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BMC AMI Data vs Snowflake comparison

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI Data
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
107
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (1st), Cloud Data Warehouse (1st), AI Synthetic Data (1st), AI Software Development (10th)
 

Featured Reviews

AkshayChaudhari - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Specialist at TCS
Database monitoring has improved performance tuning and now automates repetitive DBA tasks
The best features of BMC AMI Data, in my opinion, are data performance monitoring and the optimization capability. Another valuable capability is that there are strong points because they reduce the repetitive DBA tasks because the automation capability is present. I value the data management and backup and recovery capability also. One thing that stands out about BMC AMI Data's features is how closely the performance analysis and database management capabilities are integrated. Instead of using separate tools for performance monitoring and workload analysis, and also the routine DB2 administration, BMC AMI Data brings many of these capabilities together. The automation is valuable because it can reduce the repetitive DBA work. Regarding BMC AMI Data's AI capabilities, I have a positive impression from the security perspective. The solution provides very useful visibility and control around the database operations, which is important when working with sensitive data and strict security requirements. I would still want clear governance around the access controls, audit capability, data handling, and how recommendations are generated and used. I find BMC AMI Data's capability useful for identifying unusual patterns, and I trust it. The output is generally helpful as a starting point for an investigation, but I would not treat it as a final one because some areas still need stronger root cause accuracy. I prefer to validate the findings against the database and the workload data before I consider or take any action. Overall, I see the AI capability as useful. I would assess BMC AMI Data's automation capability as strong. In our day-to-day work, BMC AMI Data helps us reduce the repetitive efforts. We can automate activities such as space monitoring, organization recommendations, statistic collection, performance analysis, utility scheduling, and copy and recovery management. It also allows us to monitor SQL tuning insights proactively rather than relying entirely on manual analysis. This lets the DBA team spend more time on the higher-value troubleshooting and optimization instead of repeatedly performing routine checks and maintenance tasks. I find BMC AMI Data's analytics and intelligence features useful for turning performance data into actionable areas for investigation. Historical pattern analysis helps highlight unusual behavior. Workload and performance information helps narrow an issue down to a specific SQL, specific database object, or specific resource use. The AI-driven anomaly detection is particularly useful for identifying the patterns that might otherwise take a longer time to spot manually.
SunilPatil1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Asset Builder at Genpact - Headstrong
Have prioritized security while managing multi-agent data migration and cloud adoption
We utilize Time Travel with Snowflake because this is a very useful feature. Everyone finds it crucial because in conventional data platforms, it's very difficult to handle these kinds of things. This feature is essential, though I don't have the use cases currently; it is just there for implementation. Regarding Snowflake's automated scaling and suspension features, this auto-scaling is very significant. We had a comparison with Databricks and Snowflake a few months back, and this auto-scaling takes an edge within Snowflake; that's what our observation reflects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BMC AMI Data has positively impacted the organization because it saved time and reduced errors."
"I have reduced a lot of incident failures since using BMC AMI Data, am able to see a significant improvement in CICS transactional response times and overall region health, and have stopped the storage violations, transactional bottlenecks, and task buildups that I faced earlier, with this improvement very visible in my high-volume real-time environments."
"The biggest difference in BMC AMI Data is the database performance and optimization capability that has made a very significant difference in our system."
"BMC AMI Data has positively impacted my organization as the data's performance is faster, reduced the storage cost through optimization, automatically diagnosed the problems, and resolved them accordingly."
"BMC AMI Data has positively impacted our organization by improving our database operations, mainly by giving us visibility into the performance issues."
"BMC AMI Data has had a positive impact on my organization by improving the visibility and reliability of our mainframe."
"Snowflake is a modern version of Informatica which is 100 percent in the cloud."
"However, I would highly recommend it in terms of setting up data warehousing internally over an Azure solution, such as Synapse, or something else."
"It helped us to build MVP (minimum viable product) for our idea of building a data warehouse model for small businesses."
"The most valuable feature of Snowflake is it's an all-in-one data warehousing solution."
"The features I found most valuable with this solution are sharing options and built-in time zone conversion."
"The most valuable features are sharing data, Time Travel, Zero Copy Cloning, performance, and speed."
"The querying speed is fast."
"Snowflake has evolved significantly over time; initially, they started with scalability, but more recently, they have introduced streaming capabilities, real-time and dynamic tables, along with various connectors."
 

