vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
To compare the specifications of old and new Intel processors, go to [Intel processors product specifications page](https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark.html@Processors). Newer processors tend to have more processor cores and typically run at slower clock speeds than older variants.

If you have a workload that is processor-bound, meaning that the performance is limited by the speed of the processor, choose a processor that has fewer cores and a higher clock speed. If you run many workloads that aren't constrained by processor speed, choose a processor with more cores and a similar, or slower, clock speed.
* How do I choose my new operating system?

Compatibility and functionality are two of the main influencers when you choose a new operating system. Older versions of operating systems can present challenges with migration. Installation media might not be compatible and the server hardware might not be supported by the older operating system. The best course of action is to compare specs and ensure that the operating system is compatible. You must verify that the necessary development tools and operating system or middleware functions are available on the new platform. In general, Linux type systems are better at supporting older applications on newer versions of the operating system than Windows.

For more information, contact the [Client Success team](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/data-centers/?focusArea=WCP%20-%20Pooled%20CSM&contactmodule).
* What bandwidth do I get with my new configuration?

You receive a current bandwidth package that is most closely related to the package you currently have. The rate for that package is whatever your current rate or package includes.
* How do I copy data from my old server to the new one?

You can copy applications and application data from your old server to your new one. For more information, see [Migrating resources to a different data center](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-migrate-data-center).
* Do I need to set up my networking at the new site?

Most likely, your networking needs to change to work with the new servers and site.
[Revoking a credential that is tied to your instance URL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-revoke-instance-url-style-credential)Revoking a credential that is tied to your instance URL

In IBM Cloud®, you create a new service credential by using the IBM Cloud Dashboard or the IBM Cloud CLI. This step always produces a new username and password combination as your IBM® Cloudant® for IBM Cloud® legacy credentials. As expected, deleting the service credential effectively revokes access for any applications that use those credentials.

Cloudant



* 10 minutes
* 2023-03-30



[Creating a web-based To-Do list](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-web-based-todo-list)Creating a web-based To-Do list

Create a simple web-based to-do list to get familiar with the basic IBM Cloud features.

Cloudant



* 2023-04-06



[Using the IBM Cloudant Dashboard](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-navigate-the-dashboard)Using the IBM Cloudant Dashboard

By using the IBM® Cloudant® for IBM Cloud® Dashboard, you create an IBM Cloudant database, populate the database with data, and retrieve data by using queries or API endpoints. For more information about API endpoints, see the API and SDK reference.

Cloudant



* 20 minutes
* 2023-04-11



[Migrating an Enterprise plan to a Lite or Standard plan](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-migrating-an-enterprise-plan-to-a-lite-or-standard-plan)Migrating an Enterprise plan to a Lite or Standard plan

Migration from the Enterprise plans to IBM Cloudant Lite or Standard plans includes these tasks, which are described in the following steps.

Cloudant



* 30 minutes
* 2023-04-06
Qiskit Runtime plans 

The Qiskit Runtime service offers these plans for running quantum programs:



* Lite Plan: Simulator access plan (free)
* Standard Plan: Quantum hardware and simulator access plan





 Lite plans 

A free plan that gives you access to quantum simulators to help you get started with Qiskit Runtime. It does not include access to IBM Quantum systems. The following simulators are included in this plan:



* ibmq_qasm_simulator: A general-purpose simulator for simulating quantum circuits both ideally and subject to noise modeling. The simulation method is automatically selected based on the input circuits and parameters.



* Type: General, context-aware
* Simulatable Qubits: 32



* simulator_statevector: Simulates a quantum circuit by computing the wave function of the qubit’s state vector as gates and instructions are applied. Supports general noise modeling.



* Type: Schrödinger wave function
* Simulated Qubits: 32



* simulator_mps: A tensor-network simulator that uses a Matrix Product State (MPS) representation for the state that is often more efficient for states with weak entanglement.



