by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 26, 2021 | applications, DB2, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, knowledge center, Python, security
One of the recurring questions I have seen is "how to connect from Python to Db2". I have blogged about Python and Db2 a couple times before. Recently, the question has been popping up again more frequently. From my view, the increased security with mandatory SSL/TLS...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 20, 2021 | documentation, encryption, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, security
Keep and bring your own keyWhen talking about cloud security and key management systems (KMS) for data encryption, we often hear the terms BYOK and KYOK. But what do they mean and what is the difference? Let me try to explain in this quick write-up. BYOK stands for...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 1, 2021 | DB2, documentation, fixpack, IBM, idug, IT, version 11.5
You probably already have noticed that a new release of Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is available, Db2 11.5.6. You can download the Db2 Fix Pack via the usual support site. The related documentation highlights the following features:Improved high availability with...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 28, 2021 | cloud, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, nodejs, Python, security, serverless
Last year, I blogged about how to use Slack or email notifications for security IBM Cloud security issues. Now I added another code sample, showing how to send out notification emails using any SMTP server. The code is written in Python and Node.js and deployed as IBM...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 19, 2021 | DB2, documentation, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, knowledge center
I often answer technical product questions, for Db2 and IBM Cloud topics. To provide relevant links and to back up my "hunch" after reading a question, I typically search the relevant documentation. But what are efficient way to search in the Db2 documentation? What...
by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Mar 30, 2021 | IBM, ibmcloud, IT, Python, serverless
cron-like schedulingSome days ago I stumbled over my 2015 post "Bluemix: Simple cron-like service for my Python code". It is not just the name Bluemix which is dated. Since then, it has transformed into IBM Cloud Platform and has added serverless compute options like...
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