1. IBM News DB2 User Groups September 2015 Mary Book – IBM Technical Sales Manager, DB2 for z/OS, Midwest mabook@us.ibm.com

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3. New announcements LinuxOne – provides Spark Analytics support on System z Cool Demo by IBM Fellow Donna Dillenberger at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWBNoIwGEjo 3

4. z Systems Webcasts and Teleconferences September 22, 2015 Simplify Management of your data with IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS Webinar Simplify Management of your data with IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS Webinar September 29, 2015 Is your Mainframe Data Secured in DB2? September 1, 2015 DB2 for z/OS Backup/Recovery - Tips, Techniques and Use Cases August 25, 2015 DB2 for z/OS Administration - Tips, Techniques and Use Cases

5. z Systems Seminars and Conferences 10/12 -10/14/2015 New York City SAP NetWeaver on DB2 for z/OS: Performance and Tuning Workshop 10/25 – 10/29/2015 Insight 2015 – Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Welcome to the premier conference for data and analytics. Explore the newest innovations, industry breakthroughs and hottest trends in analytics, cloud, mobile, the Internet of Things and Watson that you won't find anywhere else. It's not just about the data anymore - it's about getting business insights faster. Insight 2015 – Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

6. z Systems On Demand DB2 for z/OS: Real storage – past, present and future Join us for a complimentary webcast and technical deep-dive on real storage monitoring and control for DB2 for z/OS®. This session is designed for installations running either DB2 10 or 11 for z/OS. The agenda includes a discussion of virtual storage as the big limiter, and the evolution of the 64-bit world from DB2 for z/OS Version 8 through DB2 11, as well as the control of real storage. Audience: IT and enterprise architects and managers; database administrators and managersDB2 for z/OS: Real storage – past, present and future

7. Recent Publications Big Data, Little Data, and Everything in Between – IBM SPSS Solutions Help You Bring Analytics to EveryoneBig Data, Little Data, and Everything in Between – IBM SPSS Solutions Help You Bring Analytics to Everyone SAP on IBM z Systems Reference Architecture for Banking Managing Ever Increasing Amounts of Data with DB2 for z/OS: Using Temporal Data Management, Archive Transparency, and the DB2 Analytics Accelerator.Managing Ever Increasing Amounts of Data with DB2 for z/OS: Using Temporal Data Management, Archive Transparency, and the DB2 Analytics Accelerator z/OS Infrastructure Optimization using Large Memory Reduce Storage Occupancy and Increase Operations Efficiency with IBM zEnterprise Data CompressionReduce Storage Occupancy and Increase Operations Efficiency with IBM zEnterprise Data Compression Simplifying Mainframe Data Access with IBM InfoSphere System z Connector for HadoopSimplifying Mainframe Data Access with IBM InfoSphere System z Connector for Hadoop The Value of Active-Active Sites with Q Replication for IBM DB2 for z/OS An Innovative IBM Client's ExperienceThe Value of Active-Active Sites with Q Replication for IBM DB2 for z/OS An Innovative IBM Client's Experience IBM z13 Technical Guide #SQL interface to handle #JSON data in #DB2 11 for z/OS Why is #DB2 better than #Oracle in the world of #Cloud #Mobile #Big Data XML or JSON: Guidelines for what to choose for DB2 for z/OS

8. DB2 11 Migration Planning Workshop DB2 11 Migration, including –Application Compatibility –RBA/LRSN Expansion –Project Planning DB2 11 for z/OS Overview –System focused topics Connectivity, Data Sharing, Storage and Serviceability –Application Development topics SQL with APPLCOMPAT considerations, Optimization, Versioning, XML and Indexing –Administration Oriented topics Security, Advanced Design and Utilities Contact: pkdailey@us.ibm.com pkdailey@us.ibm.com Follow the DB2 11 MPW Community at https://ibm.biz/DB211MPW https://ibm.biz/DB211MPW

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