M. Cüneyt Göksu – IBM WSC
Abstract
IBM enterprise clients are increasingly adopting modern data and analytics architectures to unlock greater value from their IBM Z environments. This session provides a deep technical dive into the latest innovations across the IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) and Data Gate technologies, covering new software capabilities, the impact of IBM z16 and z17 hardware advancements, and practical experiences from real-world deployments.
Attendees will gain insights directly from development and product management on how these technologies enhance analytics, data integration, and hybrid cloud strategies.
Session Highlights
Db2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA)
- How IDAA enables highperformance, lowlatency analytics directly on IBM Z.
- What’s new in Db2 Analytics Accelerator V8, including architectural enhancements, performance improvements, and expanded functionality.
- Installation and deployment best practices for IDAA on Z.
- Migration strategies, planning guidance, and sizing considerations derived from customer implementations.
- Lessons learned from PoCs, production rollouts, and environment health checks.
- A forward-looking roadmap for IDAA.
Data Gate for IBM Z and watsonx
- How to efficiently replicate and integrate IBM Z data into cloud and lakehouse environments.
- Overview of Data Gate’s architecture and deployment models for watsonx.
- Supported IBM Z data sources, object store targets, and authentication mechanisms.
- Detailed explanation of transformation processes, including:
- Parquet/Iceberg data layout generation.
- Data type conversions and their constraints.
- Data lifecycle operations, from initial snapshot creation to change data mirroring, query access, and snapshot optimization for storage and performance.
- Roadmap and future enhancements planned for Data Gate for watsonx.
Speaker Bio
M. Cüneyt Göksu is an Executive IT Specialist for IBM® Z solutions in the context of Data and AI in IBM Germany Development Lab as a member of Center of Excellence team. He holds MBA, bachelor’s degree and PhD in Computer Science. He has been working with Db2 for z/OS and IBM Z Platform for 35 years. Cuneyt focuses on Db2 for z/OS and the eco system around that, helping a diverse set of customers with proof-of-concepts, deployments, architectures, health checks and migrations. Before joining IBM, he was a member of IBM Db2 Gold Consultant Team, named IBM Champion and was an instructor for IBM Education Programs. He is a Senior Certified Executive IT Specialist, actively attends certification board reviews and holds the role of Db2 for z/OS Liaison at IDUG (International Db2 Users Group)
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