What is PPDM?

PPDM can refer to several things. Without more context, it's difficult to be precise. It often stands for Physical Property Data Management, a set of software solutions and processes used in the oil and gas industry to manage physical asset data. It may also stand for Privacy Preserving Data Mining, a set of techniques aimed at extracting knowledge from data while protecting the privacy of individuals whose information is contained within the dataset. It is also used to refer to Pivotal Protection Data Manager, a backup and recovery software. In each case, it is a solution for protecting or managing data.