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Vipul Saxena - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager (QA) at PureSoftware Ltd
Real User
Top 5
Efficiently pulls out audit reports but lacks flexibility
Pros and Cons
  • "We are using Oracle Database as a Service mainly for pulling out audit reports."
  • "There is room for improvement in terms of flexibility."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Oracle Database as a Service mainly for pulling out audit reports and for connecting to our application.

What needs improvement?

One area for improvement would be the ability to connect to Excel directly from the database. Currently, I am unable to do this with Oracle Database as a Service, whereas I am able to do so with SQL Server. I would like to see Oracle Database as a Service offer a similar service to what SQL Server provides in terms of connecting Excel to the database. 

In the next release, I would like to see a feature that allows for easy transfer of data from MySQL to other databases, such as SQL Server. Having this capability would provide developers with more flexibility in their coding.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been working with Oracle Database as a Service for 10 years now. We are currently using MySQL Database for our Oracle and it's been working well for everyone.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy and takes only around 15-20 minutes. It's pretty fast.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing cost is reasonable. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate it a seven out of ten. While it's a good product to use, there is room for improvement in terms of flexibility and additional features.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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WilmerRodriguez - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at BGH
Reseller
A secure, scalable, and flexible solution that is easy to implement
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's scalability and flexibility are very good and implementation is easy."
  • "The solution needs more certifications for other products and applications because migration to the cloud is difficult without them."

What is our primary use case?

As a service provider I implemented the on-premises solution with logic and KBM for thirty customers in Columbia. 

I am now migrating customers from on-premises to the solution's PaaS cloud. We use data for a TMR that is like a SaaP and connects with the cloud. 

How has it helped my organization?

Our certifications in Oracle Database are good because we don't have many certified resources in Columbia. Oracle helps with credits for savings on customer implementations and has a nice partner ecosystem. 

What is most valuable?

The solution's scalability and flexibility are very good and implementation is easy. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs more certifications for other products and applications because migration to the cloud is difficult without them.

The solution currently uses GoldenGate for disaster recovery plans and I'd like the option for a different database such as SQL Server, MySQL, or MariaDB. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

It is sometimes hard to communicate with support due to language barriers and I would appreciate multilingual technical support. I rate support a nine out of ten. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The setup is easy for our engineers.

What about the implementation team?

Our company has three engineers and fifty users who handle implementations. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

For on-premises, a perpetual license is a standard $17,500 plus 22% for one year of support. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution is the most secure database in the world. I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Adnan Kamarudin - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Engineer at HeiTech Padu Berhad
Real User
Top 20
Has contributed positively to operational uptime, especially with Data Guard
Pros and Cons
  • "In terms of features, I find Automated Storage Management (ASM) and Data Guard most helpful for improving data security and reliability."
  • "Its application development could be enhanced to fully utilize its features."

What is our primary use case?

On a day-to-day basis, we use Oracle Database for monitoring and managing data volumes, especially adding data files automatically. I haven't directly experienced how Oracle Database enhances data analytics, as my involvement has been more on the application design side.

What is most valuable?

In terms of features, I find Automated Storage Management (ASM) and Data Guard most helpful for improving data security and reliability. 

Oracle Database is scalable, particularly in storage utilization with ASM. The availability of Oracle Database has contributed positively to operational uptime, especially with Data Guard.

What needs improvement?

In terms of improvements, I believe Oracle Database is already quite robust, but application development could be enhanced to fully utilize its features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Oracle Database for about 15 years, primarily focusing on application design and monitoring.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate scalability as a 5 out of 10, and stability as an 8 out of 10.

How are customer service and support?

For technical support, I'd rate it a 7; there's room for improvement in user interaction.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup experience for Oracle Database is straightforward, I would rate it around 8 or 9 out of 10. Deployment typically takes no more than 2 hours.

What about the implementation team?

Migrating to Oracle Database from on-premises was a while ago, so I don't remember it well, but it was generally okay.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is on the expensive side, but I recommend it because it's a good database.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I find Oracle Database as a Service to be reliable and efficient for our operational needs. I'd give Oracle Database as a Service an 8 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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ARIEL MUNAFO - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder & CEO at CLOUDEX
Real User
Top 5
A highly stable solution that helps you manage your database and backup
Pros and Cons
  • "As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup."
  • "The solution’s pricing could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use Oracle Database as a Service for data warehouse and OLTP systems.

