DB2 10 for z/OS Experiences at Danske Bank – Read More !

Are you currently planning your DB2 10 upgrade? Upgrades can be costly, one of the best ways to avoid unnecessary costs and save time is to learn from other customer’s experiences. Peter Steen Nielsen from Danske Bank and John Campbell from DB2 for z/OS Development will introduce and discuss the motivation for Danske Bank participating in the V10 beta program, provide Danske Bank background, their experiences related to virtual storage constraint relief and performance measurements, production experience and plans for exploiting V10.

Don’t miss this session at IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA 2012. Denver Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado. May 14-18, 2012. Register Now

Objectives of Presentation
Objective 1: Why Danske Bank participated in the V10 beta program
Objective 2: Danske Bank Background
Objective 3: Virtual storage constraint relief and performance measurements
Objective 4: Production experiences
Objective 5: Plans for further V10 exploitation

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.

Download you complimentary DB2 10 book! Smarter Faster Way to Upgrade !

Download your complimentary DB2 10 e-book

Meet authors John Campbell and Cristian Molaro.

About the book:

Under the current economic climate, businesses are under significant pressure to control costs and increase efficiency in order to improve their bottom line. DB2 for z/OS customers around the world are still trying to gain competitive advantage by doing more with less: more business insight, more performance, more operational efficiency, more functionality, more productivity with less cost, quicker time to market and a lower TCO.

With the support for DB2 Version 8 scheduled to end in April 2012 there has never been a better time to start planning your DB2 10 upgrade – there are many more reasons to upgrade to DB2 10 and users will see significant business benefits. Here are the top 10 reasons why we feel you should start planning your upgrade.

1) Improved performance, reduced software license costs

2) Increase the number of concurrent users by a factor of ten

3) Reduce contention in database administration

4) More administrative capabilities while database is online

5) Improved security and auditing

6) Maintain “snapshots” of changing data – Temporal Data

7) Improved portability via enhanced SQL

8) Enhanced pureXML performance and usability

9) Improved productivity for database/systems administrators and application programmers

10) Better online transaction processing performance – Hash Access

About the authors:

Both authors are very well known, so hardly need to be introduced, but nevertheless, here are details:
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.

Cristian Molaro is an independent consultant based in Belgium working in Europe for customers with some of the largest DB2 for z/OS installations. He has presented papers at several international conferences and local user groups in Europe and North America. He holds a Chemical Engineer degree and a Master in Management Sciences and is coauthor of 5 IBM Redbooks related to DB2 including the recent “DB2 10 for z/OS Performance Topics”. He was recognized by IBM as an Information Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Cristian is part of the IDUG EMEA Conference Planning Committee, where he works as the Presentations Team Leader, and he is Chairman of the DB2 LUW User Group BeLux.

Maximise your ROI by attending an one-day Educational Seminar at IDUG EMEA 2011 18 November 2011

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Date: 18 November 2011
Time: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM 
Venue:Clarion Congress Hotel.
Costs: Paid Conference Delegate €450 One-Day Educational Seminar-Only €495
(The additional fee includes breakfast, lunch, and course materials for the seminar you attend.)
IDUG One Day Seminars are an opportunity to take a deep dive into specific aspects of DB2 with some of the most renowned speakers in our industry. You will not only have the opportunity to listen to these speakers but will have the opportunity to ask them specific questions as well . This year the seminars will be held on Friday, 18 November 2011 and the full day experience includes breakfast, lunch as well as hard copies of the course materials
Select from the following session topics:

- DB2 10 for z/OS – In Depth, Phil Grainger, Cogito/Grainger Database Solutions

- DB2 Intermediate and Advanced SQL, Daniel Luksetich, Yevich Lawson & Assoc Inc.

- I Didn’t Know DB2 did THAT!, Bonnie Baker, Bonnie Baker Corporation

- Optimising DB2 for z/OS System Performance Using DB2 Statistics Trace, John Campbell, IBM Corporation

- Rocket Science: DB2 for LUW Performance Analysis and Tuning Workshop, Scott Hayes, DBI

Registration for these seminars, as well as the IDUG Technical Conference itself, is live at the IDUG website http://bit.ly/IDUGEMEA
*All registration fees are subject to Czech Republic VAT at 20%.

Complimentary DB2 10 Migration Planning Workshop – 13th Nov at IDUG EMEA 2011 – Prague

Savings.... Right Out of the Box with DB2 10

DB2 10 is Here ! and it brings savings …right out of the Box !

We have all heard that DB2® for z/OS® Version 8 will be out of support in April 2012, so here is a complimentary workshop to help you get ready to plan your DB2 for z/OS upgrade to DB2 9 or DB2 10 !

YES ! 100% Complimentary DB2 10 Migration Planning Workshop

Attending IDUG EMEA 2011 is a great opportunity to gain important skills and knowledge, and to make contacts with IBM experts and Gold Consultants who can support you throughout your DB2 Migration. As you know, migration can be a time-consuming and expensive process this is why IBM is offering a complimentary workshop for all our clients that are planning their migration. Planning your migration now will not only ensure you reap the cost savings and business benefits of DB2 10, it will also ensure that you are adopting IBM best practices.
Space is limited, so register today!
For more information, contact: Surekha Parekh, WW Strategist and Market Manager, IBM Software 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.

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.

Get latest DB2 for z/OS Whitepapers including Exploiting Temporal Data, DB2 10 etc

Here is one link which takes you to all our latest DB2 for z/OS collateral – bookmark this it will save you time searching the Internet. Click here!

New DB2 for z/OS Best Practices website

New DB2 for z/OS Best Practices website
Are you looking for recommendations and tips on how to best use DB2 for z/OS to meet your business needs? If so, check out the new DB2 for z/OS Best Practices website This site provides best practices recommendations from some of your favorite DB2 experts based on field experience. You can download and watch presentations, listen to podcasts and previously recorded webcasts, and read articles. Some of the topics covered include:
Virtual storage tuning
Security
Software maintenance strategies
XML
Setting up application servers to access DB2 for z/OS
Partitioning table spaces
Debugging stored procedures
And don’t forget to tell us what you think and provide your suggestions for future topics by sending feedback to the email listed on the page (db2zinfo@us.ibm.com).

New DB2 Application Programming Certificate as part of our z Series education at an introductory price

I want to make the DB2 for z/OS community aware of our up coming DB2 Application Programming offering from the Institute for Data Center Professionals at Marist College.
We are offering a new DB2 Application Programming Certificate as part of our z Series education at an introductory price. The Certificate consists of three classes, all delivered on line (so there is no travel involved), for an introductory price of $2,000 (for all three classes). These classes are based on the DB2 materials developed by Dr. Gene Fuh at IBM and used at San Jose State College. We have enhanced the original materials with additional labs which the students complete on our z10 server. For additional information, please visit our web site or feel free to send any questions directly to me (angelo.corridori@marist.edu). Thanks!