Db2 User Group | January 2026 Db2 13 in Practice:Separating Essential Innovation from Nice-to-Have EnhancementsDb2 for z/OS continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, with 57 new enhancements delivered through continuous delivery in 2025 alone—more than one per week....
CICS User Group | January 2026 The IT Stairway to Heaven CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like EnvironmentEffective testing is essential for building robust systems. Dive deep into a structured approach to the testing pyramid for CICS...
CICS User Group | December 2025 AI and CICSIn today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses demand seamless, efficient, and secure transaction processing to keep up with evolving customer expectations and market dynamics. On IBM Z, a platform renowned for its...
Db2 User Group | November 2025 Db2 12 and 13 - SQL and SQL PL - The Latest InformationDb2 12 introduced the concept of continuous delivery and along with the base SQL and SQL PL capability delivered, there were 10 Functions levels where additional enhancements were...
IMS User Group | November 2025 IMS Managed ACB Mandate After 6 Months–Adapting to the New NormalSix months after the IMS Managed ACB mandate, the landscape for IMS administrators and DBAs has fundamentally changed. What began as a modernization requirement has evolved...
Db2 User Group | September 2025 Mainframes in Big DataIn this session, Colin Knight explores the role of mainframes—particularly Db2 for z/OS—in the evolving world of big data. Drawing on his extensive experience at NatWest, he shares how mainframe data is delivered...
IMS User Group | August 2025 Personal IMS –Hands-on Transaction Messaging with IBM Z XploreGet introduced to the newest IBM Z Xplore skills channel: Personal IMS. This hands-on experience allows you to explore IMS Database (DB) and Data Communications (DC),...
CICS User Group | September 2025 The Power of CICS Traces and MetricsWe will begin this Virtual User Group session with a high-level overview of IBM CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) 6.3, presented by Mark Cocker, CICS TS for z/OS Product Manager at IBM Software. Mark...
Db2 User Group | July 2025 Db2 and Zowe: Everything, everywhere all at onceDb2 for z/OS is experiencing a major transformation in its tooling landscape, with the retirement of Data Studio and DSM and the introduction of new tools tailored for modern development...
CICS User Group | July 2025 Understanding Transaction Debugging for CICS COBOL ProgramsThis presentation will cover a Transaction Abend resulting in an ASRA abend code issued by CICS. It will discuss the layout and description of the relevant parts of a Transaction...
