Well, this year’s IDUG North American DB2 Tech
Conference is
almost upon us and I hope you have made plans to be there. If not, it is still
not too late, though. The conference is being held in Philadelphia, PA this
year -- The Cradle of
Liberty -- from April 29 - May 3,
2018.
I don’t know about
you, but every year I mark my calendar ahead of time and then look forward to
the week of IDUG because it always provides an educational and enjoyable
time. If you’ve ever attended an IDUG conference before then you know all
about the fantastic educational and entertainment opportunities that IDUG
offers. Of course, there will be many informative technical sessions on all of
the latest and greatest Db2 technologies and features. The 2018 event
offers more educational opportunities and training than ever before, including:
- Five days
of educational sessions
- Half and
full-day workshops
- More than
100 one-hour technical sessions
- Two expert
panels on z/OS and LUW
There are also two great
keynote sessions scheduled this year. The first, from Michele Goetz, an analyst
with Forrester Research, whose session is titled “Your Business Is Only As Fast
As Your Data.” She will discuss the importance of data governance programs and
how to establish sustainable governance.
And then there is the
one I am most looking forward to, a visit from Andrew Flip Filipowski, IDUG
co-founder, Executive Chairman and
CEO SilkRoad Equity, founder and former CEO of PLATINUM technology, inc. and current co-CEO of
Fluree, PBC, provider of the world’s only ACID compliant blockchain graph
database system. Flip is always educational and entertaining, so I expect a
great keynote session from him as he discusses a wide range of topics such
as bitcoin, crypto assets, blockchain, FinTech, venture capital, entrepreneurship,
and more.
I’m also looking
forward to the spotlight session on “Db2 for z/OS…and Beyond” from Jeff Josten
(chief architect of Db2 for z/OS) and Maureen Townsend (Db2 for z/OS
Development Director).
As usual, I will be
busy at this year’s IDUG. I will be delivering two sessions this year. The
first is on Wednesday at 3:40 PM (Session 5028) titled Db2
Application Development for Performance: Be Early and Be Informed. This
session is aimed at application developers. The general idea is to give an
overview of the things that you can do as you design and code your Db2 programs
with performance in mind. All too often performance is an afterthought – and that
can be quite expensive. Nail down the basics by attending this session!
My second presentation,
on Thursday at 9:20 AM, is titled Database
Trends 2018. This session is for everybody as I run down the important
trends that are impacting the jobs of modern data professionals. I’ll touch on Big
Data, analytics, NoSQL, cloud, digital transformation, in-memory computing, DevOps,
and more. And conclude with how it all impacts DBAs. Don’t miss this session!
Let's not forget the
exhibit hall (aka Solutions Center) where vendors present and demo their
products that can help you manage Db2 more effectively. It is a good place to
learn about new technology solutions for Db2, but also to hang out and meet
with IBMers, consultants, and your peers.
This year I'll be spending some time in the CorreLog booth (#209) in the Solutions Center. Be sure to stop by and say hello, take a look at CorreLog's great solutions for SIEM and auditing Db2 for z/OS, and register to win one of 4 of my DBA books that will be raffled off.
This year I'll be spending some time in the CorreLog booth (#209) in the Solutions Center. Be sure to stop by and say hello, take a look at CorreLog's great solutions for SIEM and auditing Db2 for z/OS, and register to win one of 4 of my DBA books that will be raffled off.
That is a lot for one
week, but there is more. You can go to full-day education sessions on Sunday April
29th (at an additional cost), plan for Db2 12 for z/OS and
continuous delivery (half day session on May 3rd), attend Special Interest Groups (where
you can discuss the latest industry trends and topics with other interested
technicians), attend Hands-On
Labs (with hands-on training led by IBM), and even take complementary IBM certification exams.
And be sure to
download the mobile app for the conference to help you navigate all the
opportunities available to you!
The IDUG Db2 TechConference is the place to be to learn all about Db2 from IBMers, gold
consultants, IBM champions, end users, ISVs, and more. With all of this great stuff
going on this year in Philadelphia, why wouldn't you want to be there!?!?
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