IBM’s Db2 Analytics Accelerator (formerly called “IDAA”) has been available for over eight years, as IBM bought Netezza in 2010. However, many Db2 professionals still don’t have exposure to this technology. To provide an overview of our experience with this amazing tool I will describe our approach, some ways to think about Accelerator use cases, and some examples of the resource savings we’ve obtained over the last 3+ years.