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IBM Netezza Performance Server vs Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
IBM Netezza Performance Server improves data query speed and efficiency, enhancing business performance and cost savings through compression.
Sentiment score
6.2
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB offers cost-effectiveness with reduced maintenance, dynamic scaling, and improved ROI, ideal for large-scale projects.
Getting an MVP of that project would have taken six to eight months, but because we had an active choice of using Azure Cosmos DB and other related cloud-native services of Azure, we were able to get to an MVP stage in a matter of weeks, which is six weeks.
Director | Data & AI at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
You can react quickly and trim down the specs, memory, RAM, storage size, etc. It can save about 20% of the costs.
Co-Founder at arpa
When I have done comparisons or cost calculations, I have sometimes personally seen as much as 25% to 30% savings.
Solutions Architect at CompuNet
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
IBM Netezza Performance Server praised for knowledgeable support; mixed feedback on resolution speed post-acquisition, yet communication remains consistent.
Sentiment score
6.7
Azure Cosmos DB support is responsive and helpful, but experiences vary with some reporting delays and navigating challenges.
Technical support is very costly for me, accounting for twenty-five to thirty percent of the product cost.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
Premier Support has deteriorated compared to what it used to be, especially for small to medium-sized customers like ours.
Head of IT, Infrastructure, Operations & Applications Development at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
The response was quick.
Lead Cloud Architect at Solliance, Inc
I would rate customer service and support a nine out of ten.
Director | Data & AI at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, requiring extra hardware for expansion, prompting users to consider cloud alternatives for growth.
Sentiment score
7.7
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB offers strong scalability and flexibility with auto-scaling for cost efficiency, handling large data volumes seamlessly.
It is provided as a pre-configured box, and scaling is not an option.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
The system scales up capacity when needed and scales down when not in use, preventing unnecessary expenses.
Associate Software Architect at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We like that it can auto-scale to demand, ensuring we only pay for what we use.
CTO at Stellium Consulting
We have had no issues with its ability to search through large amounts of data.
Full Stack Software Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
IBM Netezza Performance Server is stable, offering high uptime and reliable performance, with occasional issues due to maintenance or compatibility.
Sentiment score
7.6
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is stable and reliable, with occasional challenges during high-demand periods and configuration issues.
We have multiple availability zones, so nothing goes down.
Hands on user at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Azure Cosmos DB would be a good choice if you have to deploy your application in a limited time frame and you want to auto-scale the database across different applications.
Associate Data Analytics L1 at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
I would rate it a ten out of ten in terms of availability and latency.
Azure Consultant at Deloitte
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, user interface, query performance, big data support, and high costs, needing better tools and integration.
Azure Cosmos DB users seek enhanced query capabilities, improved interoperability, and better cost management with expanded integration and real-time analytics.
The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
We must ensure data security remains the top priority.
Cloud Solutions Architect and Microsoft Principal Consultant for EMEA at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
You have to monitor the Request Units.
Co-Founder at arpa
The dashboard could include more detailed RU descriptions, IOPS, and compute metrics.
Architecte Cloud at Visiativ SA
 

Setup Cost

IBM Netezza offers high performance and low maintenance but is considered costly, especially for mid-sized organizations, with significant licensing fees.
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is often seen as expensive, but offers significant scalability and performance benefits with careful cost management.
Initially, it seemed like an expensive way to manage a NoSQL data store, but so many improvements that have been made to the platform have made it cost-effective.
Lead Cloud Architect at Solliance, Inc
Cosmos DB is expensive, and the RU-based pricing model is confusing.
IT Data Architect & Manager at Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Cosmos DB is great compared to other databases because we can reduce the cost while doing the same things.
Lead Software Architect at CPower
 

Valuable Features

IBM Netezza Performance Server delivers fast analytics, ease of use, robust support, and efficient data warehousing with minimal maintenance.
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB excels in scalability and flexibility, offering global distribution, integration, security, NoSQL capabilities, and robust performance.
It operates as a high-speed data warehouse, which is essential for handling big data.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is its real-time analytics capabilities, which allow for turnaround times in milliseconds.
Vice President, Machine Learning at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Performance and security are valuable features, particularly when using Cosmos DB for MongoDB emulation and NoSQL.
IT Data Architect & Manager at Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V.
The performance and scaling capabilities of Cosmos DB are excellent, allowing it to handle large workloads compared to other services such as Azure AI Search.
CTO at Stellium Consulting
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Netezza Performance Server
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (12th), Hadoop (6th)
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (3rd), NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (1st), Vector Databases (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at MAF Retail
Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.
Michael Hasenfang - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Platform Engineering - Infrastructure Systems and Automation at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Collecting compliance data has become more efficient while managing unstructured inputs for reporting
The features that I find most valuable within Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB are probably the cost, as the cost optimization is good. The storage and queryability are good for what we're doing; it's a lot of unstructured data, so having a platform to put that in and then be able to harvest that data out for the reporting we do is essential. In terms of cost saving, it was probably easily 30 to 40% cheaper than doing a standard SQL, which is what we saw just on piloting and getting in there. We were initially thinking 20 to 25%, but we were probably more at the 35 to 40%. We are using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's hybrid search today. The value that it has added to my AI or search workloads is that I think it's optimized that process and made it easier. We have a lot of unstructured data coming from different dissimilar systems and different data sources, so correlating those things together and making sense of it has been very beneficial. Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB has had pretty good performance with searching through large amounts of data; it's been fast, and we haven't seen a lot of performance degradation while building larger queries and bringing in a large set of data. The dynamic auto-scale or serverless model from Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB has helped reduce costs and operational effort; however, it's hard to quantify how that plays out since you're using a shared service. It shifts my focus away from building, managing, and upgrading to adding value.
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Legal Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only availab...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The solution has generally received positive feedback from me and is recommended for continued use by end users. However, the product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost ha...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB?
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's pricing model has aligned with my budget expectations because I can tune the RU as I need to, which helps a lot. Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's dynamic auto-scale or server...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB?
I have not utilized Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB multi-model support for handling diverse data types. I'm not in the position to decide if clients will use Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB or any other datab...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB?
We have a very large team of developers who develop a solution for our customers. In the part where they need some infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, we deploy entire environments of different type...
 

Also Known As

Netezza Performance Server, Netezza, Netezza Analytics
Microsoft Azure DocumentDB, MS Azure Cosmos DB
 

Overview

 

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
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