Stream: Nurburgring
Time: 12:00 - 12:45
The session will concentrate on new SWAT team experiences. Various unexpected outcomes and behaviors will be discussed as well has hot technical items customers are exploiting as well as technologies that have been challenging for customers. The complete session will be focused on customer experiences and sharing real life outcomes. 2025 will have topics such as REBIND best practices and lessons learned and various options and what they mean, what zHyperlink, Middleware recovery boosts, asynchronous LOCK1 duplexing
Anthony Ciabattoni is an IBM Certified Executive IT Specialist and the current leader of the Db2 for z/OS SWAT Team, based out of the IBM Silicon Valley Lab. With over 30 years of hands-on experience working with Db2 for z/OS, Anthony brings deep technical expertise and a strong customer-focused perspective. His career spans roles as a customer-side lead Db2 architect and as a technical solution leader in the Db2 for z/OS Tools development lab, giving him unique insight into both enterprise needs and IBM's internal development processes. Recognized as a subject matter expert (SME) in Db2 for z/OS, Anthony served on the IBM Db2 for z/OS Customer Advisory Council for over 12 years and was named an IBM Information Champion for nine consecutive years prior to joining IBM.
In his current role, Anthony leads global consulting engagements, including 360° Continuous Availability studies, and technical education workshops. He also serves as a Lab Advocate for some of IBM’s largest clients in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. A frequent speaker at industry events, Anthony has presented at major conferences including IDUG (NA, SA, EMEA, Australia), SHARE (US), and GSE (Europe), and has been honored as a Top Presenter by the IDUG conference in both North America and EMEA. He has also contributed to numerous IBM Redbooks and white papers focused on Db2 for z/OS best practices and innovations.
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