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Infobright DB vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (36th), Data Warehouse (19th)
Oracle Exadata Express Clou...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (12th)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user708987 - PeerSpot reviewer
MySQL DBA at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Excellent reporting server that is compatible with MySQL
We ran into some quirks that Infobright had. We interacted with Infobright's support and were able to resolve them. There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance). This would mean that redundancy is something you need to implement yourself.
Shrikant Navelkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Clover Infotech
Have achieved excellent performance and seamless integration with effective cost control in cloud solutions
When customers are migrating from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and need to remove some of their test and development environment, what happens in normal virtualization is that they can just switch it off, but in ExaCS, they need to terminate the entire thing. Most of the customers are not aware of this, so they keep spending money even if they want to shut down their UAT environment or development environment, so Oracle needs to make it simpler in terms of reducing the bill on ExaCS when customers want to shut down certain environments. Today, you have to terminate the entire VM, and only then your billing will stop. The only functionality I would expect from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is that if Oracle is able to support Oracle MySQL Enterprise also on Exadata, that will solve a lot of problems.

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

Pros

"We now have multiple times faster queries in comparison to MS SQL."
"It has very amazing smart grid query feature for very fast aggregate queries across millions of rows"
"The high compression and the relatively fast load for a free product."
"It is very straightforward and easy to work with."
"The performance of ad hoc aggregation queries is superior to any RDBMS that I have used and I have used them all."
"ICE helped us improve the speed for the “group-by” query by 10x."
"A valuable feature was the use of a columnar database for large, ever-growing, big datasets."
"Infobright gave us the ability to avoid significant changes in our data structure and just use Infobright like BigDataMySql."
"With this cloud service, a development team can get a database immediately, without long negotiation with other services."
"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."
"It is a scalable product."
"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."
"What is most valuable about this solution is there is no comparative solution by any other vendors."
"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."
"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."
"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."
 

Cons

"There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance)."
"On the contrary, we have switched back to the MS SSAS Tabular Model, because of pricing policy."
"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"There was no scalability at all. Infobright didn't permit any changes in tables."
"We didn’t purchase the Enterprise Edition because it was too expensive for a product that wasn’t going to replace our main DWH database (Oracle), but was, somehow, only an addition for it."
"After all the re-work to our product to remove as much reliance on Infobright, and the extra hardware costs we had to absorb, there was definitely a negative return on investment."
"When running a complex subquery, the system hangs without giving the user any response."
"MPP, distributed processing!!! And better integration with Hadoop."
"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."
"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."
"Oracle's support could be better."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"Customer Service: I had no answer when asking why the Customer Support Identifier is invalid Technical Support: The Customer Support Identifier provided was invalid. This means that I had no support, unfortunately."
"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."
"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."
"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."
"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."
"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."
"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
18%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
 

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Small Business8
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Large Enterprise2
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
When customers are migrating from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and need to remove some of their test and development environment, what happens in normal virtualization is that they can just...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?
We have been implementing Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service for our customers for more than 10 to 12 years for our various customers through the on-premise Exadata offerings Oracle has.
 

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