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# Blog

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- [ Data Privacy ](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/tag/data-privacy)
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<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/automated-database-context-complements-semantic-modeling>

AI

### [Automated database context complements semantic modeling](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/automated-database-context-complements-semantic-modeling)

How automated database context complements semantic modeling while enabling immediate value from AI grounded in trusted enterprise databases.

 Paul Stanton  Feb 2, 2026

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/a-new-identity-and-expanded-purpose>

AI

### [A new identity and expanded purpose](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/a-new-identity-and-expanded-purpose)

Introduces the new company identity, LangGrant, and our new expanded focus.

 Paul Stanton  Dec 9, 2025

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-ebs-database-cloning-for-reporting-and-analytics>

Oracle

### [Oracle EBS Database Cloning for Reporting and Analytics](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-ebs-database-cloning-for-reporting-and-analytics)

Discover how Windocks Oracle EBS database cloning enhances production reporting, minimizing downtime with automated processes and efficient data...

 Paul Stanton  Oct 13, 2025

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-and-oracle-ebs-database-subsetting>

New Features

### [Oracle and Oracle EBS Database Subsetting](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-and-oracle-ebs-database-subsetting)

Introduction to Windocks database subsetting for Oracle, Oracle EBS, Snowflake, Aurora, SQL Server, and other databases.

 Paul Stanton  Sep 27, 2025

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-and-oracle-ebs-database-virtualization-update>

New Features

### [Oracle and Oracle EBS Database Virtualization Update](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/oracle-and-oracle-ebs-database-virtualization-update)

Learn how Windocks delivers Oracle database virtualization, cloning, and subsetting with Docker integration, data masking, and 95% storage savings.

 Paul Stanton  Sep 27, 2025

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/beyond-just-database-provisioning>

Trends

### [Beyond Just Database Provisioning](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/beyond-just-database-provisioning)

Advantages of database orchestration, including data governance, enhanced privacy and security, and simplified infrastructure through reduction of VM...

 Steve Pao  Apr 6, 2023

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/making-the-most-of-synthetic-data>

Data Privacy

### [Making the Most of Synthetic Data](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/making-the-most-of-synthetic-data)

Synthetic data can be generated and used to protect privacy during AI/ML modeling, development, and test.

 Steve Pao  Nov 28, 2022

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/writable-sql-server-shapshots>

New Features

### [Writable SQL Server snapshots, production database timelines, and more](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/writable-sql-server-shapshots)

A brief update on what's new in 2022, including new support for SQL Server 2022, industry-first writable SQL Server snapshots, and more.

 Paul Stanton  Aug 8, 2022

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/manage-data-not-infrastructure>

Trends

### [Manage data, not infrastructure](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/manage-data-not-infrastructure)

Windocks 6.0 introduced support for Linux database virtualization, and a scale-out distributed data repository, enabling on-demand delivery and...

 Paul Stanton  Sep 28, 2021

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/introducing-windocks-complete-data-masking>

New Features

### [Introducing Windocks Complete Data Masking](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/introducing-windocks-complete-data-masking)

Windocks now includes optional SQL Server data masking. Over 90% of Windocks evaluators choose Windocks over Red Gate in head to head comparisons!

 Paul Stanton  Mar 23, 2021

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/postgres-and-mysql-containers-and-database-cloning>

New Features

### [Postgres and MySQL containers and database cloning](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/postgres-and-mysql-containers-and-database-cloning)

Windocks now supports Postgres and MySQL containers and database cloning, the first commercially support for Postgres and MySQL containers on Windows.

 Paul Stanton  Aug 21, 2020

<https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/live-secondary-databases-and-new-use-cases>

New Features

### [Live Secondary databases and new use-cases](https://23302346.hs-sites.com/blog/live-secondary-databases-and-new-use-cases)

Windocks new support for live secondary databases is a game changer for devops, database migration, production database debug support, and even DR.

 Paul Stanton  Feb 11, 2020

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