Janet L Koblenzer joined IBM in 2000 and is a Senior IT Specialist in the IBM Systems and Technology Group (STG). She has over twenty years experience in the Information Technology field with a primary focus on database management. Her expertise includes both System z and open systems database platforms in systems management, performance tuning, and architectural design for high availability. Her particular interest lies in DB2 database technologies. Janet currently works for the System z Lab Services team based in Poughkeepsie, NY assisting customers in the deployment of database solutions. These range from Linux on System z consolidations, Business continuity and resilience architecture and ISV Packaged Solution implementations for DB2 Linux, UNIX, and Windows (LUW), Oracle, and DB2 z/OS. Janet holds a Masters degree in Business from Cleveland State University.