Biographical Sketch: Joachim Limburg is currently Director for DB2 z/OS at IBM. With over 25 years of experience, he has extensive experience in the software field, going back to IBM Mainframe development in the 1980s. Prior to IBM he held several technical roles as Architect, Product Manager and Engineering Manager in the OLAP and Business Intelligence business, and also worked many years in various development roles in the OLAP, 4GL, and database world