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3 Reasons Why Your Business Should Reevaluate Data Governance Procedures

By Felipe Casali posted 2 days ago
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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 16 days ago
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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 23 days ago
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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 the Delphix Engines (Continuous Data, Continuous Compliance, or Hyperscale Compliance), where it continuously monitors and directs usage of the engines through an HTTPS connection. DCT is a Dockerized product that is installed on a containerized platform. It is not installed like a traditional Delphix Engine. This guide is meant to assist with the first time installation of DCT. Audience Traditional Delphix Administrators who do not have Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Docker knowledge might need to ...
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Unleashing the Full Potential of CI/CD to Empower Enterprises

By Felipe Casali posted 30 days ago
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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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Delphix End of Support Announcement for Delphix Self-Service (Jet Stream)

By Nicholas Mathison posted 03-13-2024
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Hi, We are reaching out to inform you of our plans to end support for Delphix Self-Service (formerly known as JetStream). The March 2024 release of Delphix Continuous Data starts an 18-month end-of-support period for all supported versions of Delphix Self-Service. We will continue to support Delphix Self-Service in prior and current product versions until September 30, 2025 . After September 2025, all versions of Delphix Self-Service will be out of support. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions below for further details. We understand this feature provides important capabilities for your application teams and are committed to continuing ...
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Delphix Usage-Based Pricing Measurements

By Michael Torok posted 03-01-2024
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March 2024 Introduction The Delphix DevOps Data Platform leverages a usage-based pricing model. This usage-based price is dependent on the amount of data managed by Continuous Data, Continuous Compliance, and Hyperscale Compliance, measured in terabytes. This measurement guide will help determine per-terabyte usage across supported source data. Pursuant to Delphix’s pricing model, our customers may use our software and services without having to worry about the number of software instances running. With this pricing model, our customers can use and pay for only as much as is needed and deploy the software in whatever fashion deemed fit. Delphix ...
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World Economic Forum 2024: A Pivotal Journey in Elevating Technology Leadership in Sustainability

By Joshua Harbert posted 02-20-2024
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SustainableIT.org sent a delegation of executives and technology leaders to the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland, to amplify the crucial role of technology leadership in shaping a sustainable future This article was originally published on the Delphix website here January 22, 2024. L ast week, SustainableIT.org sent a delegation of executives and technology leaders to participate at the World Economic Forum 2024 (WEF) in Davos Switzerland. Our mission was to amplify the crucial role of technology leadership in shaping a sustainable future. Bridging the Gap in Tech Leadership One of our primary objectives in attending ...
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How Dell Flipped Developer Productivity from 20/80 to 80/20

By Ann Rosen posted 02-06-2024
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Dell re-engineered its developer experience to achieve 80% developer productivity and complete 21 million pipeline runs in just one year. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here December 14, 2023. I f I told you that your manufacturing plant was only producing at 20% capacity, would you close down the plant? Or at least call a search party to investigate? I am willing to bet that you would. But why is it that we are willing to accept any less when it comes to some of our most valuable resources, who are so vital to our digital transformation? Why would any organization allow their business-critical software ...
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Delphix Deprecation Announcement for Docker Compose

By Brian Muskoff posted 01-23-2024
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Hi, We are reaching out to inform you that Docker Compose will be deprecated as a supported container platform for Data Control Tower and Hyperscale Compliance. The January 2024 releases for both products start a 12-month deprecation period for all supported versions on Docker Compose. All prior and current product versions will continue to be supported on Docker Compose until January 2025. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions below for further details. We understand these products provide a daily source of important capabilities to manage your Delphix operations, and we are committed to making your transition a success. We plan to work ...
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Delphix featured at Microsoft Ignite, Preview of Compliance Services for Microsoft Fabric

By Tess Kassier posted 01-09-2024
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We’re excited to be featured once again at Microsoft Ignite, marking our third Microsoft conference feature. As part of the Microsoft Fabric GA announcement, we are offering users preview access to Delphix Compliance Services for Microsoft Fabric. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here November 15, 2023. W e’re excited to be featured once again at Microsoft Ignite, marking our third Microsoft conference feature. As part of the Microsoft Fabric GA announcement, we are offering users preview access to Delphix Compliance Services for Microsoft Fabric. Last year at Ignite, Delphix was announced as one of twelve ...
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5 Ways Test Data Holds Back DevOps and CI/CD

By Ugo Pollio posted 12-19-2023
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Provisioning, maintaining and using test data often impedes software developers and testers, frustrating precious talent, delaying releases, and often yielding poor-quality software. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here November 9, 2023. W ith the adoption of DevOps and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices, test data management (TDM) practices are under pressure to evolve. In Gartner’s report, “Hype Cycle™ for Agile and DevOps, 2023” (27 July 2023, ID G00792717), the firm reports that traditional methods of test data management are becoming problematic for many businesses: “As organizations ...
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Why Policy-Driven Data Obfuscation Should be the Cornerstone of Your Enterprise Data Security Strategy

