See you at IDUG EMEA, in person or as virtual attendee

The 2024 IDUG EMEA Db2 Tech Conference is just around the corner, starting the next weekend. You can still register to attend either in person in Valencia, Spain, or to follow virtually via streamed sessions. Because I use this blog to find my own stuff, here are some links to keep handy.

IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference in Prague in October

Screenshot of IDUG website

Summer vacation is coming up, but there are certain things to take care of before. One of such things is to register for the upcoming IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference. The conference is held at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic, this year and runs from October 15-19. It is the main gathering for European users of IBM Db2.

IDUG 2022 EMEA conference is over - keep it going

"IDUG 2023 EMEA will be in"

The IDUG 2022 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference is over. What a week it was! Hard work, not much sleep, technical education, in-person networking, fun, and much more. After getting home, I needed two days and especially the nights to recharge, then the last week to reflect. Here are my random thoughts...

25th meeting of German Db2 User Group

Celebrating the 25th DeDUG meeting

Last Friday, the 25th meeting of the German Db2 User Group was held, this time hosted by Fiducia & GAD IT AG in Karlsruhe. As usual, it was both a great networking and informative event. I had the opportunity to catch up with many Db2 users - customers, partner and IBMers. Moreover, similar to a couple of previous meetings, I had the after-lunch talk, this time featuring Db2 on Cloud security topics.

After IDUG is before IDUG: Back from Db2 conference in Charlotte, NC

Last week the IDUG NA 2019 was held in Charlotte, NC. It featured 8 parallel tracks dedicated to Db2 for z/OS and Db2 for LUW and emerging technologies. In addition, two tracks for hands-on labs and workshops were offered. Personally, I delivered three presentations, moderated and attended sessions, and was active on Twitter. So what was on? Continue after the snap of Twitter photos from last week.

Twitter photo feed from IDUG NA 2019

DeDUG-Treffen in Ehningen / Db2 User Group meeting near Stuttgart

Db2 User Group Meeting

Remember the last German Db2 User Group (DeDUG) meetings at IBM in Munich (April) and at Fiducia GAD in Karlsruhe (January)? Or not? Anyway, get ready for an educative meeting with great networking. The next Db2 meeting is coming up this June 29th. IBM is going to host the user group at is German headquarters in Ehningen.

This time you have the opportunity to learn more about the SQL explain facility, query optimization, SQL recursion and several other topics. Similarly to the previous event, we are going to have lightning talks again. They are short, 3-8 minute talks in which YOU can present a solution, introduce a technical problem for which you are looking for a solution, or tell us your best database-related joke or an anecdote.

You can register through several channels:

• ARS: https://web.ars.de/dedug2018_19_ehningen/
• ids-System: https://www.ids-system.de/leistung/schulungen/9-dedug/502-19-treffen-der-deutschen-db2-user-group-dedug-am-29-06-2018-in-ehningen
• Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/DeDUG-RUG/

See you at the DeDUG meeting at IBM Germany in Ehningen. If you have feedback, suggestions, or questions about this post, please reach out to me on Twitter (@data_henrik) or LinkedIn.

DeDUG-Treffen in München / German Db2 User Group Meeting in Munich

It's already two months since the last Db2 User Group meeting, time to point you to the next one. The German Db2 user group, DeDUG (Deutsche Db2 User Group) is going to meet next month, April 20th, in Munich. Henrik Loeser has all the details.

DeDUG: Db2 User Group

If you clicked the previous link, you should have gotten back to this blog entry. At the meeting, I am going to present on SQL recursion. Certainly a fun topic because you can solve Sodukos with SQL, compute catalog (metadata) dependencies, or generate data and deeply nested SQL statements for testing software and system limits.

How can you sign up for this event? Here are a couple options:

• ARS: https://web.ars.de/dedug2018_18_muenchen/
• IDS System: http://www.ids-system.de/deutsche-db2-user-group
• Meetup.com: https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/DeDUG-RUG/
• XING: https://www.xing.com/events/18-db2-regional-user-group-treffen-20-04-2018-munchen-1916936

See you at the DeDUG meeting at IBM Germany in Munich. If you have feedback, suggestions, or questions about this post, please reach out to me on Twitter (@data_henrik) or LinkedIn.

DeDUG-Treffen in Karlsruhe bei Fiducia GAD (Db2 User Group Meeting)

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great start into 2018. How about meeting in person soon? I am going to speak next week at the German Db2 User Group (DeDUG) meeting in Karlsruhe. It will be hosted by Fiducia GAD IT AG. You can find out about the details and register for the Db2 user group event here. Topics include database security using trusted contexts, the Db2 catalog and metadata, lots of SQL performance tips and tricks, and how Db2 is used in banking infrastructure.

See you in Karlsruhe!

If you have feedback, suggestions, or questions about this post, please reach out to me on Twitter (@data_henrik) or LinkedIn.

German DB2 User Group (DeDUG), 08.05., with/mit Leo Martin (ex-BND)

(in German because of German User Group)

Das nächste Treffen der deutschen DB2 User Group (DeDUG) findet am 08. Mai bei IBM in Ehningen  statt. Auf der Agenda stehen neben interessanten DB2-Themen auch ein Blick auf dashDB, einem Data Warehousing-Service in der Cloud. Höhepunkt der Veranstaltung dürfte diesmal allerdings der Vortrag von einem besonderen Gast sein. Der studierte Kriminalwissenschaftler und ex-Geheimdienstler Leo Martin wird über "Geheimwaffen der Kommunikation" sprechen, etwas, das beruflich und privat sicherlich gut nutzbar sein wird.

Mehr Informationen und die Möglichkeit zur Anmeldung gibt es hier oder hier.

pureXML Devotee call today

Susan Malaika is hosting a "pureXML Devotee" call today. One of our pureXML performance experts, Susanne Englert, will walk through EXPLAINs with an emphasis on XML. See this wiki page for details.

If you are interested in forming a local pureXML interest group, please let Susan Malaika know (contact info on the linked page).