IDUG DB2 Tech Conference Day 4 Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Denver, Colorado, USA 2012

It’s day four that’s if you counted the Educational Seminars as day 1 , and we hope you have learned a lot this week through the technical sessions, certification testing and the General Session.
While you’re here, make sure to build connections with beneficial contacts that can help answer your questions long after the conference. Making connections and building relationships within the industry is a key component of your experience, and we hope you truly benefit from it.

Here are the top sessions for today

DB2 10 for z/OS and Beyond – A09

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Session Number: 38    Presenter: Jeff Josten (IBM)

 

 

 

 

Room 107 & 109 => Thu, May 17, 2012 (08:30 AM – 09:30 AM)

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Abstract:  This presentation gives an overview of new DB2 10 features and functions of greatest interest, and also the latest on customer experiences. We also take a look at what’s being considered for the next release of DB2.

V12: Building Better Enterprise Applications with Optim Performance Manager     Curt Cotner, IBM Corporation Room 104

 

 

 

 

 

Dine Around is TONIGHT!
Be sure to sign up for the Dine Around tonight from
6:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to have dinner and network with your favorite speaker! We will meet at 6pm in the front lobby of the Hyatt Regency.
New & Emerging Technology (Willie G’s, P.F. Chang) Florence Dubois and John Iczkovitz @ Willie G’s Leon Katsnelson and Kelly Schlamb @ P.F. Chang
DB2 for z/OS (Panzano, Earl’s Kitchen and Bar) Daniel Luksetich, Rebecca Poole @ Panzano (Panzano is replacing The Appaloosa Grill.) Terry Purcell and Phil Grainger @ Earl’s

DB2 Application Development (Maggiano’s, The Cheese-cake Factory) Sheryl Larson and Bonnie Baker @ Maggiano’s Dave Beulke and Suresh Sane @ The Cheesecake Factory

Don’t Miss the Free Certification Exams offered at IDUG DB2 Tech Conference by IBM Corporation – this is the last time they will be free !

 

Day 2 IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA 2012 DB2 for z/OS Spotlight Session !

DB2 10 for z/OS – Trends and Directions

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Session Number: 305
Track: Spotlights
Session Type: Podium Presentation
Presenter: John Campbell (IBM DB2 for z/OS Development)
Co-presenter: Jeff Josten (IBM)
Co-presenter: Mike Perera (IBM SVL)

Room(s)/
Time(s):

Room 107 & 109 => Tue, May 15, 2012 (10:15 AM – 11:45 AM)

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Audience experience level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Presentation Category: Implementing New DB2 Releases and Features
Presentation Platform: DB2 for z/OS
Audiences this presentation will apply to: Application Developers, Data Architects, Database Administrators, Systems Programmers, New Users, IT Managers
Technical areas this presentation will apply to: New Release (DB2 for z/OS)
Objective 1: Motivation, Best practices for DB2 10 for z/OS migration
Objective 2: DB2 z/OS feature set and highlights
Objective 3: New advancements – latest in hardware, IDAA, OLTP, Continuous Availability
Objective 4: What’s coming next?
Objective 5: Customer Showcase
Co-speaker Name: Jeff Josten, Mike Perera

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Abstract:  DB2 10 for z/OS – Trends and Directions

With John Campbell, Jeff Josten and Mike Perera

DB2 9 for z/OS End of Service announcement

We recently announced that DB2 9   for z/OS will go out of service on June 27, 2014.     This gives you the necessary early planning information and ample time to build and execute your DB2 migration  plans.
An additional consideration is the end-of-service for DB2 V8 for z/OS effective on April 12, 2012.  Are you planning your migration plans to either DB2 9 or DB2 10 ?

Link to DB2 9 for z/OS End of Service announcement
Link to DB2 V8 for z/OS End of Service announcement

FAQ
Q: Why did IBM announce EOS before announcing GA of DB2 Sequioa?
A: Customers have told us that it is critical that they know what is coming so they can create reasonable plans.   This is an attempt to provide that early notice and give customers plenty of time to plan for and successfully execute their specific migration plans.

Q:  There was more time between Withdraw from Marketing (WfM) and End of Service(EOS) for DB2 V8.  Have you changed the life cycle policy?   
A:  The time window between WfM and EOS has varied for many reasons.  This window is not the core measure we use to determine EOS dates.   Our life cycle policy states that we will keep a version under normal support for at least 5 years from GA, followed by at least 3 years of extended service.    With this announcement,   DB2 9 will be in regular service for over 7 years.

