Module 2: Db2 Architecture and Terminology

In this second module, IBM Expert Labs' Guido Verbraak dives deeper into the architecture and internal workings of Db2. Learn about the Database Partitioning Feature (DPF), intra- and inter-partition parallelism, logical vs. physical partitions, storage groups, buffer pools, and the full Db2 processing flow. The session also covers important self-managing capabilities such as automatic memory tuning, compression, storage management, workload control, and maintenance features. Ideal for database professionals seeking to understand how Db2 is optimized for performance and scalability in both analytics and transactional workloads.