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Test data management is about planning, storing, and using test data effectively. Let’s suppose your company develops an app and it becomes a huge hit. The app has millions of users, and the demand for more features is increasing day by day. With new features in the development stage comes the need for new test cases. And new test cases demand more and more test data. Did you ever wonder how to manage such a huge load of test data? Manually managing it is next to impossible. So what are test data management tools?

In this post, we’ll discuss what a test data management tool is and why you need such a tool. After that, we’ll take a look at the features offered by six popular test data management tools. So, let’s get started.

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Data governance has to do with people, processes, and technology. Those three elements have a big influence on the data you capture and the quality of that data. Data governance helps you define standards and processes so you can guarantee the highest data quality.

This post will explain the benefits of data governance and provide you with seven practices you should consider when implementing your data governance strategy.

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Data security is a leading concern for CEOs across all industries—and for good reason. Each day, businesses face a wide range of potentially game-ending cyber threats. Malware, phishing, DDoS attacks, and rogue employees are just a few of the dangers lurking in the waters of digital transformation.

Why exactly is data security such a concern?

It’s simple: Data breaches can be exorbitantly expensive. In fact, a recent study by IBM revealed that the average cost to US companies is $8.19 million. Healthcare breaches tend to be the most expensive to resolve, with the average cost hovering around $6.4 million.

What’s more, the same IBM study showed that loss of customer trust accounts for 36% of the damages that companies face. This goes to show that data breaches are not only extremely disruptive and costly to businesses in the short term, their effects will be felt for years down the road—and perhaps even indefinitely.

In this post, we’ll be answering the question: What is the biggest threat to data security? Further, we will give you some tips on how to mitigate it.

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