1. Cognizant
Test Data Management
Quality Engineering & Assurance

2. Test Data Management (TDM) – Business Drivers
Reduce CAPEX/OPEX
Data Protection, Regulatory Compliance
E2E Data Integrity across interfaces
Improve efficiency through data reuse
BUSINESS RISK
QUALITY
COST
TIME TO MARKET
$5.4 Mn
67%
$100,000
Per Hour
30%
Impact of TDM Failure
Cost of Data Breach, besides unquantifiable loss of reputation
(Source: Ponemon)
Applications impacted due to the absence of proper test data
(Survey of IT Practitioners)
Average loss for organizations on downtimes due to improper TDM
(Source: Gartner)
Time spent over and above planned testing times by testers to resolve data-related defects
(Source: Gartner)

3. Complex Ecosystem Needs Multi-dimensional TDM Solution
Industry Challenges
Organizations Have Overloaded Test Envs.
Organizations Face Challenges in Fetching ‘just enough data’ from Production
31%
Defects due to incorrect data
Production
Organizations Struggle to Maintain Test Data with Referential Integrity across Interfaces
Gold Copy
45%
Test Envs
Delayed
Data setup !
64%
63%
Organizations Have Instances of Sensitive Data Exposed In Test Env.
60%
QA Impact
Insufficient data
& Coverage
Organizations Face Challenges in Synthetically Generating Data
46%
High TDM efforts
Organizations have challenges with the knowledge on Data Models, Relationships & Constraints
Complex Ecosystem Needs Multi-dimensional TDM Solution
Source: Cognizant & Informatica Joint Survey 2013

4. Best In Class Solution
Statistical Analysis of Production Patterns, Tool-based Ref-Integrity
Load ‘Enough & Adequate Data’ for all Applications
Optimization
Minimize delays ,
Real time notifications
SLA-based Services
Fit-for-use Data
Production
Gold Copy
Subsetting
Test Envs
On-time data availability
Integrated Workflow, KPIs
Masking
Search/ Reserve
Data Privacy
& Regulatory Compliance,
Ref-Integrity of Masked Data,
Profiling
Generation
QA Impact
Reuse vs Create,
Avoid data overrides,
Min. Coordination Efforts
100% Coverage
On Demand Data Generation for New Features/Applications,
Production-like Volumes for NFT
Knowledge Base
Optimal TDM efforts
Tool-based Repository,
Central Administration,
Consistency of Rules & Relationships
TDM Solution – Implementation Involves Complexity!

5. Best In Class Solution – In Action
Production
Gold Copy
Test Environment
Masking
Subsetting
Generation
Optimization & Coverage
A Major US Healthcare Provider
A Large Insurance Provider
US-Based Life Sciences Customer
US Based Retail Customer
The Need
Sensitive EDI 837 Data to be Desensitized in same format.
PII & PHI Components
The Need
Reducing the data storage costs
The Need
Simulated Data needed on 11th hr for Integration Test
The Need
Improvisation of
QA Coverage
Challenges
Semi-structured EDI format (No Direct Support)
Building Custom Algorithms
Challenges
Legacy – AS400
42,000+ Tables
877M+ records
No Ref-Integrity at DB
Challenges
32M Records needed in just a few days.
Generated Data to comply with Complex Rules
Challenges
Data on Social N/W Sites
Quick Turnaround time
Major US Healthcare Provider
Clinical Information Exchange Solutions
Solution
Solution
Data Subsetting
Parameterized Filters
Solution
Solution
1.7Million Tweets Extracted
Analytics with Domain SME
Custom Shell-based Soln.
Coupled with IBM Optim, DB2, Federation Server
On Demand Test Data Generation with Ref-Integrity 70
100%
80%
100%
Missing Scenarios Identified
Data Privacy
Space Reduction
Test Coverage

6. Implementation Complexity
Data Segregation by usage,
Impact Analysis – Future Releases
Identifying Driver Tables,
Cyclic Relationships,
Filter Criteria vs Space Reduction Target
Optimization
Production
Platform Compatibility,
Current State Maturity,
Gold Copy
Subsetting
Test Env.
Integrated Workflow, KPIs
Masking
Search/ Reserve
Breach while Masking,
Ref-Integrity,
Custom Algorithms,
Sensitive Elements Identification
Generation
QA Teams
Change Management
(Rules, Tables/Columns),
Coordination with Data Refresh Data Generation Loads
Distribution of Patterns, Reference Data Setup, Complex Business Rules,
High Volume Capability
Knowledge Base
TDM User-view,
Source of Knowledge,
Objective Prioritization
‘Best in Class Solution’ Implementation Demands Process Depth & Tools Expertise

