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Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.9
Organizations value ROI from Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse but see opportunities for improvement, citing efficient data management and integration.
No sentiment score available
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Customer service for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is positive, with knowledgeable support but some desire faster, Azure-savvy assistance.
Sentiment score
6.0
SAP NetWeaver support is generally good but faces challenges with bug resolution delays and occasional slow responses.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is generally scalable, though limitations exist compared to Snowflake and BigQuery, especially with large data.
Sentiment score
6.6
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is scalable for large organizations, though performance may benefit from additional tools like SAP HANA.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is stable, reliable, handles large datasets well, and is appreciated for quick issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.4
SAP NetWeaver BW is stable with HANA performance, minor bugs reported, requires small team, infrastructure choice affects stability.
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse needs improved integration, performance, scalability, error messaging, and real-time update capabilities to meet modern data demands.
SAP NetWeaver BW needs more standard extractors, user-friendly features, better integration, and enhanced scalability for improved usability and efficiency.
When there are many users or many expensive queries, it can be very slow.
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is cost-effective for large organizations with Azure, but may be expensive for on-premises setups.
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse incurs high licensing costs based on users and products, with additional expenses for enterprises.
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse offers enhanced performance, integration with Microsoft tools, and supports big data management for business intelligence.
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse excels in data integration, offering robust ETL features, automation, and advanced data modeling capabilities.
The interface is very user-friendly.
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Parallel Data War...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is 1.0%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 0.3%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse
 

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…
Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebreslassie - PeerSpot reviewer
Data modeling is a valuable feature but there are some issues with scalability
We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis. I'm the business intelligence senior developer and we are customers of SAP.  The data modeling is very valuable for us. There are performance issues in…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
28%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Insurance Company
8%
Government
6%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
There are many areas for improvement. A major issue is with table statistics. Sometimes the statistics are not refreshed correctly, which causes issues for us. When we update a table, it should tri...
 

Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

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Sample Customers

Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
EMC Corporation, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Magazine zum Globus (Migros Group)
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and other solutions. Updated: November 2024.
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