Events

DB2 Gold Consultant Frank C. Fillmore will deliver a  2-day, hands-on training course on the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA), beginning Monday, April 27th, at the Publick House Historic Inn and Lodge in Sturbridge.  The course outline and registration details are HERE.

Please note:  this class is being offered exclusively to IBM z Systems customers considering an IDAA purchase.  Registration is required.

The IDAA is a high-performance appliance that integrates IBM Netezza and zEnterprise tech

IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS as you know it is an appliance attached to DB2 running on the mainframe that can accelerate analytical queries by orders of magnitude.

Hybrid Transaction and Analytics Processing(HTAP) however requires more than just running queries. Listen in to see how the accelerator is extended with features like accelerator-only tables to support many more use cases.

Peter Bendel is working in the IBM research and development lab in Boeblingen, Germany, as chief architec

What you can expect?

• An understanding of the features delivered with DB2 11 and how you they benefit your enterprise.
• Clarity of the migration process.
• References for many subjects, including:

• Migration
• Fallback
• Prerequisites & preparations
  
  

You will leave with:

• Presentation materials
• Project plan framework
• Networking and Contacts

Agenda

DB2 11 for z/OS Overview:

• Application Development focused topics: SQL, XML; Temporal update, Transparent Archive, Advanced Design options.....
• Transitional Topics: Optimizatio

Part 1 of this tech talk was held on February 22^nd and was a big hit. There was lots of discussion so we decided to do a Part 2 that would enable Ernie to delve into more details and do another live demo. Topics include:

• Hardware and OS support for Crypto on z/OS, including ICSF basics, Crypto Express and RACF synergy

• Master Key Management live demo showing passphrase and master key entry and rotation

• Key management offerings

• Q and A

Register at:

https://events.na.collabserv.com/register.php?id=1117c4

SQLAdria two days spring seminar will be held in Ljubljana, hotel Slon.

April 10: Big Data and Analytics

Speaker: Eberhard Hechler (IBM)

• Big data / Hadoop for dummies              
• Augmenting z Analytics by leveraging the Hadoop Ecosystem
• Real-Time z Analytics   
• Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) Workloads on z Systems Agenda:

Thanks to sponsors: Comparex with IBM

Registration forms and more info:http://bit.ly/1IuQcDc

SQLAdria two days spring seminar in Ljubljana.

April 9 - DB2 V11 Migration Planning

Speakers: Ian Cook and Paul Fletcker (IBM)

Session 1 - A Technical Overview of the New Features and Functionality of DB2 11

Session covers a number of topics for Systems Administrators, DBA's and Application Developers. Early customer experiences and best practices for these topics will also be included. 

Session 2 - Planning and Executing a DB2 11 for z/OS Migration & Extending the Log RBA / LRSN

session covers the co

N.B. Dates TBC.

IBM DB2 for z/OS Seminar at Silkeborg Data in Silkeborg, Denmark

March 27, 2015

In this seminar we will focus on usage from a Development and Administrative perspective.
We are pleased to have
Andrei Lurie, DB2 RDS Lab
Meg Bernal, DB2 Development
Cristian Michel, DB2 Utilities
Tom Ulveman, DB2 Admin Architect
and more guest speakers

Please register as early as possible at:

https://ibm.biz/BdEwqj

Preliminary agenda:
DB2 Update for Developers, SQL for DB2 11
DB2 Archives, DB2 Table Archives and o

IBM DB2 for z/OS Seminar at Danske Bank in Denmark March 26, 2015

In this seminar we will focus on usage from a Development and Administrative perspective.
We are pleased to have
Andrei Lurie, DB2 RDS Lab
Meg Bernal, DB2 Development
Cristian Michel, DB2 Utilities
Tom Ulveman, DB2 Admin Architect
and more guest speakers

Please register as early as possible at:

https://ibm.biz/BdEwqF

Preliminary agenda:
DB2 Update for Developers, SQL for DB2 11
DB2 Archives, DB2 Table Archives and others - compa

DB2 Version 11 Planning. Native Stored procedure development

IBM DB2 for z/OS Seminar in Stockholm, Sweden

March 25, 2015

In this seminar we will focus on usage from a Development and Administrative perspective.

