IDUG NA 2025: Grid

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G201/202 | Db2 & You: Getting to - and using - Db2 13 for z/OS 9:00am - 5:00pm

G201 | Db2 & You: Getting to - and using - Db2 13 for z/OS | PART ONE: Migration and Serviceability 9:00am - 12:30pm

G202 | Db2 & You: Getting to - and using - Db2 13 for z/OS | PART TWO: DBA and Application Development Topics 1:30pm - 5:00pm

E201 | The Tortoise or the Hare: Unlock the Full Potential And Speed of Your Database 9:00am - 12:30pm

E202 | IBM Db2 Query Monitor – Hands on Lab for the Web Client Interface 1:30pm - 5:00pm

Registration Available 8:00am - 5:00pm

A201/202 | Unlock Modernization: Installing Zowe API ML and Elevating the Db2 for z/OS Experience 9:00am - 5:00pm

B201 | Infusing Db2 for z/OS with AI: Hands–on Lab with IBM Db2 AI 1.6 for z/OS 9:00am - 12:30pm

B202 | BYOD Hands-on Lab: IBM Db2 z/OS Data in an Open Lakehouse 1:30pm - 5:00pm

C201 | Hands–on SSL/TLS Deployment for Db2 LUW Clients and Servers 9:00am - 12:30pm

C202 | MaaS – Db2 Monitoring as a Service in AWS, Azure, GC and IBM Cloud 1:30pm - 5:00pm

D201 | The HADR with Pacemaker for Cloud Deployments Workshop 9:00am - 12:30pm

D202 | Using Db2 and RAG Generation with LLMs 1:30pm - 5:00pm

F202 | Amazon RDS for Db2 Workshop 1:30pm - 5:00pm

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IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

Certification at IDUG 10:30am - 5:30pm

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

A1 | Db2 for z/OS Spotlight: Trends and Directions from the Lab 10:20am - 11:20am

B1 | Db2 LUW Spotlight Session 10:20am - 11:20am

Badging at IDUG 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Badging at IDUG 4:00pm - 5:30pm

E2 | Db2 DDF and DBATs and Connections Re–Explained from a User... 11:30am - 12:30pm

E3 | Evolution of Database Infrastructure: Performance & Monitor... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

E4 | Using db2mon and R for Deep Insights into your Database Act... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

E5 | Don’t have an SQL Monitor? You Might Need a Bigger Shovel 4:30pm - 5:30pm

IDUG Opening Comments 8:30am - 9:00am

K1 | Leveraging your Db2 Data for Enterprise AI, Presented by IB... 9:00am - 10:00am

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A2 | Key Performance Updates, zSynergy and Best Practices for Db... 11:30am - 12:30pm

A3 | Db2, IDAA and Safeguarded Copy Resiliency Evolution and Int... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

A4 | All about Db2 for z/OS Package Management 3:20pm - 4:20pm

A5 | The Greatest and the Latest Db2 13 Online Schema and Applic... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

B2 | Db2 Latest from the Lab 11:30am - 12:30pm

B3 | Introducing the IBM Database AI Assistant for Db2 2:00pm - 3:00pm

B4 | Db2 12.1: Advances in Operational Resiliency for Mission–Cr... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

B5 | Db2 LUW V12: New Security Features and Changes 4:30pm - 5:30pm

C2 | Basics of Shell Scripting for the Db2 DBA 11:30am - 12:30pm

C3 | RUNSTATS Master – Reloaded 2:00pm - 3:00pm

C4 | Personal Experience: 40 Years of Battle Scars from Managing... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

C5 | Mastering Db2 for z/OS Application Performance: Strategies... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

D2 | How to Recover When Recovery Seems Impossible 11:30am - 12:30pm

D3 | Index Modernization in Db2 for z/OS: Because Things Have Ch... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

D4 | SQL Joins – In Depth 3:20pm - 4:20pm

D5 | 10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Move to Developer Exten... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

F2 | Data-First Modernization from Monoliths to Microservices in... 11:30am - 12:30pm

F3 | Db2 – Mission Critical High Volume Highly Complex Cross Pla... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

