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Netezza Analytics vs Spark SQL comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Netezza Analytics
Ranking in Hadoop
11th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spark SQL
Ranking in Hadoop
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Netezza Analytics is 1.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spark SQL is 9.9%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Asish Govind - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable with limited administration needed but it's coming up on its end of life
I'm not sure if Netezza offers a cloud version of the solution or not, but if they don't they should. Most companies are focused on moving towards the cloud. If it was on a cloud it would offer certain scalability and performance aspects it can't offer as a physical appliance. I'm not sure of IBM's roadmap currently, as the solution is coming up on its end of life.
SurjitChoudhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the flexibility to handle large-scale data processing
My experience with the initial setup of Spark SQL was relatively smooth. Understanding the system wasn't overly difficult because the data was structured in databases, and we could use notebooks for coding in Python or Java. Configuring networks and running scripts to load data into the database were routine tasks that didn't pose significant challenges. The flexibility to use different languages for coding and the ability to process data using key-value pairs in Python made the setup adaptable. Once we received the source data, processing it in SparkSQL involved writing scripts to create dimension and fact tables, which became a standard part of our workflow. Setting up Spark SQL was reasonably quick, but sometimes we face performance issues, especially during data loading into the SQL Server data warehouse. Sequencing notebooks for efficient job runs is crucial, and managing complex tasks with multiple notebooks requires careful tracking. Exploring ways to optimize this process could be beneficial. However, once you are familiar with the database architecture and project tools, understanding and adapting to the system become more straightforward.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a back end for our SSIS, MicroStrategy,, Tableau. All of these are connecting to get the data. To do so we are also using our analytics which is built on the data."
"Speed contributes to large capacity."
"For me, as an end-user, everything that I do on the solution is simple, clear, and understandable."
"The need for administration involvement is quite limited on the solution."
"Data compression. It was relatively impressive. I think at some point we were getting 4:1 compression if not more."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"The performance of the solution is its most valuable feature. The solution is easy to administer as well. It's very user-friendly. On the technical side, the architecture is simple to understand and you don't need too many administrators to handle the solution."
"Certain data sets that are very large are very difficult to process with Pandas and Python libraries. Spark SQL has helped us a lot with that."
"The solution is easy to understand if you have basic knowledge of SQL commands."
"The team members don't have to learn a new language and can implement complex tasks very easily using only SQL."
"Offers a variety of methods to design queries and incorporates the regular SQL syntax within tasks."
"Data validation and ease of use are the most valuable features."
"It is a stable solution."
"I find the Thrift connection valuable."
"The speed of getting data."
 

Cons

"Disaster recovery support. Because it was an appliance, and if you wanted to support disaster recovery, you needed to buy two."
"Administration of this product is too tough. It's very complex because of the tools which it's missing."
"In-DB processing with SAS Analytics, since this is supposed to be an analytics server so the expectation is there."
"The hardware has a risk of failure. They need to improve this."
"The most valuable features of this solution are robustness and support."
"This product is being discontinued from IBM, and I would like to have some kind of upgrade available."
"The solution could implement more reporting tools and networking utilities."
"The Analytics feature should be simplified."
"Being a new user, I am not able to find out how to partition it correctly. I probably need more information or knowledge. In other database solutions, you can easily optimize all partitions. I haven't found a quicker way to do that in Spark SQL. It would be good if you don't need a partition here, and the system automatically partitions in the best way. They can also provide more educational resources for new users."
"In the next release, maybe the visualization of some command-line features could be added."
"It takes a bit of time to get used to using this solution versus Pandas as it has a steep learning curve."
"The solution needs to include graphing capabilities. Including financial charts would help improve everything overall."
"This solution could be improved by adding monitoring and integration for the EMR."
"It would be beneficial for aggregate functions to include a code block or toolbox that explains its calculations or supported conditional statements."
"SparkUI could have more advanced versions of the performance and the queries and all."
"Anything to improve the GUI would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The annual licensing fees are twenty-two percent of the product cost."
"For me, mainly, it reduces my costs. It's not only the appliance cost. There are also support costs and a maintenance costs. It does reduce the costs very drastically."
"Expensive to maintain compared to other solutions."
"We don't have to pay for licenses with this solution because we are working in a small market, and we rely on open-source because the budgets of projects are very small."
"The on-premise solution is quite expensive in terms of hardware, setting up the cluster, memory, hardware and resources. It depends on the use case, but in our case with a shared cluster which is quite large, it is quite expensive."
"The solution is bundled with Palantir Foundry at no extra charge."
"There is no license or subscription for this solution."
"We use the open-source version, so we do not have direct support from Apache."
"The solution is open-sourced and free."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Retailer
6%
 

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What do you like most about Spark SQL?
Spark SQL's efficiency in managing distributed data and its simplicity in expressing complex operations make it an essential part of our data pipeline.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spark SQL?
We don't have to pay for licenses with this solution because we are working in a small market, and we rely on open-source because the budgets of projects are very small.
What needs improvement with Spark SQL?
In terms of improvement, the only thing that could be enhanced is the stability aspect of Spark SQL. There could be additional features that I haven't explored but the current solution for working ...
 

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