IDUG 2009 - Australasia
18-20 March 2009
Melbourne, Australia

Keynote Presentation
DB2 for z/OS and DB2 for Linux, UNIX,Windows — Converging Technologies

While DB2 for Linux, UNIX, Windows and DB2 for z/OS may be from a different heritage, they are more
similar than you may think! This session will explore the advances that have been made in both platforms over the years to minimize differences and also highlight the features that have helped reduce the effort required to manage and deploy these systems. In addition, we will review recent  announcements for both products and give you a glimpse into what the future holds for each platform and how you might be using DB2 five years from now.

George Baklarz, PhD
IBM Worldwide DB2 Sales Support

George Baklarz has spent 24 years in IBM working on various aspects of database technology. From 1987 to 1991 he worked on SQL/DS as part of the product planning department, system test team, performance team and application development group. In 1991, Baklarz was part of the team that helped moved the OS/2 ES database to Toronto to become part of the DB2 family of products. Since this time he has worked on tradeshow support, vendor enablement, competitive analysis, product marketing, product
planning, and technical sales support. Today, Baklarz helps customers understand the new DB2 technology that is being delivered.

John Campbell
IBM DB2 for z/OS Development

John Campbell is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, Member of the IBM Academy of Technology, and one of the senior technical leaders inside DB2 for z/OS Development. He provides leadership to world
wide customers in high-end database, transaction, and application systems – consultancy, design,
performance and benchmarking.