IBM Db2 Warehouse vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud comparison

IBM Db2 Warehouse and IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 80% of IBM Db2 Warehouse users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud users who would recommend it.

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85% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Warehouse and IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Data Warehouse (12th)

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Data Warehouse (16th)

Featured Reviews

Josef Kraus

Owner at S.K. Consulting Services GmbH

Useful for ETL process and has good documentation

The tool's most beneficial feature for our data management tasks has been the ETL process. Additionally, we utilized Windows and Linux. IBM Db2 Warehouse's scalability has significantly impacted our data storage capabilities. We needed to order new disks for storage every week within this hosting environment. Additionally, we implemented protection measures for production use. The tools are readily available, and if you're willing to invest in them, you can access a good data warehouse without any issues.

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FarhanFarhan

Database Engineer at Meezan Bank

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…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can be mounted on the cloud, which is a huge plus. If the client, for example, starts small with on-premise deployment and then it rapidly needs to grow, we can transfer this to the cloud easily."

"Some of the best features are stored procedures, parallelism, and different indexing strategies."

"It can scale effectively as long as resources are available."

"The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data."

"The analytics engine is not bad at forecasting predictions."

"The solution is stable."

"The most valuable features of IBM Db2 Warehouse include its availability, easy integration, ability to deal with a large size of data, excellent performance with no delays, powerful security mechanisms, and effective support."

"I think it scales really well and as long as you take enough time to learn a little bit about it, it works really well."

More IBM Db2 Warehouse pros

"It is stable when there is support from IBM."

"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."

"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."

Cons

"Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues."

"The biggest problems we have is when the backup solution is failing or slow and we run out of log space, which has happened probably a couple of times in the last four years."

"In terms of improvement, IBM Db2 Warehouse should be more scalable."

"The areas of the solution that is needing the most improvement are separating compute from storage, elasticity, which means scaling up and then retracting."

"The biggest challenge anyone could have with Db2 Warehouse is their references or online resources and documentation. They are very, very, very limited on the web."

"Lacks sufficient documentation and particularly in Spanish."

"It takes a long time to have a new version or release, similar to Oracle."

"There should be more material available for training and training should be free."

More IBM Db2 Warehouse cons

"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In a traditional on-prem database, in a data warehouse, the solution is probably on the expensive side."

"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

59%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Db2 Warehouse?

The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Warehouse?

Db2 Warehouse or IBM products are pretty expensive. There are cheaper tools on the market. However, if the client is satisfied with paying for the Db2 Warehouse license, especially for cloud-based ...

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What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse?

Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues. The technical support quality is good, but the response time needs improvement.

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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...

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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.

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What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.

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Also Known As

InfoSphere Warehouse, IBM InfoSphere Warehouse

IBM dashDB

Overview

InfoSphere Warehouse is a suite of products that combines the strength of DB2 with a data warehousing infrastructure from IBM. You can use InfoSphere Warehouse to build a complete data warehousing solution that includes a highly scalable relational database, data access capabilities, and front-end analysis tools.

IBM

IBM dashDB family offers private and public cloud database solutions for transactional and analytic workloads, with IBM fully managed or client managed options with a Common SQL engine across all deployment options.

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Sample Customers

Alameda County Social Services Agency, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited

Copenhagen Business School, BPM Northwest, GameStop

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