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Search results: watsonx.data

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Add feature IKC integration supports Spark engine in addtion to Presto (Java, C++) engines.

From the link, https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watsonxdata/2.0.x?topic=catalog-enabling-knowledgeIt says "IKC supports Presto (Java) connections only".And from the link,It says "You can define IKC governance policies for Presto (C++), and Pres...
6 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Future consideration

Hive-HDFS Connector Impersonation Support.

In watsonx.data, all Hive-HDFS data is accessed with single user which is used for configuring data source. Client's security and audit policies requires impersonation, so that with this configuration, watsonx.data can impersonate the end user who...
9 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Under review

Support for UDFs in watsonx.data Presto

The open-source version of Presto supports user-defined functions (UDFs), but the watsonx.data implementation of Presto does not. UDFs are essential for deploying watsonx.data in real-world settings because they enable organizations to extend SQL'...
5 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Planned for future release

Enable alternative authentication methods for S3 buckets

We’re currently working with a client on an opportunity that impacts multiple products, including watsonx.data, CP4D, Data Virtualization, and Data Gate. The client is eager to adopt our lakehouse solution but has stringent security requirements t...
12 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Delivered

watsonx.data SaaS bucket activation - move this permission to User role from Admin role

For our testing around multi-tenant watsonx.data, for the most part we want users to be able to bring their own data sources (buckets and databases), and simply use the other resources of watsonx.data on IBM Cloud without direct management. Hence,...
over 1 year ago in watsonx.data 0 Future consideration

Ensuring Real-time Accuracy in Time Travel Snapshots

In the Time Travel section of the Data Manager interface, the list of snapshots may not always be current and might occasionally require reloading. When multiple individuals are working on the same schema, there's a risk of overlooking changes mad...
about 2 years ago in watsonx.data 2 Is a defect

Shared Data as a passive income revenue service In Data banking of data science.

Using Data Banks to create financial systems that would help out the supply and demand for Global business relationships and economic help.
9 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Under review

wtasonx.data connector for SAP HANA

As per watsonx.data documentation - https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watsonxdata?topic=watsonxdata-presto_overview - SAP HANA connecor is not in the list of suppprted connectors for Presto. As per Presto documentation - https://prestodb.io/docs/current/...
over 1 year ago in watsonx.data 0 Delivered

Support WITH RECURSIVE in PrestoDB (watsonx.data)

PrestoDB in watsonx.data doesn't support WITH RECURSIVE statement which is a blocker for selling watsonx.data to some of our potential customers. It would be important to have it supported as other data lakehouse solutions support it. For example ...
about 1 year ago in watsonx.data 1 Future consideration