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"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.""The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance.""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.""Distribution concurrency control.""The benefit is really because of the additional speed that we have and, truth be told, the more updated ETL processes and the revamped scheduler in general.""The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly.""The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format."

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"The initial setup is very straightforward. The guidelines are very easy to follow. Maintenance is very easy and requires very little manpower.""The solution is fast.""The initial setup was simple.""The most valuable feature of LocalDBis the connection between the application and DB."

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Cons
"Concurrency limit needs to be increased somewhat.""The only issue is that it's not expandable.""IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its interface, support for big data, and APA-based connectivity should be available.""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.""The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in the black box is not enough.""In terms of features that I would like to see, one is the ability to actually scale out an architecture. Right now, if you buy one, it's fixed. There is no scale-up availability at all.""Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.""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."

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"The ALM features can be improved, but the database by itself is reliable.""The initial setup is complex and requires a skilled person.""The internal connection features of LocalDB could improve.""The solution needs to create a management tool. Right now, the solution has tools for creating a local installation, but it's too simplistic. We need something that's a bit more complex so that we can extend the tools with our scripts."

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  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."
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  • "The licensing cost is too high for LocalDB."
  • "The fees are fair."
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    Top Answer:IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.
    Top Answer:The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.
    Top Answer:Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.
    Top Answer:We pay an annual fee for the license. The fees are fair.
    Top Answer:I would like to have more integration.
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    Also Known As
    Netezza Performance Server, Netezza
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    Overview
    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.
    LocalDB is a lightweight version of the SQL Server Express Database Engine that is targeted for program development. LocalDB starts on demand and runs in user mode, so there is no complex configuration.
    Sample Customers
    Seattle Childrens Hospital, Carphone Warehouse, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Battelle, Start Today Co. Ltd., Kelley Blue Book, Trident Marketing, Elisa Corporation, Catalina Marketing, iBasis, Barnes & Noble, Qualcomm, MediaMath, Acxiom, iBasis, Foxwoods
    AstraZeneca, Kienzle Automotive GmbH, Kodak Alaris, Unilever, Floatel International and Kongsberg Maritime, MyHero
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm37%
    Retailer16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Insurance Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization66%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Insurance Company3%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise69%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    IBM Netezza Performance Server is ranked 10th in Data Warehouse with 33 reviews while LocalDB is ranked 15th in Relational Databases Tools with 5 reviews. IBM Netezza Performance Server is rated 8.0, while LocalDB is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM Netezza Performance Server writes "A cost-effective data warehousing tool, but security features like TDE encryption are missing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of LocalDB writes "Good for the development process, generally stable, and easy to set up". IBM Netezza Performance Server is most compared with Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database, Snowflake, Teradata and SQL Server, whereas LocalDB is most compared with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database In-Memory, Infobright DB and Tibero.

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