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IBM Db2 Warehouse vs Oracle Exadata comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse
Ranking in Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Exadata
Ranking in Data Warehouse
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of IBM Db2 Warehouse is 1.8%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata is 19.0%, up from 18.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Josef Kraus - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 27, 2024
Useful for ETL process and has good documentation
The tool's most beneficial feature for our data management tasks has been the ETL process. Additionally, we utilized Windows and Linux. IBM Db2 Warehouse's scalability has significantly impacted our data storage capabilities. We needed to order new disks for storage every week within this hosting…
Guruprasad Gonjare - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
Offers a variety of valuable features
The solution is used in enterprise applications with large databases for database consolidation. It can be used in the banking, finance, insurance, and telecom domain where performance is of prime importance We like the tool’s features like Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression, and the TFA.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I think it scales really well and as long as you take enough time to learn a little bit about it, it works really well."
"It can scale effectively as long as resources are available."
"It can be mounted on the cloud, which is a huge plus. If the client, for example, starts small with on-premise deployment and then it rapidly needs to grow, we can transfer this to the cloud easily."
"The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data."
"Some of the best features are stored procedures, parallelism, and different indexing strategies."
"The solution is stable."
"The analytics engine is not bad at forecasting predictions."
"Provides good security and reliability."
"Exadata's best features are its performance during redo logging and the elasticity of the database handling."
"It is a scalable solution."
"On-premises Exadata is just as stable as the cloud version. It's a very stable platform."
"Exadata is also a very stable environment. Their Smart Scan feature is great for every banking environment and financial institutions willing to implement it."
"The offloading of data to the SIM is a valuable feature."
"It is a highly relevant option with extreme performance."
"What I found most valuable in Oracle Exadata is its newer technology that gives better performance. It has more recent hardware and significant changes in the architecture, so it's better than older solutions."
"We like the tool’s features like Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression, and the TFA."
 

Cons

"There were some initial challenges with IBM Db2 Warehouse about eight months ago when I worked in this environment. When I coordinated with IBM support, they mentioned that the memory was insufficient for our needs. Our business environment required significantly more memory than the previous cluster could provide. Consequently, we have worked closely with on-site IBM technical personnel to address this issue."
"IBM Db2 Warehouse needs to improve its interface."
"There should be more material available for training and training should be free."
"Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues."
"The biggest problems we have is when the backup solution is failing or slow and we run out of log space, which has happened probably a couple of times in the last four years."
"The biggest challenge anyone could have with Db2 Warehouse is their references or online resources and documentation. They are very, very, very limited on the web."
"In terms of improvement, IBM Db2 Warehouse should be more scalable."
"The areas of the solution that is needing the most improvement are separating compute from storage, elasticity, which means scaling up and then retracting."
"The cost of the solution is high and can be improved."
"The handling of temp space has room for improvement."
"We had issues with system restoration."
"The solution lacks a visualized console."
"Patching must be simplified."
"Certification should also be improved. Today, Oracle doesn't certify applications with engineered systems."
"It's too expensive per terabyte. It's complex."
"We have experienced some issues with processing unstructured data on Exadata. This is an important requirement for our AIML based use case. Reactive analytics data can not be prepared easily in Oracle Exadata."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In a traditional on-prem database, in a data warehouse, the solution is probably on the expensive side."
"The pricing of Oracle Exadata is too high."
"The cost of the solution is high."
"I'm giving Oracle Exadata five out of ten in terms of pricing. Its price could be lower."
"There is an annual license to use this solution. The solution is expensive."
"The majority of our customers are in government or big enterprises, and the projects that we sell come out to several million USD. With this amount of money on the table, it's always better to have an experienced team of consultants, who know Exadata very well, handle the implementation."
"The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
"We pay for an annual license and it is expensive."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is expensive. It is not competitive with other solutions some of the times."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
57%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Db2 Warehouse?
The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Warehouse?
Db2 Warehouse or IBM products are pretty expensive. There are cheaper tools on the market. However, if the client is satisfied with paying for the Db2 Warehouse license, especially for cloud-based ...
What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse?
Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues. The technical support quality is good, but the response time needs improvement.
What do you like most about Oracle Exadata?
It is the best solution for OLTP and data warehousing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
I rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. The solution is expensive.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
The product must make more investments in object storage technologies. Six to seven years ago, the product had an SQL-based analytics feature that did not work well. The vendor must consider invest...
 

Also Known As

InfoSphere Warehouse, IBM InfoSphere Warehouse
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Sample Customers

Alameda County Social Services Agency, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
PayPal, EBS, Organic Food Retailer, Garmin, University of Minnesota, Major Semiconductor Company, Deutsche Bank, Starwood, Ziraat Bank, SK Telecom, and P&G.
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