IDERA SQL Compliance Manager vs. IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment

SQL Compliance Manager is a comprehensive database auditing solution that monitors and tracks changes to SQL Server objects and data, and sends alerts on suspicious activity. SQL Compliance Manager also generates audit reports to demonstrate compliance with regulatory and data security requirements such as GDPR, SOX, PCI, and HIPAA.

IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment scans data infrastructures (databases, data warehouses and big data environments) to detect vulnerabilities, and suggests remedial actions. The solution identifies exposures such as missing patches, weak passwords, unauthorized changes and misconfigured privileges. Full reports are provided as well as suggestions to address all vulnerabilities. Guardium Vulnerability Assessment detects behavioral vulnerabilities such as account sharing, excessive administrative logins and unusual after-hours activity.