already have. Business leaders will leave with a clear, evidence-backed starting point for AI investment. Developers and architects will leave with a concrete path from proven use case to working implementation. The stack is ready. The use cases are proven. Come find out which ones to build next.

Speakers

Shaikh Quader

AI Architect and Master Inventor, IBM Db2, IBM

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev

10:20am EDT

B6 | Db2 SQL Extensions: AI Models, Vectors, Lakehouse and more

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

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A look at new SQL Extensions delivered in releases leading up to 12.1 along with what is new in 12.1 itself. We will take a dive into how Db2 is being extended with AI capabilities including ability to access external AI models through SQL. Learn how Db2 is being extended with vector store capabilities and integrating with both open data formats and open table formats through data lake table extensions.

Speakers

Mike Springgay

STSM Db2 Architect, IBM

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Modernization in Development

10:20am EDT

C6 | Mining db2mon

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

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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

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring, User Stories, Utilities

10:20am EDT

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT

Magnificent 2C

Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Sponsors

LearnQuest

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT
Magnificent 2C

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW

11:30am EDT

B7 | Db2 LUW Back to Basics - Backup and recovery

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

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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 they can improve your backup and recovery experience.

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 of Engineering(M.Eng) from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing his PhD in computer science. Dale joined IBM in 1988 and... Read More →

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations

11:30am EDT

E7 | Modernizing Db2 HADR Automation: Migrating from TSA to Pacemaker with Ansible DevOps

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

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Many Db2 environments rely on Tivoli System Automation (TSA) to manage High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) clusters. While TSA has long provided reliable automation for Db2 failover, modern Linux clustering standards and DevOps practices are increasingly shifting organizations toward Pacemaker-based cluster management and infrastructure automation.
This session presents a real-world migration approach for transitioning Db2 HADR environments from TSA to Pacemaker, while leveraging Ansible automation to standardize cluster deployment, configuration, and operational management.
Attendees will learn how to design a repeatable DevOps-driven framework that automates the provisioning of Pacemaker clusters, integrates Db2 HADR resources, and validates failover behavior across environments. The presentation will demonstrate how Ansible playbooks can be used to automate cluster setup, resource configuration, fencing policies, and operational testing, enabling consistent and scalable deployments.
The session will also highlight common challenges encountered during TSA-to-Pacemaker migrations, including cluster configuration pitfalls, resource dependencies, and operational considerations for maintaining availability during the transition.
By the end of the session, participants will gain practical guidance, automation patterns, and lessons learned for modernizing Db2 high-availability environments using Pacemaker and DevOps practices.

Speakers

Mohan Saraswatipura

Senior Consultant, DBA Automation

Mohankumar Saraswatipura is an IBM Gold Consultant specializing in database solutions. His background demonstrates versatile expertise in database architecture and administration, particularly with Db2 environments.

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Database Resiliency, Modernization in Operations

2:00pm EDT

C8 | Db2 as Containerized Deployment

Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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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

Mohammed Shafiur Rahman

Advisory Software Engineer, IBM

Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Track C, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Automation, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Operations

2:00pm EDT

IDUG Badging

Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Magnificent 2B

Sponsors

IDUG

Tuesday October 27, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Magnificent 2B

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All
Subject LUW

4:30pm EDT

B9 | Db2: Explain EXPLAIN

Tuesday October 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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Technical details to Db2 LUW usage and optimization of queries
There are many sessions about the EXPLAIN facility in Db2 LUW, but they all lack the concise statements to find the right SQL queries, set everything up, do the EXPLAIN and draw the right conclusions by examples and working statements to copy-and-paste.This is a back-to-basics session, enhanced with experiences from real situations and best practices.This session was presented at IDUG NA 2025 in Atlanta. It was in the Top10 of the user sessions. I will update the material to version 12.1 and preferrably include details regaring AI optimizer

