Case Study: Global Computer Technology Company achieves $1.9M annual savings and stronger data security with Imperva SecureSphere

Tech Giant Secures Data and Saves $2 Million Annually

A global Fortune 500 computer technology company needed to meet SOX, PCI‑DSS and SAS 70 requirements while expanding database auditing beyond 500 systems, but its IBM Guardium deployment was costly and cumbersome. Guardium’s architecture required many virtual appliances, high support renewal fees and a manual, error-prone Remedy integration, which limited coverage, drove up labor costs and introduced unacceptable compliance and security risk.

The company replaced Guardium with Imperva SecureSphere, rolling out the initial 500‑database deployment in 60 days and expanding to 1,050 databases. SecureSphere reduced virtual appliances (135 for Guardium vs. 65 for SecureSphere at scale), automated ticketing workflows, cut annual operational costs by about 72% (roughly $1.9M saved), halved labor overhead and enabled the five‑person team to audit twice as many databases.