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IBM Security Guardium Data Protection vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is valued for saving time, money, and enhancing compliance, despite challenging ROI quantification.
Sentiment score
7.1
Informatica Cloud enhances data quality and processes, with ROI influenced by master data, change management, and adoption rates.
The investment return was good because IBM Security Guardium Data Protection provided significant security and compliance benefits.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
IBM Security Guardium's support is responsive but inconsistent, with U.S. support praised and issues highlighted in India and South Asia.
Sentiment score
6.9
Informatica offers strong support, praised for expertise but needing consistent response times; priority and contracts affect service quality.
I did not receive support from IBM.
Due to the tool's maturity limitations, solutions are not always simple and often require workarounds.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection excels in scalability, supporting diverse databases, despite some complexity and resource demands in large environments.
Sentiment score
7.3
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud offers scalable solutions, handling large volumes with proper planning and excellent documentation for user satisfaction.
As a SaaS platform, IDMC is quite scalable and provides complete flexibility.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
IBM Security Guardium is stable with occasional setup and performance issues, effectively managed by support and updates.
Sentiment score
7.7
Informatica IDMC is generally reliable despite occasional issues, with strong vendor support ensuring minimal downtime and manageable bugs.
Stability is crucial because IDMC holds business-critical data, and it needs to be available all the time for business users.
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Security Guardium needs better file monitoring, interface, reporting, speed, integration, and performance with enhanced cloud support and analytics.
Informatica IDMC needs UI improvements, better automation, pricing review, enhanced support, and performance enhancements for optimal usability.
Improving the tool learning process would be beneficial.
The tool needs to mature in terms of category-specific attributes or dynamic attributes.
 

Setup Cost

IBM Security Guardium Data Protection offers comprehensive but expensive solutions, now priced by servers, benefiting large enterprises despite costs.
Informatica IDMC pricing is high, varies by project, and often suits large enterprises with negotiable options.
Guardium is an expensive tool because it is targeted towards corporate enterprises.
It ranges from a quarter million to a couple of million a year.
 

Valuable Features

IBM Guardium offers real-time monitoring, customizable reporting, and robust integration, enhancing data protection and compliance across platforms.
Informatica IDMC provides flexible data management with seamless integration, AI capabilities, and robust governance for efficient data handling.
The most valuable features, in my opinion, included the alerts and protections for specific tables and fields.
The platform's ability to pull in data from other platforms without the need for an additional integration tool enhances its appeal.
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Security Guardium Data ...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Database Security (1st)
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
182
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (13th), Business-to-Business Middleware (4th), API Management (8th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (2nd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Database Development and Management Tools solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is designed for Database Security and holds a mindshare of 32.0%, up 31.1% compared to last year.
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), on the other hand, focuses on Data Management Platforms (DMP), holds 16.7% mindshare, up 14.1% since last year.
Database Security
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmer Faisel Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers mature agents, compliance reporting and reliable database security
The solution should allow the data to shift to a centralized repository with elastic servers and big data infrastructure. If a customer searches for old logs for retention purposes, there are limitations on appliances once they are set with specific hardware, so they can only be changed by uninstalling or reinstalling the hardware. The solution's aggregator feature allows data aggregation, but for instance, if a customer wants a project ready in two years, having an Elasticsearch in DB or the capacity to store huge amounts of data would be beneficial in data investigation or evaluation at an affordable cost. Some AI features should be added to IBM Security Guardium Data Protection. For example, the AI features implemented in the solution can be anomaly detection or suspicious activity identification.
Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers profiling and address standardization but can be complicated
Informatica Data Quality has its data warehouse, primarily using Oracle and some SQL databases. You need a database to host the data. The cleansed version of the data is stored in the data warehouse. It integrates with PowerCenter and other Informatica tools. The integration details can be complex, but a regional setup is involved in this process. Profiling smaller datasets, such as 10,000-50,000 records, worked fine. However, unexpected issues could arise with larger datasets, such as thousands of records or more, especially with tables containing many columns. Handling tables with fifty or more columns can be challenging, even in Excel. A mismatch in data types could cause the entire system to crash. Continual enhancements are being made to address these issues, which can be unique to specific industries like finance and healthcare.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Guardium Data Protection?
The pricing is good, and I have no problem with it. Although there is no flexibility to compete with other products, it generally costs between one hundred and three hundred thousand per year depen...
What do you like most about IBM Security Guardium Data Protection?
The features I like are the robust policies, which allow us to create customized monitoring based on specific activities.
How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?
Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...
Which Informatica product would you choose - PowerCenter or Cloud Data Integration?
Complex transformations can easily be achieved using PowerCenter, which has all the features and tools to establish a real data governance strategy. Additionally, PowerCenter is able to manage huge...
What are the biggest benefits of using Informatica Cloud Data Integration?
When it comes to cloud data integration, this solution can provide you with multiple benefits, including: Overhead reduction by integrating data on any cloud in various ways Effective integration ...
 

Also Known As

InfoSphere Guardium, Guardium, IBM Guardium
ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
 

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The Travel Company, Carbonite
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