Oracle Solaris Reviews

It's solid in terms of security; secured systems.

In terms of monitoring, they have quite a bit right now, but it could be a little bit better, especially with all of the virtualized resources.

I have been using the database for 15 years.

It has been stable, pretty much.

Down time has not been because of the OS.

Under load, it has scaled well.

It will definitely meet our needs going into the future.

Technical support is pretty good. Sun used to support it, and now it’s Oracle. We use technical support mostly for the database, and now both the software, the OS, as well as the hardware, are all from the same vendor.

The company has had it for, pretty much, since I joined the company.

The upgrades are pretty straightforward, now-a-days. You can do live upgrades and things like that pretty well.

I definitely recommend it.

When I’m looking at vendors to work with, I definitely look for one with a good reputation of being reliable because that provides a solid foundation for the many components that will run on it. It's definitely not like the sort of software that you can get from some new start-up, which might provide more features and value. The product and the vendor have to be proven.

I installed Oracle Solaris on a normal PC to test its functionality. It is comfortable to use and provides a good test environment, especially because it is not commonly known or recognized in the market.

Oracle Solaris has a graphical interface that is user-friendly, especially with its use of dark colors. The operating system is lightweight, which makes it easier to use on an average computer compared to systems like Windows.

Oracle Solaris needs to improve its compatibility with office tools like Excel.

I have used Oracle Solaris for about a year. I installed it on one machine as a case study to check and experience its capabilities.

The deployment process was quite simple. I set it up on three PCs, and it took me approximately 30 minutes.

For stability, I can rate it an eight. It is a stable operating system.

I can rate the scalability of Oracle Solaris as seven out of ten.

For technical support, I would rate it six out of ten because I did not really seek their support after deployment.

Neutral

Before using Oracle Solaris, the systems were running on Windows.

The initial setup of Oracle Solaris was easy and user-friendly due to its graphical user interface.

In terms of ROI, there have been performance improvements because Oracle Solaris is lighter.

I find the pricing of Oracle Solaris to be affordable compared to competitors like Windows.

I would recommend Oracle Solaris to others as it is a very good solution, though it is not very well known. Overall, I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

On-premises