IDUG NA 2025

This half–day hands–on workshop is designed to provide you with all the details you need to know for a successful SSL/TLS deployment for Db2 LUW and on–going certificate maintenance.  Encrypting network communications is essential in today’s security conscious world and is a complex task with many moving parts.  That complexity is confirmed by the number of cases Db2 support and development see asking for help configuring TLS.  This workshop builds on those years of experience to give you the knowledge you need to set things up correctly and securely.  The workshop will start with the very basics of asymmetric cryptography, which form the foundation of certificates and turn the discussion to trust and the role it plays.  From there, we will turn to hands on exercises configuring the Db2 server, followed by Db2 clients/drivers allowing encrypted client/server communication.  Topics such as certificate creation, keystore management, and hostname validation will be discussed and practiced.  The steps required for certificate renewal will be demonstrated.  Advanced topics such as TLS with HADR will be discussed, showing how the practiced knowledge of setting up client/server TLS will follow through to HADR.  While not necessary to attend the workshop and learn something, the hands on–portions will require you to bring your own laptop and be able to establish an SSH connection to the public IBM Cloud.

Are your DB2 queries slowing down your applications? Are you struggling to meet performance SLAs? It's time to take control of your database performance with expert query tuning techniques.
This session will delve into the essential principles and best practices for optimizing DB2 queries. You'll learn how to:
 * Identify Performance Bottlenecks: Discover powerful tools and techniques to pinpoint the root causes of query slowdowns.
 * Leverage Explain Plans: Understand the execution plan of your queries to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for optimization.
 * Optimize Query Structure: Learn how to rewrite queries to improve their performance, including techniques like indexing, partitioning, and query hints.
 * Utilize DB2 Performance Tools: Explore the suite of DB2 performance monitoring and tuning tools to gain valuable insights into your database behavior.
 * Implement Effective Monitoring Strategies: Establish a robust monitoring framework to proactively identify and address performance issues.
By attending this session, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to significantly improve the performance of your DB2 queries, leading to faster response times, reduced system load, and enhanced overall database efficiency.

As the Data Lakehouse model revolutionizes data stores, it has become crucial to integrate vital IBM Z data within them. Experience how easy it can be to synchronize your vital IBM Db2 z/OS and VSAM data directly into Iceberg tables in Cloud Object Storage. With Data Gate for watsonx, get the power of the Open Lakehouse leveraging the most important data in your enterprise! 
Make sure to bring your own device to complete the lab exercises, and pre–create an IBM ID.