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Security Vulnerabilities: Fortifying Your Netezza Appliances
Learn how to secure legacy Netezza systems by virtualizing NPS and improving security on unsupported RHEL 6.
Reducing the Netezza Query Runtime on Very Large Tables
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.
How to Merge 2 Mako Systems
Extend your Netezza Mako’s lifespan by merging two systems – double capacity and performance without migrating.
Sweating your Netezza Asset
Explore cost-effective strategies to extend the life of your legacy Netezza systems with afterlife support.
A Netezza Customer Journey
Netezza customers over the years we’ve developed a strong sense for the emotional stages that customers have gone through and are continuing to go through with the evolution of the Netezza platform. We thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the stages that we’ve observed in the hope that customers may gauge where they are currently at and where they might go next.
Can You Get Spare Mako Parts After IBM End of Support (EOS)?
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.
How to Smartly Manage your Netezza System’s Health beyond IBM EOS
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.
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.
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.