Re: data masking

From: kyle Hailey <kylelf_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:30:52 -0700
Message-ID: <CADsdiQigkG=nzNSajXrkY68u9cLUkvu+t12GyOpOuNEFDV8dUg_at_mail.gmail.com>



forgot of course Informatica - http://www.informatica.com/Pages/index.aspx

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:59 AM, kyle Hailey <kylelf_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm looking for feedback on data masking products. By data masking, I mean
> data obfuscation so that sensitive data can be innaccessible on development
> and QA copies of the production databases.
>
> The data masking thread has come up a few times on Oracle-L over the years
> but I haven't seen much in the way of recommendations.
> As far as options go there is
>
> - Oracle - of course
> - IBM Optim
> http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/data-management/optim-solutions/data-privacy-pci.html
>
> just yesterday I went to a presentation at NOCOUG by
>
> - Axis Technologies http://www.axistechnologyllc.com/
>
> and previously mentioned on Oracle-L are
>
> - Datamasker http://www.datamasker.com/
> - Camouflage http://www.datamasking.com/
> - http://www.net2000ltd.com/
>
> My unsubstantiated guess, having worked at Oracle for 13 years, several of
> those years in the OEM group, is that Oracle's approach to data masking will
> be expensive, inefficiently complex , pretty buggy not to mention missing
> some key functionality. Oracle can get away with a lot given it's marketing
> presence.
> I hear most talk in the industry about IBM Optim.
> The presentation from Axis at NoCOUG was good and they seem to understand
> the domain well.
> The other options I know nothing about.
>
> Has anyone used any of these products and/or have any feedback on them?
>
>
> Thanks
> Kyle
>

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