7. Cognizant’s Advisory Services
Key Objectives
A Strategy for End-to-End TDM
Right Tools
& Techniques
Implementation Support
Assess where your Organization stands today
Help you define what you need further
Support you to Plan on when to do what
Configure/ Build/ Refine relevant Assets/Tools
Implement & Improve
Maturity Assessment
Define
Plan & Analyze
Configure & Pilot
Execute & Maintain
Stakeholder Discussions, Artifact Reviews,
Gap Analysis, Roadmap
Define Masking/ Refresh Policies,
SDLC Integration
Risk-mitigation,
Impact Analysis,
Tool Procurement plan
Job Scheduling,
Data Provisioning, Continuous Improvements
Activities
Configurations/
POCs, Tools
A UK-based Banking Group
TDM Transformation
51,000+ Data Elements Provisioned per year
of Data with Homogeneous Technology Stack - Unisys, DB2, Oracle, Vision+, Flat Files
Increase in productivity due to capability upliftment
8 TB
29%
$ 2.8 Mn
Annual Cost savings due to Automation & Innovation

8. TDM Managed Services PROD Pre-Prod Gold Copy Test Envs Env
Regulatory Compliances – SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FISMA, GLBA
< < Enterprise Test Data Strategy > >
Enterprise Data/ Security Policy
Change Mgmt.
Release Mgmt. QA
UAT
Dev
Team
Env Mgmt.
PROD
Search/ Reserve
Data Requests
Data Output
TDM SLAs, KPIs
Test Data Quality
Test Data Turnaround Time
Env Avaiblaity
TDR Quality…
Pre-Prod
Gold Copy
Test Envs
Test Data Provisioning
Masking
Subsetting
Generation
Optimization
Strategic/One-off/On-Demand Activities
Transactional/ Recursive/BAU Activities
TDM Core Components
Tool
Selection
Tool
Integration
Data Reuse
Masking Engine
Subsetting
Engine
Generation
Engine
Data Isolation
Tool Configuration
Archival/
Refresh
Audit Reports
Optimization
Engine
Validation Engine
Version Control
Data Profiling
Knowledge – Interfaces, DB Arch
TDM Methodology, Templates
Env
TDM Service
TDM Scope
TDM Interface
Integrated Workflow, Incident Mgmt.

9. Why Cognizant? Quick Takes Experience IPs and Assets Tools Expertise
65+ Clients Across Industries
Dedicated TDM Practice
Global Presence
400+ TDM Specialists
TD Maxim
Flexible Framework for Handling
Semi-structured Data
DataGen - For Synthetic Data Needs
Value Delivered
Thought Leadership
Alliances
100 %Data Privacy For EDI 837 Data
70% Faster Data Provisioning
65% Reduction In Cost Per Data
Informatica' s COTS ‘Test Data Generator’ powered by Cognizant IP
Transforming Test Data Management For Increased Business Value[Read more]
Alliance Partner, 2013
Innovation Award , 2013
Quick Takes
Leading Retail Customer E2E Integrity & Provisioning
Major Utilities Customer Multi-cycle, Multi-environment Reusable Data
75% Reduction in Data Provisioning time
Heterogeneous Environment, Multi hierarchy product DB
Data Migration of ~6Mn records with 320 validation rules
80% reduction in Cycle Time with Automation

10. TD MAXIMTM – The Partnership
Data Validation
Versatile Connectivity
Mainframe & Mid range
Messaging & Web services
Relational & Flat files
Unstructured Data & Files
(PDF, Word etc.)
Packaged Applications
(JD Edwards, SAP NW etc.)
XML Standards
Social Media
Data Subset
Data Archival
Services
Persistent Data Masking
Test Data Generation*
* Powered by Cognizant IP
Flexible Models
Accelerators
Frameworks
ELA Licenses for Global Deployment
Oracle E-Biz, PeopleSoft, JDE, SAP, Siebel CRM, MS Dynamics
Cognizant’s Flexible Framework for semi-structured formats
IP Exchange Program with Informatica
Alliance Partner Award, 2013
Innovation award , 2013
Transforming Test Data Management for Increased Business Value
Power your Test Data needs with enterprise Test Data Management strategy
WHITEPAPERS