Speakers

Roland Schock

Principal, tasdevil Consulting

Roland is installing, using and tuning Db2 on distributed since 1993 or Version 2.1 for OS/2. After working for 25+ years for ARS Computer und Consulting GmbH as a Db2 expert he is now an independent consultant.His expertise and engagement for the community allowed him to be IBM Champion... Read More →

Tuesday October 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track B, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Best Practices, User Stories, Working with SQL

4:30pm EDT

C9 | All you need to know about Pacemaker and Db2 HADR for any Cloud Deplyoment

Tuesday October 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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Db2 databases support 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 Cloud environments.This workshop will give you hands-on experience for managing a Db2 HADR with Pacemaker Cluster on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or IBM Cloud. The session will cover the Cloud-specific implementation of Fencing mechanisms and Virtual IP (VIP) addresses across different cloud platforms. Key topics include: Implementation of Route 53 for DNS-based VIP management, Setup of Disk Fencing, Qdevice (Quorum Device) for enhanced split-brain prevention.

Speakers

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Tuesday October 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track C, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW

10:20am EDT

D10 | Optimizing Db2 BLU Performance: Defragmentation, Data Clustering, and Reduced Logging at Scale

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

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As BLU workloads scale, maintaining optimal insert performance, log efficiency, and data organization becomes increasingly important. This session addresses these challenges through defragmentation, data clustering, and reduced logging. We will examine internal storage behavior and share proven techniques to reclaim space, reduce log overhead, and sustain high-throughput workloads.

Speakers

Ron Liu

Db2 Columnar Database Engine Developer, IBM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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Track D, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Data Movement and Analytics, Performance and Monitoring

10:20am EDT

E10 | Permitting, masking and trusting, a deep dive into 3 new Db2 12.1 security features

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

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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 common concern of everyone having access to the db2diag.log (and others). Mask at read offers an alternative masking behaviour with fundamental changes to SQL behaviour. And Trust Procedures allow custom definitions of trust for determining a trusted connection.

Speakers

Greg Stager

Senior Software Developer, DB2 Engine Development - Security, IBM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
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Track E, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Latest and Features LUW, Security and Compliance

10:20am EDT

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Sponsors

LearnQuest

Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:20am - 5:30pm EDT
Magnificent 2C

Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW

11:30am EDT

G11 | IDUG Db2 LUW Expert Panel

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

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

Audience All
Subject LUW

2:00pm EDT

B12 | Supercharge Your Db2 Databases: Moving to Amazon RDS and Integrating AWS AI/ML

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

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Whether you’re evaluating data movement paths for your Db2 databases or are interested in efficiently operating your already migrated Db2 databases on Amazon RDS, we’ve got you covered. In this session, learn about data movement paths, including those with minimal downtime, for Db2 databases. Explore real-world examples to learn best practices that help ensure high availability, optimize performance, and meet your compliance needs. Bring your questions and challenges—this interactive talk offers you the opportunity to hear directly from AWS experts and collaborate with your peers. Plus, see how to supercharge your applications by integrating AWS AI/ML services like Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Sagemaker directly with RDS for Db2. Join us to turn your database into a launchpad for innovation.

Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

Ashish Prasad

Solutions Architect, AWS

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Automation, Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Database Resiliency

2:00pm EDT

F12 | Cost Optimization Strategies for Db2 in Public Cloud

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

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As organizations continue modernizing enterprise database environments and moving workloads to public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, controlling operational cost has become one of the most critical success factors for cloud-based Db2 deployments.
This session provides a practical deep dive into cost optimization strategies for IBM Db2 environments running in public cloud infrastructures. Using real-world customer experiences and operational lessons learned, we will explore how to optimize compute, storage, networking, licensing, high availability architectures, backup strategies, and operational automation while maintaining enterprise-grade performance, resiliency, and security.
The session will cover common hidden cost drivers in cloud Db2 environments, including overprovisioned infrastructure, inefficient storage configurations, excessive replication traffic, backup retention overhead, idle standby resources, monitoring inefficiencies, and cloud-native operational challenges.
Attendees will learn actionable techniques for reducing cloud spend while improving operational efficiency through automation, observability, workload optimization, right-sizing strategies, and intelligent HA/DR design decisions.
This presentation is ideal for Db2 DBAs, cloud architects, infrastructure teams, SRE engineers, and technical leaders responsible for designing, operating, or optimizing Db2 environments in public cloud platforms.

