Conference Details

Join Db2 for z/OS ‘lab luminaries’ as we put the Spotlight on the coolest, most exciting features of Db2 for z/OS VNext! Come learn about the latest new capabilities in AI, hybrid cloud integration, user experience transformation, enhanced upgrade path, availability, and much, much more!

Speaker Bio

Haakon Roberts is a Distinguished Engineer based at the IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory in San Jose, California. He is CTO for IBM z Data & AI, an architect for Db2 for z/OS, Utilities and Tools and technical lead for the Db2 service organization. He holds several patents and is a leading expert in database management, data integrity, availability, serialization techniques and problem resolution. He is a regular speaker on these and other topics.

Topics will include:

• A quick review of V11.5 GA and Mod 4
• review of 11.5.5 with a Deep Dive into a few highlighted features
• Whats coming next in 11.5 stream

Speaker Bio

Keri Romanufa is an STSM and the Chief Architect for the Db2. She has been a member of the Db2 team for 28+ years. She has had a variety of roles in System Test and Performance Teams, but as spend the majority of her career in Development. She has contributed to many of Db2’s advances including the initial release of DB2 pureScale, driving technologies such as space reclaim for objects and storage (DMS and later automatic) and focusing on performance especially in the buffer pool area. In doing so, Keri has achieved 23 patents.

SQL is a very powerful language. To support it the Db2 optimizer has many ways to get to the data and combine partial results into the final result set. even though many tools are available to visualize the access path Db2 plans to execute, the output can be complex to understand. Breaking it down to the the basic elements and understanding the way data is accessed by those elements will enable less experienced developers and DBA’s to find performance problems quickly.

Speaker Bio

I have extensive experience in mainframe computing, specifically with Db2 for z/OS.
My career covers application developing, db2 database administration, db2 for z/os system engineering as well as general mainframe architecture and performance management.
For many years I have supported IBM customers worldwide in parallel sysplex implementation projects in my role as IBM Db2 for z/OS Lab Advocate.

I have a keen interest in mainframe modernisation and exposing the unique value proposition of the mainframe in modern enterprise IT infrastructure.

This session will kick off the IMS track of the Central Canada Db2 User Group event. Chief IMS Architect, Betty Bucci, will talk about recent enhancements to IMS, new offerings on the IBM Z Application platform, as well as what is on the horizon for IMS. What will the development experience for IMS look like in the future and what does the hybrid cloud have to do with it? Get these questions answered, and more!

Speaker Bio

Betty Patterson Bucci is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for IMS responsible for strategy and architecture. Betty has driven innovations into the product to make it easier to manage IMS and has expanded the flexibility in configuring the product for availability; including the areas of system management, parallel sysplex and shared message queues. Betty is currently focused on IMS education and moving IMS into the world of containers.