F4 | How to Access Db2 for z/OS (and other Z oriented) Data in t... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

F5 | Db2 On–prem to Cloud Transformation Journey 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

Certification at IDUG 10:30am - 5:30pm

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

Badging at IDUG 10:30am - 12:00pm

Badging at IDUG 2:00pm - 3:30pm

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E6 | Db2 for z/OS Utilities – Best Practices for Maximizing Avai... 10:20am - 11:20am

E7 | Explain EXPLAIN 11:30am - 12:30pm

E8 | BMC Db2 AMI Utilities To The Rescue – What's New !! 2:00pm - 3:00pm

E9 | Db2 Automatic Statistics Deep Dive 4:30pm - 5:30pm

K2 | Unveil Db2's Hidden Treasures, Presented by Broadcom 9:00am - 10:00am

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A6 | Pedal to The Metal – This is Not your Daddy's Accelerator! 10:20am - 11:20am

A7 | Db2 13 Utilities History – What is It and How to Use 11:30am - 12:30pm

A8 | IBM z Hardware Synergy with Db2 for z/OS Performance Improv... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP1 | Level Up Your Db2 Data for Enhanced Insights 3:20pm - 4:20pm

A9 | Db2 for z/OS all new "2025 SWAT Tales" 4:30pm - 5:30pm

B6 | Unlocking Insights: Leveraging IBM DB2 and AWS SageMaker fo... 10:20am - 11:20am

B7 | Diamonds are Forever – Real–World SQL Data Insight Experien... 11:30am - 12:30pm

B8 | IBM Db2 for AI: Building AI Systems with Db2 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP2 | Unlock the Power of Your Mainframe Data for AI 3:20pm - 4:20pm

B9 | Bridging the Db2 for z/OS Skill Gap with Generative AI 4:30pm - 5:30pm

C6 | DB2 LUW PureScale – Custom Disaster Recovery Configuration 10:20am - 11:20am

C7 | Db2 Advanced Log Space Management – Unleashed 11:30am - 12:30pm

C8 | Supercharge Db2 Utilities: Uncover More Features 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP3 | Db2 Treasure Hunt: Unearthing Essential Maintenance Tips... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

C9 | HADR – How and Where to Start 4:30pm - 5:30pm

D6 | A 50–Cent Tour of Db2 10:20am - 11:20am

D7 | DIY Db2 z/OS Administration Solutions 11:30am - 12:30pm

D8 | My All–Time Db2 Top Ten Lists 2:00pm - 3:00pm

D9 | Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify,... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

A Night Out with Broadcom | Terminus 330 Rooftop 7:30pm - 10:00pm

F6 | Db2 13 for z/OS - From GA to Today 10:20am - 11:20am

F7 | How to Hack Db2 for z/OS – Lessons Learned from Mainframe H... 11:30am - 12:30pm

F8 | Db2 Audit and Audit Exceptions with SAP 2:00pm - 3:00pm

F9 | Modernizing your Security Posture around Db2 z/OS Data 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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IDUG Db2 for z/OS Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

Certification at IDUG 9:00am - 5:30pm

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Course 8:30am - 5:00pm

B11 | Db2 Expert Panel – LUW 11:30am - 12:30pm

A13 | Db2 Expert Panel – z/OS 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Badging at IDUG 10:30am - 12:00pm

Badging at IDUG 2:00pm - 3:30pm

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E10 | “A LOB for friend. Know me a little better “ 10:20am - 11:20am

E11 | The M–Word: Why Everyone's Talking about Modernization 11:30am - 12:30pm

E12 | Adopting Agile Development Practices with Db2 for z/OS 2:00pm - 3:00pm

E13 | Tuning SQL Stored Procedures (LUW Edition) 4:30pm - 5:30pm

K3 | IDUG WIT | The Trailblazer: Harnessing the Power of Adaptab... 9:00am - 10:00am

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Lunch & Passport to Prizes Drawing 12:30pm - 2:00pm

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A10 | Preparing to Pass Your Db2 for z/OS Administrator Certific... 10:20am - 11:20am

