• Virtual Db2 User Group | Db2 13 in Practice: Separating Essential Innovation from Nice-to-Have Enhancements

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    January 27, 2026 Db2 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. While this steady stream of innovation is exciting, it can also be overwhelming for practitioners trying to understand what truly matters for their environments. In this session, Haakon […]

  • Virtual CICS User Group | The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environment

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    Effective testing is essential for building robust systems. Dive deep into a structured approach to the testing pyramid for CICS applications. Using Test4z, we will demonstrate how unit tests form the foundation of the pyramid, enabling rapid validation of individual components. We'll then explore how integration tests and, finally, end-to-end tests in production-like environments build […]

  • Virtual CICS User Group | AI and CICS with Steve Wallin, IBM

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    In 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 reliability and performance, CICS Transaction Server has been at the forefront of enabling robust application serving for decades. As we embrace the era of artificial […]

  • Redefining Legacy Modernization Around Customer Outcomes

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    Why modernization success requires a flexible, outcome-driven approach Legacy modernization continues to rank among the top priorities—and pressure points—for CIOs. Gartner’s Top CIO Challenges 2024 highlights application portfolio modernization as a critical concern, yet organizations often struggle to succeed with their chosen modernization strategy, whether that is refactor, rewrite, or replace. This webinar takes a practical, […]

  • Virtual Db2 User Group | Db2 12 and 13 SQL and SQL PL Enhancements – The Latest Information

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    Db2 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 made. Db2 13 has been in the field for 3 Years, and additional enhancements have been added. This presentation will cover the SQL and SQL PL enhancements […]

  • Virtual IMS User Group | IMS Managed ACB Mandate After 6 Months – Adapting to the New Normal

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    IMS Managed ACB Mandate After 6 Months – Adapting to the New Normal Six 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 into a catalyst for greater automation, consistency, and agility across IMS environments. This session revisits the […]

  • Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements –

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    Understanding SMF 98 Address Space Consumption Measurements ..... September 17th ..... Sign up using this link As we have previously discussed, the SMF 98 records are still a fairly new record, and there is still so much to learn about these high-frequency measurements. One set of measurements provided in the SMF 98 record are address space […]

  • Virtual Db2 User Group | September 16, 2025| Mainframes in Big Data

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    Mainframes in Big Data In 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 into big data environments using tools such as Infosphere CDC, Q Replication, and unload processes. Colin also looks […]

  • Virtual User Group: From Root to Leaf – Managing Index Splits in Db2 featuring Saurabh Pandey

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    Join us for a collaborative session of the Db2 for z/OS Virtual User Group—an open forum for practitioners, architects, and DBAs to share knowledge, explore new features, and discuss best practices for managing Db2 in modern mainframe environments. Whether you're optimizing performance, planning migrations, or exploring the latest capabilities in Db2 12 or 13, this […]

  • Virtual Db2 User Group | From Root to Leaf—Managing Index Splits in Db2

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    Presenter: Saurabh Pandey, Lead Product Manager, BMC Indexes are the heart of efficient SQL and access path in Db2 for z/OS. But when they become bloated due to page splits, they can quietly eat away at your performance, escalate CPU usage, and increase locking contention. If your insert-heavy application is facing throughput drops, it’s time […]