SMF automates the complex, time-consuming management tasks that keep Netezza systems performing, available, secure, and well-governed — without continuous manual effort from your team.
IBM PureData for Analytics and Netezza Performance Server systems are remarkably fault-tolerant and require far less routine administration than traditional RDBMS platforms. But when something does go wrong — or when performance gradually degrades — resolving it requires deep, specialist expertise that most organisations cannot justify keeping on permanent staff.
Smart Management Frameworks fills that gap. It automates the processes that keep your Netezza systems performing at their best: replication, access control synchronisation, performance tuning, housekeeping, governance, and data curation — all running continuously in the background.
The result: better uptime, better performance, stronger security, and a far smaller administrative burden on your data team.
SMF is included free in our Managed Support tierEach module targets a distinct area of database management. They can be deployed individually or together as a complete management suite, controlled through the SMF Control Studio web interface.
Keeps a continuously synchronised copy of your production databases on a standby system using nzbackup/nzrestore and Syncthing. In the event of a disaster, recovery is measured in minutes rather than hours. Without a disaster, your standby system earns its keep by carrying read-heavy workloads to maximise throughput and concurrency on your primary system.
Automatically synchronises user accounts, groups, and database permissions from your Active Directory or LDAP directory — continuously, without manual intervention. Eliminates the risk of stale access credentials and the delays caused by manual provisioning.
Monitors system and database events in real time and triggers configurable alerts and automated responses. Provides a centralised event processing layer across all other SMF modules — ensuring your team is notified of issues before they become outages, and that predefined remediation actions fire automatically where appropriate.
Manages the lifecycle of ageing data automatically. As detailed data ages beyond configurable thresholds, Data Curation aggregates it in place, archives the original detailed records to a Lakehouse or other file system for slower retrieval if needed in future, and then deletes the originals from the database — keeping it lean without manual housekeeping. Data quality checks are also applied as part of the curation pipeline.
Classifies sensitive data — including PII — across your databases and enforces configurable governance policies against it. When a policy is breached, the data owner is automatically notified. Provides the audit trail and policy enforcement layer needed for regulatory compliance without requiring manual monitoring by your data team.
Automatically discovers and catalogues database metadata — schemas, tables, columns, data types, and object relationships — providing a continuously updated view of your data estate. Supports data discovery workflows and provides the foundation for governance, curation, and quality initiatives.
Captures and stores query history from your Netezza systems, making it available for analysis, performance investigation, and capacity planning. Query history can be deployed and queried via PostgreSQL servers, making it accessible to standard BI and reporting tools without requiring direct Netezza access.
Central configuration and administration of the SMF platform — managing database connections, module settings, user access, and system-level configuration. Accessible through the SMF Control Studio web interface, which provides a unified dashboard for all modules without requiring CLI access.
With Smart Database Replication maintaining a live hot standby, recovery from hardware or software failure takes minutes rather than the many hours required by conventional Netezza backup and restore procedures.
Eliminate the risk of data exposure from stale access credentials. Smart Access Control keeps your Netezza permissions continuously aligned with your corporate identity directory without any manual steps.
SuperTuning identifies exactly which objects need attention and performs only the necessary operations — maximising query performance without the overhead of blanket statistics collection or reorganisation routines.
The Data Governance and Data Curation modules enforce data policies and lifecycle rules continuously in the background — alerting on violations and applying remediation automatically — without any additional staff effort.
Smart Associates is the only independent Netezza support provider to include the full Smart Management Frameworks suite at no additional charge in our Managed Support tier. You get expert break/fix support and continuous system automation for a single flat-rate fee.
View Support TiersSmart Management Frameworks has been ported to PostgreSQL, opening up SMF's powerful automation capabilities to a far wider range of organisations. Whether you run Netezza, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or are migrating towards Databricks, Snowflake, or Redshift — SMF can be part of your management strategy.
The new SMF Control Studio provides a full web-based management interface, replacing CLI-only workflows with a modern, browser-accessible dashboard covering all modules — LDAP Sync, Event Manager, Data Governance, Data Curation, Metadata Scanner, and more.
Discuss SMF for Your PlatformDownload the Smart Management Frameworks product brochure for a complete overview of all three modules.
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Watch VideoSee how SuperGovernance monitors database query activity and flags governance rule violations automatically.
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