Speakers

Mohan Saraswatipura

Senior Consultant, DBA Automation

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Db2 Cloud and Warehouse

2:00pm EDT

IDUG Badging

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Magnificent 2B

Sponsors

IDUG

Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Magnificent 2B

Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All
Subject LUW

4:30pm EDT

A13 | Your AI Toolbox in Db2: Picking the Right Model When Everyone's Telling You to Use an LLM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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The AI problems landing on the desks of DBAs and application developers this year don't all need the same model. Some call for a Large Language Model. Others need a forecasting model, a clustering algorithm, or an embedding model. Plenty can be solved by predictive techniques that have been working quietly for years. One drawer of the toolbox has been getting all the attention. The skill that matters most, knowing which tool fits the problem, has gone quiet. If your data lives in Db2, much of the toolbox is already there.This session lays the toolbox out on the table. Two axes, what data you have and whether you have labels, organize the AI landscape into a 2×2 you can hold in your head: predictive and unsupervised models for structured data, the same for unstructured data, plus embeddings and generative AI.Then we map every drawer to a Db2 capability you can use today. In-database machine learning for classification, regression, and clustering. Native vector storage and similarity search. Built-in integration with external embedding and language models. Python frameworks for retrieval-augmented applications and AI agents. We close with production patterns we've seen ship, across the full range of model types and use cases.Whether you live in SQL or Python, you'll leave knowing which tool to reach for, and where to start.

Speakers

Shaikh Quader

AI Architect and Master Inventor, IBM Db2, IBM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track A, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW

4:30pm EDT

B13 | Wrapping up Db2 11.5

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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While Db2 12.1 has been out for some time with great new content, most companies are still using Db2 11.5 which has tremendous business value. Prior to upgrading to Db2 12.1 clients should take advantage of what is in 11.5 and get the most ROI with what they already have. In this session we'll go through an overview of the high value capabilities of Db2 11.5 - covering 11.5.0 through 11.5.9. This will include availability, recoverability, performance, warehouse, security, multi-model, AI capabilities and more.

Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track B, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Latest and Features LUW

4:30pm EDT

D13 | Beyond the Comfort Zone: Managing, Tuning & Cross-Platform Migration of Highly Active, Mission-Critical Db2 Environments

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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Managing complex Db2 LUW environments requires moving past standard practices to achieve zero-downtime availability and extreme performance. This session offers a technical blueprint for executing high-stakes cross-platform migrations from legacy AIX systems to modern Linux on Power10 and AWS/RDS cloud infrastructures. We will analyze the tuning parameters required to stabilize environments by handling 180,000 SQL statements per second, 3 TB of daily log changes, and 10,000 concurrent connections. Attendees will learn to optimize OS, storage, and network layers under strict HADR, Audits and encryption requirements. Finally, we will demonstrate how to automate database fleets using Python and leverage Db2 12.1’s native AI and Genius Hub for agentic self-healing.

Speakers

Nemi Agrawal

CEO, Anvaya Minds Inc

CEO/Director: Anvaya Minds
IT Specialist - Department of Homeland Security/Customs and Border Protection
Project/Program Manager: Citibank, IBM, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom\
- IBM Champion – 2023-2026
- Speaker - IBM TechXChange – 2023-2025
- Postgres Conference NYC 2023... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track D, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Automation, Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Latest and Features LUW

4:30pm EDT

E13 | Db2 HADR Performance Tuning

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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This presentation will examine several key methods to configure Db2 HADR for optimal performance. We will look at the most important configuration / registry settings and discuss how they impact performance. We will also examine how to determine where the performance bottlenecks exists.

