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Broadcom Test Data Manager pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

Broadcom Test Data Manager allows fast data masking at the source environment, eliminating the need for encrypted data transfer.
The tool facilitates significant time savings by automating data management processes, including synthetic data creation and automated testing.
It provides excellent scalability, handling both small and large data sets efficiently.
Broadcom Test Data Manager supports synthetic data generation with flexibility for complex rules and combinations, ensuring data privacy and meeting specific regulatory requirements.
The combination of extract, mask, load, and synthetic data creation offered by Broadcom Test Data Manager meets diverse client needs efficiently.

CONS

Users report slow data delivery speeds from Broadcom Test Data Manager, specifically with databases like Teradata, which affects efficiency.
Challenges arise with the initial setup of Broadcom Test Data Manager, including network and firewall issues, which require extensive troubleshooting.
Testers face difficulties with Broadcom Test Data Manager when managing high volumes of data or handling multiple environments, as data management features are limited.
Integration with various utilities and support for a wider range of data sources, such as cloud-native SaaS solutions, is lacking in Broadcom Test Data Manager.
Extended functionality is needed in Broadcom Test Data Manager for tasks like data warehousing and integration with tools like Jira for efficient task management.
 

Broadcom Test Data Manager Pros review quotes

Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
TDM Architect at T-Mobile
Jan 10, 2024
The solution has a portal where we can create data. We can also create synthetic data with the help of the product. We can use it to create a new data set in the database, eliminating many issues. The product helps with data accuracy and availability.
PL
Test data management consultant at Tech Mahindra Limited
May 12, 2023
Data generation, data masking, and data subsetting are three key features of this tool.
MH
Senior Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 11, 2023
The solution is very user-friendly. For instance, if I wanted to create a project with Data Generation, Data sub-setting, Selective sub-setting, and Data Marketing, it can be easily done in TDM. And if you want to export these project definitions from one system to another, it can be done with just one click.
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PD
Senior Technology Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aug 12, 2022
Broadcom TDM's best feature is the self-service portal.
PD
Senior Technology Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 30, 2021
The combination of extract, mask, and load, along with synthetic data, is what is generally needed by any of our clients, and CA TDM has really good compatibility in both of the areas.
VB
Practice Head - Digital Testing at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 17, 2021
The synthetic data generation is really good... You can write rules and create permutations and combinations according to your needs. Or you can take a snippet of the Prod data and replicate it.
GE
IT Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 26, 2019
The data generation is one of the most valuable features because we are able to write a lot of rules. We have some specific rules here in Turkey, for example, Turkish ID IBAN codes for banks.
FrontLin0598 - PeerSpot reviewer
Front Line Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 27, 2018
I like the integration a lot. We use the test matching feature and the ability to make and find data.
it_user628044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager /Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant
May 8, 2018
Data privatization (GDPR enable), synthetic test data generation, and test data provisioning are its main interesting features.
it_user797949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Domain Manager at KeyBank National Association
Jan 7, 2018
It removes manual intervention. A lot of the time that we've spent previously was always manually, as an individual running SQL scripts against databases, or manually going through a UI to create data. These solutions allow us to incorporate automation and self-service to eliminate all of our manual efforts.
 

Broadcom Test Data Manager Cons review quotes

Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
TDM Architect at T-Mobile
Jan 10, 2024
Broadcom Test Data Manager is for data management. I would like to see some extension with data warehousing concerning ETL. It should also integrate with Jira or other reporting tools. Currently, after creating data, we update tickets and other information in various tools. This would enable us to attach relevant files or information to specific tickets.
PL
Test data management consultant at Tech Mahindra Limited
May 12, 2023
I would say implementing test data management requires a lot of effort and time...Even if you have experienced people, it takes time.
MH
Senior Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 11, 2023
I would request to extend the data source support because there are a lot of cloud-native SaaS-based solutions in the market. Like, Azure has its data sources, Amazon-specific data sources, and there are a lot of proprietary data sources outside as well. I recommend the team to expand the data source support.
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PD
Senior Technology Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aug 12, 2022
Broadcom TDM takes a long time to import documents, which wastes time that could be spent on other things.
PD
Senior Technology Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 30, 2021
It has a feature called TDM Portal, where testers can find test data by themselves, based on multiple models. They can reserve the data so that it belongs to one group or individual. Obviously, that data is not available to anybody else... This feature is for one environment. But if a different group of testers wanted that data for a different environment, they can't use it via CA TDM. That feature doesn't exist.
VB
Practice Head - Digital Testing at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Mar 17, 2021
The integration with various utilities is also really important. That still has to happen. That's a major area for improvement.
GE
IT Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 26, 2019
There are different modules for masking. There is a portal and there is a standalone application as well. The standalone application is more old-fashioned. When you write rules on this old-fashioned interface, because it has more complex functions available for use, you can't migrate them to the portal.
FrontLin0598 - PeerSpot reviewer
Front Line Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 27, 2018
When we publish a lot data into the target, sometimes it is not able to handle it.
it_user628044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager /Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant
May 8, 2018
Needs improvement on SAP test data generation for SAP testing.
it_user797949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Domain Manager at KeyBank National Association
Jan 7, 2018
All financial institutions are based on mainframes, so they're never going to go away. There are ppportunities to increase functionality and efficiencies within the mainframe solution, within this TDM product.