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I've very interested, especially in how we can use it as part of a CI/CD pipeline for test and UAT. Working in conjunction with SQL Clone would also be very interesting. -
+1 for BrianRandell on how Data Masker fits in SQL Clone landscape. I'd like to see Data Masker as a feature in SQL Clone ;-)
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I am also very interested in this. One question I have is when you talk about masking data for downstream databases, are you talking about a situation where your front-of-business data (maybe mostly OLTP) contains "real" data and then you push out masked data to downstream servers for real (production) analysis of masked data? Or is this more for scrubbing data so that you can put realistic data into test and other non-production environments? Or ... all of the above, and more? I'm struggling with the scope of this.
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Hi All
Apologies for the brief delay, I took a break after Christmas. It's fair to say that we are working on a closer integration between SQL Clone and Data Masker. At the moment each are independent but Data Masker can be called from the new SQL Clone Script Runner. There's a paper on the RG hub which discusses this (https://www.red-gate.com/hub/product-learning/sql-clone/how-to-automatically-provision-sanitized-data-using-sql-clone-data-masker-and-powershell) . You "could" also call Data Masker to address a copy of the production database prior to creating a SQL Clone image from it. We'll be announcing more on our market positioning in the next week.
Chris, you asked about how it works. Data Masker updates a database, in-situ, replacing data on a like-for-like basis determined by masking rules which you create. It follows that you do not mask a production database but you work on a copy or clone and then deploy from there.
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I would like to get more details on this too please.
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Hi Kevin
OK, something should be coming down the line very soon.
Cheers
Gerry -
I'll be watching for this, also. I'd love to see more about these new solutions.
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I’m writing to introduce myself as a new member of the Redgate team focusing upon our Data Provisioning solutions. In September Red Gate acquired Net 2000, the authors of Data Masker where I was instrumental in helping hundreds of organizations, of the broadest range of industries, adopt Data Masker to design, evolve and implement their data protection strategies on non-production (downstream) databases.
From my perspective this is a great opportunity for Data Masker and its development evolution as well as the strength the Redgate Product and Support teams will give it. Data Masker is a market leader praised by Gartner for its ease of use and the speed with which data masking strategies can be implemented.
I would welcome the opportunity to show you all Data Masker in a little more detail in an interactive webinar – talking about the concept of Personally Identifiable Information and Protected Health Information. What is it, how do we replace it and most importantly how do we bring the data content back into synchronization so that the resulting database is believable, usable and safe to send downstream.
Given the holiday season approaching us it’s likely to be January so if you're interested in attending please leave a comment below
I equally recognize that there may be some pressing data masking requirements in the Community and if that’s the case please don’t hesitate in contacting me at gerry.leith@red-gate.com and I’ll be more than happy to help get you started.
Best wishes to all!
Gerry