* Type: Matrix Product State
* Simulated Qubits: 100



* simulator_stabilizer: An efficient simulator of Clifford circuits. Can simulate noisy evolution if the noise operators are also Clifford gates.



* Type: Clifford
* Simulated Qubits: 5000



* simulator_extended_stabilizer: Approximates the action of a quantum circuit by using a ranked-stabilizer decomposition. The number of non-Clifford gates determines the number of stabilizer terms.



* Type: Extended Clifford (for example, Clifford+T)
* Simulated Qubits: 63









 Standard plan 

A pay-as-you-go plan for accessing IBM Quantum systems and simulators. Build your own programs and access all the benefits of Qiskit Runtime by running on real quantum hardware.





 Pricing overview 

The Lite plan is free. The Standard plan charges you per Qiskit Runtime second when running on physical systems. The following diagram illustrates what is included in a QR second.
You can find their root certificates on the [DigiCert Trusted Root Authority Certificates](https://www.digicert.com/kb/digicert-root-certificates.htm) page. IBM Cloudant sends a notification if we move to a different certificate authority. 
 Endpoints All IBM Cloudant instances are provided with external endpoints that are publicly accessible. Dedicated Hardware environments created after 1 January 2019 outside of the EU-managed cloud also add internal endpoints for all Standard plan instances deployed on them. Using internal endpoints allows customers to connect to an IBM Cloudant instance through the internal IBM Cloud® network to avoid upstream application traffic from going over the public network and incurring bandwidth charges. For more information, see [Service Endpoint documentation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-service-endpoints-overview) for more details on enabling Service Endpoints for your IBM Cloud® account. 
 IP allowlisting IBM Cloudant customers, who have a dedicated IBM Cloudant environment, can allowlist IP addresses to restrict access to only specified servers and users. IP allowlisting isn't available for any IBM Cloud Public Lite or Standard plans that are deployed on multi-tenant environments. Open a support ticket to request IP allowlists for a specified set of IP or IP ranges. IP allowlists apply to both the IBM Cloudant API and Dashboard, so be mindful to include any administrator IP that needs to access the IBM Cloudant Dashboard directly. 
 CORS Enable CORS support for specific domains by using the IBM Cloudant Dashboard or API. For more information, see the [CORS documentation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-cross-origin-resource-sharing). 







 Protection against data loss or corruption 

IBM Cloudant has a number of features to help you maintain data quality and availability:



Table 2. IBM Cloudant data quality and availability features

 Feature Description 

 Redundant and durable data storage By default, IBM Cloudant saves to disk three copies of every document to three different nodes in a cluster. Saving the copies ensures that a working failover copy of your data is always available, regardless of failures.
What are the benefits of using Qiskit Runtime? 

Qiskit Runtime provides access to industry-leading quantum hardware, closely coupled with IBM Cloud resources to enable optimized computing. Qiskit Runtime enables clients to experiment, learn, and prepare for a quantum-accelerated future.





 What are Qiskit Runtime primitives? 

The Qiskit Runtime primitives define abstract interfaces for common tasks that are found in quantum applications. In particular, the Sampler primitive allows a developer to investigate a nonclassical quasi-probability distribution produced by the output of a quantum circuit. The Estimator primitive allows a developer to measure quantum observables on the output of quantum circuits.





 How is the Qiskit Runtime service offering different from IBM Quantum Experience? 

Whether accessing it through IBM Cloud® or directly through IBM Quantum Experience, users can harness the power of Qiskit Runtime. Qiskit Runtime on IBM Cloud® allows users to pay only for what they use, and also makes it easy to integrate your quantum computing work with your other IBM Cloud® tools.





 Which URLs should I add to our firewall whitelist for IBM Quantum access? 



* IBM Quantum API: .quantum-computing.ibm.com
* IBM Cloud Quantum API: .quantum-computing.cloud.ibm.com
* IBM Cloud: .cloud.ibm.com







 What plans are available to use Qiskit Runtime with IBM Cloud®? 

