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Static Data Masking vs. Dynamic Data Masking: What’s the Best Approach?

By Ilker Taskaya posted 10-01-2024
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Hear from Delphix experts on the key differences between static data masking vs. dynamic data masking. Plus, find out why static data masking is better. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here July 30, 2024. S tatic data masking vs. dynamic data masking: which is better at data masking ? Spoiler alert for this blog: static data masking is the best approach in non-production environments! What Is Static Data Masking? Static data masking is the process of replacing sensitive values with fictitious, yet realistic equivalents. With static data masking, data is changed and written to the data source. ...
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How Data Privacy Impacts the Application Lifecycle’s Planning Stage

By Todd Tucker posted 09-17-2024
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Employing Privacy by Design principles in the application lifecycle’s planning stage helps ensure data privacy compliance throughout the rest of the lifecycle. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here July 29, 2024. A Quick Overview of the Application Lifecycle Stages Data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA place requirements on application teams throughout the several stages of the application’s lifecycle. For the majority of this blog, we’ll focus on planning and how data privacy requirements impact planning. But first, here’s an overview of each stage. Planning As the first stage of ...
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The Tightrope of Innovation: Balancing Innovation vs. Security Risks in the Business

By Michael Torok posted 09-03-2024
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Innovation vs. risk how well is your business walking that tightrope? This article was originally published by Bob Bragdon on the Delphix website here June 27, 2024. W hile innovation continues to be a top priority for businesses, it often results in an increase in the volume of sensitive data that needs to be identified and protected. And that can increase the security risks. An increase in sensitive data was confirmed by the US Security & Innovation Study, conducted in the first quarter of 2024 by Delphix and RiskStrat Advisory . The survey-based research of 61 CISOs in the United States explored the intersection of innovation ...
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The Secret to Faster Development Speed? DevOps Test Data Management

By Jason Axelrod posted 08-20-2024
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Test data management (TDM) needs to evolve to keep pace with today's development speed requirements. Find out how to rethink TDM with DevOps This article was originally published on the Delphix website here June 25, 2024. I n today’s digitally driven markets, business speed practically equals software development speed. As software accrues greater importance in determining a business’s success in the market, adopting modern software development methodologies such as Agile and DevOps have become crucial for accelerating businesses’ software delivery timelines. DevOps builds on Agile principles to significantly enhance developers’ ...
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Breaking Away: Alternatives to VMWare for Hosting Delphix

By Michael Torok posted 07-24-2024
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As avoidable costs rise due to business decisions outside your control, use Delphix to break away from your VMware Hypervisor. This article is original to the Delphix Community site and is the work of Sean Nothdurft and Michael Torok. W hether you have always kept an eye on cost, or you have recently noticed a spike in costs associated with your Hypervisor selection, choice needs to be in your control. We recognize that Delphix itself is dependent on your having a Hypervisor solution and want to ensure you remain in control. It is no secret that VMware has seen significant pricing increases since the acquisition by Broadcom 1,2,3 ...
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Migrating Delphix CLI Toolkits: dxtoolkit to dct-toolkit

By Nicholas Mathison posted 07-19-2024
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Migrating Delphix CLI Toolkits: dxtoolkit to dct -toolkit Overview The Delphix Self - Service (Jet Stream) end-of-support date was announced for September 2025 . This date has encouraged many Delphix customers to transition to Data Control Tower (DCT) . And while the UI is an important part of the experience, the dxtoolkit , an open-source com mand line interface (CLI), must be considered and migrated as well. Fortunately, DCT has introduced its own supported CLI, called dct -toolkit . In this blog post, we’ll cover the differences between dxtoolkit and dct ...
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Applying DevOps Test Data Management to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

By Jason Axelrod posted 07-16-2024
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DevOps test data management quickly prepares data to be used by AI/ML models in the most efficient way possible This article was originally published on the Delphix website here April 26, 2024. I t’s tough to think of a recent technology that has so thoroughly captured the attention of the public and the business world alike as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), collectively known as AI/ML. Models like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 continue to make headlines, with the public exploring AI/ML applications from conducting symphonies to devising workout plans . At the same time, many enterprises are already leveraging AI/ML ...
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The Link Between DevOps Test Data Management and a Great Developer Experience

