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Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) pros and cons

Vendor: Informatica
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Informatica Test Data Management allows most workflows to be completely automated.
Organizations working on different projects can benefit from Informatica Test Data Management.
The tool efficiently integrates with Teradata Parallel Transporter to write masked data to the Teradata warehouse.
Informatica Test Data Management is developer-friendly, allowing ETL developers to use it without extensive training.
Informatica Test Data Management provides responsive customer service and support.

CONS

There is no connection between data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and Informatica Test Data Management, resulting in redundant functionalities.
The lack of integration led to a customer not choosing Informatica Test Data Management for a specific use case.
Upgrading from version 9.7 to 10.1 posed challenges with Informatica Test Data Management, unlike other products.
Frequent rebranding and name changes cause confusion for customers.
There is a noticeable lag when opening the console, and the tool is generally slow, necessitating extensive improvements.
 

Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) Pros review quotes

Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 13, 2024
Informatica TDM is also developer-friendly, making it easy for ETL developers to pick up and use without extensive training.
Tomáš Hronek - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2024
The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse.
Mukul Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2024
We do not need to write complex SQL statements as the solution provides a GUI to perform activities.
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reviewer1236936 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2022
Informatica Test Data Management is a complete solution. I'm not very deep in the technical aspect of the solution, but most of the workflows are now completely automated. There are some minor elements where we have to still add manual parts to the implementation.
reviewer2266143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
The most valuable feature of TDM is its ability to mask data while maintaining referential integrity.
SG
May 18, 2023
Organizations working on different projects can benefit from this tool.
 

Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) Cons review quotes

Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 13, 2024
When it came time to upgrade from 9.7 to 10.1, we could upgrade all the other products, but there was an issue with TDM. It seemed like they weren't ready for the upgrade.
Tomáš Hronek - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2024
The UI experience is a little bit old. When applying more than 80 columns, it means doing it in phases, as it won't allow it in one go.
Mukul Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 24, 2024
There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end.
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reviewer1236936 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2022
Informatica has a data governance suite, and at the moment, there is no connection between the data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and the Informatica Test Data Management software. For example, the data discovery which is part of both solutions is two separate things. If you have a data discovery in the data catalog, then we cannot use it for Informatica Test Data Management purposes and vice versa. The same software vendor, has two different products, with the same functionality. There's was no need to separate things. This is something which was a problem in a use case of the customer where this was the reason why they didn't choose the Informatica solution.
reviewer2266143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor.
SG
May 18, 2023
Probably the ideal time testing site, utilizing self-service for real-time testing, could be an area for improvement.