Monitoring Alerts at Mastercard

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Session title: Monitoring Alerts at Mastercard

Session abstract: Are you monitoring the right Db2 messages and codes?  Do you have automation setup to look at MSTR and page you if a critical issue arises? Are you looking at -904 (resource unavailable) conditions to see what needs to be fixed now, vs sometime later? Do you maintain a list of all Db2 messages and codes that are critical to the success of Db2 on z/OS?

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The Next Stop(s) in Db2 Pacemaker HA Solution Journey

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Session title: The Next Stop(s) in Db2 Pacemaker HA Solution Journey

Session abstract: This presentation focuses on the latest advancements in automated HA with Pacemaker as newly-crowned integrated cluster manager for Db2. A recap of features in V11.5.5.0, V11.5.6.0, and a glimpse into V11.5.7.0 and beyond will be provided. 

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Db2 Historical Monitoring

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Session title: Db2 Historical Monitoring

Session abstract: Introducing db2histmon, the newest addition to the family of problem determination tools. This lightweight technology allows you to collect historical data on your database, helping especially with performance or workload problem root cause analysis even for past occurrences, greatly reducing the need to recreate the problem with additional trace techniques enabled. 

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Db2 – Ready for modernized deployments and workloads

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Session title: Db2 – Ready for modernized deployments and workloads

Session abstract: There are two major modernization dimensions.  Modern deployments and modern workloads.  Iin this session we will discuss what Db2 is doing to help our clients modernize their deployments and to ensure Db2 is ready to handle modern workloads.  This will include Db2’s investment in multi-model, NoSQL, mixed workloads, containerization and cloud. 

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New Frontiers in Leveraging z/OS Real Storage for Optimal Db2 Performance

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Session title: New Frontiers in Leveraging z/OS Real Storage for Optimal Db2 Performance

Session abstract: z/OS LPAR real storage resources are getting larger and larger, and Db2 keeps providing new ways to leverage that resource for enhanced application performance. In this session, I’ll talk about assessing a z/OS LPAR’s real storage resource, and then I’ll explain how to optimize a Db2 buffer pool configuration, utilize thread memory for CPU savings, effectively manage EDM pool space, and more.
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Is your test data as agile as your development?

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Session title: Is your test data as agile as your development?

Session abstract: We will discuss the issues that must be dealt with to supply test beds of vastly different sizes with fresh data quickly, efficiently and automatically. As developers switch to agile processes, their test data requirements change and fresh data is needed multiple times per day. Your test data provisioning strategy needs to keep pace with these demands.

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