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# IBM Guardium Data Encryption Reviews & Product Details

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IBM Guardium Data Encryption consists of an integrated suite of products built on a common infrastructure. These highly-scalable solutions provide encryption, tokenization, data masking and key management capabilities to help protect and control access to databases, files and containers across the hybrid multicloud—securing assets residing in cloud, virtual, big data and on-premise environments. Securely encrypting file and database data with such functionalities as tokenization, data masking and key rotation can help organizations address compliance with government and industry regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS and HIPAA.

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What do you like best about IBM Guardium Data Encryption?

Helps securing private data and integrity of data. Mostly used it for relational databases and file systems and various types of data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Guardium Data Encryption?

Setting up is a complex and tiersome process. It could be made more streamlined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Would recommend it for sure. The setup is difficult but it once running it does its job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Guardium Data Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?

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What do you like best about IBM Guardium Data Encryption?

This system is set up to ensure confidence amongst users so I am more than satisfied with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Guardium Data Encryption?

I have had no problems as of yet and am hoping not to develop any. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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It is very important to safeguard client information as well as maintain a reputable business in the marketplace. This system makes all of that possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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