We mainly use this product for real-time data injection and reporting purposes.
Cloud Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
A scalable, easy to use solution with a cost-effective licensing style
Pros and Cons
- "We find the query editor feature of this solution extremely valuable for our business."
- "The solution doesn't handle large data packets very efficiently, which could be improved upon."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
We find the query editor feature of this solution extremely valuable for our business.
Also, the multiple window types that are available in this solution, are extremely helpful.
What needs improvement?
The solution doesn't handle large data packets very efficiently, which could be improved upon.
We would also like more variation in the output types that this solution can produce.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for three or four years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of this solution was problematic initially, but it has improved as later versions have been released, and is now very good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have found this product to be easily scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of this solution is very easy, and the deployment takes place instantly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing for this product is payable on a 'pay as you go' basis. This means that the cost is only based on data volume, and the frequency that the solution is used.
What other advice do I have?
This solution is easy to use and has good fault tolerance, so I would recommend it to other organizations.
I would rate this solution an eight 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?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

Business Architect Expert at a government with 51-200 employees
Stable, with a quick setup and lots of functionality
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has a lot of functionality that can be pushed out to companies."
- "The solution offers a free trial, however, it is too short."
What is most valuable?
When it comes to doing partitioning for the data, if you are working with both ModiB and MongoDB, it's very powerful in Microsoft Azure - the clustering platform. If it's Spark Apache, Spark will be very powerful due to the fact that you have the option to have the Delta factory, which makes all that things available within the platform.
It allows you to take a proactive decision for any abnormal functionality. For IoT, it will give you the facility to make quick decisions on any kind of metrics or output, et cetera.
The solution has a lot of functionality that can be pushed out to companies. There's a lot of analytics to take advantage of. What they have available on the market now is more than enough for companies to work with.
You can install the solution quite quickly and start using it right away.
What needs improvement?
While it depends on the business scenario, in some cases AWS offers better features. It's hard to speak to missing features at it really depends on the business case. However, in general, it has all the features a typical company might need.
The solution needs to be marketed better. Developers should be pushed or enticed to use the solution more to get it more well-known on the market. It needs more of a presence.
The solution offers a free trial, however, it is too short. You can't really properly test it before you have to start paying. They need to give companies a longer period of time to try it out risk-free. Also, the functionality is very limited. If you want to do a POC, you need the solution to offer more flexibility. Right now, you get a 14-day window, and that's not enough for a proper test.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution in the past 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very secure. Occasionally we might get a bug or to, however, this typically happens outside of the solution. If you are within the scope of Azure, it functions very well and there is good support from Microsoft if you run into issues. Basically, there are no major bugs or glitches to contend with, unless you have a design flaw. It works quite well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scaling is okay, so long as the cluster isn't overloaded.
How are customer service and technical support?
Microsoft offers excellent technical support. They are very helpful and supportive. We are quite satisfied with the level of service they provide.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very fast. You can set it up and just start using it. In that sense, it's great. A company shouldn't have any issues with getting it up and running.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product does have a free trial offer, however, it is much too short. It's only 14 days and that's not enough time to run a proper POC.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, we've been quite happy with the product. I would rate it at a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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