Hi Barbara, Hi Danny.. IBM InfoSphere Virtual Data Pipeline (VDP) is the latest addition (GA'ed in Dec. 2018) to IBM's test data management tool set. The VDP 8.1.1 'release notes' I shared cover enhancements to the current version of the product. For an introduction to VDP and how it works with Optim I'd be happy to share materials for you to get to know VDP's capabilities in more detail. I'm also happy to organize a call to talk about VDP and answer any questions.
In a few lines.. VDP provides the capability to provision near instant 'virtual copies' of production databases, making cost effective use of storage and giving testers self-service access to test data. It can be used independently or in combination with Optim TDM, TDF and TDO for various test data management scenarios, including Agile Development, DevOps, remote testing, etc. In the case of Optim TDM, for instance, VDP can be used to provision subsets of production in an automated, self-service manner. The next release of VDP, planned for late 3Q '19, will include integration with Optim Data Privacy, enabling users of Optim Data Privacy to execute masking workflows, directly from VDP and thus helping to achieve consistent masking across test environments.
I hope the above is helpful. Let me know if you have any further questions. Thank you.
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Banele Levin
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 25, 2019 09:15 AM
From: Danny Lankford
Subject: VDP 8.1.1 is available! Enhanced speed, flexibility and efficiency for test data management on-premise and in the cloud.
I second Barbara's question. Does this tool integrate with Optim? What does it have to do with Optim? I skimmed the attached pdf about VDP but i'm not seeing where or how this VDP product works with Optim?
Thanks,
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Danny Lankford
Advanced IT Specialist
3M
MN
Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 25, 2019 05:58 AM
From: Barbara Brown
Subject: VDP 8.1.1 is available! Enhanced speed, flexibility and efficiency for test data management on-premise and in the cloud.
Thanks for posting, that's great.
Would you be able to add detail about how Optim works with VDP please?
Thanks in advance.
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Barbara Brown
Original Message:
Sent: Sat July 20, 2019 02:43 AM
From: Banele Levin
Subject: VDP 8.1.1 is available! Enhanced speed, flexibility and efficiency for test data management on-premise and in the cloud.
Hello, Optim Users!
The latest version of IBM InfoSphere Virtual Data Pipeline is available as of Friday, July 12. It includes a number exciting features enabling speed and flexibility when provisioning test data environments in the cloud or on-premise, the addition of Oracle 18c support and enhancements to Global Manager. Details in the attached!
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Banele Levin
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