Events

08:30am - 09:00am  Registration – Coffee, juice, soda and rolls

09:00am - 09:15am  Welcome and IBM Announcements
Troy Coleman, IBM

09:15am - 10:15am  Db2 Security Best Practices II 
Dave Beulke, Gold Consultant and IBM Information Champion

Implementing the best security techniques and strongest configuration is mandatory these days for safe guarding your data. This presentation discusses the latest DB2 security methods, procedures and techniques for fortifying DB2 systems, databases and applicat

9:30- 4:00

DB2 for z/OS Latest News and Continuous Delivery

Jeff Josten-IBM

Db2 12 is the latest release of Db2 for z/OS, it is built on the core capabilities of Db2 11, and gives businesses the capabilities needed to meet the business demands of the future by providing scale and speed for next era of Mobile and Interconnected devices along with application support for Cloud and Analytics. It delivers faster analytical insights and leverages advanced speedy In-Memory database performance. This sess

For DB2 z/OS:

We are pleased to welcome back Jeff Josten from IBM and Kai Stroh from UBS Hainer. 

Kai is going to discus the DB2 log.  The DB2 log is a potential gold mine if you know how to seamlessly filter and make complex log data usable. Kai will show you how the DB2 log is structured, what data DB2 stores in the log besides table contents, and how to find the information you are looking for.

While a DB2 version migration usually took months, or even years, there will be no new DB2 version a

Db2 z for DevOps:  Application development, agility and quality

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Companies today are looking for new ways to take advantage of their mainframe-based data and processes that have been the backbone of their business for decades.  These companies recognize the need to transform to a digital economy and are considering all options. 

The question is how to move forward? Many companies know that their ability to define and innovate is dependent upon their success in re

DB2 12 for z/OS Technical Overview PART 2 with live Q&A 

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Speaker - John Campbell IBM Distinguished Engineer

DATE: Feb 21th  2018

TIME:

11:00AM  - 12:30PM  (EST)

4:00PM   -   5:30PM GMT

Available on REPLAY  BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ACCESS REPLAY

Abstract

Db2 12 for z/OS has been in market just over 14 months and since then many of our customers have upgraded to the new version and have started to exploit the latest technology. We know many of you ar

DB2 12 for z/OS Technical Overview PART 1 with live Q&A 

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http://ibm.biz/Db212PART1

Speaker - John Campbell IBM Distinguished Engineer

DATE: Feb 20th  2018

TIME:

11:00AM  - 12:30PM  (EST)

4:00PM   -   5:30PM GMT

Available on REPLAY  BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ACCESS REPLAY

Abstract

Db2 12 for z/OS has been in market just over 14 months and since then many of our customers have upgraded to the new version and have started to exploit the latest technology. We know many of

The pool of DBAs with SME knowledge of SQL tuning has shrunk dramatically while the number of SQL statements needing attention has grown and will continue to grow. DB2 performance tooling can help identify what needs to be tuned. But what do you do then? This presentation will help fill the skills gap by reviving the role of an SQL Tuner. 

Speaker: Sheryl Larsen, BMC Software

Join us at 10 AM Central US time

DB2 Local User Group meeting in Oslo.

Gareth Z Jones, IBM - DB2 V12 Enhancements

Leif Pedersen, IBM - Spark on z Systems

The popular wildfire workshop CMDB21 DB2 for z/OS Cloud and Mobile Wildfire Workshop is back and better than ever! This two day free workshop will discuss all of the new enhancements to the mobile world and z/OSMF. February 13 is mobile day where attendees will learn all about the latest regarding native REST and z/OS Connect. Attendees will use DB2 Stored Procedures and SQL statements to do such functions as SELECT and DELETE using both native REST and create z/OS Connect APIs. February 14 we d

AGENDA:

11:00 ¿Por dónde empezamos? Conociendo a IBM Cloud y Watson Data Platform.
11:15 Conviértete en un maestro en el arte de la ciencia de los datos sin morir en el intento.
11:30 Demo para ser un experto en datos con Watson Data Platform.

Please, register at:

https://www.ustream.tv/channel/zZ5DZzpq5B4

Registro en: https://www.meetup.com/es-ES/Meetup-de-DB2-para-Linux-Unix-y-Window...

Agenda

• 9:00:             Inscripción - Bienvenida 

• 9:30- 10:30: Comprendiendo los Planes de Acceso en Db2 (Carlos Alejandro - Novalia)

• 10:30-11:00: Café

• 11:00-12:00: Esta SQL no termina. ¿Por qué una SQL de repente pasa a durar horas y horas…? ( Jose María Yohn - GFT IT Consulting) 

• 12:00-12:30: Common SQL Engine (Raquel Cadierno - IBM Analytics) 

• 12:30-13:30: Restore en Db2 (Ana Rivera - IBM Analytics) 

Link to Register for December 11th 2017 meeting

December 11^th, 2017 Meeting
Our guest speakers this December are David Simpson (Themis), Howard Hirsch (IBM), and David Churn (DST).
Here is the tentative agenda for our December 11^th meeting:
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8:00 to 8:30 am Check in and continental breakfast
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8:30 to 8:45 am IBM
IBM Announcements

Date : Thursday 7 December 2017

Location : De Voorzorg  Antwerpen - Kiel

Emiel Vloorsstraat 1

2020 ANTWERPEN

Agenda

13:00 – 13:30 :   Registration

13:30 -  14:30 :    “Db2 Encryption on IBM Z” by IBM

14:30 - 15:00 :    User presentations: Preparing for Db2 V12 Migrartion : KBC & Colruyt

15:00 – 15:30 :   Coffee break

15:30 - 16:30 :    “Continuous delivery for Db2 12 ”   by IBM

16:30 – 17:30 :  “PBR RPN - Removing partitioning restrictions in Db2 12 for z/OS “ by  Steve Thomas - CA

17:30 - 19:00 :    Netwo

Save the Date !

How to protect your Db2 for z/OS production environment with advanced cloning techniques! 

Dec 5th at 11:00 AM EST

One of the best ways of protecting the standards in your production environment while testing new features or versions is through a cloning process. You can refine your maintenance steps in a safe environment while in a production-like environment. Are you:

• Migrating to a new release of Db2?
• Applying continuous delivery or maintenance changes?
• Testing new applications before moving to p

Calling all data professionals. Now is the time to put the Science of Data to Work for You! 

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Agenda:

8:30am - 9:00 am - Registration

9:00am - 5:30 pm - Main Event

• IBM Z Mainframes for IT Architects and Data Scientists by The Fillmore Group
• The Machine Learning Advantage
  
• Put your Most Valuable Data to Work for Analytics
• Turning Data into a Competitive Advantage with Data Virtualization on IBM Z
• What You Need to Know About DB2 11 and DB2