Apache HBase vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

Apache and IBM are both solutions in the NoSQL Databases category. Additionally, 50% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Apache HBase

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50% willing to recommend

IBM Netezza Performance Server

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache HBase and IBM Netezza Performance Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache HBase

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

NoSQL Databases (11th)

IBM Netezza Performance Server

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (11th)

Featured Reviews

Sekhar Reddy B

Principal Software Engineer at Securonix

Offers real-time aggregations and easy for a beginner to learn to use this

We use it for real-time data grouping The most valuable part is the column family structure. We mainly use it for real-time aggregations. That's why we prefer it as a NoSQL database. We've seen performance issues when we have more regions. The product needs improvement in that area. So we…

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Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur

Project Manager at MAF Retail

Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption

The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Apache HBase is a database used for data storage."

"The most valuable part is the column family structure."

"Distribution concurrency control."

"Parallel data processing is a significant feature for me."

"The underlying hardware that IBM provides with this appliance is made for a specific purpose, to serve performance on a large amount of data, and to do analytics as well. It is faster, when you compare it to any other product."

"IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution."

"The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance."

"The data governance prospect... from what I've seen, that is a really powerful tool as well, to help with data lineage and keeping track of that."

"We are able to execute very complex queries. Over 90 percent of our query executions are one second or less. We do millions of queries everyday."

"The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format."

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Cons

"We've seen performance issues."

"I don't like using Apache HBase to store huge amounts of data because of many performance issues."

"We are not able to scale. The only way to scale is to get another appliance, but we have a customers who would need us to hydrate the data between the two appliances, and Netezza does not do that."

"The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in the black box is not enough."

"IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its interface, support for big data, and APA-based connectivity should be available."

"The product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost has become unbearable for me."

"Our main problem with it is concurrency. When there are too many users running Netezza at the same time, this is when we have the most complaints."

"Concurrency limit needs to be increased somewhat."

"The only issue is that it's not expandable."

"Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server."

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"The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."

"The pricing is very expensive. It has a lot CPUs with a lot of components in it. It also has built-in redundancy for resiliency reasons."

"Netezza is a costly solution. It does serve a specific purpose but it's costlier than what's available in the market, if you go to the cloud."

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Comparison Review

it_user232068

Senior Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aug 5, 2015

Netezza vs. Teradata

Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

71%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache HBase?

Apache HBase is a database used for data storage.

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What needs improvement with Apache HBase?

We've seen performance issues when we have more regions. The product needs improvement in that area. So we experience performance issues sometimes when the load increases.

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What advice do you have for others considering Apache HBase?

It's better to use AWS DynamoDB or Cassandra. I would rate it an eight out of ten. It is easy for a beginner to learn.

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What do you like most about IBM Netezza Performance Server?

IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Netezza Performance Server?

The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.

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What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?

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Also Known As

HBase

Netezza Performance Server, Netezza

Overview

Apache HBase is an open-source, distributed, versioned, non-relational database modeled after Google's BigTable. Just as Bigtable leverages the distributed data storage provided by the Google File System, Apache HBase provides Bigtable-like capabilities on top of Hadoop and HDFS.

Apache

IBM Netezza appliances are now part of IBM PureSystems - expert integrated systems with built in expertise, integration by design and a simplified user experience. Part of the PureData family, the Netezza appliance is now known as the PureData System for Analytics. It has the same key design tenets of simplicity, speed, scalability and analytics power that was fundamental to Netezza appliances.

IBM

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