Nutanix Database Service vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

"The patching is the most valuable feature. We spent a lot of time and effort on the patching of our SQL instances after hours. With Nutanix Era, you can schedule and automate them during your normal operational hours (during the day). You schedule all the patching, then everything happens automatically with minor tickets from the engineer. So, our patching, which took four hours, went down to an hour for the engineer. This is much better for us from a return on investment perspective."

"It is also a single platform, all in one place, and that is a reason we went for this solution. Earlier, we had multiple platforms, the database and the OS, but this is a single platform that helps us with what we are doing."

"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."

"We use the solution to save costs and simplify operations."

"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."

"We have an enterprise-level backup product that we're required to use, so we don't rely on Era's version. [But] it could be an awesome first-line backup. It's very elegant the way they designed it. It's quick and it doesn't take up nearly as much storage space as traditional backups. It would definitely help to save on tier-one storage."

"The solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."

"The solution allows quick setting up of new development environments and ensures the use of the storage more efficiently. It manages to create new clients to be utilized for development or reporting."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

"RabbitMQ will help to remove a lot of the complexities and create a loosely coupled codebase."

"The loading speed is very good."

"Scalable (Massive) Parallel Processing (MPP) – The ability to bring to bear large amounts of compute against large data sets with Greenplum and the EMC DCA has proven itself to be very effective."

"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."

"The solution improved our site reliability."

"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"

"The solution can scale."

"This solution could be improved by integrating with more database providers."

"There will always be room for improvement, there is nothing perfect from day one. There are some technical challenges that we have with NDS. I believe with time it will be sorted out."

"We have a regular license program because it's really expensive."

"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."

"It would be helpful if we could patch Windows operating systems with the solution."

"The solution should provide more integration with more databases."

"The updating of the database engine is something that can be improved. For example, assume that we are using PostgreSQL out of the box, and it is version 10. If we want to migrate to version 11, 12, or 13, then it is not very easy to do that using Nutanix Era."

"It should be able to be consumed by other customers because only the enterprise cloud customers are able to buy this software."

"The user interface could be improved."

"Implementation takes a long time."

"The availability could be better."

"RabbitMQ is clearly better supported on Linux than it is on Windows. There are idiosyncrasies in the Windows version that are not there on Linux."

"The solution needs improvement on performance."

"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."

"If you're outside IP address range, the clustering no longer has all the features which is problematic."

"One of the disadvantages, not a disadvantage with the product itself, but overall, is the expertise in the marketplace. It's not easy to find a Greenplum administrator in the market, compared to other products such as Oracle."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"The tool is expensive."

"The pricing is competitive."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."

"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."

"This is an open source solution."

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."

"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."