IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

IBM and Oracle are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 85% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

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85% willing to recommend

Oracle Database Appliance

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud and Oracle Database Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Data Warehouse (15th)

Oracle Database Appliance

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Data Warehouse (5th)

Featured Reviews

FarhanFarhan

Database Engineer at Meezan Bank

Enhancing analytics with seamless data dumping and reliable support

Our primary use case is data storage and analytics The organization has decided to purchase a full stack solution from IBM due to positive responses, which helped them upgrade from the previous version. The data dumping into the raw zone and the feature of BigQuery is quite attractive. There…

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Rubens Oliveira

Data & Solution Archtect at Enkel

Automated provisioning simplifies deployment and integration

The Oracle Database Appliance is customizable and has excellent features.I don't have any problems with Oracle Database Appliance because this product is very automated, with scheduler and automatic processes throughout. You can make small inferences and changes for creating all the specific modifications. The automated provisioning feature helps speed up the database deployment process because you can use one command or option to resize all the disks or increase memory, depending on the occasion. The Oracle Database Appliance has integration in OCI Cloud. The same services simplify all the manager work regarding backups, configuration, resizing disks, and other services. Deploying the Oracle Database Appliance both on-premises and in the cloud offers the same simplification. You simply input your database name and specify memory quantity, CPU quantity, and database size. The process is identical for both on-premises and cloud deployments. The flexibility of Oracle Database Appliance has helped grow business needs for many customers. Using the Oracle Database Appliance has positively impacted my organization because I can deliver it much more comfortably. Creating a database involves many processes, but with this solution, you just input the name and configure the network and other parameters. It is very similar to RDS in AWS services, where you specify the name, choose the engine, indicate parameter groups, VPC, subnet groups, and proceed. Both Oracle Database Appliance and RDS have greatly simplified the work.

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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

"It will be MPP, so performance should improve."

"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger."

"It is stable when there is support from IBM."

"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."

"I give it a nine out of 10 because it gives the customer easy access to a complete database solution within 30 minutes."

"We use the solution for our Java applications."

"The most valuable feature is the performance."

"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Appliance is the ease of management."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability to combine all the data without the need for additional devices."

"The Oracle database is able to get the data, process it, and return it to the company's CEO's and CFO's within a single day, and thus they are able to find out yesterday's P and L by today. It has drastically reduced the amount and time of processing from seven days to one day."

"The product is excellent. It is simple and reliable in terms of installation and maintenance."

"We value the appliance architecture with its “everything-in-a-box” highly standardized setup."

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Cons

"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks."

"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."

"Ultimately, the product itself has challenges and we are not currently satisfied with the support, either."

"There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support."

"Right now, we are implementing on ESX VMware 6.0. Support for this platform is poor. Also, one of the backup/recovery options is broken and IBM is not addressing the issue."

"I would like it if the scalability could be increased without having to change versions."

"I would be happy to see the Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) pre-installed in it instead of installing it in a separate machine."

"We would like the ability to add more storage without having to upgrade to Oracle Exadata."

"The setup is a bit complex."

"For the cloud version, there could be better storage options or more storage for lower prices."

"The solution’s flexibility could be improved."

"There is room for improvement in better integration with third-party tools, such as Power BI or Redshift."

"Virtualization features could also be improved. A web-based GUI would be a good start."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."

"I would rate the pricing a four on a scale of one (high price) to ten (low cost)."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing seven and a half or eight out of ten."

"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."

"In regards to licensing, it is cheaper to maintain for Oracle applications, and it's an all-in-one solution."

"The solution's pricing is very high."

"Oracle’s pricing is ridiculously high."

"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."

"The price should be lower."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	3

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

Organizations of all sizes, especially those who are in need of powerful and elastic cloud data warehouse solutions that can help administrators maximize the efficiency of their data-based operatio...

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What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support.

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What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.

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What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?

Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?

While I'm somewhat familiar with standard licensing, pricing isn't really my area of expertise. However, Oracle is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, along with SAP.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?

For the cloud version, there could be better storage options or more storage for lower prices. However, for on-premises, this is not possible because you have physical disks. In the cloud, more opt...

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Comparisons

IBM Netezza Performance Server vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 36% of the time

Amazon Redshift vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 34% of the time

Oracle Exadata vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 30% of the time

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Oracle Exadata vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 46% of the time

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 11% of the time

Actian Ingres vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 8% of the time

Dell PowerStore vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 7% of the time

Databricks vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

IBM dashDB

X5-2

Overview

IBM dashDB family offers private and public cloud database solutions for transactional and analytic workloads, with IBM fully managed or client managed options with a Common SQL engine across all deployment options.

IBM

Oracle Database Appliance is the easiest and most affordable way for small or medium-size organizations to run Oracle databases and applications and is an ideal platform for remote and edge computing environments. Customers reduce Oracle Database deployment times and management workloads using a prebuilt integrated system with management automation. As demonstrated in IDC’s business value study (PDF), Oracle Database Appliance lets customers grow revenue and control costs, delivering up to a 498% return on investment (ROI) over five years.

Oracle

Sample Customers

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