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watsonx.data

Ability to Modify Existing Component Configurations in watsonx.data Infrastructure Manager

In the watsonx.data Infrastructure Manager, there is currently no option to modify a component's configuration after it has been added. For example, when adding an HDFS storage component, several files must be uploaded to configure Kerberos authen...
about 1 month ago in watsonx.data Submitted

Query migration from existing query processor to IBM Query browser

TSYS/FIS is integrating its infrastructure platform to IBM bases services. The existing query browser saves client queries where clients can execute the queries anytime to get the data from the existing datalake. After migrating to IBM platforms t...
5 days ago in watsonx.data Submitted

Watsonx.data support for delta catalogs using 3-part namespace

Currently watsonx.data spark only supports 2-part namespace which means we specify the "schema_name.table_name" and Spark assumes this is available under spark's internal "spark_catalog" catalog. Watsonx.data already supports the use of separate c...
14 days ago in watsonx.data Under review

Native perhaps a repeat, but is this required? I don't entirely see how its useful Connector for IBM watsonx.data

Develop a native and officially supported connector that enables Ab Initio to read data from and ingest data into IBM watsonx.data, a native connector should simplify data exchange between both platforms and support: Ingesting data into Apache Ice...
about 2 months ago in watsonx.data Under review

Connecting watsonx.data to Oracle using tnsnamens.ora

Develop a possibility to connect watsonx.data to Oracle database using the tnsnames.ora instead of hostname and password.
4 months ago in watsonx.data Under review

Add support for the multi-region access endpoints by extending the validations to accept the endpoints as this is required for Disaster Recovery

All the details of this request are found in https://github.ibm.com/lakehouse/tracker/issues/35080 AWS Multi Region (MRAP) required for Disaster Recovery for TSYS deployment of watsonx.data lakehouse. This is currently not supported by Software Hu...
10 months ago in watsonx.data

Multi-tenancy support for WatsonX.Data Spark Engine

Client has two CP4D installs that require multi-tenancy support. One install's use case is MLOps, while the other is pure Spark compute usage. They would like to separate/isolate workloads by tenants, while maintaining a uniform UI. We are proposi...
2 months ago in watsonx.data Planned for future release

Enhancement Request: Provide End-to-End Audit Traceability for Spark Application Stop Events in watsonx.data

We would like to request an enhancement to improve auditability and traceability for Spark application stop events in watsonx.data. Currently, when a Spark application transitions from RUNNING to STOPPED, the available logs do not provide sufficie...
19 days ago in watsonx.data Under review

Enable query results to be exported in Excel (.xlsx) format in addition to CSV.

Currently, users in Query Workspace can only download query results in CSV format. Many customers request the ability to also export results as Excel files (.xlsx), as Excel is the most commonly used format for internal reporting, data sharing, an...
9 months ago in watsonx.data Under review

Native integration with AWS Lake Formation and Glue Data Catalog (watsonx.data SaaS on AWS)

watsonx.data is being evaluated as a strategic query engine in AWS-based Data Mesh architectures, where governance is managed through AWS Lake Formation and metadata is stored in the Glue Data Catalog. Currently, watsonx.data does not natively sup...
about 1 year ago in watsonx.data Planned for future release

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