IDUG: International Db2 Users Group

One of the oldest problems of TLS has to do with authentication: how can a TLS client tell that the server it is communicating with is the server it wants to connect to? Cyrus Ng shares his thoughts in a new #IDUG blog "Hostname Validation in Db2." Read it now - buff.ly/3O7XwOA

Women @ IDUG EMEA A beautiful shot taken at #ibm reception at #idug, Valencia. We managed to capture only a tiny subset of many talented women passionately contributing to the industry and here in particular to #db2 Minaz Merali, VP Product Management, Keynote Speaker at IDUG Akiko Hoshikawa, Distinguished Engineer, Speaker at IDUG Kelly Churchill, Director of Design Anna Olczak, Architect Tove Kaufmann, Database Designer/DBA Tammie Dang, STSM (Senior Technical Staff Member), Speaker at IDUG Maheswari Sathasivam, System Programmer/DBA Cola Deepa Krishnanath, Solution Architect/DBA, Speaker at IDUG M. Sueli Almeida, Db2 z/OS Modernization Lead, Speaker at IDUG Jillian Quiller, UX Design lead Theresa Faught, User Research Lead Animol SNair, Product Marketing Dorothy L., Program manager Grace Lee, UX Designer Fang Shih, Product Designer Janet Ikemiya, Engineering Manager Natalie Denz, Event Organizer Vijaya Katikireddy, Product Manager, Speaker at IDUG #womenintech

IDUG is excited to visit Sydney & Canberra for the 2025 Australasia Db2 Tech Conference (#AU25)! Will you share your expertise as a speaker? Abstract submissions are being accepted through December 13. Details, dates and guidelines here - buff.ly/4fKlj2L

Caught a great snap of our amazing #IDUG content committee at #EMEA24 (or a few of them, anyway) - thank you for all that you do! David Simpson, Joe Geller, Julia Carter, Dhirendra Chaudhary, Javier Estrada, Philip Nelson, Ferdinand Prahst, Fred Sobotka, Denis Tronin, Brian Laube, Emil Kotrč, Marcus Davage, Scott Walker, Eddy Coppens, Tony Andrews, Martin Hubel, John Maenpaa

#IDUG EMEA 2024 is now completed with a great success. Let's look at the numbers.  - 400 in-person  - 156 Distinct Companies  - 33 Countries represented - %10 increase over 2023  - 43 First Time attendees - some of the speakers were also first time attendees which is so important to grow the community. Opening keynote is delivered by, Namik Hrle and Minaz Merali. It was about "What's Next in Computing and What it Means for your Data and AI strategy", very engaging and impactful. The essence of the IDUG success has multiple dimensions  - Technical content about Db2 ecosystem with different POVs from vendors, users, consultants and product owners.  - IDUG Administration, staff, volunteers (IDUG BOD and EMEA Planning Team) and sponsors who actually make this event happen with their significant contribution.  - Venue and location which is always considered to attract attendees with their loved ones. In nutshell, It is the success of such a big Db2 Community! Db2 Panels are always a key component of the conference grid. This year Akiko Hoshikawa, Daniel Martin, Haakon Roberts, Anthony Ciabattoni, Toine Michielse, Ute Kleyensteuber and Bjarne Nelson was part of Db2 for z/OS Expert Panel. Unfortunately, we also experienced the worst disastrous storm in Valencia which impacted a lot to the people of Valencia. Our prayers and support are with them. Finally, I have been recognized with the votes of on-site attendees as one of the top 10 speakers and Best Overall Speaker with the great company of Christian Garcia-Arellano John Campbell John Hornibrook Maja Adam Michal Bialecki Philip Nelson Roy Boxwell, Thomas Baumann and Toine Michielse Next IDUG EMEA will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany between October 26-30, 2025. Watch for Call for Presentations and we're looking forward to build the best technical content with you! Ian Bjorhovde Kurt Struyf Florence Dubois Celia Gahagan Terry Johnson Bill Shipley Sebastian Zok Iqbal Goralwalla Les King Jasminder Singh Ron Coleman Brian McArtan Steven Goedertier Sven Heidorn Ferdinand Prahst Filip Ruhdensjö Sabine Eckey Osman Cayli Laurent Debeuf Marcin Marczewski Paul Oostvogels Jonathan Sloan Megan Kleiman

All great things must eventually come to an end, and yesterday marked the conclusion of #IDUG EMEA 2024. It was an incredible experience. A beautiful city of València was most definitely a bullseye in terms of the venue 🎯 This event also happened to be where my debut on the international stage took place, and I’m grateful for the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received. Joining forces with Markus Fraune we delivered a presentation on performance monitoring aspect related to #Db2 migration from z/OS to LUW and state-of-the-art monitoring systems in general. An inspiring experience from start to finish. I’m already looking forward to next year! IDUG: International Db2 Users Group

Thank you #IDUGEMEA for an amazing week in Valencia, getting together #IBM #Db2 customers, vendors, students and academics to talk databases ! Got to present on The Open Mainframe Project #zowe and the key part it plays in #Db2 modernisation and simplification, especially around the #Db2AdminFoindation #zowe desktop plugin. Got to see some amazing sessions in the week and meet some amazing folks. Thank you all. At the same time as the conference #valencia suffered some terrible weather and flooding that affected other parts of the city, and while I’m leaving with great memories of a wonderful conference, it’s awful to see the TV pictures of devastation elsewhere and the terrible loss of life. It was fitting that IDUG: International Db2 Users Group closing session asked folks to donate to the RedCross relief efforts, and during my session there was a 2 minute silence to remember those affected.

Congratulations to Scott Walker, winner of an IBM #TechXchange award for Excellence In Community Advocacy. Well deserved!

‼️IBM Database Assistant powered by watsonx‼️ New tool for Db2 databases which makes DBA’s life easier! Now presented by Ned Whelan at IDUG: International Db2 Users Group EMEA in Valencia 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 👉 get answers to Db2 questions faster 👉 quickly access key performance metrics 👉 get recommendations for troubleshooting 👉 advanced analytics Miran Badzak Vijaya Katikireddy Henrik Loeser Ferdinand Prahst Alain De Wilde Marcin Zagrodzki Michal Bialecki Kyösti Laiho Taru Elovaara Vijaya Katikireddy Mike Springgay David Kalmuk Kamil Kuduk Klemen Kobilica

Our thoughts are with the people of Valencia as they navigate the aftermath of the recent flash floods.