IDUG Db2 Table Talk
IDUG's Db2 Table Talk is an open conversation with our hosts, Julia Carter and Marcus Davage. We'll tackle topics of interest to our Db2 community, engage industry thought leaders, and discuss new features and technologies as well as tips and tricks to help the Db2 community to continue to learn and develop both technically and professionally.
Episodes
29 episodes
A Peculiar watsonx.data Use Case Example" and other insights with Frank Fillmore
What do IBM Champion Frank Filmore and the late Tupac Shakur have in common? Marcus and Julia discuss this connection, plus Frank's favorite Db2 feature of all time, and why you'll have to wait 5 years to hear his views on AI. Don't miss these ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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46:42
"No one else wanted to learn it" - and other surprises with Craig Mullins
IBM Champion and Gold Consultant Craig Mullins shares how he got into Db2, plus the most common error found in almost every Db2 shop, his thoughts on AI (“both brilliant and awful”) and the single most interesting experience in his IT career. &...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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55:08
A Tribute to Robert Catterall with Mark Radar, Anthony Ciabattoni, Sueli Almeida and Frank Fillmore
Marcus and Julia are joined by a few of Robert's closest colleagues and friends from the last few decades to reminisce and share stories about the Perfect Man, who very sadly left us too soon.
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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28:32
Db2 12.1 for LUW Features & Enhancements - with Iqbal Goralwalla
It's not every day that one gets to "unbox" a product with IBM Gold Consultant and Champion Iqbal Goralwalla! Join Marcus and Julia as they explore what's cool (AI-powered Query Optimizer) and what's confusing (fidgety vs. reliable cluster mana...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:56
Db2! Disaster! Recovery!
A fireside chat about Db2 disasters, and recovery best practice, starring John Campbell, Emil Kotrc and Bill Pothoff.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:55
2024 Conference Wrap-up
Julia and Marcus interview guests old and new for a "fireside chat" retrospective of IDUG EMEA and GSE UK 2024.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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51:57
IDUG EMEA 2024 Keynote – What's Your Why?
Join our hosts, Julia and Marcus, as they interview a panel of distinguished Db2 guests, and interact with the audience in the Motivational Keynote session of the IDUG EMEA 2024 Conference in Valencia, Spain, to find out what drives us to do wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:29
The Pit - with David Simpson
In this episode, we chat to David Simpson about his career, wherein he gives some terrifying advice to would-be speakers... Face the Wall... in The Pit.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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38:53
A chat with IBM Lifetime Champion Dusty Rivers
It's a privilege to speak with a DB2 expert who has been around since the beginning - literally. Dusty Rivers is a 47-year industry veteran who has his own quantum chip and can explain why it was called Db2 in the first place (at least in theor...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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48:21
Spoilers! with Miran Badzak
What do a long line at the DMV, a packet of chewing gum, and your bank balance have in common? Miran Badzak explains while reflecting on Db2's best year on record (2023). He also teases some new product announcements that will be shared at IDUG...
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49:04
Found: Experienced Db2 Game Show Hosts with Victoria Felt and Keziah Knopp
This dynamic duo already has a cult following for their presentations, and they've breathed fresh air into our typically dusty, gray-haired podcast this month. Victoria Felt and Keziah Knopp are new enough in their careers that nothing really e...
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43:04
Not-Exactly-Tech Talk with George Baklarz
Generally acknowledged as a Big Star in the world of LUW, George Baklarz discusses his history with IBM and the Db2 community, and shares his thoughts on how to be a bridge between the technical community and its customers and end-users.
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50:42
A Lloyds Reunion and more with Phil Nelson
Long-time IDUG supporter Phil Nelson never meant to be an IT guy at all...and if he'd known his first IDUG abstract would be accepted, he may never have submitted it. (Presented on foils, no less.)
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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51:16
Mainframe Mastery with Anna McKee
Once hailed ‘Queen of the Mainframe’ on account of her winning two out of three Master The Mainframe competitions, second-generation mainframer Anna McKee talks Db2, piano and pickleball.
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33:30
Rock’n’Roll’n’Db2 with Kurt Struyf
The DBAs have left the building! Join us as we chat with Kurt Struyf about Db2, Elvis and sheep.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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56:30
Beer with Roy Boxwell
Hold on to your sides as we helter-skelter through the fun-packed, beer-fueled career of serial-programmer, Roy Boxwell, who cannot actually, by all accounts, box well. Shame.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:00:18
Born with High Flying Ambitions with Chris Crone
Chris talks us though his high school dreams to be an Aeronautical Engineer in the US Air Force and how he decided that his sense of humour might lend itself better to Computer Science! It’s been a whirlwind journey developing his career alongs...
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45:09
Db2’s Christmas Cracker with Frank Rhodes
This month at Db2 Table Talk, we talk to Frank about his cosmic career in Db2 and his world-renowned Christmas displays and how he is passionate about giving all he can to both the Db2 community and his local community.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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37:37
IDUG Halloween | Db2 Horrors with Phil Grainger
Recently retired Phil Grainger tells us about how failing as a pharmacy student pushed him into Db2 even though he thought it was a terrible choice as a career. From serving as the lone DBA at The Royal Mail with zero experience – terrifying! –...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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57:36
First Timers at IDUG EMEA 2023
First Timers at IDUG EMEA 2023 – In which Julia and Marcus review Prague’s IDUG EMEA 2023, and speak to some first-timers.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:40
Nevermore with Joe Geller
Join us this month as we talk to Joe Geller. We hope you enjoy this poem about our discussion. In starry realms of data deep,Where IBM's wisdom secrets keep,We interview a sage retired,Whose insights, like the stars, ins...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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36:10
The Rise of the Anti-Consultant with Dan Luksetich
After a brave start, Dan Luksetich has spent years on the road fine-tuning his own art – being a Db2 Anti-Consultant. The original Db2 podcaster talks to us about his exciting career, as well as how he has achieved a work-life balance that many...
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52:25
The Show Must Go On with Susan Lawson
The saying "the show must go on" is common in the theater world, but some say it originated in the 19th century circus. If an animal got loose or a performer was injured, they kept going because it is a "point of honor not to let other players ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:02
Confessions of a Super Geek with Julian Stuhler
In this episode, we talk to Julian Stuhler about his obsession with Db2 and automating everything. We learn how he thrives on a challenge and the more obscure the better, and we bid Addio to one of the all time greats as he starts his next chap...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:05