IT teams are often tasked with the technical execution of data protection requirements including data discovery, DSR fulfillment, data masking, and system integration. IQWorks automates these tasks, reducing the operational burden on IT while ensuring consistent, scalable data protection.
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Estimated share of enterprise IT spending attributed to shadow IT outside governance controls
Source: Gartner Research
The Challenge
IT teams bear the operational burden of data protection compliance. When the privacy or legal team identifies a requirement, it is typically IT that must implement the technical controls, run database queries to fulfill DSRs, configure data masking, and ensure systems are properly integrated. This work competes with other IT priorities including infrastructure maintenance, feature development, and security operations.
DSR fulfillment is particularly painful for IT teams. Each request requires database queries across multiple systems, data extraction and formatting, verification, and delivery. For organizations receiving hundreds of requests monthly, this can consume significant engineering time. Every new system or data store increases the complexity.
IT teams also struggle with the gap between privacy policy and technical implementation. Privacy policies may require data to be retained for specific periods, accessed only by authorized roles, or masked in non-production environments. Translating these policies into technical controls across a diverse technology landscape requires custom development and ongoing maintenance.
Manual DSR Fulfillment Workload
Each DSR requires IT engineers to run database queries across multiple systems, extract and format data, verify completeness, and manage deletion workflows. This manual work does not scale.
Policy-to-Technical Translation
Privacy and retention policies must be translated into technical controls across databases, applications, and cloud services. This requires custom development and maintenance across a diverse technology landscape.
Non-Production Data Masking
Development, testing, and staging environments need realistic data without exposing real PII. Creating and maintaining masked datasets across all non-production environments is an ongoing burden.
System Integration Complexity
Data protection requirements touch every system that processes personal data. Integrating privacy controls into dozens of databases, SaaS tools, and custom applications requires significant engineering effort.
The Solution
IQWorks automates the technical work of data protection so IT teams can focus on core infrastructure and development priorities. DiscoverIQ automatically scans databases, cloud services, and applications to build data inventories without manual database analysis. SearchIQ eliminates manual DSR fulfillment by automatically locating, extracting, or deleting records across all connected systems.
ProtectIQ provides automated data masking for non-production environments that refreshes as production data changes. The platform translates privacy policies into technical controls that are applied consistently across all systems through a centralized policy engine.
IQWorks integrates with existing IT infrastructure through APIs, database connectors, and pre-built integrations for common platforms. IQAgent handles routine data protection tasks autonomously, escalating only exceptional cases that require human judgment.
How It Works
Automated Data Discovery
DiscoverIQ scans databases, cloud services, and applications automatically, eliminating the need for IT engineers to manually analyze schemas and data stores.
Automated Data Discovery
DiscoverIQ scans databases, cloud services, and applications automatically, eliminating the need for IT engineers to manually analyze schemas and data stores.
Automated DSR Fulfillment
SearchIQ processes access, deletion, and portability requests across all connected systems without requiring custom queries or manual data extraction from IT.
Automated DSR Fulfillment
SearchIQ processes access, deletion, and portability requests across all connected systems without requiring custom queries or manual data extraction from IT.
Non-Production Data Masking
ProtectIQ generates masked datasets for development and testing environments with realistic data formats that preserve application functionality while protecting PII.
Non-Production Data Masking
ProtectIQ generates masked datasets for development and testing environments with realistic data formats that preserve application functionality while protecting PII.
Policy-Based Controls
Privacy and retention policies are configured once in the platform and automatically translated into technical controls applied across all connected systems.
Policy-Based Controls
Privacy and retention policies are configured once in the platform and automatically translated into technical controls applied across all connected systems.
Integration via APIs
IQWorks provides REST APIs, database connectors, and pre-built integrations that connect to your existing infrastructure with minimal configuration.
Integration via APIs
IQWorks provides REST APIs, database connectors, and pre-built integrations that connect to your existing infrastructure with minimal configuration.
Key Benefits
Key Takeaways
- Eliminate manual DSR fulfillment queries and reduce IT workload by up to 90%
- Automate data discovery across databases, cloud services, and SaaS applications
- Generate masked datasets for non-production environments automatically
- Translate privacy policies into technical controls applied consistently across all systems
- Integrate with existing IT infrastructure through APIs and pre-built connectors
- Reduce the engineering effort required for data protection compliance
- Free IT resources for core infrastructure and development priorities
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