Our host will be David Mercurio

We are pleased to have
Andrei Lurie, DB2 RDS Lab
Meg Bernal, DB2 Development
Cristian Michel, DB2 Utilities
Tom Ulveman, DB2 Admin Architect
and more guest speakers

Please register as early as possible at:

https://ibm.biz/BdEwqF

Preliminary agenda:
DB2 Update for Developers, SQL for DB2 11
DB2 Archives, DB2 Table Arc

IBM DB2 for z/OS Seminar: Telenor Expo, Auditorium Voice, Snarøyveien 30, 1360 Fornebu, Norway

March 24, 2015

In this seminar we will focus on usage from a Development and Administrative perspective.
Our host will be Sigurd Simonsen, Evry

We are pleased to have
Andrei Lurie, DB2 RDS Lab
Meg Bernal, DB2 Development
Cristian Michel, DB2 Utilities
Tom Ulveman, DB2 Admin Architect
and more guest speakers

Please register as early as possible at:

https://ibm.biz/BdEwqd

Preliminary agenda:
DB2 Update f

IBM DB2 for z/OS Seminar in Helsinki, Finland March 23, 2015

In this seminar we will focus on usage from a Development and Administrative perspective.

We are pleased to have

Andrei Lurie, DB2 RDS Lab

Meg Bernal, DB2 Development

Cristian Michel, DB2 Utilities

Tom Ulveman, DB2 Admin Architect

and more guest speakers

Please register as early as possible at:
https://ibm.biz/BdEwzW

Preliminary agenda:
DB2 Update for Developers, SQL for DB2 11,
DB2 Archives, DB2 Table Archives and others - comparison,
Managing

IDUG DB2 Technical Seminar in Hyderabad, India March 17 2015

REGISTER NOW

We are planning :-

• Track 1  DB2 for z/OS Track
• Track 2  DB2 LUW Track
• DB2 Pre Certification Workshop Certification Testing Voucher.
  
  

As part of IDUG and IBM efforts to expand the availability of DB2 education, we are pleased to offer a 1 day Technical Seminar in Hyderabad, INDIA !

This special event will have IBM's top Distinguished Engineers, John Campbell from the Silicon Valley lab, Namik Hrle (IBM Fellow)  from Bo

5th event organized by Poland DB2 Users Group with z/OS & LUW tracks.

Sponsored by BMC and Compfort Meridian.

Speakers for z/OS track:

Christopher Duellmann, BMC

Steen Rasmussen, Denis Tronin CA

Gareth Jones, IBM Silicon Valley LAB
Arkadiusz Dubicki, CompFort Meridian

Speakers for LUW track:

Jan Nelken IBM

Marcin Baster IBM

Tomasz Kraszucki Asseco Poland S.A.

Łukasz Stasieńko, MOK YOK IT

Agenda: http://www.pdug.pl/media/9098/V_Konferencja_PDUG_1.pdf

Poland DB2 Users Group (PDUG ) is a non-profit non-governm

DB2 11 Certification Workshop in Hyderabad, India

Being held at ADP Private Limited Laxmi Cyber City, Kondapur, Telangana, Hyderabad, India

Check this url for info:
http://www.idug.org/p/cm/ld/fid=718

Webinar DB2 DATA WAREHOUSE and Real World Use Cases

Register here>>

Date: February 25th, 2015 at 1pm EST - at 19.00 CET (18.00 UTC)
Duration: 45 Minutes in 4 parts

How to use a DB2 performance warehouse for real word Use Cases?

1- BIF Usage       2- Index Maintenance Costs 
3- Quiet Times    4- Audit.

We will show you four Use Cases and how the data gathered can, and should, be used to change or validate current processes.

IDAA Outline and Registration

The Fillmore Group is hosting a hands-on IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) class in Baltimore on February 24th and 25th for IBM z Systems customers who have not yet purchased an IDAA and are interested in learning more about how this hybrid technology (Netezza + the mainframe) is enabling customers to quickly extend their warehouse capabilities, increase critical query speed, and/or achieve high-speed archive/retrieval functionality. 

The class is being offered at

As with every new version of DB2, there are many ‘out of the box’ benefits. There are also specific benefits and features for DBAs and even more for developers. These new versions of DB2 come packed with so many new features and functionality, we think it would be good to highlight what we think are some of the best and most helpful for developers. If you are a developer, designer, DBA, or performance tuning specialist wanting to learn more about many of these new features, then this webinar is

The DeDUG regional DB2 user group is a meeting where DB2 LUW interested people and experts exchange opinions, best practices, news and more. An agenda with planned presentations will be published some time before the meeting under:

http://www.ids-system.de/news-events/db2_regional_slide.html

Registration is needed but the meeting is offered for free.