In this blog we'll show you how to massively reduce the runtime of Netezza queries on very large tables by up to 60 times.

Netezza systems N2001 and N3001 run on RedHat 6 which is past end of support. Bug fixes and security patches are currently only available for RHEL 8 and above. So what can customers still running those systems do to protect them from new vulnerabilities? We've found a way of doing exactly that...

Businesses that are still running Netezza Mako may be running out of space, but don't want the expense of migrating to a new system just yet. But might they consider merging 2 systems into 1 to get double the space and performance? In this blog we explain how.

First instinct when a vendor announces end of life support for a platform is to look at the latest technology offering with a natural assumption being that it will be faster, simpler and cheaper. The reality, however, is that often the current system is performing satisfactorily across all measures and moving off it will result in a lot of pain. What can you do?

Netezza clients are being told that there are no spare parts to be had anywhere for their Mako systems that are going out of support on April 10th of this year. Read why this is wrong, and what you can do to ensure your Mako keeps running whilst you consider your options.

When non-Netezza specialists are made responsible for maintaining a Netezza system you shouldn't be surprised if things go wrong. Read a cautionary tale about when two Netezza operating system upgrades were attempted using the wrong software.

Netezza systems, like humans, will experience a decline in performance as they age. Also like humans, this decline can be linked to underlying health issues which, if corrected, can result in much of the performance being restored. In this blog, read about the steps you can take to ensure your legacy Netezza system runs at peak performance well beyond the IBM end of support date.

Running older versions of your Netezza software may not result in any specific issues whilst the appliance is being supported by IBM, but that ceases to be the case after the IBM End of Support (EOS) date. Find out why.

In this article we will show how to create and deploy Nagios monitoring for Netezza system components.

The Netezza Mako N3001-## range reaches end of OEM support in 12 months. Here's a roundup of the products and services we offer to not only extend the life of your Mako but also to drastically reduce the overhead of managing the next generation of Netezza, whether on-premises, or in the Cloud.

The Log4j flaw, disclosed by Apache last week, allows attackers to execute code remotely on a target computer, meaning that they can steal data, install malware or take control. How can you tell if you have a problem on your Netezza host?

You don't have to invest in a secondary Netezza system that will remain idle to achieve a full disaster recovery solution. Read how.

Automated machine learning is becoming a must-have Business Intelligence skill and Netezza has built-in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) which we can install and configure for companies wanting to leverage this capability.

During these uncertain times, Smart Associates provides expert advice on preparing and rolling out new technologies during a pandemic.

It’s every Netezza user’s nightmare, somebody had unintentionally dropped a business-critical production table on their Netezza system and so it needed to be restored immediately. See how we did it..