By Jason Axelrod posted 07-02-2024
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Removing test data bottlenecks will empower developers, improve the developer experience, and increase business growth This article was originally published on the Delphix website here April 18, 2024. In 2020, McKinsey surveyed 440 companies and 100 technology experts to measure how software development affected business growth. In their report , the global consultancy noted that software development could improve a business’s performance by, “empowering developers, creating the right environment for them to innovate, and removing points of friction.” McKinsey found that companies who focused on these capabilities had 60% higher shareholder ...
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Delphix Compliance Services for Azure

By Jatinder Luthra posted 06-21-2024
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New Era of Data Pipelines: Extract, Mask, Deliver In today's interconnected world, where data flows freely across borders and boundaries, businesses face myriad of challenges when it comes to safeguarding sensitive information. From regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA and CCPA to the ever-present threat of cyberattacks and data breaches, the stakes have never been higher. That's where data masking comes into play, serving as a bulwark against the rising tide of data insecurity. By prioritizing enterprise-wide data compliance, businesses can not only mitigate risks and uphold regulatory standards but also foster a culture of trust and transparency ...
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Legacy File and Mainframe Profiling End of Life

By Claire McManus posted 06-20-2024
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Introduction The legacy profiler for file and mainframe connectors is deprecated as of release 24.0. It will reach End of Life and be removed from Delphix Continuous Compliance in a further four months in release 28.0. All legacy profiling will reach End of Life at that time. Only ASDD profiling will be available from release 28.0 and onward. This guide explains how to check if you are using the legacy profiler in any profiling jobs and how to update these jobs to use the Automated Sensitive Data Discovery (ASDD) profiler. This notice applies to both file and mainframe connectors. A notice for database connectors was released previously. How ...
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2024 State of DevOps Report Highlights Need for Security and Compliance in Platform Engineering

By Todd Tucker posted 06-18-2024
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Given the sensitivity of many test data sources, proper guardrails for test data management must be included in internal developer platforms to ensure data security and compliance This article was originally published on the Delphix website here April 10, 2024. T wo weeks ago, Perforce completed its previously announced acquisition of Delphix. This means that Delphix is now part of a broad portfolio of DevOps-focused solutions that includes Puppet , a pioneer of infrastructure as code and DevOps. In mid-March, Puppet revealed the results of its annual State of DevOps research, based upon responses from 474 participants around the world. ...
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OCI Base Database Service Guide

By Derek Vanderveer posted 06-03-2024
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OCI Base Database Service Guide Users of Oracle Cloud's Base Database Service (BDS) can integrate with a Delphix Continuous Data engine by following the guide below. Base Database Service VM Configuration T he OCI instance created to run the Base Database Service has some configuration details that affect how it can be used with Delphix . Certain key configuration files are managed by Chef The following files have a comment at the top indicating that they are managed by Chef, and that local changes will be overwritten: / etc /ssh/ sshd_config / ...
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Delphix Self-Service to DCT: Bookmark, VDB, and User Migration

By Nicholas Mathison posted 05-31-2024
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October 2024 Update When this blog post was originally written, we had not yet introduced support for multi-VDB container migration and its replacement functionality, the VDB Group, was minimal. In September's v22 release, that all changed! If your Delphix Self-Service configuration takes advantage of a single container with multiple VDBs, we highly recommend DCT v22+ before continuing. Learn more about the DCT v22 release here! Summary In March 2024, Delphix Self-Service (Jet Stream) was announced to have end-of-life and to be replaced with the Data Control Tower (DCT) Developer Experience offering. The popular ...
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How Sensitive Data Sprawl is Hurting Your Organization’s Data Management

