Navigating the End of IBM Cloud Pak for Data Netezza Support: A Practical Guide

Transiting your CP4D system from being supported by IBM can be challenging, but it is not the endgame. Fortunately, alternative third-party support services can help considerably extend the life of your current investment. This can provide peace of mind and financial flexibility as you plan your next steps.
Bug Alert for CP4D Users Running OpenSSL 3.0.0+

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.
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.
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
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.
Smart Management Frameworks for OpenShift

By containerizing Smart Management Frameworks it allows us to bring our replication software to Netezza users on IBM’s Cloud Pak for Data System.
IBM’s Integrated Cloud Data Platform

In this blog we’ll take a broader look at IBM’s integrated cloud data platform that makes it easy to deploy, scale, manage and stitch together cloud databases with analytics and AI services across IBM Cloud and 3rd party public cloud vendors, underpinned by Red Hat OpenShift.