Currently, there are two plans. The Lite plan allows the user to access only quantum simulators and is free of charge. Pay-as-you-go access to IBM Quantum hardware and simulators is provided with the Standard plan. For more information, see [Manage the cost](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/quantum-computing?topic=quantum-computing-cost).





 What is the cost of the Qiskit Runtime Standard plan? 

The Qiskit Runtime Standard plan is a pay-as-you-go service and costs $1.6 per QR second when running on physical systems.
You can find their root certificates on the [DigiCert Trusted Root Authority Certificates](https://www.digicert.com/kb/digicert-root-certificates.htm) page. IBM Cloudant sends a notification if we move to a different certificate authority. 
 Public Endpoints All IBM Cloudant instances are provided with external endpoints that are publicly accessible. 
 Private Endpoints All instances that you deploy on Dedicated Hardware plan environments also have private (internal) endpoints. Using private endpoints allows customers to connect to an IBM Cloudant instance through the internal IBM Cloud® network to avoid upstream application traffic from going over the public network and incurring bandwidth charges. For more information, see [Service Endpoint documentation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-service-endpoints-overview), and also, see documentation about [enabling Service Endpoints](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-service-endpoints) for your IBM Cloud® account. If you want to allow only a subset of IP addresses to be able to access your application, refer to IP allowlisting in the next row. 
 IP allowlisting IBM Cloudant customers, who have an IBM Cloudant Dedicated Hardware plan environment, can allowlist IP addresses to restrict access to only specified servers and users. IP allowlisting isn't available for any IBM Cloud Public Lite or Standard plans that are deployed on multi-tenant environments. Open a support ticket to request an IP allowlist for a specific set of IP addresses or IP ranges. The public and private network allowlists can be managed independently, and the public allowlist can be set to block all traffic so that all traffic is over the private endpoints. IP allowlists apply to both the IBM Cloudant API and Dashboard, so be mindful to include any administrator IP addresses that need to access the IBM Cloudant Dashboard directly. 
 CORS Enable CORS support for specific domains by using the IBM Cloudant Dashboard or API. For more information, see the [CORS API documentation](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/cloudantgetcorsinformation). 







 Protection against data loss or corruption
* What skills are required to use the Qiskit Runtime service?

The Qiskit Runtime service is meant to be accessible to anyone comfortable with Python. Use of Qiskit Runtime primitives requires expressing a problem as quantum circuits. The Qiskit application modules can facilitate this task for various application domains such as optimization, chemistry, finance, and machine learning. Creation of novel Qiskit Runtime programs requires more knowledge of the Qiskit backend interface.
* What are the benefits of using Qiskit Runtime?

Qiskit Runtime provides access to industry-leading quantum hardware, closely coupled with IBM Cloud resources to enable optimized computing. Qiskit Runtime enables clients to experiment, learn, and prepare for a quantum-accelerated future.
* What are Qiskit Runtime primitives?

The Qiskit Runtime primitives define abstract interfaces for common tasks that are found in quantum applications. In particular, the Sampler primitive allows a developer to investigate a nonclassical quasi-probability distribution produced by the output of a quantum circuit. The Estimator primitive allows a developer to measure quantum observables on the output of quantum circuits.
* How is the Qiskit Runtime service offering different from IBM Quantum Experience?

Whether accessing it through IBM Cloud® or directly through IBM Quantum Experience, users can harness the power of Qiskit Runtime. Qiskit Runtime on IBM Cloud® allows users to pay only for what they use, and also makes it easy to integrate your quantum computing work with your other IBM Cloud® tools.
* Which URLs should I add to our firewall whitelist for IBM Quantum access?



* IBM Quantum API: .quantum-computing.ibm.com
* IBM Cloud Quantum API: .quantum-computing.cloud.ibm.com
* IBM Cloud: .cloud.ibm.com



* What plans are available to use Qiskit Runtime with IBM Cloud®?

