Db2 on z/OS & LUW - Belgium

AFTERMOVIE & PHOTOS

Event highlights

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Agenda

Joint Plenary

  • 08:30 – 09:00: Arrival & registration
  • 09:00 – 09:10Welcome – Steven Goedertier (Colruyt)
  • 09:10 – 09:40Real-Time Data Replication with IBM CDC – Dirk Coomans (IBM)

z/OS Track

  • 09:45 – 10:25: Db2 @SD Worx – Tim Vermeulen (SD Worx) ‍
  • 10:25 – 10:45: Coffee Break
  • 10:45 – 11:25: Db2 13 Latest Updates – Bart Steegmans (IBM)
  • 11:25 – 12:00: Db2 Challenges at Euroclear – Luis Alcantara (Euroclear)
  • 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
  • 13:00 – 13:40: The ins and outs of High Performance DBATs - Bart Steegmans (IBM)
  • 13:40 – 14:20: Modernizing Db2 for z/OS System Management with Ansible – Marcus Davage (BMC)
  • 14:20 – 14:40: Coffee Break
  • 14:40 – 15:25: Key Features of Db2 13 for z/OS Delivered Since GA – Dirk Coomans (IBM)

LUW Track

  • 09:45 – 10:25: Db2 LUW Strategy, Latest News (Db212.1.3) and Roadmap - Marcin Marczewski (IBM)
  • 10:25 – 10:45: Coffee Break
  • 10:45 – 11:25: Db2 12.1 Vector Store and Similarity (Semantic) Search – Marcin Marczewski (IBM)
  • 11:25 – 12:10: Future- ready Data Security with Db2 and Guardium – Erwin Friethoff (IBM)
  • 12:10 – 13:00: Lunch
  • 13:00 – 13:40: Db2 Cloud Update - Alain De Wilde (IBM)
  • 13:40 – 14:20: IBM’s DataLakehouse - watsonx.data – Alain De Wilde (IBM)
  • 14:20 – 14:40: Coffee Break
  • 14:40 – 15:25: Db2 12.1 Latest Tools: Intelligence Center & Db2 Bridge - Marcin Marczewski (IBM)

Joint Closing Session

  • 15:35 – 16:00: Closing Remarks – Kurt Struyf (Infocura)
    • During this session, a free ticket for IDUG 2026 will be raffled among the attendees.
  • 16:00 – 17:00: Networking Event