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Mainframe and distributed systems no longer live in isolation. We are a both parts of an integrated IT environment. We learn from each other and in doing so we can take the best of both worlds in improving IT processes. DevOps is one such area where strong integration can bring huge benefits. In this presentation I will discuss the benefits and provides suggestions for the way forward. I will present my own experience guiding a team through the implementation

Db2 13 for z/OS Function Level 504 introduced Db2 Object Level History. With Object Level History, you can not only track the execution of IBM Db2 for z/OS utilities (which has been presented about at IDUG 2023), but also track which objects have been accessed during utility executions. You can use this information to even gain further insights into your daily operations and performance of IBM Db2 Utilities. In this session you will hear what information is recorded, when it has been recorded as well as ideas of how you can use this information to improve your utility processing.

• ZABA Background – Business and IBM Z Infrastructure 
• Db2 Analytics Accelerator History in Zaba – Use Cases 
• PoC Experiences with V7- tested scenarios and PoC results. 
• Production architecture – IDAA on Z Configurations, HA/DR Considerations.  
• IDAA on Z Installation, workload migration experiences.
• Integrated Synchronization Installation, migration from CDC and observations
• Future planning with IDAA on Z.

• IBM Z Components built for AI
• Client AI Use Cases for IBM Z 
• AI Lifecycle for IBM Z use cases
• AI Ecosystem – Deep Learning & Machine Learning

Db2 is constantly evolving over the years, bringing new features with every new release and function level. It is hard to catch up with all the new useful possibilities introduced over years. Many of the features that are not brand still have the potential to help reduce the costs by improving the performance or making the application simpler. And yet they are not yet fully exploited.