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IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud vs Oracle Exadata comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (15th)
Oracle Exadata
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

FM
Enhancing analytics with seamless data dumping and reliable support
Our primary use case is data storage and analytics The organization has decided to purchase a full stack solution from IBM due to positive responses, which helped them upgrade from the previous version. The data dumping into the raw zone and the feature of BigQuery is quite attractive. There…
Guruprasad Gonjare - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers a variety of valuable features
The deployment depends on the Exadata options. There are primarily three options which include, Exadata, Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Exadata Cloud Service. Out of these, Cloud Service requires the minimum effort. The deployment takes around two to three weeks to complete. For the deployment purpose, we need information on the user base where the access is going to happen. We would also require around four to five engineers and admins for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. This estimation is based on the workflow.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It will be MPP, so performance should improve."
"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger.​"
"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."
"It is stable when there is support from IBM."
"A very stable solution, which we have hardly any problems with."
"Exadata is also a very stable environment. Their Smart Scan feature is great for every banking environment and financial institutions willing to implement it."
"The key capability of Exadata, which is not found in any other solution or appliance, is its enhancement specifically for databases."
"The most valuable feature is that you have the same familiar environment of an Oracle database but with the additional performance you get from this architecture."
"The storage capacity and the performance of Oracle Exadata are good. When comparing the performance to other technologies it is very good. I am satisfied with the management of the solution."
"Oracle Exadata has very good hardware."
"Parallelism is the most valuable feature."
"The performance on the databases is good."
 

Cons

"There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support."
"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks."
"Right now, we are implementing on ESX VMware 6.0. Support for this platform is poor. Also, one of the backup/recovery options is broken and IBM is not addressing the issue."
"Ultimately, the product itself has challenges and we are not currently satisfied with the support, either."
"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."
"It is difficult to evaluate return-on-investment because of the way billing is handled for the product. This should be improved by oracle."
"It would be nice to have a single click button to, say, migrate my VMware VM into the Oracle VM, or vice-versa."
"The integration with third-party applications regarding access management security could be better."
"In a future release, I would like to see some upgrade analysis advisors to help with a clear roadmap on steps that need to be taken and some of the automated processes."
"A room for improvement in Oracle Exadata is that it's not very easy to use in a microservices environment. It's not easy to split databases, and if this was easier to do in Oracle Exadata, it would make the solution better. What I'd like to see in the next release of Oracle Exadata is for it to become more modular, so you can use it in a context where the data layer is spread between many independent services."
"We need a monitoring tool which can in one place, where we can manage, monitor the entire Exadata components."
"License or upgrade management can be difficult and time consuming because it requires login to a separate console."
"The initial setup process is very difficult and extremely complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."
"It is an expensive product and you pay more for certain performance enhancements."
"The solution’s cost is a little bit more than the traditional databases."
"Exadata is an expensive tool, but, considering the ROI, it's worth going for the solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"I give the pricing of the solution a five out of ten."
"There is an annual license to use this solution. The solution is expensive."
"The price is very high."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is competitive. There are some features that are outside of the initial purchase license, such as some monitoring packages."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
Organizations of all sizes, especially those who are in need of powerful and elastic cloud data warehouse solutions that can help administrators maximize the efficiency of their data-based operatio...
What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support.
What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.
What do you like most about Oracle Exadata?
It is the best solution for OLTP and data warehousing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
The pricing of Exadata is high. It is more expensive than usual, making it suitable only for big enterprises or businesses that can afford it.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
I would like to add some features to run applications or microservices-based applications on Exadata.
 

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