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System z: Leveraging, DB2 v10 and Smart Analytics

Venue

IBM Hesperange
1, Ceinture Um Schlass
L-5880 Hesperange
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When

Wednesday, June 16th 2010

Introduction
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Although it is IMUG’s mission to be vendor and platform independent, the IMUG Luxemburg committee decided to take advantage of the fact that some top IBM speakers are able to present in Luxemburg on June the 16th. So exceptionally, this event will be focused on mainframe and new development on this platform, where IBM will elaborate on the future and importance of the z-platform. Please join us this afternoon, even if you are not a z-system, to listen to IBM’s development and solutions on this platform. Special thanks go to our sponsors SuadaSoft, Bell Micro and IBM who make these meetings possible.

Leveraging System z for Information on Demand
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	Jim Reed System z software Marketing Program Director, IBM Biography Based in IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose, California, James Reed is responsible for IBM’s Information Management Solutions on System z. He has specific responsibilities for understanding and managing customer usage related to the System z platform. Before this, James lead the product marketing for the IBM Information Integration portfolio which included the consolidation of capabilities from CrossAccess, Venetica and Ascential.

Session Abstract Information on Demand and Information Agenda are initiatives that can accelerate an organization’s ability to share and deliver trusted information across all applications and processes – and System z® plays a key role. Attend this session to understand how your organization can benefit from this approach, and learn about the latest IBM information management solutions on System z.

DB2 10 for z/OS Beta – Technical Update
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	John Campbell Distinguished Engineer DB2 for z/OS Development, IBM Biography 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 worldwide customers in high-end database, transaction, and application systems - consultancy, design, performance and benchmarking.

Session Abstract This session will recap the key features of DB2 9 for z/OS, followed by a look at DB2 10, the next release of DB2. If your organization needs to lower operating costs through CPU cycle reductions while still building a strong foundation for SOA and XML initiatives, you’ll learn how much DB2 10 for z/OS will have to offer. Database administrators will find improved database performance, scalability and availability, while memory management is dramatically reduced, so growth is much simpler, as are many other tasks. You’ll also have more flexible security to help with regulatory compliance. A wide range of enhancements improve the functionality and performance of ERP applications and data warehousing. Application developers will learn about the second release of pureXML®, which improves the SQL and XML interface to access XML data stored in a native format. We’ll discuss powerful new SQL enhancements, including improved SQL and data definition compatibility with other DB2 platforms, making porting much easier.

Maintain Data Quality in a Data Warehouse
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	Patric Becker Data Warehouse on System z, Development Lab IBM Boeblingen Biography Patric Becker is a Software Architect within the DWH on System z Center of Excellence at IBM Boeblingen Lab. The team conducts POC’s for large and complex DWH implementations and supports customers in all areas of DWH topics on System z. Patric has over 12 years of experience with DB2 for z/OS. He is co-author of the IBM Redbooks 'DB2 for z/OS Using Large bjects', 'DB2 UDB for z/OS: Application Design for High Performance and Availability' and 'LOBs with DB2 for z/OS: Stronger and Faster'.

Session Abstract For decades, customers have been benefiting from the scalability, high performance and security of the IBM System z platform. Today, the opportunity is even greater for you to extend that same quality of service to your enterprise data warehousing and business intelligence (BI) initiatives, such as operational BI. By deploying the data warehouse on the same platform as the operational systems you can reduce total cost of ownership while supporting low latency, reduced complexity and more centralized data management. This session looks at the data warehousing solution components available on System z with a focus on the most recently available IBM InfoSphere Warehouse for System z and IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer components ( ETL, InfoSphere Warehouse, Cognos)