IDUG NA 2025

IDUG NA 2025

9:00am EDT

B201 | Infusing Db2 for z/OS with AI: Hands–on Lab with IBM Db2 AI 1.6 for z/OS RoswellMartin Dinh • John Goodyear A201/202 | Unlock Modernization: Installing Zowe API ML and Elevating the Db2 for z/OS Experience PiedmontMark Daubman

1:30pm EDT

D202 | Using Db2 and RAG Generation with LLMs TechwoodGeorge Baklarz E202 | IBM Db2 Query Monitor – Hands on Lab for the Web Client Interface InmanTom Glaser C202 | MaaS – Db2 Monitoring as a Service in AWS, Azure, GC and IBM Cloud SpringThomas Rech F202 | Amazon RDS for Db2 Workshop UniversityAndrew Hilden • Javeed Mohammed

9:00am EDT

K1 | What's next in Data Strategy and what does it mean for Db2, Presented by IBM International BallroomSkyla Loomis • Priya Srinivasan

10:20am EDT

A1 | Db2 for z/OS Spotlight: Trends and Directions from the Lab Embassy B/CHaakon Roberts B1 | Db2 LUW Spotlight Session Embassy D/ESatya Krishnaswamy • Wesley Gyure

11:30am EDT

A2 | Key Performance Updates, zSynergy and Best Practices for Db2 for z/OS PiedmontAkiko Hoshikawa E2 | Db2 DDF and DBATs and Connections Re–Explained from a User Perspective InmanBrian Laube F2 | Integrating Db2 for z/OS in Cloud Environments UniversityToine Michielse

2:00pm EDT

A3 | Db2, IDAA and Safeguarded Copy Resiliency Evolution and Integration PiedmontAnthony Ciabattoni • Cuneyt Goksu B3 | Introducing the IBM Database AI Assistant for Db2 RoswellDavid Kalmuk D3 | Index Modernization in Db2 for z/OS: Because Things Have Changed the Past 20 Years! TechwoodCraig Mullins E3 | Evolution of Database Infrastructure: Performance & Monitoring Considerations when Migrating Large–Scale COBOL Application in Banking from Db2 z/OS to Db2 LUW InmanJakub Rosiak

3:20pm EDT

A4 | All about Db2 for z/OS Package Management PiedmontKeziah Knopp • Mark Rader B4 | Db2 12.1: Advances in Operational Resiliency for Mission–Critical Workloads RoswellChristian Garcia–Arellano • Francis Wong C4 | Personal Experience: 40 Years of Battle Scars from Managing Db2 for z/OS SpringSteen Rasmussen D4 | SQL Joins – In Depth TechwoodTony Andrews

4:30pm EDT

A5 | The Greatest and the Latest Db2 13 Online Schema and Application Performance enhancement PiedmontFrances Villafuerte B5 | Db2 LUW V12: New Security Features and Changes RoswellGreg Stager C5 | Mastering Db2 for z/OS Application Performance: Strategies for Success SpringToine Michielse D5 | 10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Move to Developer Extension from Data Studio TechwoodKe Chen E5 | Don’t have an SQL Monitor? You Might Need a Bigger Shovel InmanTom Glaser F5 | Db2 On–prem to Cloud Transformation Journey UniversityMohankumar Saraswatipura

5:30pm EDT

IDUG Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception

10:20am EDT

A6 | Pedal to The Metal – This is Not your Daddy's Accelerator! PiedmontAdrian Collett D6 | A 50–Cent Tour of Db2 TechwoodMark McNary E6 | Db2 for z/OS Utilities – Best Practices for Maximizing Availability and Performance InmanKa Chun Ng

11:30am EDT

C7 | Db2 Advanced Log Space Management – Unleashed SpringMichael Roecken D7 | DIY Db2 z/OS Administration Solutions TechwoodSteven Loesch E7 | Explain EXPLAIN InmanRoland Schock F7 | How to Hack Db2 for z/OS – Lessons Learned from Mainframe Hackers UniversityEmil Kotrc

2:00pm EDT

A8 | IBM z Hardware Synergy with Db2 for z/OS Performance Improvement PiedmontLethika Panicker B8 | IBM Db2 for AI: Building AI Systems with Db2 RoswellShaikh Quader C8 | Supercharge Db2 Utilities: Uncover More Features SpringDenis Tronin D8 | My All–Time Db2 Top Ten Lists TechwoodCraig Mullins E8 | BMC Db2 AMI Utilities To The Rescue – What's New !! InmanMichael Cotignola F8 | Db2 Audit and Audit Exceptions with SAP UniversityDonald Vorhees • Thomas Rech