A11 | Db2 Backup and Recovery Basics 11:30am - 12:30pm

A12 | From the Statement Cache with Love 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP7 | Empowering Database Administrators with Next-Gen Tools 3:20pm - 4:20pm

B10 | Db2 pureScale v12.1 on Azure 10:20am - 11:20am

B12 | Everyday DB2 Insights: Lessons from the Trenches 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP8 | Behind the Curtain: Shaping the Future of Db2 Management... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

B13 | Real Life Access Plan Tuning – 2025 Edition 4:30pm - 5:30pm

C10 | Automatic Fast DB Size Reduction, NO DELETE, NO REORG, NO... 10:20am - 11:20am

C11 | Fear no Threads: Secure and Monitor Db2 Connections with P... 11:30am - 12:30pm

C12 | Provisioning Db2 Schema as Code – Using Ansible and DevOps... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

PSP9 | DBAs: The Unsung Heroes of DevOps —Bridging the Gap Betwe... 3:20pm - 4:20pm

C13 | Automated Db2 Restores with Ansible Playbooks 4:30pm - 5:30pm

D10 | Db2 13 for z/OS: Using the Profile Tables to Monitor and E... 10:20am - 11:20am

D11 | Isn't She aDORAble? A DBAs Guide to DORA, PCI DSS V4.0.1 a... 11:30am - 12:30pm

D12 | Db2 12.1 – Ready for the Deployments and Workloads of the... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

D13 | DB2 Always on Architecture 4:30pm - 5:30pm

F10 | Experiences with BLU in a Banking Environment 10:20am - 11:20am

F11 | IBM Cloud Replication Cartridge – Real Time DB2 Data and D... 11:30am - 12:30pm

F12 | V12 Db2 SQL Extensions: Tenant, Vectors, Lakehouse and Mor... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

F13 | Getting the Most out of Amazon RDS for Db2 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Certification at IDUG 9:00am - 12:00pm

IDUG Db2 for LUW Essentials Course 8:30am - 12:00pm

Badging at IDUG 10:30am - 12:00pm

E14 | Fun with SQL – Table Expressions 9:00am - 10:00am

E16 | Db2–Pardy 11:20am - 12:20pm

E203 | Db2 for z/OS Performance Monitoring and Tuning 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Registration Available 8:00am - 12:00pm

A14 | Db2Z and Redirected Recovery – User Experiences 9:00am - 10:00am

A15 | Unlocking Recovery – The Key to Solving Everyday Problems 10:10am - 11:10am

A16 | DDF Best Practice 11:20am - 12:20pm

A203 | Db2 – Console and AI Assistant Hands–on Lab 1:00pm - 4:30pm

B14 | Easy Space Allocation 9:00am - 10:00am

B15 | Understand, Manage and Love Certificates in z/OS and USS 10:10am - 11:10am

B16 | Digging into HADR Performance on AWS 11:20am - 12:20pm

B203 | Hands–On: Building AI Systems with IBM Db2 1:00pm - 4:30pm

C14 | Db2 SaaS Modernization on Azure and BYOC 9:00am - 10:00am

C15 | Strategies for Making Db2 Data Accessible with APIs 10:10am - 11:10am

C16 | Deciding which Buffer Pools to Page Fix using Automation 11:20am - 12:20pm

C203 | BYOD Hands–On–Lab: Performing AI Queries with Db2 13 for z/OS 1:00pm - 4:30pm

D14 | DB2 Universal Translator between z/OS and LUW 9:00am - 10:00am

D15 | Vector Support in IBM Db2: Empowering the Development of M... 10:10am - 11:10am

D16 | Access Path Management (with and without AI): Best Practic... 11:20am - 12:20pm

D203 | The Next Generation of Services for Db2 Administration and Development Workshop 1:00pm - 4:30pm

F14 | Build a Lightweight Monitor to Identify SQL Workload Tunin... 9:00am - 10:00am

F15 | “The Art of War” Against Bad SQL 10:10am - 11:10am

F16 | Advanced Performance Diagnostics for SQL 11:20am - 12:20pm

F203 | The Db2 First Responder Workshop 1:00pm - 4:30pm