IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator has drawn lots of attention from DB2 for z/OS users. In many respects it presents itself as just another DB2 access path (but what a powerful one!) and its deep integration into DB2 as well as application transparency makes it one of the most exciting DB2 enhancements in years. The IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator complements DB2 by adding industry leading data intensive complex query performance thanks to being powered by the Netezza engine and enhances DB2 to the ultimate database management system that delivers the best of both worlds: transactional as well as analytical workloads. This presentation brings the latest news from the IDAA development and shows the trends and directions in which this technology develops.