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Oracle Big Data Appliance vs Oracle Exadata comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Big Data Appliance
Ranking in Data Warehouse
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Exadata
Ranking in Data Warehouse
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Big Data Appliance is 1.0%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata is 19.0%, up from 18.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mohammed Hamad - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides clean, centralized data
From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera. Oracle could also improve Big Data Appliance by having one technology on their stack and working on it instead of continually changing the name or technologies or features. In addition, they could have a program to enable their partners to use this technology because right now, I have to have an expert to use the AI elements.
Guruprasad Gonjare - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers a variety of valuable features
The deployment depends on the Exadata options. There are primarily three options which include, Exadata, Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Exadata Cloud Service. Out of these, Cloud Service requires the minimum effort. The deployment takes around two to three weeks to complete. For the deployment purpose, we need information on the user base where the access is going to happen. We would also require around four to five engineers and admins for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. This estimation is based on the workflow.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Because Big Data Appliance allows me to have a single source of truth, it means I have clean data that can be monetized and leveraged to gain more insights with real-time reports from the dashboard."
"The best thing about the product is that the end-user can build the reports by themselves without really knowing anything about databases."
"This is a comprehensive solution that is easy to deploy."
"It has improved the performance, now we run with more performance cores with less CPU to attend all the database demands. Reducing Time to Market, increase our ability to face the competition with speed and low cost."
"What I found most valuable in Oracle Exadata is its newer technology that gives better performance. It has more recent hardware and significant changes in the architecture, so it's better than older solutions."
"The product is flexible."
"The performance on the databases is good."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The storage capacity and the performance of Oracle Exadata are good. When comparing the performance to other technologies it is very good. I am satisfied with the management of the solution."
"The offloading of data to the SIM is a valuable feature."
"What I like most about Oracle Exadata is its smart scan feature. I also like that it supports higher capacities and it's high-performing, so my company can use Oracle Exadata for massive databases."
 

Cons

"From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera."
"The product should be simplified for the average user."
"It seems like the deployment of repositories has become more difficult in later versions of the product rather than easier."
"I would like to see more database features and maybe more archiving features, because we need to do data archiving."
"The solution could always be more stable and more reliable."
"Checking the Smart Scan issues is complicated."
"The integration with third-party applications regarding access management security could be better."
"I liked Spark, but it was discontinued when Exadata L6 came back. I loved it, and I wish they would bring back Spark integration."
"Oracle Exadata compatibility with the analytics could be better and the OBIEE could improve. Oracle BI to Exadata needs to be improved. Even if the full analytics practice for Oracle should be improved and when compared with other solutions it is weak."
"Certification should also be improved. Today, Oracle doesn't certify applications with engineered systems."
"We need a monitoring tool which can in one place, where we can manage, monitor the entire Exadata components."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle's prices are too high compared to others in the market."
"The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
"I think it's free."
"There is an annual license to use this solution. The solution is expensive."
"The price of the solution has been expensive to implement."
"The cost of the product could be improved."
"The Initial investment price could use improvement"
"I give the pricing of the solution a five out of ten."
"Our customers are always looking to reduce the license's cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Government
12%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Oracle Exadata?
It is the best solution for OLTP and data warehousing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
The pricing of Exadata is high. It is more expensive than usual, making it suitable only for big enterprises or businesses that can afford it.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
I would like to add some features to run applications or microservices-based applications on Exadata.
 

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