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IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (16th)
Oracle Database Appliance
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

FM
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…
Rubens Oliveira - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."
"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger.​"
"It will be MPP, so performance should improve."
"DashDB is a good product to work with and the extra cost you spend on performance, technical support and tools to work with is worth it."
"Ease of migration from Netezza DB; IBM ported over all Netezza's functionality and made the warehouse DB/dashDB the best of breed of the two."
"One of the most amazing features of dashDB is how it uses compression to get results in lighting speed."
"It is stable when there is support from IBM."
"I like that the dashDB solution is built on DB2 technology, which means that you can use all the features of a DB2 database while outsourcing all the hardware and software maintenance."
"The initial setup was straightforward and quick - I was able to configure everything within an hour."
"The product is very light; by that I mean, in terms of response rate, it's light, and Oracle can handle a lot of data."
"We primarily use it for OLTP, which has improved our costs."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"This box allowed me to consolidate the three most critical databases in one single reliable server (it is actually two nodes in our machine)."
"We value the appliance architecture with its “everything-in-a-box” highly standardized setup."
"Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability."
"Easy management (it saves a lot of installation and patching time)."
 

Cons

"I would like to see improvements in backup and authentication. It needs the ability to increase the number of retained backups to more than 2 days."
"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."
"There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support."
"I would rate the level of dashDB support 3.5/5. While they are very knowledgeable in many areas, you can still struggle to get the correct resolution."
"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."
"Db2 is not a solution that I recommend. We have a lot of experience and we are not satisfied with the product or the support that we received."
"With dashDB, scalability and uptime need more improvement."
"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks."
"Oracle is a Ferrari. A Ferrari is an unreliable and expensive machine."
"Over the past couple of years, I’ve found that the quality of Oracle Support first-level has decreased."
"Customers cannot cluster multiple appliances together to create a larger cluster (beyond two servers), nor can they expand the internal disk storage of the system beyond two storage trays."
"Oracle's product support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"If we were able to use Oracle Database to create mobile apps, that would be great. I don't know multiple languages, like Java, etc. I need to learn a separate language, right now in order to do this."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"In terms of scalability, it is not bad. It was not that easy to scale."
"Currently in Ghana, where I work, there are just a few companies that can afford it, because the price is a little bit high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."
"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."
"The solution's pricing is very high."
"The solution may be expensive, but when we consider the problems it solves, the stability it provides, and the fact that we don't have to buy separate parts and assemble them into a system, it becomes more affordable."
"The product is costly."
"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."
"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."
"The price of the solution should be less expensive. However, they will increase the price more."
"In regards to licensing, it is cheaper to maintain for Oracle applications, and it's an all-in-one solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise15
 

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...
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.
What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?
Currently, Oracle Database Appliance is good with no room for improvement.In future updates of Oracle Database Appliance, I would like to see AI implemented since AI is getting more attention.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Appliance?
Oracle Database Appliance is used to load data from the source, which is Oracle Database, to a target database. I benefit from using Oracle Database Appliance, and there is cost saving.
 

Also Known As

IBM dashDB
X5-2
 

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Sample Customers

Copenhagen Business School, BPM Northwest, GameStop
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