Brian Laube
Senior Dba @Manulife
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Dba @Manulife
EDUCATION
University of Waterloo
Bmath, Computer Science (Minor in Philosophy) co-op
SKILLS
ABOUT BRIAN LAUBE
I enjoy being a DBA.Specialties: Excellent IBM mainframe skills (z/os). Extremely strong Db2 Z application DBA. Familiar with all IBM utilities. Application architecture. Data Design. Data modeling. experienced in creating and reviewing SQL. EXPLAIN SQL (usual via Data Studio)Db2 application I write JCL from scratch. REXX. Cobol. SAS. I use SQL for doing most day to tasks. I create Db2 native SQL stored procedures when relevant.I setup Manulife Db2 to use REST services. It works and is relatively easy!Tools that I have used include:OMEGAMON suite of mainframe monitoring tools, primarily OMEGAMON XE for Db2.IBM Query Monitor for Db2 (including setting up the CAE web interface to Query have been IBM Champion of Analytics since 2017.(credentials are in another section of my LinkedIn profile)I received this designation because of my involvement in the Db2 Community.I blog and present and educate about Db2 and mainframe within Manulife.I have also presented at Db2 User Groups including2016 (NA & CC): A01 - DB2 performance databases - how to create your own DB2 performance database and then how you can use it!2017 (NA): A12 - How to use a DB2 Performance Database to investigate DB2 application performance2019 (NA & EMEA & CC): Temporary Tables in DB2 SQL - Using for Effective SQL2020 (virtual NA,EMEA,MEXICO,BRAZIL): Index Compression in Db2 – A review AND Tips for finding candidate indexes and the optimal Bufferpool2021 (virtual NA): Db2 trivia and reasoning – It is all so obvious in hindsight2022 (NA & EMEA): Db2 Z network encryption - Overview and How to identify end-users using open portIn 2018, I joined the IDUG content committee as a volunteer to create technical content and blogs for the IDUG website. became chair of this IDUG content committee in 2022. As chair, my responsibilities include organizing monthly virtual meetings and organizing monthly leads who write and find blog content.I have been a member of the organizing executive for the Central Canada Db2 User Group since 2016 https://ccdb2.ca/> Our user group is focused on user education and organizes a yearly two-day conference with 4 tracks over 2 days with 150 attendees. I have been recognized by IBM as IBM Champion in Analytics (since 2017 -> 5 years)> badge links in LinkedIn certification sectionOther interests: alpine ski racing. nordic skiing, cycling, amateur juggler, unicyclist
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