SAS Data Management vs. Varonis Data Security Platform

SAS/Access is well suited for companies who need to manipulate and analyze large databases and data-sets. It does the same thing as SQL, and if you already know basic SAS coding it is easier to pick up. SAS/Access works well with analyzing data from multiple data-sources at once, including large databases stored in external and virtual environments like Hadoop. Data can be easily reassembled from relational databases for use by the user. SAS/Access is not necessary if you are only pulling data from one database that you have the physical file for.

Incentivized

For sure it is well suited for companies that need to keep track of their data and that are willing to pay for it. It does an excelent job of monitoring the file's access, with zero impact on Storage's performance. Sometimes it is not enough to be able to restore the data. Sometimes in critical incidents, managers and heads demand to know who caused it. Thanks to Varonis we were able to give them this information easily and in a short time.

Incentivized

• SAS supports the main database connection options that allow you to optimize the performance of your extracts and loads.
• Simplicity of the syntax for a basic connection.
• Ability to configure by an administrator in a BI environment so that all users can benefit from the connection without having to establish it by themselves.

Incentivized

• This tool allows us to protect sensitive data.
• It also improves our ability to maintain compliance with many different requirements.
• The tool also permits auditing capabilities that we did not have prior to its implementation.
• The tools also proactively alerts us to potential ransomware related events.

Incentivized

• It is a versatile product but sometimes difficult to use due to the very close link with the proprietary programming language where specific knowledge is required.
• Compared to competitors on the market that offer the same functions for the integration perimeter, it is certainly very expensive.
• It is very simple to use when combined with products from the SAS suite, less so it is being used stand-alone or integrated with other well-known brands.

Incentivized

• Implementation can be challenging in some areas and can only be executed by the vendor
• Implementation can only be executed by the vendor and additional work can be chargeable
• Licensing can be improved upon
• Agent based so implementation can be longer than expected

Incentivized

We are happy with the software and its functionality. As a SAS-shop, DataFlux is a logical choice for complex data integration.

The main negative point is the use of a non-standard language for customizations, as well as the poor integration with non-SAS systems. However, there is no doubt that it is a high-performance and powerful product capable of responding optimally to certain requirements.

Incentivized

I wish the cost was a little bit lower and increase functionality and features would give it 10/10.

Incentivized

It worked as expected.

Incentivized

With SAS, you pay a license fee annually to use this product. Support is incredible. You get what you pay for, whether it's SAS forums on the SAS support site, technical support tickets via email or phone calls, or example documentation. It's not open source. It's documented thoroughly, and it works.

Incentivized

Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.

Incentivized

Because SAS Data Integration Studio is the third party it seems to work equally well with all our systems. That is to say that it doesn't really work better with Microsoft or Oracle but really just seems to work equally well with all of them. It has a very powerful back-end that allows us to transform and load our data quickly and efficiently programmer time wise.

Incentivized

When it comes to data security we all want something stable with good protocol practices. Varonis is good at data analyzing, detecting threats, taking actions and compliance. Varonis needs lots of resources to run and it is somewhat expensive. But still I believe that Varonis does a good job among the other competitors

Incentivized

• The platform enabled us to have a single repository of customers to run campaigns on.
• Feedback from various campaigns is stored in a single database, which makes running A/B analysis easier.
• Helped improve data quality due to SAS Dataflux being a part of the SAS Data Management Platform.

Incentivized

• Varonis has only been a positive impact on our environment, but helping us close security holes that we didn't know existed.
• This product has also provided piece of mind by watching our environment for Malware attacks and taking automatic actions if necessary.
• This software does require a fair amount of server resources, but fortunately can be hosted in a virtual environment and has made this need easier to handle.