Well, I just realized I’ve been slacking off. The 15 th functional APAR for ODP shipped this week. However, I just noticed that I didn’t provide a blog entry for APARs 13 and 14. This blog will try to rectify that with an overview of each of the functional enhancements over the last year. One...
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:00 AM EDT As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, database operations are hitting a breaking point. Database administrators are expected to maintain perfect availability, optimize performance, and resolve issues faster than ever— all while supporting mission critical...
07/16/26 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Your mission‑critical data already lives on IBM Z—shouldn’t your AI live there too? In this session, we unveil SQL Data Insights Pro 1.1, designed to bring AI-powered analysis directly into Db2 for z/OS. You’ll learn how this capability eliminates the need for data movement, reduces operational...
Wed March 25, 2026 | 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET
November was a big month for OMEGAMON. There were functional updates to OMEGAMON Data Provider and OMEGAMON AI Insights. New administration functions were added to OMEGAMON Web UI. Each of those enhancements were utilized by the new IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Db2 6.1 release. A new Situation...
Meet Roy Boxwell, a senior software architect from Software Engineering GmbH. He is a recipient of an IBM community award, and has been an IBM champion for three years, though he says it feels like it's been longer ! Roy’s journey as an IBM Champion is a testament to...
OMEGAMON Data Provider released it’s twelfth functional update in January as APAR OA67207 /PTF UJ96586 . Good news is that this particular APAR is not disruptive in comparison to the last APAR shipped. However, if you have not done service in a while, you may need to perform some migration...
Verify MFA-readiness for IBM Db2 Administration Foundation In this blog we outline a few simple checks to verify that your system is configured correctly for using MFA with IBM Db2 Administration Foundation. If any of the checks fail, your system is not ready for MFA with Db2...
Zowe and UMS certificate - for sandbox system In a previous blog post , I provided detailed instructions for creating a temporary—but valid—certificate for z/OSMF. As you know, both Zowe and Unified Management Server (UMS) also require TLS certificates. The best practice is to...
The latest functional update for OMEGAMON Data Provider was delivered on 3 rd November 2024 as APAR OA66911/PTF UJ96180 . This update includes enhancements to protocol security and a new output type for Open Telemetry. Open Telemetry (Experimental) One new function is support of the OTLP...