| IDUG 2009 – North America provides user-driven education and networking opportunities designed to fit your needs as a DB2 database administrator on a z/OS platform. This year’s conference in Denver offers more than 60 hours of technical sessions for Database Administration for z/OS covering a variety of topics including: - Designing and Building databases
- Performance Monitoring and Tuning of the databases
- Enforcing standards for database use and security
- Insuring database recoverability, integrity, security, availability, reliability, and performance
- New features, High Availability, Very Large Databases
Opportunities for Database Administration for z/OS Included: View a full listing of all technical sessions offered to Database Administration for z/OS platform. Attendees can jump start their IDUG educational experience and get acquainted with other attendees during the pre-conference educational seminar(s). This year's conference offers nine full-day seminars presented by many of the world's foremost DB2 and IMS professionals. The following sessions are to enhance your professional development and offers the information you need to better achieve significant business results: Performance Topics for Creating Efficient Applications Sheryl M. Larsen, Sheryl M. Larsen, Inc. DB2 9 for z/OS Administration Certification Exam Susan M Lawson, YL&A Fundamentals of DB2 z/OS Query Optimization Terry Purcell, IBM Silicon Valley Lab The following spotlights on future generations of DB2 for z/OS will be featured: DB2 X for z/OS Preview Jeff Josten, IBM Silicon Valley Lab This session discusses some of the key goals and features that are planned for the next major release of DB2 for z/OS. IBM's leading engineers for DB2 for LUW technologies are scheduled to appear in front of the IDUG community to answer questions, and share feedback and insights into the latest IBM technologies. The format of this meeting is very simple: Ask a question, receive an answer from the following innovative leaders: Moderator: Mike Swift, IBM Silicon Valley Lab John Campbell, IBM DB2 for z/OS Development Curt Cotner, IBM Silicon Valley Lab Jeff Josten, IBM Silicon Valley Lab Roger Miller, IBM Silicon Valley Lab Terry Purcell, IBM Silicon Valley Lab Maryela Weihrauch, IBM Silicon Valley Lab Attendes can share stories, lessons learned and tips of the trade if they attend the two new formats for IDUG Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Speed SIGs offer the opportunity to discuss multiple sub-topics in this DB2 version of "Musical Chairs." Face 2 Face SIGs are "how-to" sessions that feature leasons learned and demonstrations. Find a group that fits your area of work and get connected: - New! Speed SIG: Optimizer DB2 for z./OS
- DB2 for z/OS High Availability and Recovery
- New! Greener with DB2
IDUG 2009 - North America is offering more than 50 IBM certification exams, free! This $125 value is available most days, view a schedule of the examination times. IDUG, in partnership with IBM, will provide opportunities to give feedback on the usage and usability of DB2 \products and services at IDUG 2008 - North America. These User Feedback Opportunity (UFO) sessions, open to all registered attendees (users, vendors, and consultants), solicite opinions via product usability testing, demos, and Q&A formats. This year’s sessions will include Migration and Stored Procedures, Query Optimization, and much more. View a full listing of these key product influence opportunities. IDUG 2009 – North America is THE conference for DB2 Community! |