By Robert Patten posted 11-28-2023
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IT teams are oftentimes faced with complex challenges regarding enterprise-wide data security, but a clearly articulated, policy-driven data masking technique can ease implementation and reduce cost. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here March 28, 2019. O ne of the most common security issues that enterprise software teams overlook is securing their non-production environments, which is where the majority of sensitive data lies within an enterprise. Non-production environments is where software teams develop and test application changes using copies of real customer and company data, and the sheer number and ...
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Keeping Pace with Digital Innovation: Empowering Banks with Delphix

By Andrew Hinde posted 11-21-2023
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By leveraging Delphix's capabilities, banks can drive operational efficiency, accelerate innovation, and deliver reliable and convenient products and services to their customers. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here August 23, 2023. D ue to the rapidly changing market, banks must embrace digital innovation to stay ahead of the competition and meet customer expectations. Delivering reliable and convenient products and services requires faster digital delivery, efficient data management, and streamlined processes. However, traditional data provisioning methods and compliance requirements often clash with agile DevOps ...
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Legacy move-to-asm.sh Script End-of-Life Notification: Continuous Data

By Yatin Nayak posted 10-30-2023
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The move-to-asm.sh script procedure, documented here , provides the ability to move virtual Oracle non-multitenant databases to ASM. This procedure does not support Oracle multitenant databases. The Oracle V2ASM CLI export features that shipped in Continuous Data 9.0.0.0 and 12.0.0.0 and later now cover the functionality of move-to-asm.sh in its entirety and additionally support Oracle multitenant databases. The legacy script is now less feature-rich and unnecessary. The following note was previously added to the Continuous Data deprecated features list at 9.0.0.0 GA (March 2023): Release 9.0.0.0 Deprecated features Oracle Oracle ...
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The Missing Element from Most Internal Developer Platforms: Test Data Management

By Susan DiFranco posted 10-24-2023
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Internal developer platforms (IDPs) help many enterprises accelerate high-quality software development by giving teams highly reusable and automated tools and environments. Discover why automated test data management must be an integral part of an effective IDP strategy. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here July 27, 2023. I nternal developer platforms (IDPs) are tools organizations use to build, deploy, and manage software applications in a more efficient and streamlined way. IDPs provide developers with pre-built components, frameworks, and best practices that can be used to develop and deploy applications in ...
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Legacy Database Profiling End of Life

By Claire McManus posted 09-21-2023
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Introduction The legacy profiler for databases is deprecated as of release 15.0. It will reach End of Life and be removed from Delphix Continuous Compliance in a further twelve months. 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 does not apply to the legacy profiler for files. How to identify if you are affected Using the API Log into the API client Call the GET /profile-sets/usage endpoint with the following filters: profileSetType: LEGACY connectorType: ...
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Delphix Virtual Meetup: Multicloud Compliance at Scale

By Michael Torok posted 09-21-2023
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Join us for a virtual meetup with our product leaders! Explore how our unique compliance capabilities address the challenges of developing and modernizing applications in multicloud environments. In these environments, rapidly discovering and masking terabytes of sensitive data across diverse cloud platforms like Azure, Salesforce, and Snowflake can be a complex task. This creates distinctive data security and privacy challenges for developers, analysts, testers, and support teams. To discover how we empower you to meet modern requirements at speed and scale,we invite you to a virtual meetup with our product leaders. Our experts will provide ...
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Security Notice for Community & Academy (2023-09-18)

By Michael Torok posted 09-18-2023
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On August 30th, 2023 the advanced search functionality used for community.delphix.com and academy.delphix.com was found to suffer from a reflected XSS vulnerability: certain user input was not being properly sanitized in a search parameter. The advanced search functionality was immediately disabled while a fix was worked on. This was resolved by implementing additional controls to validate and sanitize user input. This type of vulnerability has the potential to be quite serious and can lead to execution of malicious code in the victim’s browser tab without their knowledge or consent. However, In this case there are several important mitigating ...
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The Impact of Test Data Management on the Application Development Budget

By Todd Tucker posted 09-12-2023
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Replicating, provisioning and maintaining test data often consumes a significant portion of the application development budget. Discover the often hidden ways in which poor test data management costs you money and the proven methods for freeing money to fund productive investments. This article was originally published on the Delphix website here July 21, 2023. Storing, optimizing, protecting, and serving up data of any type is often quite expensive. Unfortunately, the process many businesses use to provide data to their developers and testers is more expensive than it should be, and goes well beyond the cost of data storage. In this article ...
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3 Takeaways from Data Company Summit London 2023

By Stephen Barrett posted 08-15-2023
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Featuring luminary speakers representing a variety of industries, Delphix’s Data Company Summit 2023 in London offered IT leaders a practical roadmap for learning how to unleash continuous innovation and compliance This article was originally published on the Delphix website here July 06, 2023. D elphix’s 2023 Data Company Summit (DCS) London was an outstanding event. Held at Sea Containers House adjacent to the River Thames, DCS presented IT leaders and professionals with a fantastic opportunity to learn how technology leaders are addressing key topics on the CIO agenda, recognise IT innovation, and network with new and familiar ...
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