What is most valuable?

Oracle Database as a Service is one of the best databases. As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup. It's a very good product.

What needs improvement?

The solution’s pricing could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Oracle Database as a Service ten out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's on-premises scalability should be improved. Around 100 users, including analysts, database administrators, and developers, use the solution in our organization.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service an eight out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

Oracle Database as a Service has a good and fast technical support team.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is easy.

What about the implementation team?

Oracle Database as a Service is easy to deploy, and we deployed it through an in-house team.

What was our ROI?

Although Oracle Database as a Service is expensive, it is worth its cost, and we have seen a return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Oracle Database as a Service has a yearly licensing fee, which is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

One or two people are enough to manage the solution. The development depends on how many applications you need to build.

Overall, I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Goce Starkovski - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Infrastructure Group in ICT Department at EVN Macedonia/EVN AG
Real User
Top 10
A reliable choice for hosting and development that provides exceptional database performance
Pros and Cons
  • "It effortlessly hosts applications for months and exhibits exceptional reliability."
  • "The installation process requires improvement as it can be quite complex."

What is our primary use case?

Our main use cases include initiating the setup of a hosting application and facilitating developers in utilizing the database, as well as managing backups and data storage.

How has it helped my organization?

It's an outstanding database. It effortlessly hosts applications for months and exhibits exceptional reliability. The database delivers top-tier performance.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are performance, backup, and restore capabilities.

What needs improvement?

The installation process requires improvement as it can be quite complex. Simplifying the procedure would certainly be beneficial. There is room for enhancing the administration tools, possibly by providing better separation of functions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for twenty years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It offers excellent stability capabilities. I would rate it nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Due to its stability, the technology allows for seamless node transitions. Data storage, porting, backup, and restoration processes function smoothly. This makes scaling up quite straightforward, with built-in features supporting scalability. If the need for more robust capabilities arises, transitioning to the enterprise edition is an option. Partitioning functions, which experienced leaders in this field can attest to, further enhance scalability. I would rate it eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The customer support services are good. I would rate it a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was challenging. I would rate it three out of ten.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation process varies in complexity. Setting up the basic configuration typically takes about half a day. However, when dealing with complex setups like shared data centers and clustered environments, it can extend to two weeks or more. The installation process can sometimes involve repetitive steps, mainly involving prerequisite checks. It's crucial to carefully pre-activate the necessary database components before proceeding with the installation. In some cases, the environment can become intricate, with known bugs in clustered setups. When facing such challenges, documentation from Oracle support can be a valuable resource. Once it is installed, the rest of the process goes smoothly. Still, there are many specifics to consider, especially when completing cluster deployments, particularly in newer releases, which can be unfamiliar territory.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is notably expensive when compared to the features offered by other alternatives. However, Oracle offers specific and unique capabilities. I would rate it ten out of ten in terms of cost.

What other advice do I have?

It is an excellent product and service to launch your career with. If you become proficient in it, it can set you up for a twenty-year-long career. I would rate it eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Roberto Huaman - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Architecture and Analytics Solutions at America Movil Peru SAC
Real User
Top 10
An easy initial setup process and its high scalability make it a perfectly stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
  • "The ROI has not been good."

What is our primary use case?

My expertise is to evaluate whether there are any technologies of Oracle Database to be replaced or migrated from Oracle to other tools like MongoDB or Cassandra.

I use the solution for different transactions, data guard administration, and for analytics.


How has it helped my organization?

There are people in my company who know a lot of Oracle technologies. My teams have huge experience in this technology. Considering a standard industry, it is a developed system. It's very easy to use in general.


What is most valuable?

Feature-wise, the most valuable ones are its support and the fact that there is s lot of knowledge or experience related to the solution for my team.

What needs improvement?

It's a very expensive product. So, the pricing needs to be improved.

Big data use cases involving analytics, especially advanced analytics like machine learning, I need to improve in Oracle.


For how long have I used the solution?

I use Oracle Database on all my platforms and systems in my company. I have been using the solution for ten years. Currently, I am using Oracle Database 11g.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. Regarding plans to use Oracle Database even more in the future, my expectation is to try to replace it with some open-source technologies.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support a six out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process was easy.


