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Oracle Audit Vault pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Oracle Audit Vault reduces the stress of collecting database event logs, offering out-of-the-box policies that ensure compliance with standards like SOX and ISO 27001.
The critical event alerts and reporting features significantly reduce the loss of man hours by automating the audit log review process.
Deployment allows for rapid compliance, with some clients achieving compliance reports in three months instead of a year and a half.
Oracle Audit Vault acts as a comprehensive data warehouse for audit data, with capabilities to secure databases and control access through encryption.
Technical support and reliability are strong points, providing a stable environment and allowing clients to monitor actions or activities on the network efficiently.

CONS

Oracle Audit Vault does not audit the network and monitors only the database, not the operating systems.
Customized reporting is challenging, and the ability to administer through Enterprise Manager 13c is lacking.
IBM Guardian is perceived as superior in performance, consuming fewer server resources compared to Oracle Audit Vault.
There's a need for simplified integration and improved support, with requests for better latency management when accessing the database.
Performance, especially in handling large data and report generation, could be enhanced.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Pros review quotes

AM
Jun 2, 2019
A powerful, flexible solution for database traffic monitoring.
MM
Jun 2, 2019
Our client was scheduled to take a year and a half to set up compliance, but by deploying this product they were able to do the compliance reports within three months.
MK
Jun 4, 2019
This solution acts as a complete data warehouse for our audit data.
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Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2022
It is a good product for controlling all databases. It is helpful for auditing the data. When people are doing any actions on the databases, they are recorded automatically in the vault. You can work on the collected data to find out exactly what is happening on a database. You can implement database encryption on the databases to control people's access to the database content, such as rows and tables.
CA
Jun 26, 2019
Our clients can see all of their past actions or the wrong activity done on the network. We can load the diagnostics for the business.
reviewer1540095 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2023
All of the other components that make up the infrastructure in the environment including the operating system are also quite valuable.
MR
Apr 5, 2024
Oracle Audit Vault has a lot of great features, but what I find most valuable is the database firewall.
MM
Jul 4, 2019
It has provided us with a unique opportunity to automate risk discovery.
reviewer2178558 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2023
The most valuable feature of Oracle Audit Vault is that it is agentless and enhanced user interface.
ArchSolute344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 5, 2019
The solution is very stable and reliable.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Cons review quotes

AM
Jun 2, 2019
The product monitors only the database and not the operating systems.
MM
Jun 2, 2019
This solution doesn't audit the network.
MK
Jun 4, 2019
Customized reporting is something that we are struggling with, and it is quite tough for us.
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Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2022
Currently, you need two servers: one for Audit Vault and one for the firewall. If they can combine them into one server, it will be great because it is costly to have two servers. It will also make its installation easier. I have heard that in the new version, there will be only one server for both.
CA
Jun 26, 2019
Some of our customers were asking about latency when the application wants to get to the database.
reviewer1540095 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2023
They should simplify the integration and work with different vendors and mechanisms.
MR
Apr 5, 2024
The performance of Oracle Audit Vault could be improved, especially in handling large data collections and generating reports on time.
MM
Jul 4, 2019
We would like to see the ability to administer and manage the solution through Enterprise Manager 13c, and development of the dashboards that are generally missing.
reviewer2178558 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2023
The support could improve.
ArchSolute344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 5, 2019
One feature that is missing is the ability to have a secret server that is always encrypted.