FAQ | GEODI DSPM
FAQ

Questions Canadian teams ask first.

Straight answers about the platform, deployment, privacy boundaries and how an engagement works.

What is GEODI?

GEODI is a data security posture management platform developed by DECE Software. It discovers sensitive data across more than 200 source types, classifies it, masks it, remediates exposure and makes everything searchable, from one engine and one index.

What is DSPM?

Data security posture management is a security category defined by Gartner in 2022. Instead of defending the perimeter, DSPM continuously identifies where sensitive data lives, who can access it and how exposed it is, then drives remediation. GEODI covers this full scope.

How is GEODI delivered in Canada?

GEODI is delivered in Canada through an authorized local distributor and implementation partner, handling licensing, deployment, configuration and support for Canadian organizations. GEODI itself is developed by DECE Software.

Where does GEODI run?

On your own servers, on cloud infrastructure you control or as SaaS at geodi.com. End users only need a browser: Chrome, Firefox or Edge, on Windows, Linux, iOS or Android.

Does my data leave my environment?

Discovery, indexing and remediation run where you deploy the server. GEODI Q's AI features use retrieval augmented generation, so questions go to the language model while documents stay inside your environment, and with LLaMA the model itself can run on-prem.

Which data sources are covered?

File servers and shares, SharePoint, Exchange and mail, databases, cloud services, web content and endpoints through the GDE agent for Windows, Linux and Mac. More than 200 adapters in total, and content is processed the same regardless of container.

Can GEODI read scanned documents?

Yes. OCR can be enabled per source, so scanned PDFs, images and archived paper records become searchable and classifiable like any other content.

How does classification reach end users?

Through an Office plugin for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, an Exchange plugin for outgoing mail, a Windows Explorer agent that can classify any file type including CAD and video, and visible headers, footers and watermarks. Labels are compatible with your preferred DLP.

How does remediation stay safe?

Remediation is enabled per source and runs under dedicated credentials you provide. Workflows can require data owner consent, and every action is recorded in a complete audit trail.

Can GEODI handle very large repositories?

Yes. Sampling discovery profiles huge sources quickly, one in every N files or M records per table, TextPro classifies at the scale of millions of documents and incremental scanning keeps the index current without repeated full scans.

Which regulations does GEODI support?

Ready recognizers cover identifier formats for dozens of jurisdictions, and DECE-STORE provides regulation content, reports and dashboards for more than 35 countries, including material relevant to PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, GDPR, HIPAA and PCI DSS. GEODI supports your compliance program; it does not by itself make an organization certified or compliant.

How do we start?

Book a demo with our team. We typically show discovery, classification and remediation on representative data, then scope a pilot on a subset of your real sources before production rollout.

Something we did not cover?

Ask us directly, or open the product documentation on the DECE support portal.