I think there's only one area that could be improved. Currently, when we apply the Data Masking rate, we don't have a way to view the masked data. It would be helpful if there was a feature to allow us to see the actual information. Once the data is masked, it cannot be reversed. Having the ability to revert it back to the actual value would be beneficial, especially if we need to see the original information. Although our enrollment has decreased, it would still be helpful to have that feature.
Sr. Manager, Data Architect Accenture Technology at Accenture
Real User
Top 20
Apr 10, 2022
Informatica should simplify the rules for setting classifications and user access management permissions. It's too complex to define, configure, and make work. One feature I would like to see is the ability to do data sampling when anonymizing a test environment. It would save you the trouble of having to replicate or perform complex configurations when moving to another environment for testing or development. You should be able to easily configure the data sampling when you are preparing an environment with anonymized data.
technical analyst at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 20, 2022
We need to have a lot of hardware infrastructure to make our test system work. We use a complete copy of the production environment for testing, which is a real problem for us. The problem is not with Informatica as a provider per se. It's more of an issue with our system providers, but we need support to complete the projects. That's our real situation. With the pandemic, we have undergone many changes that have slowed down these projects in the last few years.
Data Scientist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jan 12, 2020
I have encountered some issues using the substitution, which is one of the techniques of data masking. I used the substitution and software. I had issues in both when using the field, and specifying the field. Each one will have the same data for the same person, and they will have realistic data each time. This issue was raised with technical support and it was flagged as an issue that had no solution. They have indicated that it is a bug that would be resolved in the next release. In the next release, I would l like to see the bug with the substitution resolved.
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I think there's only one area that could be improved. Currently, when we apply the Data Masking rate, we don't have a way to view the masked data. It would be helpful if there was a feature to allow us to see the actual information. Once the data is masked, it cannot be reversed. Having the ability to revert it back to the actual value would be beneficial, especially if we need to see the original information. Although our enrollment has decreased, it would still be helpful to have that feature.
Informatica should simplify the rules for setting classifications and user access management permissions. It's too complex to define, configure, and make work. One feature I would like to see is the ability to do data sampling when anonymizing a test environment. It would save you the trouble of having to replicate or perform complex configurations when moving to another environment for testing or development. You should be able to easily configure the data sampling when you are preparing an environment with anonymized data.
We need to have a lot of hardware infrastructure to make our test system work. We use a complete copy of the production environment for testing, which is a real problem for us. The problem is not with Informatica as a provider per se. It's more of an issue with our system providers, but we need support to complete the projects. That's our real situation. With the pandemic, we have undergone many changes that have slowed down these projects in the last few years.
I don't see where it has much room for improvement.
I have encountered some issues using the substitution, which is one of the techniques of data masking. I used the substitution and software. I had issues in both when using the field, and specifying the field. Each one will have the same data for the same person, and they will have realistic data each time. This issue was raised with technical support and it was flagged as an issue that had no solution. They have indicated that it is a bug that would be resolved in the next release. In the next release, I would l like to see the bug with the substitution resolved.