By Todd Tucker posted 05-21-2024
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Proliferating non-production environments are causing sensitive data sprawl and impeding data compliance and protection in organizations. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here March 19, 2024. Any data security officer will tell you that protecting sensitive data is a constantly-evolving uphill battle. The threat landscape is always changing , while new vulnerabilities are discovered at an ever-increasing (and frightening) rate. The accelerating sprawl of sensitive data in enterprise environments only complicates this challenge. In most companies, data security officers simply have a bigger and growing ...
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Delphix End of Support Announcement for RHEL v4/v5 and AIX v5.3/v6.1 Environment Hosts

By Nicholas Mathison posted 05-15-2024
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Hi, We are reaching out to inform you that Delphix is deprecating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v4/v5 and IBM Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) v5.3/v6.1 environments for Delphix Continuous Data Engine and all data source connectors on May 31st, 2024. These environment versions will reach the end of Primary Support, three months later, on August 31st, 2024, and then the end of Extended Support, 18 months later, on April 30, 2026. We must regularly reevaluate our support matrices to continually advance our products. The selected environment versions have been out of support for several years. With this in mind, we will drop support for ...
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How Software Defects Increase Customer Churn and Cost Businesses Millions of Dollars

By Jason Axelrod posted 05-07-2024
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Updating test data management processes can reduce software defects and the costs of repairing them. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here March 13, 2024. Walmart founder Sam Walton famously said, “There’s only one boss. The customer.” Customers are any business’s lifeblood, but acquiring new customers can cost four to five times more than retaining existing customers, per Forbes . So, it’s just as important to retain customers as it is to acquire new ones. But maintaining a strong customer base is easier said than done, as customers can be fickle— 60% of customers would stop doing business with a company ...
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3 Reasons Why Your Business Should Reevaluate Data Governance Procedures

By Felipe Casali posted 04-23-2024
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AI’s influence, data compliance, and non-production vulnerabilities give businesses ample reasons to evolve their data governance procedures This article was originally published on the Delphix website here February 21, 2024. A s businesses continue to amass vast amounts of data, the need for robust data governance procedures has become more critical than ever. Examining data governance procedures has long been a crucial practice for businesses that collect data because it ensures that collected data is managed, stored, and utilized in a secure, compliant, and efficient manner. It also enhances data quality, risk mitigation, and better decision ...
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Redundant Data May Be Hurting Both Your Bottom Line and the Environment

By Jason Axelrod posted 04-09-2024
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Updating test data management processes can reduce a business’s storage footprint, IT budget spend, and greenhouse gas emissions This article was originally published on the Delphix website here February 13, 2024. How many copies of test data are currently floating around your organization’s non-production environments? That’s not always an easy question to answer, as not all copies of test data within enterprises are monitored or even accounted for. In fact, many businesses maintain non-production environments in which a striking 90% of the data is redundant, according to Delphix . These unaccounted data copies within non-production ...
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Data Control Tower (DCT) - Installation Cheat Sheet

By Nicholas Mathison posted 04-02-2024
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Data Control Tower (DCT) Installation Cheat Sheet Summary Data Control Tower (DCT) is Delphix’s data governance solution. DCT sits above Continuous Data, Continuous Compliance, andHyperscale Compliance, where it continuously monitors and directs usage of the engines through an HTTPS connection. DCT is a Dockerized product that is traditionally installed on a containerized platform. Starting with DCT v22, we began offering an Appliance installation approach, just like the other Delphix Engines. This guide is meant to assist with the first-time installation of DCT. Audience Kubernetes Installation Traditional Delphix Administrators ...
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Unleashing the Full Potential of CI/CD to Empower Enterprises

By Felipe Casali posted 03-26-2024
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Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) promises to revolutionize software delivery, elevate collaboration, mitigate risks, and accelerate time-to-market This article was originally published on the Delphix website here February 6, 2024. I n the fast-paced realm of enterprise software development, the need for agility, efficiency, and reliability has never been more crucial. Enterprise software developers are continuously looking for ways to speed up their software development processes without sacrificing quality. Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) has emerged as a transformative technology, promising ...
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