Streamline Data Masking and Subsetting in Enterprise Manager 24ai

December 17, 2024 | 4 minute read
Kajal Singh
Product Manager, Data Masking and Subsetting
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The recently released Enterprise Manager 24ai includes a completely overhauled Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting. The new version simplifies operations with an upgraded user interface and streamlined workflows, making discovering and masking sensitive data easier and faster.

For over a decade, Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting has been a trusted technology, used by thousands of Oracle's customers to mask PII, PHI, financial data, and other sensitive information when sharing it for application testing, business analytics, and machine learning development.

Simplifying data discovery and masking operations

The clean, intuitive layout in Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting makes navigating the data discovery and masking processes easy.

  • Enterprise-level overview: The all-new Overview dashboard offers a view of critical metrics, including target database details, top sensitive types, and discovered columns. It makes monitoring masking activities across your enterprise databases easier.
Screenshot of the Data Masking and Subsetting Overview console
Figure 1: The new 24ai Data Masking and Subsetting Overview Console

 

  • Simplified navigation: The updated interface guides you through the data discovery and masking process. Menus and sections are organized to give you easy access to tasks like identifying sensitive data and applying masking formats. Clearly labeled steps help you identify where manual interaction is required and where automation can be used.
Screen shot showing the Data Masking and Subsetting workflow in graphical form
Figure 2: Expand the workflow or overview link at the top of most pages to quickly identify which steps are involved in the process
  • Streamlined user experience and accelerated workflows: The updated console simplifies core tasks such as creating masking formats and scheduling jobs, reducing the time required to set up your masking definition by over 50%.
Screenshot showing the workflow for creating an application data model. The screenshots makes it easy to see which steps are automated (the top path) or manual (the bottom path)
Figure 3: Workflow overviews help you identify automated and manual tasks
  • Efficient task management: We've added support for operations like bulk addition of sensitive columns and bulk selection of sensitive types. These changes make creating and updating the data models and masking formats easier.
Screenshot showing creating a sensitive column discovery job. In the screen shot we can see there is now a "SELECT ALL" function that simplifies broad scans of data looking for sensitive columns
Figure 4: User interface for creating a sensitive column discovery job
  • Faster screen data loading time minimizes delays and significantly boosts system responsiveness. Working with large database schemas (thousands of tables and tens of thousands of columns) can be challenging – but Data Masking and Subsetting makes it easy with just-in-time loading of schema objects and column lists. This approach reduces initial load times, conserves resources, and ensures the interface is responsive, even when managing large, complex schemas.
  • Enhanced search and sorting features allow you to locate, filter, sort, and organize data, enabling you to access information quickly.
     

Upgrading to the new Data Masking and Subsetting pack is easy

If you're using Data Masking and Subsetting in Enterprise Manager 13.5, your masking formats will work as you upgrade from Enterprise Manager 13.5 to 24ai, providing you with a seamless upgrade experience. You can also export data models and masking formats from Enterprise Manager 13.5 and import them into 24ai.

Get started today

Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting on Enterprise Manager 24ai is now available. To learn more, visit the Enterprise Manager product page. Get started with Data Masking and Subsetting on EM 24ai by exploring the following resources:

 

Kajal Singh

Product Manager, Data Masking and Subsetting

Kajal leads product management for sensitive data discovery, data masking, and data subsetting. Her products include the masking and discovery components of the Oracle Data Safe cloud service and the Oracle Enterprise Manager management pack Data Masking and Subsetting. With a strong focus on optimization and customer-centric solutions, Kajal is passionate about driving innovation in data security to help Oracle's customers address critical data sovereignty challenges and enhance sensitive data protection strategies

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