Speakers

Dale McInnis

STSM, Db2 Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track E, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Performance and Monitoring

4:30pm EDT

F13 | Under the Hood: A DB2 Survivor’s Logbook (2026)

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

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introduce knowledge learned in 2026 such as data wrapping, pacemaker, etc. Test and emphasis some experiece about old topics such as db2 auto start, db2 log path, application status with different type of interruptions,

Speakers

Kevin Hong

Senior Principle Database Architect, Global Payments

Kevin has 32 years Db2 experience, holding lot of IBM certificates for Db2 including Db2 LUW and DB2 Z/OS. Kevin has presented in IDUG many times with experiences, problems learned from day to day work.

Wednesday October 28, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Track F, Technical Session

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices

9:00am EDT

B14 | Db2 12.1: Ready for the Deployments and Workloads of the Future

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

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In this session we'll take a look at the capabilities that have been added to Db2 over the past years to prepare Db2 to meet client demands of today and the future. This will include modern deployment options such as cloud and containerized deployments - but - we'll spend more time on modern workloads such as data virtualization, multi-model support, NoSQL support, how to handle mixed workloads and, of course, AI. Many clients are using Db2 for traditional OLTP, operational and analytic workloads - but - are you getting the full value of your Db2 investment and footprint ? All these high value capabilities are there and included in your current license base. Lets unpack what they are.

Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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Track B, Technical Session

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development, Modernization in Operations

9:00am EDT

F14 | No-Outage Db2 Version Upgrade

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

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This session should be considered because it addresses a high-value challenge for Db2 customers: performing a version upgrade with little to no application outage while preserving a reliable backout path. Based on real production experience, it covers failed upgrade scenarios, post-upgrade risk, and the operational realities of switching active workloads across versions and hardware. Rather than staying conceptual, it presents a practical, repeatable approach using Q Replication and Automatic Client Reroute (ACR), along with lessons learned on synchronization, clustered cutover behavior, and risk reduction. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas they can apply in their own environments.
This session presents a practical approach for performing a no-outage Db2 version upgrade using Q Replication and Automatic Client Reroute (ACR). It explains the drivers behind the solution, including online upgrade capabilities in competing platforms, prior failed upgrade attempts, and the need for a reliable backout strategy. The session then walks through replication setup, synchronization of an active source to the target, online cutover steps, and operational challenges in clustered environments. Attendees will learn how to move from an older Db2 version to a newer one with minimal disruption and lower upgrade risk.

Speakers

Kedar Shetye

Principal Technology Engineer, Norfolk Southern

Kedar Shetye is a Principal Technology Engineer and database professional with over 20 years of experience in enterprise database technologies. His expertise includes IBM Db2 LUW, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, and Cassandra, with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, performance... Read More →

Samer Bashir

Principal Technology Engineer, Norfolk Southern

Samer Bashir is a database professional with more than 25 years of experience across enterprise database platforms, including Sybase, IBM Db2, Oracle, Cassandra, and CockroachDB. He specializes in replication technologies such as IBM Q Replication and Change Data Capture (CDC), with... Read More →

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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Track F, Technical Session

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices, Database Resiliency, User Stories

9:00am EDT

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT

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Speakers

Les King

Owner, Professor, Les King Learning, Seneca College

Sponsors

LearnQuest

Thursday October 29, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
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Essentials, Essentials

Audience Beginner
Subject LUW

10:20am EDT

B15 | Advanced Performance Diagnostics for SQL

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

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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 to identify your most expensive SQL statements using the package cache table functions, and how to use Db2's "time spent" metrics to analyze where your problem queries are spending their time. You will also learn some new tips for monitoring sort memory metrics and query memory consumption in order to tune your analytic workloads. Finally you will learn how to use the runtime explain capabilities in conjunction with the activity event monitor to capture actual query plan cardinalities as well the per object metrics.

Speakers

David Kalmuk

Distinguished Engineer, Databases, IBM

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring, Working with SQL

11:30am EDT

E16 | Db2 Always On Architecture

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

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In this presentation we will discuss the resiliency offerings for DB2 and how they can be combined to provide an Always On architecture. What are the process changes required, how to I determine what needs to be done and what can I do today. The IBM Always On architecture allows you to run your client facings systems 24 by 7 by 365 with zero downtime.

