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Best Practices: Data Masking for Complex System Integration Test Environments
We have recently launched a major project for an international bank that represents one of the more interesting, complex use cases for data masking that we have ever encountered. This organization has a mandate to move its application testing to an offshore model for 70+ tightly integrated applications that are core to the bank’s operations. The business drivers for this initiative are cost reduction and faster software test cycles.
Archiving Structured and Unstructured Data
In my client travels recently, we have been hearing an increasing need for the ability to archive both structured and unstructured data in their enterprise applications. Turns out that many mission-critical applications in a variety of industries--healthcare, energy, financial services--contain not only traditional structured data models in their relational databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server), but also unstructured data. Typically, the unstructured data is encapsulated as attachments in long database fields (Binary Large Objects--BLOBs), in the form of PDFs, Office documents, engineering drawings, and the like; or as textual information (Character Large Objects--CLOBs).
Observations on Retiring Enterprise Applications
I've been encountering a consistent pattern already in 2012, with companies who are launching enterprise-wide application retirement initiatives. For example, I was with a major international biotech company this week with a typical profile: a portfolio with ~500 applications in a traditionally decentralized model that grew out of an acquisition strategy over many years. The company has made a strategic decision to standardize its applications on a new ERP platform (SAP), and is moving full speed ahead toward a 2013 implementation.
Announcing a New Data Archiving Relationship
We’re very pleased to be part of a new data archiving product release for our newest software partner—Revitas. Revitas is a newly-branded company, previously called iMany, that is a leader in the contract management software market. iMany enjoyed a dominant share in the pharmaceutical industry, and Revitas is now relaunching the company to broaden its products into other industries as well, with a new product version.
The State of the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Market
A very timely report just came out by Gartner providing an update on the state of the database archiving market, with five-year growth projections. It resonates very well with what we are observing in our EDM practice. Highlights:
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