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Generate PowerPoint slides from your Db2 data with Python

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jan 10, 2023 | dashdb, DB2, fun, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, Python

Generated PowerPoint slide with Db2 dataHow did you spend the holidays? I had some days off and then used the last day of vacation for some fun programming. Last year, I wanted to test the python-pptx package, but couldn't find time. So I used my "fun day" to generate...

Db2 on Cloud credentials and how to connect from your app

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Oct 11, 2021 | administration, dashdb, DB2, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, migration, nodejs, Python

Over the past 12 months, Db2 on Cloud migrated instances to a new deployment model. It seems to be based on the IBM Cloud Databases model and resulted in a different structure for the service credentials. Previously, Db2 on Cloud instances were accessible on the...

Getting started with Db2 on Cloud Lite

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jun 17, 2020 | cloud, dashdb, DB2, developer, ibmcloud, jdbc, sql

It seems to me that during the COVID-19 pandemic there are more hackathons than usual. Great to see that IBM Cloud is the platform of choice for many solutions. Db2 on Cloud is used as database, often the free Lite plan to get started. That's the reason I published a...

All the best combined: Cloud, Db2, Python, Serverless and Security

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Apr 20, 2020 | administration, cloud, dashdb, database, DB2, IBM, IT, Python, security, serverless

Add a cloud service ID as Db2 user Earlier this year, I wrote about how to use an API key or access token to connect to Db2 (on Cloud). Today, I am going to show you how to set up a service ID (technical user) on IBM Cloud, assign it a Db2 user ID (see screenshot) and...

All the best combined: Cloud, Db2, Python, Serverless and Security

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Apr 20, 2020 | administration, cloud, dashdb, database, DB2, IBM, IT, Python, security, serverless

Add a cloud service ID as Db2 user Earlier this year, I wrote about how to use an API key or access token to connect to Db2 (on Cloud). Today, I am going to show you how to set up a service ID (technical user) on IBM Cloud, assign it a Db2 user ID (see screenshot) and...

Use an API KEY or ACCESS TOKEN to connect to Db2 on IBM Cloud

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jan 10, 2020 | administration, bluemix, catalog, cloud, dashdb, DB2, experience, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, knowledge center, lessons, security

In the past, I have blogged about how to access a Db2 database on IBM Cloud from your local machine. I cataloged the cloud host and its database. Then, connected to it using the command line processor (CLP) by passing a username and password. Last year, I was...
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