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Dale McInnis

STSM, Db2 Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

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

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Database Resiliency

11:30am EDT

F16 | Db2 12.1: Advances in Operational Resiliency for Mission-Critical Workloads

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

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This session explores the latest advancements in Db2 LUW designed to ensure continuous reliability, high availability, and disaster recovery for enterprise databases. Attendees will gain insight into new features introduced since Db2 v12.1, including integrated automated HA solutions with Pacemaker, online upgrades and maintenance with minimal disruption, and seamless backup and recovery enhancements. The presentation covers the architecture and operational principles of Db2 pureScale, demonstrating how it delivers near-linear scalability, robust transactional integrity, and rapid failover across cloud and on-prem environments. Real-world testing scenarios and enterprise-grade validation processes are highlighted to showcase how Db2 achieves platinum-level resiliency. Whether you manage mission-critical workloads or architect resilient database solutions, this session provides actionable strategies and technical guidance to maximize uptime, streamline maintenance, and future-proof your Db2 deployments

Speakers

Christian Garcia-Arellano

STSM, Db2 Senior Architect and Master Inventor, IBM

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Best Practices, Database Resiliency, Latest and Features LUW

2:00pm EDT

A201 | Amazon RDS for Db2 Workshop

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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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 instructor led exercises to practice what they have learned and explore. This will be a joint workship between the IBM and AWS RDS teams.

Speakers

Hafsa Ali

Product Manager, Db2, IBM

Sponsors

IBM

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Track A, Workshop

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Modernization in Operations

2:00pm EDT

B201 | From Db2 First Responder to Emergency Technician - The problem determination master workshop

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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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 share tools and best practices for the first occurrence data capture (FODC) tools available for DBAs and developers. This session will cover the first steps in the process of problem determination and problem source identification (PD/PSI). It provides hands-on and practical examples for the strategy and process to encircle and find problems by asking the right questions.

Speakers

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Sponsors

IBM

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Track B, Workshop

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring

2:00pm EDT

D201 | Hands-On Lab: Building AI Systems with Db2

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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IBM Db2 offers a wide range of AI features, both built-in and external tools, for creating AI systems and solutions. These include over 200 built-in AI stored procedures and tools that work seamlessly with open-source AI ecosystems. In this workshop, participants will explore Db2’s AI support and use a selection of these features to implement practical AI models. The workshop consists of two parts. In the first module, participants will learn how to develop a supervised AI model using Db2’s built-in AI stored procedures. The entire model development and usage will be done using SQL within the database. In the second module, participants will learn how to create a Python model using popular Python packages outside of the database, and then deploy that model back into a Db2 database. By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained fundamental skills and hands-on experience in utilizing these AI capabilities. They will be able to apply these skills to their future AI projects. This workshop is designed to be beginner-friendly and does not require participants to have extensive knowledge in AI. Basic SQL skills and some Python programming skills are sufficient for attending and benefiting from this workshop.

Speakers

Shaikh Quader

AI Architect and Master Inventor, IBM Db2, IBM

Sponsors

IBM

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Track D, Hands-On Lab

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, AppDev

2:00pm EDT

F201 | Optim High Performance Unload for Db2 for LUW: Accelerating Data Access and Modern Workloads

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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Efficient data extraction is critical for analytics, migrations, and modern application integration. Optim High Performance Unload (HPU) provides a powerful, flexible, and lightning-fast way to unload Db2 data without impacting production workloads. This session will explore how HPU can be used for faster unloading and migrating data by using direct access methods to deliver unmatched performance compared to traditional unload utilities. In addition, we will demonstrate how HPU can recover data directly from backup images in the event of table loss, ensuring business continuity and minimizing downtime. Attendees will learn best practices for optimizing unload tasks, and handling large-scale migrations to cloud or hybrid environments. Real-world case studies will highlight performance gains, reduced disk space consumption, and simplified operations. Whether you are a DBA, or architect, this session will equip you with practical strategies to maximize the value of HPU in your enterprise.

