IDUG NA 2025

The Db2 for z/OS profile tables have long been helpful for managing a DDF workload in a granular (e.g., application–specific) way, regarding matters such as connection, thread, and idle thread timeout limits. Some fairly recent Db2 13 APARs have extended profile table functionality to include monitoring and enforcement of security requirements for DDF–using applications. This new capability can be leveraged to greatly reduce the risk of application disruption related to implementation of a new DDF application security requirement, such as a requirement for certificate–based (versus password–based) client authentication, or a requirement for use of AT/TLS encryption (commonly known as SSL encryption). In this session, you'll get a quick refresher on Db2 profile table functionality, and you'll learn about the enhancements provided by the aforementioned Db2 13 APARs. We'll explore some scenarios for advantageous exploitation of the new profile table functionality, and we will highlight a real–world example of putting profile table security functionality to work.

This presentation will highlight the contents of the European Union DORA (Digital Operation Resilience Act) which came into force in Janary 2025 and the PCI DSS V4.0.1 which came into force in March 2025.
Both of these are wide reaching and truly global in range! They both contain lists of things that, especially for Financial technical service providers (FINTECH), must be done on a regular basis to show that you, as a firm, are doing "Due Diligence" in the fight against "The Black Hat Brigade" who are alwasy trying to Hack, Steal or Ransom your data!
Further, this presentation will show you how to build a basic system to protect your firm, and yourself, from any Audit requirements that are currently required by both laws and also the Centre for Internet Security (CIS) rules for Db2 13 for z/OS.

In this session we will walk through the many investments Db2 has made to ensure Db2 is ready for modern workloads and deployments.  Modern workloads includes capabilities such as mixed workloads, multi–model capabilities, NoSQL capabilities, enabling columar to handle all types of analytic workloads, AI/ML capabilities and more.  Modern deployments includes our SaaS capabilities, containerization investments, capabilities to integrate Db2 12.1 into a Lakehouse environment to be ready for AI projects and deployment options and more.  This is a good session for all Db2 users who are working to take modernization steps in their environments.

In this presentation we will discuss what is required to build an "always on" architecture.  This is not limited to Db2 LUW, but rather spans the entire software and hardware stack.  Systems are only as reliable as thier weakest point, so how to we work around this limitation? Technology is the easiest part of an Always On architecture, so what makes it so difficult to implement?  There are many aspects that need to examined such as:
Can the "CAP" theorem be disproved?  Stop by this presentation and find out for yourself.