Q: Where can I find the most up to date life cycle information for DB2 for z/OS?
A: You can see the latest life cycle information on the Support Lifecycle webpage at http://www.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/index_a_z.html

Q: What information is available to help customers justify their migrations?
A: Julian Stuhler created a wonderful article around DB2 10 justification  .
There is also a Business Value Assessment Tool available that can be used by IBMers to help customers see the potential value DB2 10 may bring to their specific environment
Julian Stuhler’s  Business Value Assessment  Webcast on Replay

John Campbell’s Migration Planning Webcast Available on Replay

DB2 for z/OS Virtual Conference On Demand

DB2 10 for z/OS – Justify your upgrade using the IBM Business Value Assessment – 60 minutes

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Topics include:
1.Using the Business Value Assessment Estimator Tool to find your potential savings
2.Upgrade costs versus benefits for various scenarios
3.Minimizing the overall cost of upgrading
4.Reviewing major improvements, such as CPU and elapsed time savings

Speaker: Julian Stuhler, Triton Consulting, Director and IBM Gold Consultant

DB2 10 Migration Planning and Very Early Experiences – PART 1 & PART 2 - 120 minutes
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Speaker: John Campbell, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM Software Group

1.Building a detailed migration plan
2.Simplifying data-related queries and reducing processing costs by having DB2 handle data movement
3.Understanding direct and indirect costs and benefits
4.Considerations for skip-level migration

Session 4 -DB2 for z/OS Data Sharing – What’s in it for You? – 60 minutes

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Speaker: Mark S. Rader, Certified Software IT Specialist, IBM Sales and Distribution
Why are more and more DB2® installations moving to data sharing? Join us for this complimentary webcast and learn more about DB2 for z/OS Data Sharing. This session will introduce the concepts and benefits of data sharing. DB2 for z/OS® Data Sharing technology gives your company a powerful way for applications to share DB2 data and achieve continuous availability by masking any single point of failure and planned outages for hardware or software maintenance.

This session will introduce the concepts and benefits of data sharing. We’ll also describe how you can achieve high availability, flexible scalability and dynamic workload balancing for your applications that access DB2 for z/OS data.

DB2 User Groups Recognised at IDUG EMEA 2011 in Prague

Many DB2 for z/OS User Groups are well established and have regular meetings where they share knowledge, experiences and ideas.  We recognised many DB2 for z/OS User Groups at IDUG EMEA 2011 in Prague . If you are managing an DB2 for z/OS User Group please let me know so we can support you .

Although all the DB2 User Groups were recognized – three User Groups really stood out for their commitment and  dedication to the DB2 for z/OS community . Learn More

SQL Adria Group was recently recognized as “Best Well Established” DB2 for z/OS User Group in EMEA at IDUG EMEA 2011 in Prague .

More about SQL Adria

SQL Adria is the independent, non-profit organization that gathers relational database users for Croatia and Slovenia. It was founded 1994. and in the same year it has become the regional user group of IDUG. The members of SQL Adria are companies, e.g. users of relational databases (mainly DB2) on the one hand, and vendors on the other. The members of SQL Adria are well known and distinctive companies from Croatia and Slovenia (banks, health and pension insurance institutes, finance agency, IS and IT support agency, company for electricity distribution.

IMUG was recognized as “Most Innovative ” User Group at IDUG EMEA 2011 in Prague. 

Learn More about IMUG

IMUG aims to be the cross-brand, cross-application User Group in the Information Management space.
IMUG is a non-profit organization based on voluntary work. The goal is to bring Information Management Users together on a regular base to exchange experiences and to network.

SpDUG was recognized as the “Best Newcomer ” it was a newly established DB2 User Group and has grown to over 100 members .

Learn More about SpDUG

The user group SpDUG, Spain DB2 User Group welcomes all people, individually, want to collaborate in supporting and strengthening community information services related to DB2. To that end, anyone interested can register and participate in the Forum, which aims to be the medium of all of us in the SpDUG.

The user group SpDUG, Spain DB2 User Group, is established in late 2008 to extend and disseminate the principles of IDUG, International DB2 User Group, within which is included as Regional User Group.

Brush Up Your DB2 skills this summer – complimentary webcasts ..Top Speakers

DB2 10 for z/OS Migration Planning and Early Experiences
Speaker: John Campbell, IBM Distinguished Engineer, DB2 for z/OS Development, IBM Software Group
Register Now http://bit.ly/DB2JohnCampbell

Abstract: Join us for this complimentary webcast to hear about the very early experiences and lessons to be learned with DB2 10 for z/OS. The objective of this webcast is to provide hints and tips that will help you prepare for and execute your migration, while preventing pitfalls and addressing some myths you may have heard. We’ll also share valuable planning information and usage guidelines and share IBM positioning on new enhancements.