What was our ROI?

The ROI has not been good. In the past, it was good, though.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is a very expensive tool.


What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to those planning to use it. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Azhar Azhar - PeerSpot reviewer
BI consultant at RajhiSteel
Real User
Top 5
It has an analytical querying feature; its stability is excellent and allows effortless development
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like about Oracle Database as a Service is that it has excellent stability, and the development is effortless. I also like the enhanced queries in Oracle Database as a Service best."
  • "Pricing for Oracle Database as a Service could be cheaper, so this is an area for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I used Oracle Database as a Service as a secure database.

What is most valuable?

What I like about Oracle Database as a Service is that it has excellent stability, and the development is effortless. No other database compares with Oracle Database as a Service in twenty-five years.

I also like the enhanced queries in Oracle Database as a Service. I've been using analytical queries and classes, which is what I like best about the service.

The service also has a VR feature which is excellent, though I'm not using that feature.

I also like how speedy Oracle Database as a Service is.

What needs improvement?

Pricing for Oracle Database as a Service could be cheaper, so this is an area for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I used Oracle Database as a Service for a few years as the company was using it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I found Oracle Database as a Service excellent, stability-wise.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is highly scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Support for Oracle Database as a Service is always good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for Oracle Database as a Service is straightforward. There was no difficulty in its deployment. It was easy to deploy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Oracle Database as a Service is always a bit costly, but it's an excellent service. My company used the on-premises version, and that was costly. I have yet to learn about the cost of the cloud version, though.

What other advice do I have?

My experience is with Oracle Database Administrator, Oracle Report Builder, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Client/Server, and Oracle Database as a Service.

I used version 12 of Oracle Database as a Service.

In the company, over five hundred people worked on Oracle Database as a Service in the last four or five years.

There's no plan to increase the usage of Oracle Database as a Service because the company is moving to another provider.

Five people, including a manager or supervisor, took care of the deployment and maintenance of Oracle Database as a Service.

I recommend Oracle Database as a Service to midsized and large-scale companies, mainly if you use the Oracle Email Delivery Service, which also requires going with Oracle Analytics Cloud. In today's modern world, if you're not using Oracle E-Business Suite and you store your data in the data warehouse and collect data from different interactive devices, such as cameras, the best solution is Oracle Database as a Service, partnered with Oracle Business Intelligence.

My rating for Oracle Database as a Service is ten out of ten, as no other service is comparable.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Manager at NAVER Corp
Real User
Top 20
A scalable solution that provides easy data recovery
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is scalable, has support & right incident, and allows easy data recovery."
  • "The solution’s price could be reduced."

What is our primary use case?

For financial companies, the performance and reliability of transactional data in banking systems are very important. Many financial companies use Oracle Database.

What is most valuable?

The solution is scalable, has support & right incident, and allows easy data recovery.

What needs improvement?

The solution’s price could be reduced.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for 20 years. We are using v16.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

When I started working here a long time ago, Oracle Database version 9 was not very stable, but after version 11, it got very stable. If we follow the patching process, such as applying CPU and PSU patches, we don't need to check the stability of the database.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Oracle Database supports scalability and high availability due to clustering architecture, like RAC. You can easily expand data nodes or processing nodes to meet your needs. 1000 users are using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Oracle Database offers 24/7 support, and many third-party companies contract with growing corporations to provide support services. You can easily get support from these companies.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Microsoft SQL Server and switched to Oracle Database because it can support large systems with many users. Most large systems today run on Unix or Reynolds operating systems, and Oracle Database is well-suited for these environments. However, IT environments such as AWS or Azure are increasingly moving to the cloud.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is good and convenient. We don't need to set up the worker in case of extra data. The machine and software are in one box. It takes one hour to install Oracle Database.

What about the implementation team?

As an engineer, I would install the Palantir environment or occasionally test the system environment for the operating and production systems. We rely on the database administrator for assistance.

What other advice do I have?

20 people are required for the solution’s maintenance. I can recommend Oracle Database to many companies, especially those using Oracle Cloud services. The price is not very expensive, and Oracle Cloud offers a variety of features and benefits. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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