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IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
4.0 out of 5
 

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) Pros review quotes

it_user599013 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Analyst at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 31, 2017
Makes it really easy to obfuscate big tables involving lots of columns and to manage 100’s of tables without putting in much effort.
Technoloa76a - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 5, 2017
Optim is a great tool for enterprise data movement, data masking, data sub-setting, data comparison, and data aging.
it_user642165 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Leader in Global Technology, Corporate Systems at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 6, 2017
Reduces the need to keep expanding data storage Faster query performance with shorter batch execution times Consistent data masking and data integrity in non-production environments Efficient test data management
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it_user651513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director-Projects at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 23, 2017
The product has helped to streamline the Test Data Management (TDM) process.
it_user653673 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 26, 2017
Customer service is good.
it_user628044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager /Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant
May 5, 2017
The Data Archive or Data Growth feature is one of the very useful solutions that help organizations to manage and support their database archiving strategies.
it_user660612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Analyst at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
May 8, 2017
Data masking with consistency across databases and applications is the most valuable feature.
reviewer827295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Security Consultant at a tech services company
Feb 27, 2018
Data masking features are the most valuable, as non-production environments are used by diverse parties and data privacy has to be guaranteed.
it_user1417752 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at cigniti
May 20, 2022
I like the features compared to other tools. This tool is more flexible to use than other tools like an Oracle product or SAP product. I think IBM tools are more flexible, and this tool is also a good product.
SD
Sr. HR Execuitve - Employee Relations at HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
Feb 9, 2024
The platform's ability to generate metrics is the most valuable feature for data management. It is a user-friendly and easy-to-use tool.
 

IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) Cons review quotes

it_user599013 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Analyst at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 31, 2017
Data masking with InfoSphere Optim products creates intermediary extract files and writing the data to persistent storage, which means that extraction, masking, and insertion happen being separate processes, taking more for the process to run.
Technoloa76a - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 5, 2017
The tool needs to have more test data management features like synthetic data generation and data reservation.
it_user642165 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Leader in Global Technology, Corporate Systems at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 6, 2017
In the past, we have waited months for IBM to resolve the problem.
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it_user651513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director-Projects at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 23, 2017
Pricing and licensing is higher compared to other products.
it_user653673 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 26, 2017
The tool does not support new test data generation.
it_user628044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager /Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant
May 5, 2017
In the IBM Optim tool, the Synthetic Test Data Generation feature is lagging behind.
it_user660612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Analyst at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
May 8, 2017
Licensing could be improved. The PVU licensing mechanism is a limiting factor to expanding the use of the tool.
reviewer827295 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Security Consultant at a tech services company
Feb 27, 2018
I would like to be able to combine different masking functions on the same column map, making more complex masking without the need of writing an Lua procedure.
it_user1417752 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at cigniti
May 20, 2022
I think it could be more secure. I don't have experience with the security aspects concerning PII data, but I think it can still be streamlined a little more. It could also have some more features, and the initial setup could be more straightforward.
SD
Sr. HR Execuitve - Employee Relations at HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
Feb 9, 2024
TDM's efficiency in terms of generating reports needs improvement. It could work faster.