Getting started with Cloud Pak for Data
New to IBM® Cloud Pak for Data? The following resources can help you get familiar with the platform.
What is Cloud Pak for Data?
Cloud Pak for Data is your go-to platform for data governance, analytics, and collaboration. The platform helps you spend less time looking for your data and more time working with it.
You can use Cloud Pak for Data to:
- Modernize your data ecosystem
- Derive insight from your data
- Infuse your business with AI
- And so much more
With Cloud Pak for Data, you can connect to all your data, no matter where it lives. The platform includes a large catalog of services that are designed to work together.
The services that are installed on Cloud Pak for Data determine the tools that you have access to and the tasks that you can complete.
How can I tell what services are installed?
You can see which services are installed from the Services catalog. To access the services catalog:
- Open the navigation menu.
- Select .
If a service is already installed, it is marked as either Available or Enabled:
- Available
- The service is installed, but an administrator must deploy an instance of the service before you can use it.
- Enabled
- The service is installed and ready to use. Depending on the service, you might need to be given explicit access to the service before you can use it.
What permissions do I have?
You can see what permissions you have from your profile. Your permissions are determined by the roles that are assigned to you.
To see what roles are assigned to you:
- Click your avatar in the toolbar.
- Click Profile and settings.
- Open the Roles tab.
The permissions that are associated with your role (or roles) are listed in the Enabled permissions column.
