Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Microsoft Parallel Data War...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

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Data Warehouse (12th)

Oracle Exadata Express Clou...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

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Database as a Service (DBaaS) (12th)

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HassanFatemi

CEO at Smart Data-Driven Solutions

Has handled large volumes of data effectively but still needs cost flexibility

There could be improvements on the cost side of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse because it is still considered to be quite expensive by a lot of users, and many companies are not interested in solutions with parallel data warehousing due to this expense. Addressing the cost would be the number one area for improvement. Additionally, I have not worked recently with it, so I don't know if this feature already exists, but if it doesn't, having an elastic feature that adjusts the service's power dynamically based on the workload would be beneficial instead of fixing the power at a specific level.

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Shrikant Navelkar

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

"I like Data Warehouse's data integrity features. Data integrity is what databases are made for as opposed to spreadsheets."

"The solution has been reliable."

"One of the most important features is the ease of using MS SQL."

"The solution's integration is good."

"Overall, I rate Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse a nine out of ten."

"Collecting the data through SSIS packages from different sources and putting them all in one data repository is the most powerful thing. While others have this feature, they don't have the simplicity or ease of use when getting a resource and knowing everything about it."

"It has allowed fast daily loads and analysis of millions of rows of data, which eventually moved to near real-time."

"It is a very stable database."

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"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."

"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."

"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."

"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."

"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."

"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."

"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."

"It is a scalable product."

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Cons

"I would like the tool to support different operating systems."

"The reporting for certain types of data needs to be improved."

"We find the cost of the solution to be a little high."

"The query is slow if we don't optimize it."

"I would like to see better visualization features."

"The solution is expensive and has room for improvement."

"Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced."

"In the future I would love to see a slightly better automation engine, just for the data integration layer, to make it slightly easier for end-users or junior developers to get involved in incremental updating."

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"I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment."

"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."

"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."

"Oracle's support could be better."

"The solution's pricing could be improved."

"The support must be faster."

"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."

"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."

"Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."

"They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."

"The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."

"I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."

"Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."

"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."

"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."

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Insurance Company

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Company Size

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	22

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is very expensive.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

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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.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

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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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Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse

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Overview

The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

Microsoft

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

Oracle

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