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BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data vs IBM Security Guardium Data Protection comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC Compuware Topaz Enterpr...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (10th), Data Masking (12th)
IBM Security Guardium Data ...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Database Development and Management Tools solutions, they serve different purposes. BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 1.6% compared to last year.
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection, on the other hand, focuses on Database Security, holds 32.4% mindshare, up 29.8% since last year.
Test Data Management
Database Security
 

Featured Reviews

PM
Jul 2, 2024
Good for large amounts of data and has a variety of use cases but can be complex to use
We do development for our customers and we use Topaz to do backend systems for some Latin American banks. It's for enterprise data. It runs on AWS. I'm working on performance testing to do batch performance tests doing step functions with AWS for processes running through the database.  The…
Muzzamil Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 26, 2024
Offers vulnerability analyzer with easily integration with other IBM solutions
We are currently facing a challenge because it does not offer data encryption by default, only data masking. When we decide to implement data encryption, we must purchase an additional add-on, which incurs extra costs. Data encryption and data masking often work together in organizations. Therefore, using different products for these functions, such as Oracle for data management and a plugin for data masking, creates a burden on our systems. We have to install and manage multiple agents, like Oracle's light agents and IBM's agents. IBM should include data encryption in its standard package. This would streamline operations and reduce the complexity and cost of managing separate data protection solutions. Currently, it supports cross-platform integration but does not support integration with flat file databases. IBM Guardium integrates well with international databases like MySQL and Oracle, making it easy to use with these systems. We need to develop a plugin to integrate flat file databases with Guardium.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Test data management capabilities are good."
"The purpose of EBM Guardium is to monitor database activity and who is accessing it. This is the most valuable feature."
"The reporting side is also very, very good, especially its flexibility which allows you to tailor the reports to whatever information you want."
"The solution supports a lot of databases."
"From the perspective of analysis and prevention, this product is pretty accurate."
"We also use IBM Guardium to support security initiatives and compliance policies. For example, our audit area can verify if someone has access to information that they shouldn't have, for their regular job functions."
"Accelerators is one of the big functions they have out there. It gives you canned reports that you don't have to make yourself, they're out there by being part of the patch. You just have to fill your information in to some of the already built groups, for your environment, and it automates a lot of that. That has definitely helped improve things."
"It sends out an immediate alert when there's suspicious activity."
"You could easily throw it onto a VM or add additional hardware. One central manager supports about a hundred managed units, so scalability is excellent.​"
 

Cons

"It's a very complicated tool."
"Guardium's storage capabilities could use some improvement. I'd also like to have some better integration using digital technology or a connector."
"We deal with updates manually on Sundays and sometimes face bugs with the newer versions."
"I would like to see streamlining of some of the agent features, some of the patches; make it a little bit more user-friendly on the documentation."
"One of the limitations that everyone who uses Guardium knows is its ability for back-end reporting. The ability to collect it sometimes is easier than the ability to retrieve it, use it, or give a good representation of it for incidence response or questions which come from the different people who want to use the data."
"Guardium could be improved in the area of data encryption."
"I would like them to support cloud services."
"The price of this solution is quite high for smaller organizations, so they should release a version that is affordable for small and medium-sized businesses."
"There could be a feature to integrate and protect multiple databases. The local support services need improvements as well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We haven't talked much about pricing and licencing. But it is not cheap for sure"
"The product's pricing is reasonable and affordable. It is in the moderate range."
"The price of Guardium is higher than the main competitor, Imperva. In addition, it's complex as the calculation of the licensing is done by Processor Value Unit (PVU). However, before purchasing a DAP solution, it is important to analyze specific points to evaluate the cost-benefit of each tool. For example: Does the environment to be monitored have mainframes? If so, it's a point for Guardium. If not, a point for Imperva. Note: IBM is looking into a new licensing policy and reducing the price of Guardium."
"Guardium's pricing is quite high, but it gives good value for money for all sizes of enterprises, especially for partners."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The price is good for the quality of the solution."
"It is not an expensive product. We purchase its yearly license."
"The tool is not cheap, but it is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data?
It's a very complicated tool. Sometimes the customer wants better, faster transaction times. They want the solution to move as fast as possible. We're trying to scale and grow our application with ...
What is your primary use case for BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data?
We do development for our customers and we use Topaz to do backend systems for some Latin American banks. It's for enterprise data. It runs on AWS. I'm working on performance testing to do batch pe...
How does IBM Guardium Data Protection compare with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security?
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is a solution for database security from IBM that gives complete visibility, control, and analysis to secure sensitive data and comply with regulations. IBM S...
What do you like most about IBM Guardium Data Protection?
It sends out an immediate alert when there's suspicious activity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Guardium Data Protection?
I can't provide details on the pricing because I don't deal with the billing. We have a big package with QRadar, Guardium, and other tools.
 

Also Known As

Topaz Enterprise Data, Topaz for Enterprise Data
InfoSphere Guardium, Guardium, IBM Guardium
 

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Sample Customers

TCF Financial, Mutual of Omaha, FBL Leasing
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