11. TD Maxim ELA – Flexible, Customized Options
TDM Skills
TDM S/w
TDM H/w
Multi-Point Service
Cognizant
Cognizant ELA/ Customer Owned
Customer’s On-Premise/ Customer’s Private Cloud*
Single-Window Service
Cognizant ELA
Cognizant’s Cloud*
* Necessary Firewalls/Ports Handling to be taken care by Customers at their end
CAPEX Reduction $
Pay Per Use Model
Order of Magnitude Price Differential
UI Layer
Middleware
Database
Hardware
Test Envs.
Gold Copy
DB Layer
Production Env.
Seamless Connectivity *
Public/Private Cloud
Global Geo Deployment Capability
On-Demand, E2E TDM Infra
Skills, S/w, H/w Available On-Demand
Zero-cost Access to 40+ Sub-Products
Social N/W Connectivity, Accelerators for Packages, Connectors for Technology Platforms
E2E TDM Infra Provisioned by Cognizant

12. 100% 100% A US Based Retailed Customer
Privacy Protection For Complex EDI Data
Challenges
Semi-structured EDI format
Building Custom Algorithms
Identify sensitive information
Absence of mechanism to desensitize information
DB Technology
Solutions
Tools
EDI files
DB2
Custom Shell-based Solution
Coupled with Federation Server
Converted EDI to DB2 and masked
Convert EDI data to files (Shell)
IBM Optim
100%
100%
Data Privacy
End to End Automation
Read EDI, mask and load

13. 100% 80% A Large Insurance Customer in US
Data Integrity and Storage Space Reduction
Challenges
42,000+ Tables with
NO Referential Integrity Defined
~877 million records
High Storage Cost
No Data Model Available
DB Technology
Solutions
Tools
DB2/400
IBM DB2
Slicing Process Automation
Parameterized Filters
Automated Scheduling
Power Exchange Component
TD Maxim
100%
80%
Referential Integrity
Storage Space
Saved

14. 100% 23Hrs An European Pharmaceutical Giant
Data Generation For Missing Interfaces
Challenges
Referentially integrated data creation
32M Records needed in just a few days
Generate data for complex rules
40 tables, 481 columns, 59 relations,
DB Technology
Solutions
Tools
DB2/400
IBM DB2
Automated test data generation
Provisioned data in multiple env.
Re-usable data
TD Maxim
100%
23Hrs
Data Coverage
Total Data Generation Time

15. 70 100% US Based Leading Retail Customer
Improving Coverage for Social Networking Application
Challenges
Data in Unstructured Format (Social N/W Sites
Quick Turnaround time
DB Technology
Solutions
Tools
JSON,
HDFS (Hadoop)
1.7Million Tweets
Load Data from HDFS into HIVE
Analytics with Domain SME
Tableau 70
100%
Missing Scenarios Identified
Information Masking

16. Workflow for a Release Release Mgmt QA TDM Team Env Mgmt Initiation
Planning
Design
Execution
Closure
Release Mgmt
Release Scope, Plan
Release Monitoring
Release Sign-off QA
High Level Estimates,
Test Plan
Test Cases, Data Specification
Test Data Requests
Test Execution
Test Reporting, Closure
TDM Team
High level Estimates, TDM Plan
TDM Services**, Utilities/Tools Configuration
Test Data Delivery
Causal Analysis, Continuous Improvement
Env Mgmt
Environment Plan
Environment Setup,
DB Connections
Environment Tear down (optional)
Review/Sign-off by Respective Team
Review/Sign-off by All
** Masking, Subsetting, Refresh, Generation

17. Test Data Request (TDR) – Detailed Workflow
New
Dev, QA, UAT, Perf, Automation
Initiate Request by filling a form with data requirements
Provide clarifications as needed
Approve estimates, delivery timeline
Review Test Data against requirements Y
Meets requirements?
Close the request
Data Requestor
Provisioned
Reopened
Open
TDM Team
Review for correctness, completeness
Seek Clarifications if needed
Estimate & Prioritize
Assign to Analyst
Set up data through appropriate methods** N
End
Closed
Assigned
Status of TDR
** Synthetic generation, masking/ subsetting, DB/File edits etc.
alerts