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Netezza

A Cautionary Tale – What Can Happen When non-Netezza Specialists Attempt an OS Upgrade

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.

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Bug Alert
Netezza

Bug Alert for NPS users with Golang installed

More Netezza bugs to report folks – this time on Monday IBM announced patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities impacting a number of products including Netezza and Cloud Pak for Data. Read on.

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News Flash
Netezza

Vulnerability in GNU Binutils affecting IBM Netezza Platform Software

We’d like to bring to your attention an IBM Security Bulletin that refers to a vulnerability in GNU Binutils affects IBM Netezza Platform Software.

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Netezza with walking stick being helped
Netezza

Why it’s crucial to keep your Netezza software up to 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.

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IBM Cloud Highway
Cloud Pak for Data

Should you opt for CP4DS 1.0.7.8 aka Hammerhead?

There’s a sense of déjà vu with the recent announcement of the release of Cloud Pak for Data System (CP4DS) 1.0.7.8 (a.k.a Hammerhead). It has all the signs of a capitulation on the part of IBM to customers who want to continue with the idea of Netezza being a stand-alone appliance, and not have to share CPU resources with other components in a hyperconverged architecture.

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Nagios Netezza
Netezza

How to use Nagios monitoring for Netezza databases

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

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Netezza

Read why Netezza Customers are turning to Smart Associates for Support

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.

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NPS Box Hacked
Netezza

How Should You Respond to Russian Hacking Threat via MFA?

As we enter a period of increased risk of cyber-attack, what should database administrators and information security teams consider in light of a recent advisory by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI?

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VMWare Sphere
Cloud Pak for Data

How to convert IBM CP4D Virtual Box to VMware vSphere /ESXi and Upgrade it to NPS v11.2.1.4

In this blog we show you how you can convert IBM Cloud Pak for Data Virtual Box to VMware vSphere /ESXi and Upgrade it to NPS v11.2.1.4

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Mako to CP4D Representation
Cloud Pak for Data

How to Migrate to CP4D with Minimal User Downtime

When upgrading your Netezza system to IBM® Netezza® Performance Server for Cloud Pak® for Data you will want to minimize system downtime. Read how Smart Management Frameworks’ Smart Database Replication feature can reduce this to virtually zero.

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