| 09:00 – 10:00am | Christoph Theisen, Rocket Software Bringing the Mainframe into the Future: OpenTelemetry for Db2 for z/OS |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15am | Haakon Roberts, IBM Planning for the future: A closer look at Db2’s plans for VNext and what you should do now |
Bringing the Mainframe into the Future: OpenTelemetry for Db2 for z/OS
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Session title: Bringing the Mainframe into the Future: OpenTelemetry for Db2 for z/OS
Session abstract: OpenTelemetry is rapidly becoming the industry standard for application observability —offering a unified approach across distributed platforms. But did you know that even mainframe applications and subsystems can now be part of this modern observability ecosystem?
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Session title: Planning for the future: A closer look at Db2’s plans for VNext and what you should do now
Session abstract: It should no longer surprise anyone that Db2 for z/OS is planning a new version of IBM’s flagship relational database.
Many will already be aware that this new version will represent a watershed moment for Db2. Where we build upon the incredible technological innovation of the past four decades but are no longer constrained by the need to support obsolete features.
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| 09:00 – 10:00am | Roy Boxwell, SEGUS Ready Player One? |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15am | Ulf Heinrich, SEGUS Screening in a Virtualized Production Environment |
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Session abstract: Are you, and all of your sub-systems, ready for Db2 vNext that is coming to an enterprise near you soon? Are you aware that you cannot even get to Db2 13 FL511 if you have any of the “deprecated” items that we all have hanging around? Do you have a plan to get you out of this mess?
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Session abstract: Most IT experts know the catchphrase “Never change a running system” very well, especially once you experience that a small change can have a significant impact. Anyway, “The only constant is change” is very true as well. Even if we don’t touch an application for enhancements, we’ll face security updates, software updates, hardware updates, configuration changes and data growth.
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| 09:30 – 10:30am | Denis Tronin, Broadcom Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succeed |
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45am | Chris Crone, Broadcom Strategies for Making Db2 Data Accessible with APIs |
Mastering Access Path Management in Db2 for z/OS: Simplify, Optimize, Succeed
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Session abstract: The access path chosen by Db2 has a major impact on SQL performance and overall application efficiency. This session offers a quick refresher on access path fundamentals and focuses on best practices for managing access paths across the application lifecycle to ensure stable workload performance.
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