Cons

"I think the area for improvement in BMC AMI Data is the user interface; it feels somewhat dated and operational heavy."
"I think there is nothing to be improved in BMC AMI Data, but I believe from the customer service point of view, it should be more convenient rather than mailing and waiting for twenty-four hours to get a response."
"BMC AMI Data could be improved in backup timing, as it should be faster compared to the current situation."
"I have had a good experience but there are a few improvements. The user interface feels a bit outdated compared to modern monitoring tools."
"I would like BMC AMI Data to have a modern user interface."
"BMC AMI Data monitors technical components very well, but end-to-end business transaction tracing is still limited."
"One thing which I believe Snowflake needs to improve is related to product activation queries."
"The solution could use a little bit more UI."
"Some SQL language functions could be included."
"It would be better if they had a data profile tool that tells me where the gaps are in my time series data."
"There are a lot of features that they need to come up with. A lot of functions are missing in Snowflake, so we have to find a workaround for those. For example, OUTER APPLY is a basic function in SQL Server, but it is not there in Snowflake. So, you have to write complex code for it."
"The aspect of it that was more complicated was stored procedures. It does not support SQL language-based stored procedures. You have to write in JavaScript. If they supported SQL language and stored procedures, it would make migration from on-prem much simpler. In most cases, if an on-prem solution has stored procedures, they're usually written in SQL. They're not written as what most on-prem DBMS would refer to as an external stored procedure, which is what these feel like to most people because they're written in a language outside of SQL."
"Pricing is quite high for Snowflake Data Cloud, which is an area that could be improved."
"They don't have any SLAs in place. It would be better if they did."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing can be confusing for customers."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The product's price range falls between average to a bit expensive range. I think the tool is worth the money if you use it properly."
"The solution is expensive."
"We're based on credits. So, we're paying four and a half dollars of credit. There are no additional costs. I would rate it a two out of five in terms of pricing."
"Users have to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which is expensive."
"It is not cheap."
"The pricing is economical as compared to traditional solutions like Oracle and competitive pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Outsourcing Company
19%
Program Development Consultancy
17%
Insurance Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BMC AMI Data?
I would like BMC AMI Data to have a modern user interface. We require a modern UI and easier dashboard optimization. Right now we have a good UI, but better integration with modern databases and De...
What is your primary use case for BMC AMI Data?
Our main use case for BMC AMI Data is to manage and optimize our database environment, mainly DB2. We use it for database performance tracking, data management, data monitoring, and automating some...
What advice do you have for others considering BMC AMI Data?
If you are looking into using BMC AMI Data, my advice is that if you are searching for data privacy, this tool is very helpful for any company looking for data security and visibility while working...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake?
I am not the person who manages pricing, setup cost, and licensing. Our team is not limited in pricing. The only experience we have had in terms of running and reprocessing a large number of histor...
What needs improvement with Snowflake?
One main area for improvement in Snowflake is cost visibility and optimization; while it's flexible and scalable, costs can increase quickly if warehouses are left running unnecessarily or workload...
What is your primary use case for Snowflake?
As a Data Engineer, I primarily use Snowflake for data warehousing tasks as well as ETL processing, and sometimes I also use it for data sharing. I personally find Snowflake better than other tools...
 

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Also Known As

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Snowflake Computing, Snowflake Data Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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Accordant Media, Adobe, Kixeye Inc., Revana, SOASTA, White Ops
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