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Updated 13th October 2025
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IT Associate
50M - 250M USD, IT ServicesFAVORABLE
“IBM Guardium Provides Strong Data Monitoring But Faces Setup and Learning Challenges”
Overall, my experience with IBM Guardium has been positive. It offers rebust data activity omnitoring and compiance reporting features that are essestioal for securing sensitive data across our databases
SECURITY ARCHITECT
10B - 30B USD, MediaCRITICAL
“Real-Time Data Protection Present Alongside Difficult User Interface And Maintenance Needs”
IBM Guardium offers strong data security and compliance capabilities with real-time monitoring and auditing across databases and cloud platforms. However, for global organizations with complex architectures, it is a challenge to leverage its capabilities and there is a steep learning curve for its complex user interface. Maintenance will require support from the vendor.
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IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.
Company Details
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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1. Comperhensive data activity monitoring (DAM) 2. Strong Compliance and reporting Capabilities 3. Non-Intrusive Architecture with minimal impact on performance
The product helps meet audit requirements.
Security for databases.
1. Complex initial setup and configuration 2. Steep learning curve for advance features 3. Cost and licensing complexity
Complex user interface and need for vendor support for management and maintenance.
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- SECURITY ARCHITECT10B+ USDMediaReview Source
Real-Time Data Protection Present Alongside Difficult User Interface And Maintenance Needs
IBM Guardium offers strong data security and compliance capabilities with real-time monitoring and auditing across databases and cloud platforms. However, for global organizations with complex architectures, it is a challenge to leverage its capabilities and there is a steep learning curve for its complex user interface. Maintenance will require support from the vendor. - IT Associate50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
IBM Guardium Provides Strong Data Monitoring But Faces Setup and Learning Challenges
Overall, my experience with IBM Guardium has been positive. It offers rebust data activity omnitoring and compiance reporting features that are essestioal for securing sensitive data across our databases - Manager Cyber50M-1B USDBankingReview Source
Redefining Database Security in the Banking Sector
It is an excellent product in the organization for the Cybersecurity and the integration with IBM Qradar. - IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE<50M USDBankingReview Source
Excelent database protect tool
Strogest experience to implementing a database protection tool. - Engineer50M-1B USDBankingReview Source
New Tool Showcases Potential Amidst Mixed Reviews
We are getting to know the service, so far so good, we must continue getting to know the tool
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