Speakers

Vincent Arrat

Product Manager, Infotel

Vincent Arrat has been developing and supporting Optim High Performance Unload (HPU) for more than 25 years, bringing unmatched expertise in the product’s design and capabilities. With his deep knowledge of HPU, Vincent helps organizations define the best strategies to achieve their... Read More →

Cintia Ogura

Technical Support Leader for Db2 Tooling Products, IBM Corporation

Supporting Db2 Tools Products for more than 29 years, Cintia brings deep expertise in database administration and enterprise data management, with a passion for helping DBAs and architects maximize the value of Db2 tools by sharing real-world experiences. In recent years, she has... Read More →

Sponsors

IBM

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Track F, Workshop

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area Data Movement and Analytics, Data Movement and Integration, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse, Utilities

2:00pm EDT

IDUG Badging

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Sponsors

IDUG

Thursday October 29, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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Badging, Certification & Badging

Audience All
Subject LUW

3:45pm EDT

B202 | Understanding ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE: A Comprehensive Workshop on Best Practices and Pitfalls

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

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Since 2012, the ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE stored procedure has stood for versatility. Whether you're facing extraordinary challenges or handling everyday tasks, ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE has you covered as a DBA. ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE, or AMT for short, has been continually expanded and new application areas have been added. Today, it's important to understand the architecture and design principles of AMT to understand the best use cases and avoid pitfalls. This workshop will guide you through the AMT functionality, starting with the initial intended use cases, and the most used scenarios. But even more importantly, the instructors will discuss and show pitfalls and will guide trough the problem analysis process for AMT.

Speakers

Thomas Rech

Architect Db2 SAP Dev. & Client Adoption Engineering, IBM

Sponsors

IBM

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

Audience Intermediate
Subject LUW
Area Back to Basics, Best Practices, Performance and Monitoring

3:45pm EDT

E202 | Unlock the Power of Managed Data: The Amazon RDS for Db2 Immersion Day Hands-on Experience

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

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Are you ready to move beyond managing infrastructure and start innovating with your data? This hands-on workshop provides a deep dive into migrating and modernizing IBM Db2 workloads using Amazon RDS for Db2. Participants will gain practical experience in executing seamless migrations from platforms like Linux, AIX, or z/OS while ensuring high availability and optimized performance.Beyond the migration, you will explore how to unlock the value of your data by integrating AWS AI/ML services. You'll learn to build intelligent applications using Amazon Bedrock powered by your live RDS for Db2 data. By the end of this session, you will have a clear blueprint for transforming your legacy databases into a modern, AI-ready data foundation.

Speakers

Andrew Hilden

Chief Architect Db2 SaaS, IBM

Ashish Prasad

Solutions Architect, AWS

Sponsors

AWS

Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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Track E, Hands-On Lab

Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Automation, Best Practices, Data Movement and Analytics, Database Resiliency, Db2 Cloud and Warehouse

3:45pm EDT

F202 | Bridging Structured and Unstructured Data: Hybrid AI Queries with Db2

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

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This hands-on lab will explore how Db2 integrates vector data with structured relational data to support AI-driven use cases. Through guided exercises, attendees will combine unstructured text-derived vectors with traditional data and apply similarity search across both. The lab shows queries that merge SQL filtering with vector similarity to enable semantic search, recommendations, and intelligent data retrieval.

Speakers

Wilfried Hoge

Senior Customer Success Engineer Data Platform, IBM

Wilfried Hoge is an IT Architect for Data Platforms at IBM, where he leads data platform solutions for the public sector in Germany. As a technical expert, he leverages his extensive experience to help organizations build modern data architectures as a reliable foundation for analytics... Read More →

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 →

Sponsors

IBM

Thursday October 29, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
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Audience All
Subject LUW
Area AI GenAI and Machine Learning, Latest and Features LUW, Modernization in Development, Working with SQL

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