IDUG 2008 - North America
May 18-22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas, USA

IDUG, in partnership with IBM, provided opportunities for conference attendees to give feedback on the usage and usability of DB2 products and services at IDUG 2008 - North America.  Through these User Feedback Opportunity (UFO) sessions, open to all registered attendees (users, vendors, and consultants), opinions were solicited via product usability testing, demos, and Q&A formats.  Participants contributed to the following UFO formats at the conference:

• IMS DB Graphical Tooling Support  - Tell Us What You Need
  TSO SPOC, IMS Control Center, and the DLIModel utility makes your daily job easier, whether it is database management or supporting application development. But, we want to know what other graphical tooling support you would like to have to make your daily job even easier. This demo and discussion session is open to all IMS DBAs.
  
  
• IMS Service Data Object and Data Access Service - How IMS DB Can Play in SOA
  Did you know that IMS DB can play in SOA? Come give us feedback about the concept, the use cases, and the DLIModel utility graphical tooling support, through a session filled with demos, wireframe reviews, and discussions. Open to everyone that has IMS in their shop.
  
  
• IMS Info 2.0 Enablement - IMS Data at the Tip of Your Finger
  Imagine IMS data in a mashup to make a proof-of-concept within minutes. Come give us feedback about the concept, the use cases, and the graphical tooling support, through a session filled with demos, wireframe reviews, and discussions. Open to everyone that has IMS in their shop.
  
  
• DB2 LUW Workload Management Features
  Are workload management issues important to you? Whether you are daunted by the complexity of setting up an effective workload management strategy, or an expert at monitoring and managing your database workloads, we want your feedback! In this hands-on session, you can provide input on new, cutting-edge, DB2 workload management features. You should be a database administrator with working knowledge of database workload management issues. Experience with the workload manager features in DB2 Version 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is a plus.
  
  
• DB2 LUW Performance Troubleshooting Improvements
  Do you find monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues challenging? Do you want a sneak peek at the latest in DB2 troubleshooting improvements? Participants will be able to provide feedback on how improved troubleshooting tools can be applied to address issues in their own business environments. Sessions will be run in groups of 3 (or smaller) and are suited for participants experienced in diagnosing performance problems in a DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows production environment.
  
  
• Data Server Administration Console (DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW, Informix)
  Provide feedback on a web-based administration console for IBM data server products (DB2 for z/OS; DB2 Linux, Unix, Windows; and Informix IDS). Participants will get hands-on experience with IBM's new tool for data server health monitoring, troubleshooting, and problem resolution while providing us with critical feedback to guide future development and refinement of the product. Input from DBAs, system administrators, and application developers is sought.
  
  
• DB2 for z/OS Improving Information for Migration and Stored Procedures
  Come provide feedback on the current information about migration or stored procedures in DB2. You'll see what we currently say about migration or stored procedures in DB2 in the Information Center, PDF documents, and Scenarios, and can give us feedback about what information you'd like to see added or enhanced in the future. You should have some familiarity with migration or stored procedures in DB2 or some interest in migration or stored procedures in general. However, all DB2 for z/OS customers are welcome to attend!
  
  
• Using DB2 for z/OS Information to Recover from Problems
  Looking for the quickest path to recovery? Have you checked out the DB2 for z/OS information that's available to help you recover from problems? Come evaluate the troubleshooting information so we can help you get your subsystem back to normal faster than you can say PMR!
  
  
• DB2 for z/OS Query Optimization
  Provide input on query performance tuning tools. We are exploring designs for query tuning for DB2 for z/OS. We will discuss scenarios, prioritize
  capabilities, and you will get hands-on experience with prototypes or early drivers. Participants can be DBAs, system programmers, or application developers -- query tuning experience is not required.
  
  
• DB2 for z/OS Pain Points / Business Scenarios
  In small group sessions, discuss scenarios and help direct the goals of future releases of DB2 for z/OS. Help us understand your role and pain points in using and implementing DB2 for z/OS. Input from DBAs, system programmers, and application developers is sought.