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TDV as a semantic and security layer
Updated December 30, 2023

TDV as a semantic and security layer

Dave Withers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with TIBCO Data Virtualization

really great for abstraction of the queries to objects and column and row level security of elements. TDV is the layer between the application and the data storage layer that ensures proper authorization of what a user or role can read, write, or alter and handles the translation between these components into SQL statements
  • abstraction
  • row level security
  • column level security
  • user interface
  • training
  • documentation
  • increased security
  • reduction of work duplication
  • increased logical transparency
the performance heavily relies on hardware in the middle that can scale high to address the demands of cpu, memory, and cache performance. this isn't always clear or easily predictable for how high or at chat cost this needs to be to address a given workload and xan ebb and flow rather quickly.
has helped to democratize the data across many different islands of data stores and technologies that the masses would unlikely need or want to learn or have the permission to address. TDV unlocks a lot of this capability to through their design and aids in migrations to the cloud away from on premise by demystifying the data storage layer.
Dremio is a newer and more nimble envisioning of TDV and really scales in a more manageable and predictable way. The technology behind Dremio addresses many of the limitations in scalability and cost that we encountered with TDV in an impactful way. TDV still has a place for the translation or semantic layer, but Dremio is clearly the new improved implementation of what TDV tries to accomplish.

Do you think TIBCO Data Virtualization delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with TIBCO Data Virtualization's feature set?

Yes

Did TIBCO Data Virtualization live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of TIBCO Data Virtualization go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy TIBCO Data Virtualization again?

No

in environments that have many disparate data stores that need to be secured or addressed in a unified way across an enterprise. this would include hybrid on premise and cloud architectures requiring a single point of translation or semantic layer that hides the underlying sql used to query or interact with the data stores directly.

Using TIBCO Data Virtualization

ProsCons
Easy to use
Well integrated
Quick to learn
Feel confident using
Unnecessarily complex
Lots to learn
TDV's interface is a bit dated and not entirely intuitive. Would recommend some UX design review as the interface leaves a bit to be better understood to be used by users without inherent knowledge of Tibco. Overall I'd suggest more improvement here to ensure usability by a lesser tech audience.
  • RLS
  • Abstraction of data
  • universal connector support
  • new connector setup
  • scaling for performance
  • non sql based data