Currently, there are two plans. The Lite plan allows the user to access only quantum simulators and is free of charge. Pay-as-you-go access to IBM Quantum hardware and simulators is provided with the Standard plan.
Why was my instance of Secrets Manager deleted? 

You try to access your instance of IBM Cloud® Secrets Manager, but it was removed from your account.

  What’s happening 

Your instance of Secrets Manager is missing from your account.

  Why it’s happening 

Your instance of the service might have been deleted for one of two reasons.

On 23 March 2022, Secrets Manager introduced Standard and Trial pricing plans. As part of that release, the current Lite plan was deprecated. For more information about the deprecation timeline, see the [release notes](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secrets-manager?topic=secrets-manager-release-notes).

Instances on the Trial plan are only available for 30 days. If when the trial period ends, you choose not to upgrade your plan, the instance is removed from your account.

  How to fix it 

If you were working with an instance of the service on the Lite plan that was deleted, you can restore your instance for 7 days through the [reclamation process](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secrets-manager?topic=secrets-manager-mng-datarestore-instance). However, to continue working with the reclaimed instance, you must upgrade the instance to the Standard plan within 1 hour.
These requirements include the appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required of Business Associates in 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and C of Part 164. HIPAA must be requested at the time of provisioning and requires a representative to sign a Business Associate Addendum (BAA) agreement with IBM.

The Enterprise plan meets HIPAA requirements.





 ISO 27001/27017/27018 and ISO 27701 

Event Streams is ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and ISO 27701 certified. ISO 27001 (International Organisation for Standardisation) is an international standard for information security. ISO 27017/27018 is an information security framework for Cloud service providers. ISO 27701 is a privacy add on and requires developing and managing a privacy information management system (PIMS).

The certificates and the certified cloud products listing can be found in the [IBM Trust Center](https://www.ibm.com/trust) in section [IBM Cloud Compliance Programs - Global](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/compliance/global).

The Enterprise, Standard, and Satellite plans ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and ISO 27701 certified.





 Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) 

Event Streams Standard and Enteprise plans are certified by ISMAP (Information System Security Management and Assessment Program), the Japanese government program for assessing the security of public cloud services.

The Enterprise and Standard plans are ISMAP certified.





 Cloud Computing Compliance Controls Catalogue (C5) 

Event Streams Standard and Enterprise plans are certified to C5 (Cloud Computing Compliance Controls Catalogue) and meet the requirements for cloud security and the adoption of public cloud solutions by German government agencies.

The Enterprise and Standard plans are C5 certified.





 SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, and SOC 3 Certification 

IBM® provides a Service Organization Controls (SOC) report for Event Streams. The reports evaluate IBM's operational controls according to the criteria set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Trust Services Principles. The Trust Services Principles define adequate control systems and establish industry standards for service providers such as IBM Cloud to safeguard their customers' data and information.

You can request a SOC report from the customer portal or contact your sales representative.
Deprecation of IBM Watson IoT Platform on IBM Cloud 

IBM Watson® IoT Platform is deprecated.

The deprecated Watson IoT Platform service will be fully withdrawn on 1 December 2023. Any instances that still exist on 1 December 2023 will be deleted.



 Overview 

IBM is deprecating IBM Watson IoT Platform on 1 December 2023. From that time, access to the Watson IoT Platform APIs will no longer be available, and any remaining service instances will be deprovisioned.

IBM is committed to the industrial IoT markets, and IoT platform capabilities remain a core component of hybrid cloud solutions for Asset and Facilities Management.

The following information describes the details of the deprecation, possible migration targets for your IoT applications, and additional information.





 Timeline 

The following table describes the timeline for this deprecation.



