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Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 86% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Oracle users who would recommend it.
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85% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Parallel Data War...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (10th)
Oracle Exadata Express Clou...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (13th)
 

Featured Reviews

StevenLai - PeerSpot reviewer
Strong scalable solution with streamlined metadata warehousing
We use it to build our data warehouse and databases, and everything in the back end It helps streamline our metadata warehousing process. As it is our only type of data warehouse and database, it serves as our source, destination, and staging area. This product has many features which are useful…
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Shrikant Navelkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhances performance without fine tuning databases
They need to simplify the monitoring of the Exadata services. They have to make it more simple for the users to operate or manage. And one more thing, I would expect that other databases of Oracle, like MySQL Enterprise Edition, if technologically, Oracle makes some advancement and allows MySQL Enterprise Edition to run on Exadata, I think that will improve their market share exponentially. Today, on Exadata, you run Oracle databases, which is given. Apart from that, Oracle also has Oracle MySQL database, open source. If that open-source database also runs on Exadata, I think that will help a lot of customers. In the next release, Oracle can provide a script-level solution to migrate or consolidate cross-platform databases from Unix platform to Oracle Exadata on Linux platform; if they can provide some migration tools, I think that will help.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Tools like the BI and SAS are excellent."
"The most valuable features are the performance and usability."
"Data collection and reporting are valuable features of the solution."
"Collecting the data through SSIS packages from different sources and putting them all in one data repository is the most powerful thing. While others have this feature, they don't have the simplicity or ease of use when getting a resource and knowing everything about it."
"The solution has been reliable."
"It is not a pricey product compared to other data warehouse solutions."
"We are able to monitor daily jobs, so if there is anything that needs to be done then we can do it."
"Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse integrates beautifully with other Microsoft ecosystem products."
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"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."
"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."
"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."
"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."
"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."
"The performance of the tool is valuable."
"It is a scalable product."
"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced."
"When there are many users or many expensive queries, it can be very slow."
"The only issue with the product is that the process is very slow when we have a huge amount of data."
"It needs more compatibility with common BI tools."
"If the database is large with a lot of columns then it is difficult to clean the data."
"They need to incorporate a machine learning engine."
"I would like the ability to do more real-time type updates instead of batch-oriented updates."
"The reporting for certain types of data needs to be improved."
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"Oracle's support could be better."
"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."
"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."
"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."
"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."
"The support must be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."
"I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."
"They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."
"The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."
"The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."
"Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."
"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."
"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."
"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
31%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
9%
Retailer
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is very expensive.
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is excellent but very expensive. Working on the pricing could make it a better solution.
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What do you like most about Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
The performance of the tool is valuable.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is a very expensive database solution. The cost is high due to on-premise licenses. However, it offers a premium solution without issues or problems.
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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
I am not the perfect person to discuss improvements needed because I am not responsible for the database. I use it as a developer, and everything works fine for me. However, there might be others i...
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Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
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Overview

The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

Microsoft

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

Oracle
 

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