3:20pm EDT

PSP1 | Db2 Strategy & Business Update PiedmontMiran Badzak PSP2 | Db2 Analytics Accelerator V8 – What is new with the new release and z17 RoswellCuneyt Goksu PSP3 | Db2 Treasure Hunt: Unearthing Essential Maintenance Tips for DBAs SpringTony Andrews • Steen Rasmussen

4:30pm EDT

A9 | Db2 for z/OS all new "2025 SWAT Tales" PiedmontAnthony Ciabattoni B9 | Bridging the Db2 for z/OS Skill Gap with Generative AI RoswellYan (Catherine) Wu D9 | Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succeed TechwoodDenis Tronin E9 | Db2 Automatic Statistics Deep Dive InmanJohn Hornibrook

5:30pm EDT

IDUG Evening Reception

9:00am EDT

K3 | IDUG WIT | The Trailblazer: Harnessing the Power of Adaptability, Innovation, and Resilience, Sponsored by Broadcom International BallroomJennifer Pharr Davis

10:20am EDT

D10 | Db2 13 for z/OS: Using the Profile Tables to Monitor and Enforce Security Requirements for DDF Applications TechwoodScott Walker • Gayathiri Chandran E10 | “A LOB for friend. Know me a little better “ InmanRoberto Cason F10 | Experiences with BLU in a Banking Environment UniversityKlaus Zentarra

11:30am EDT

B11 | Db2 Expert Panel – LUW Embassy B/C C11 | Fear no Threads: Secure and Monitor Db2 Connections with Profile Tables SpringToine Michielse E11 | The M–Word: Why Everyone's Talking about Modernization InmanChris Muncan F11 | IBM Cloud Replication Cartridge – Real Time DB2 Data and DDL Changes Replicated to Data Lake, Kafka, and DB2 Cloud Destinations UniversityShawn Robertson

2:00pm EDT

A12 | From the Statement Cache with Love PiedmontThomas Baumann B12 | Everyday DB2 Insights: Lessons from the Trenches RoswellKevin Hong C12 | Provisioning Db2 Schema as Code – Using Ansible and DevOps APIs SpringSridhar Pratik Shanmugam D12 | Db2 12.1 – Ready for the Deployments and Workloads of the Future TechwoodLes King E12 | Adopting Agile Development Practices with Db2 for z/OS InmanSueli Almeida

3:20pm EDT

PSP7 | Db2 Family Tools Update / SQLDI and Db2zAI Update PiedmontMiran Badzak PSP8 | Behind the Curtain: Shaping the Future of Db2 Management at Broadcom RoswellChile Hidalgo • Kyle Weeks

4:30pm EDT

A13 | Db2 Expert Panel – z/OS Embassy B/C D13 | DB2 Always on Architecture TechwoodDale McInnis E13 | Tuning SQL Stored Procedures (LUW Edition) InmanPhilip Nelson F13 | Getting the Most out of Amazon RDS for Db2 UniversityAndrew Hilden

9:00am EDT

A14 | Db2Z and Redirected Recovery – User Experiences PiedmontBrian Laube C14 | Db2 SaaS Modernization on Azure and BYOC SpringAndrew Hilden D14 | DB2 Universal Translator between z/OS and LUW TechwoodDale McInnis • Jerome Gilbert E14 | Fun with SQL – Table Expressions InmanDavid Simpson

10:10am EDT

B15 | Understand, Manage and Love Certificates in z/OS and USS RoswellUlf Heinrich C15 | Strategies for Making Db2 Data Accessible with APIs SpringChris Crone D15 | Vector Support in IBM Db2: Empowering the Development of Modern LLM Applications TechwoodShaikh Quader • Mike Springgay E15 | Recycling Task that will Call a Database Table with Deadlock is Triggered InmanSamhita Pal

11:20am EDT

A16 | DDF Best Practice PiedmontDerek Tempongko D16 | Access Path Management (with and without AI): Best Practices for influencing the Db2 for z/OS Query Optimizer and for Minimizing the Risk of Access Path Changes TechwoodThomas Beavin E16 | Db2–Pardy InmanKeziah Knopp • Victoria Felt F16 | Advanced Performance Diagnostics for SQL UniversityDavid Kalmuk

1:00pm EDT

A203 | Db2 – Console and AI Assistant Hands–on Lab PiedmontSahej Thapar • Aniruddha Joshi B203 | Hands–On: Building AI Systems with IBM Db2 RoswellShaikh Quader D203 | The Next Generation of Services for Db2 Administration and Development Workshop TechwoodSueli Almeida • XuQin Zhao E203 | Db2 for z/OS Performance Monitoring and Tuning InmanAndrew Badgley