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May 23, 2023
Perforce Delphix + Fabric: Announcing Compliance Services for Microsoft Fabric
Data Management,
Security & Compliance,
AI
Today at Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced their next generation data platform, Microsoft Fabric. Delphix is proud and excited to be part of this solution and included in today’s announcement and the Microsoft Build demo session.
Reflecting Microsoft and Perforce Delphix’s joint commitment to partner success and hands-on product collaboration, we collaborated on a solution to help unblock data access for wherever it’s needed across the enterprise to accelerate value generation from data — a mission tightly aligned with our company vision. It’s been an ideal way for us to be better together, delivering the best of data compliance and data integration.
The Compliance Challenge for Today’s Data-Driven Enterprises
Our customers tell us the growing framework of privacy regulations makes it harder for technology professionals who depend on sensitive data to do their jobs. For software developers, quality engineers, data analysts and scientists, AI/ML engineers, and citizen users of data, protecting privacy and complying with mandates such as GDPR and HIPAA often means relying on manual or sub-optimized processes for protecting sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII), customer lists, and payment details.
Unfortunately, these processes are not practical or sustainable. For one, they inevitably lead to delays in data access, hindering innovation, frustrating team members, and blocking citizen users from access to the data they need. But just as often they fail to sufficiently protect data privacy, leaving sensitive data exposed to developers, testers, third parties, off-shore teams, systems administrators and others without a legitimate need-to-know. This is especially true with decentralized processes that are poorly governed across the enterprise.
The challenge is making useful data available on demand while protecting sensitive elements from disclosure and replication.
Introducing Perforce Delphix Compliance Services for Microsoft Fabric
Our strategic collaboration with Microsoft has resulted in a cutting-edge solution that automates and simplifies multicloud data compliance. Delphix Compliance Services offer enterprises the ability to:
- Seamlessly mask sensitive data: Transform data with realistic yet fictitious values, ensuring privacy without losing utility for analytics.
- Maintain data precision across environments: Automatically enforce referential integrity for consistent masked data across databases and cloud platforms.
- Leverage Microsoft’s 170+ connectors: Effortlessly unify your data estate by supporting diverse integration needs.
At its core, this solution allows enterprises to unify data analytics and ensure that sensitive fields, such as personally identifiable information (PII), remain protected at every step.
How It Works:
With Delphix Compliance Services:
- Mask and move data in one flow: Use a single API to mask sensitive data as it moves through Microsoft Fabric.
- Automate compliance workflows: Eliminate manual processes with tailored masking rules applied directly from Microsoft Fabric’s UI.
- Protect data across environments: Mask data seamlessly within multicloud ecosystems for enterprise-scale applications.
Consider a simple use case for analytics professionals. Sensitive fields, such as customer names or account details, are dynamically masked across their entire data lifecycle. For example, a name like "Jane Doe" would become "Sara Valli" across all databases, maintaining consistent referential integrity, even when analyzed across multicloud platforms. Whether it’s for testing, BI, or AI/ML applications, enterprise users can confidently use this secured data without the fear of violating compliance mandates.
The Benefits for Developers, Data Professionals, and Citizen Users
Why choose Delphix Compliance Services for your enterprise workflows?
- Simplified compliance: Pre-built, deterministic masking algorithms ensure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other global regulations.
- Code-free convenience: Enjoy a user-friendly data masking experience built directly into Microsoft Fabric’s interface.
- Enterprise-scale efficiency: Mask millions of records per hour with referential integrity, eliminating bottlenecks and wasted resources.
- Enhanced innovation: With automatic enforcement of data privacy, developers and data scientists can stay focused on building innovative solutions and delivering high-value outcomes.
The Benefits for the Enterprise
Microsoft Fabric allows enterprises to unify and manage their entire data estate, empowering analytic insights across departments. By integrating Delphix Compliance Services, enterprises can:
- Protect sensitive data as they migrate between on-premise and cloud environments.
- Seamlessly scale data security across Microsoft Fabric’s global connectors.
- Accelerate the data preparation process for AI/ML adoption, analytics, and reporting.
This partnership eliminates legacy bottlenecks while maintaining airtight compliance, creating a landscape where innovation and data security coexist.
A Collaboration Built for Impact
From Delphix CEO, Jedidiah Yueh:
"Data compliance is a major challenge for businesses today. Our multicloud data compliance and masking solution is designed to make Microsoft Fabric the easiest, most secure, and most compliant cloud in the industry."
From Faisal Mohamood, Microsoft’s VP of Data Integration:
"We’re pleased about the multicloud data compliance solution for use in Microsoft Fabric that the Delphix and Microsoft teams have created in close collaboration. Together, we’ve developed a robust data compliance and integration solution for our customers."
By automating data compliance with our leading masking technology, the solution removes one of the most common barriers to accelerating innovation, business insights and AI/ML adoption. In turn, businesses will bring new features and capabilities to market faster without exposing themselves to unnecessary risks.
Overall, the collaboration between Delphix and Microsoft brings a wealth of value to large enterprises, providing a seamless and efficient way to achieve multicloud compliance while also unifying their data estate for analytics. With its code-free experience, built-in data governance, and out-of-the-box integrations with widely used Microsoft solutions, this solution is an ideal choice for enterprises looking to leverage their data for competitive advantage while also ensuring compliance with all major regulations.
Why Your Enterprise Needs Delphix + Microsoft Fabric
This innovative partnership addresses enterprise challenges head-on:
- Automate compliance with zero impact on analytics workflows.
- Ensure multicloud operational efficiency with seamless data masking.
- Accelerate your analytics pipeline by eliminating manual compliance roadblocks.
By integrating Delphix's cutting-edge masking technology with Microsoft Fabric, enterprises can confidently adopt state-of-the-art data practices and safeguard sensitive information.
Talk to an Expert about Perforce Delphix Solutions for Fabric & AI
Interested in learning how you can speed up and secure your AI & analytics projects in Fabric with AI compliance solutions from Perforce Delphix? Contact us to learn how Delphix can help you automate data masking, manage compliance risks, and simplify your workflows for Microsoft Fabric masking and beyond.