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it_user522027 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Director at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
It can handle any size database, is easy to program and manage, and is secure.

What is most valuable?

The Oracle database is easier to program and manage, and is secure. It’s a stable, dependable product. It can handle any size database. Reliability is one of the key features necessary for a database product.

What needs improvement?

Oracle is a large company that is constantly purchasing other companies to add functionality. I think that if I want a new feature, Oracle will not listen to just me. They are marketing to a large market and not just myself.

Oracle occupies the main space in the database market. Additionally, once we put data into Oracle, it's very hard to move it out to another solution, so we have to stay with Oracle. Also, while Oracle is expensive and MySQL is free, MySQL is more difficult to use.

For how long have I used the solution?

I’ve been using Oracle for over 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any problems with stability.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We don’t have any issues with scalability. It will meet our needs for the future.

How are customer service and support?

Oracle’s technical support is good. Even if you do all the right things and the system is working well, still, sometimes something happens. Oracle is a large company and their technical support is comparable to companies of the same size.

What other advice do I have?

My advice it to realize that the cost of the product itself is not the only consideration. Cost for support of the product after purchase must be considered. A decision sometimes seems quite easy to make, but you need to consider many, many aspects. Not to just say, "This is a good one." Good products cost more. They may need more maintenance and more resources for them to work properly.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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CEO & Board member at Barsa Novin Ray
Real User
Provides great security and a good environment
Pros and Cons
  • "Security is the most valuable feature."
  • "Lacks sufficient integration with other tools."

What is our primary use case?

We are developers and integrators that produce software and solutions for our customers. We have a variety of customers in different industries and we have a local platform where we develop solutions based on Oracle or SQL Server. I'm the company CEO.

What is most valuable?

Security is the most valuable feature. 

What needs improvement?

The solution would be better if we could use modeling rather than coding, which is the only option currently available. I'd also like to see more integration with other tools. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

We had some technical issues last year and we emailed the company with questions. We never received a response, unfortunately. We eventually found the solution online but never received a response from the company. We are based in Iran so maybe there are some limitations in that respect. 

How was the initial setup?

As with any solution, the initial stage can be complex, but after a while, it becomes easy. Relative to other solutions, the setup is not complex. 

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

The solution is very expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution provides a good environment and it's a product we trust.

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner / Integrator
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Oracle Cloud Infra Architect at Sterlite Technologies Ltd
Real User
Has improved database performance and has fast caching
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database"
  • "They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable aspects of this solution are:

  • Fast caching
  • Improved database performance

What needs improvement?

They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using it for the last two to three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It requires a lot of resources, man power, and DB power, to make it stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex. They want to achieve what Oracle is offering. Oracle offers everything under one umbrella inn one offering. Whereas if I go for PostgreSQL I have to buy a small component separately from a third-party vendor.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend In-Memory because it is a robust and scalable RDBMS. We are able to achieve high availability.

I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

They should improve the licensing cost.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
The most valuable features are its real time performance and consistency.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are its real time performance and consistency.

How has it helped my organization?

We are not using it for our internal systems, but rather for our customer solutions. We can provide a high standard with this solution to our customers by using such products.

What needs improvement?

We are waiting for new features in the next release.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is also very good.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support from Oracle is fantastic. We have been working with Oracle very closely and we are very satisfied with their performance.

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

We had started to use this solution from the beginning. We haven't switched from another solution. When selecting a vendor, we want someone who has a long term road map. This demonstrates sustainability.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was not complex. It was no problem at all and it was straightforward.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We haven't used other vendors. We have a long relationship with Oracle and we have had a good experience with them in the past.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend using this solution, just as we are using it.

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it_user436134 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Consultant at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
The most valuable feature of Database In-Memory is that it's really fast.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Database In-Memory is that it's really fast. We need very fast transactions that occur in the milliseconds. We've had a lot of traditional solutions that we've had to throw out, losing a lot of money in the process, in deciding to go with Database In-Memory. For us, it's proven to be very fast.

How has it helped my organization?

We can get analytics very, very quickly without needing to direct data to separate databases or change our applications.

What needs improvement?

It's good and it functions, but it's not the easiest add-on to Database to work with. It's still new, so hopefully it'll be improved in later versions.

For how long have I used the solution?

We started with Database In-Memory probably a a few months ago.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We didn't have any issues deploying it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The numbers show that it's very stable and very promising for high-transaction, low-latency systems.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't needed to scale it yet in the two months we've been using it.

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

There was no such software for Database prior to this.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was pretty straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it with our in-house team.

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