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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 and ensures compliance with standards like SOX and ISO 27001.
Critical event alerts and reporting features minimize man hours spent on auditing, enhancing efficiency.
By automating risk discovery and controlling database access, Oracle Audit Vault enhances security and stability.
Oracle Audit Vault is valued for its extensive control over database access through features like SQL filtering and blocking.
Technical support's effectiveness enhances the reliability and usability of Oracle Audit Vault in managing data warehouses and monitoring database traffic.

CONS

Oracle Audit Vault does not audit the network and is limited to database monitoring.
Reporting customization is challenging and could be improved.
The lack of a secret server that stays encrypted is a missing feature.
Users have noted performance issues, particularly when handling large data collections and generating reports.
Integration with different vendors and mechanisms needs simplification.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Pros review quotes

AJ
Network Engineer with 11-50 employees
Jan 3, 2018
It has reduced the stress of collecting database event logs in silos from each database.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
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.
AM
Information Technology and Services Professional at Independent
Jun 2, 2019
A powerful, flexible solution for database traffic monitoring.
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MK
Lead Network and Security at cb.gov.qa
Jun 4, 2019
This solution acts as a complete data warehouse for our audit data.
ArchSolute344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 5, 2019
The solution is very stable and reliable.
CA
Senior Database Administrator at ITGStore
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.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
Jul 4, 2019
It has provided us with a unique opportunity to automate risk discovery.
Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal Banker at HDFC Bank
Mar 29, 2021
Technical support is perfect.
Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at SOCITECH S.A.
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.
DV
Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 11, 2022
The feature that I have found most valuable is that it can help us secure our databases.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Cons review quotes

AJ
Network Engineer with 11-50 employees
Jan 3, 2018
An easy, friendly user interface would be nice to have, since this would enable administrators to identify important events with a prompt response.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
Jun 2, 2019
This solution doesn't audit the network.
AM
Information Technology and Services Professional at Independent
Jun 2, 2019
The product monitors only the database and not the operating systems.
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Audit Vault. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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MK
Lead Network and Security at cb.gov.qa
Jun 4, 2019
Customized reporting is something that we are struggling with, and it is quite tough for us.
ArchSolute344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 5, 2019
One feature that is missing is the ability to have a secret server that is always encrypted.
CA
Senior Database Administrator at ITGStore
Jun 26, 2019
Some of our customers were asking about latency when the application wants to get to the database.
MM
Director (Core Technology Services) and Partner at Nexim Solutions
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.
Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal Banker at HDFC Bank
Mar 29, 2021
Stability could be improved, we have had some challenges
Yves Moro - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at SOCITECH S.A.
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.
DV
Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 11, 2022
I hear from many people that say IBM Guardian is better than Oracle Audit Vault when it comes to performance. IBM Guardian works transparently in the database, but Oracle Audit Vault consumes some ratios on the server.