Table 1. Stages of deprecation

 Stage Date Description 

 Announcement 22 November 2018 All IBM Cloud® users, other than users who already have an IBM Watson IoT Platform – Standard Plan or IBM Watson IoT Platform – Advanced Security Plan provisioned, are blocked from new deployments of these plans. 
 Announcement 8 September 2020 IBM Watson IoT Platform – Connection Service and Analytic Service L1 & L2 Plans are withdrawn. Only the Lite plan remains generally available. 
 Announcement October 2022 Announcement of the IBM Watson IoT Platform deprecation. All current IBM Watson IoT Platform users as of early June 2022 received an email with information about the deprecation. 
 Closure of IoT Platform Lite Plan 30 April 2023 IBM Cloud® users will no longer be able to deploy IBM Watson IoT Platform Lite Plan instances. Any inactive Lite Plan instances will expire after 30 days and will be deleted. 
 Reminders Ongoing Periodic reminders are sent to all users with running IBM Watson IoT Platform instances that the end-of-support date is coming, with increasing frequency as the date approaches. 
 End-of-Support 1 December 2023 All remaining instances of IBM Watson IoT Platform on IBM Cloud will be permanently disabled and deprovisioned. 







 IBM Watson IoT Platform deprecation details 

Some details of this announcement:



* A deprecation is a process, and we've announced the beginning of that process.
Users can reduce the approximate read throughput that is used by a replication job by adjusting the [performance-related options](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-advanced-replicationperformance-related-options) that are associated with [tuning replication speed](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Cloudant?topic=Cloudant-replication-guidetuning-replication-speed). The following table provides recommended options for users who want to reduce the read capacity used on the source database:



Table 3. Reduce read capacity

 http_connections worker_processes Approximate reads per second on source database 

 2 1 200 
 6 2 1000 
 12 3 2000 
 20 4 3000 (This value is the default.) 







 Viewing and changing capacity 

Managing the provisioned throughput capacity allocated to an instance can be done by using either the UI or API. Changes to the provisioned throughput capacity are only allowed by using the paid IBM Cloudant Standard plan. Users of the free Lite plan have a fixed amount of provisioned throughput capacity but can use the Capacity UI to estimate costs for a capacity setting on the Standard plan.



 UI - Resource Group 

If the IBM Cloudant instance is deployed in a Resource Group, you can change the capacity by following these instructions.



1. Log in to the IBM Cloud Dashboard.
2. Go to the Service Details page for the instance.
3. Click Manage > Capacity to view the current and target capacity.

Zoom

![Capacity window shows current and target capacity.](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs-content/v1/content/522c6f62358b063f921283400a601c3f9bc66f08/Cloudant/images/capacity-1.png)

Figure 1. Capacity
4. To change the target capacity, slide the capacity slider to the setting you want.
5. Click Update to Standard Plan.
6. Select the pricing plan that you want, and click Save.
7. Select the type of account that you're looking for by clicking Go.
* [CVE-2020-1752](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1752).



: For more information, see the [Istio security bulletin 2020-008](https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2020-008/)





 Change log for 1.6, released 08 July 2020 

Review the changes that are in version 1.6 of the managed Istio add-on.

Previous version
: 1.5.7

Current version
: 1.6

Updates in this version
: See the Istio release notes for [Istio 1.6](https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.6.x/announcing-1.6/).
: Support is added for the istio-knative-cluster-local-gateway-enabled and istio-monitoring-telemetry options in the [managed-istio-custom ConfigMap resource](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-istiocustomize). You can use these options to manage inclusion of Knative apps in the service mesh and the Istio telemetry enablement. Support for IBM Cloud Monitoring is enabled for Istio by default.







 Version 1.5 (unsupported) 

Version 1.5 of the managed Istio add-on is unsupported. (: deprecated)



 Differences between version 1.5 of managed and community Istio 

Review the following differences between the installation profiles of version 1.5 of the managed IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Istio and version 1.5 of the community Istio.

To see options for changing settings in the managed version of Istio, see [Customizing the version 1.5 Istio installation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-istiocustomize).



Table 1. Differences between the managed IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Istio and the community Istio

 Setting Differences in the managed Istio add-on