Simplify Database Management with DB2 for z/OS Universal Table Spaces
Speaker: Willie Favero, Senior Certified Consulting IT Software Specialist, IBM Software Group

Register Now http://bit.ly/WillieFavero
Abstract:- DB2 for z/OS delivers a feature that has generated considerable discussion. First made available in DB2 9, the structure type is called universal table space. This feature will significantly improve your DB2 experience by making DB2 easier to manage.

Title:- New features in DB2 10: First-in-industry temporal data and business intelligence analytics
Speakers:

- Mike Biere, Business Analytics and Data Warehousing Marketing Manager, IBM Software Group, author of “The New Era of Enterprise Business Intelligence”
- Julian Stuhler, Director/Head of Solutions Delivery, Triton Consulting

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Abstract:- DB2 10 not only meets the needs and wants of IT managers but also addresses the key business issues and concerns facing organizations today. It delivers powerful features to help customers improve performance, reduce costs, improve availability and make the right business decisions at the right time based on their data.

27th June – 10am central (US) 17:00 CET (Europe) Live Webcast – Best Blogs, Best Communities and Best Training in the World of DB2 for z/OS

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Join us 27 June 2011 at 10am Central (US) / 17:00 hrs CET (Europe) for The DB2Night Show z/OS Edition Episode #7. Because this is the last episode for the vacation break we would like to point out to you some great sites, blogs and communities that will keep you busy while we are planning new shows for you. Host Klaas Brant, an IBM DB2 GOLD Consultant, will be joined by: Surekha Parekh, the world wide DB2 for z/OS Marketing Manager, who will be joined by two famous bloggers Susan Visser and Willie Favero.

This show will cover the top DB2 for z/OS e-Communities, collaboration groups and blogs that are available for DB2 for z/OS users. With the growth of the internet. mobile devices and particularly social media there are multiple tools and communities which enable DB2 for z/OS users to share information, experiences, and grow skills.

It can be confusing to know which communities to join, how to engage in active discussions and how to find the information you are looking for quickly . This webcast will take you through the top DB2 for z/OS communities and blogs which try and integrate multiple communities and groups with RSS feeds and real-time information . We will also provide a list of contact names in DB2 community.

Participants in our virtual studio audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and give the presenters feedback on their experience with DB2 communities.

What does “out-of-the-box” DB2 CPU savings mean?

Customers who migrate to DB2 10 for z/OS conversion mode may get up to 5%-10% DB2 CPU
savings by rebinding packages. In some cases, customers may need additional actions such as 1
MB page frames with PGFIX YES, CICS protected thread, BIND OPTION change
RELEASE(DEALLOCATE), and increase MAXKEEPD values in KEEPDYNAMIC YES users.

What DB2 10 features are driving early migration decisions?

Feedback from beta customers, our largest program, has been very positive. While there are
many DB2 10 features customers like, these are more driving early migration decisions.
· CPU / Performance Improvements
· Virtual storage enhancements
· Stability & regression
· Security enhancements
· Temporal
· Skip-level migration

Upcoming webcast 17th May DB2 10 for z/OS Migration Planning and Early Experiences – speaker John Campbell – IBM Distinguished Engineer

DB2 10 for z/OS Migration Planning and Early Experiences

Broadcast Date: May 17, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 p.m. GMT, 4:00 p.m. British Summer Time
Speaker: John Campbell, IBM Distinguished Engineer, DB2 for z/OS Development, IBM Software Group
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Staying on top of the latest technology is a lot easier when you can exploit new features quickly, with little or no extra effort. IBM DB2® 10 offers valuable “out of the box” benefits, including the most significant performance and CPU improvements of any DB2 release in the last 20 years. Its scalability enhancements support increasing workloads and productivity improvements allow DB2 developers and support staff to respond faster to the demands of the business. If you are considering upgrading to DB2 10 for z/OS®, there are many good reasons to do it sooner rather than later.

Join us for this complimentary webcast to hear about the very early experiences and lessons to be learned with DB2 10 for z/OS. The objective of this webcast is to provide hints and tips that will help you prepare for and execute your migration, while preventing pitfalls and addressing some myths you may have heard. We’ll also share valuable planning information and usage guidelines and share IBM positioning on new enhancements.

In this webcast, we’ll cover these topics and more:

Performance expectations and opportunities
Virtual storage constraint relief
Some instrumentation changes
Use of 1MB real storage frame size
Use of hash access
The value of rebind

Join us after the webcast for a live question-and-answer session with speaker John Campbell, an IBM Distinguished Engineer working at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab. John is one of IBM’s foremost authorities for implementing high-end database, transaction-processing applications. Over the past 12 months he has been working closely with DB2 10 Beta customers. This webcast offers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the leaders in this industry.