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Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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Cost effective and stable, for the performance for larger applications needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup of this solution is straightforward."
  • "Running parallel queries results in poor performance and this needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case for this solution is related to statistical data.

What is most valuable?

The best part about this solution is the cost.

The performance of this solution is good if you have only a few use cases and a few queries, but for larger applications, it is not so good. 

What needs improvement?

Running parallel queries results in poor performance and this needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year, and it has been used within the company for several years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable, although we have had some issues with maintenance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of this solution needs to be improved.

How are customer service and support?

We have dealt with technical support and it is ok.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

The suitability of this solution depends on the environment and the requirements. For some, Amazon Redshift is perfect. However, some people will need better queries. Based on my research, many of the products are pretty close. It is possible that the much higher priced solutions have more differences.

This is a good solution but the queries need to perform better.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Head of Analytics at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A solution with a straightforward setup, improved stability and good flexibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's flexibility is its most valuable feature. It's also easy to scale and has relatively painless pricing."
  • "The speed of the solution and its portability needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for analytics.

What is most valuable?

The solution's flexibility is its most valuable feature. It's also easy to scale and has relatively painless pricing. 

What needs improvement?

The speed of the solution and its portability needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution since 2006.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is getting more stable with each new version. It's stable now, but it can always continue to improve.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale easily.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never been in touch with technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

We use public and hybrid cloud deployment models. We are Amazon partners.

The solution itself is very popular. Many people use it these days.

I recently went to an AWS summit in Zurich. I was very impressed by AWS and the presentation. Their solutions are very good.

I'd rate this solution eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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