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Blog series on cloud security and account cleanup

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Oct 4, 2023 | administration, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, security

Cleaning up unused cloud privilegesRegular account cleanup is part of account administration and security best practices, not just for cloud environments. So it is great when your cloud provider offers functionality to analyse the security setup and to detect unused...

Last days of early bird rate for IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Aug 30, 2023 | conference, DB2, IBM, idug, IT

Well, check out the IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference website. If you want to use the early bird rate to register with a heavy discount, you have to hurry up. It is only available until September 1st. There is another rebate available, but it only works once:...

Simple installation: Python driver for IBM Db2 (finally) has wheel support

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Aug 25, 2023 | administration, applications, DB2, Docker, IBM, Python

A quick post about a feature I have been asking for for several years: The Db2 driver for Python, ibm_db, has wheel support now. It means that the Python package distributes a pre-built binary with the Db2 driver (for many Python versions and most users). So far, in...

Trusted Contexts for enhanced security: Both in Db2 and IBM Cloud

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 5, 2023 | administration, DB2, ibmcloud, IT, security

Security feature in action: Trusted ProfileI trust you to know my old blog post about trusted contexts. Some years ago, I explained how to secure your Db2 database using trusted contexts. By establishing a trusted relationship based on specified attributes, the Db2...

IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference in Prague in October

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jun 13, 2023 | administration, conference, DB2, IBM, idug, user group

Screenshot of IDUG websiteSummer vacation is coming up, but there are certain things to take care of before. One of such things is to register for the upcoming IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference. The conference is held at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic,...
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