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NetApp Cloud Sync vs SAP Data Services comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Sync
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (22nd)
SAP Data Services
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (16th), Data Quality (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Sanjay Singh Bisht - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Administrator at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Hybrid data sync has minimized downtime and supports large cloud migrations efficiently
NetApp Cloud Sync is a very good product. When it comes to improvement, more detailed reporting and analytics can be available with richer dashboards for transfer performance, bandwidth usage, failed files, and historic trends. Smart handling of errors, such as clearer explanations for failed syncs and more actionable troubleshoot guidance, is needed as well. More granular scheduling and policy controls such as advanced filtering, bandwidth throttling by time of day, and finer control over sync behavior are also areas for improvement. Expanding cloud and storage integration would make it easier to connect to additional storage platforms and emerging cloud services. Lower source storage usage for the data broker and improved performance when synchronizing very large file systems containing millions of small files would be beneficial. Lastly, more automation options such as richer API and webhooks for tighter integration with infrastructure as code or DevOps workflows are also needed.
Ramesh Pampana - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, SAP Practice at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has consistently provided impressive data handling capabilities and robust security features
Some of the most valuable features of SAP Data Services include data extraction where SAP is the best in that perspective, but when it comes to analytics or the reporting tool, I prefer to connect with Microsoft Power BI, which is a fantastic tool. Typically, from an end-user perspective, SAP has a huge amount of data, in terms of terabytes of data, but when you analyze that, the best form of visualization is always through Microsoft Power BI. SAP Data Services provides a best-in-class return on investment, as SAP's vision and forecast are absolutely amazing. They are ahead of technology, building an ecosystem that meets the standards of the fast-changing digital economy. SAP is indeed good at all this now, with so many components such as SAP Signavio, SAP EINS, SAP Work Zone, SAP ALM, Cloud ALM, SAP public cloud, SAP private cloud, and BTP, all of which are essential to meet the latest cutting-edge technologies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"NetApp Cloud Sync has impacted my organization positively by significantly reducing downtime."
"The customer support for NetApp Cloud Sync is very good; support is provided immediately, and issues are resolved very quickly."
"Personally, the best features in NetApp Cloud Sync are its simplicity and trustworthiness."
"I like how SAP Data Services links reporting and data integration. That's what's most interesting. You also have the opportunity to leverage the power of the Data Services server."
"The graphical user interface and powerful SQL generation capabilities make the coding of ETL flows very easy and efficient."
"The solution has good connectivity with SAP."
"The best advantages of SAP Data Services are the good scalability and high customer satisfaction."
"After working with the tool for so many years, I can say that overall their services are a really good deal."
"Data Services' best features are its robustness and plug-and-play integration with other SAP applications."
"It is a very great tool to be used for ETL process."
"The HANA database, which is very fast, is a valuable feature."
 

Cons

"A big drawback on the NetApp side is that because we started encountering remote home workers in our infrastructure, we started to encounter multiple incidents or requests for improvement related to latency."
"When it comes to improvement, more detailed reporting and analytics can be available with richer dashboards for transfer performance, bandwidth usage, failed files, and historic trends."
"The solution could improve the overall features. There is a lot that can be done in the solution, therefor there are areas where it can improve. Additionally, there is a need to make it easier for one to create connections to other non-SAP systems. The flexibility to connect to other non-SAP systems is needed."
"SAP Data Services should be made a web-based solution."
"Some of the jobs that are built within Data Services require local files, and during initial deployment, those local files cannot be transported between machines simply because of security issues."
"The solution should allow for better integration with other analysis tools."
"The migration of the solution between different environments is quite complex."
"Technical Support: Needs improvement as far as responsiveness."
"The execution engines and processing engines have shortcomings and need improvements."
"When working with custom functions, many times it fails to execute (from 4.0 onwards) because of the data types mismatch errors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is very reasonable."
"The price of SAP Data Services is a little high when compared to other solutions. Due to the pricing and capabilities, many clients are switching to other solutions."
"I rate the product price as one or two on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"Speaking about prices, Oracle and SAP are market leaders. So, the prices are more."
"Pricing is good, there is no problem."
"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."
"The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace."
"The enterprise version of SAP Data Services is free."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise36
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Sync?
I did not come across any drawbacks or downsides in NetApp Cloud Sync technology. This is good technology, but on the NetApp side, because we are working with file services and we are primarily usi...
What is your primary use case for NetApp Cloud Sync?
The company uses NetApp Cloud Sync for synchronizing on-premises file servers with Azure Cloud, hosting NetApp file servers on various storage arrays, either physical or virtual as VMware VMs. This...
What advice do you have for others considering NetApp Cloud Sync?
NetApp Cloud Sync is deployed through Azure Cloud, and this is the only architecture that we have. We do not have any other vendors in the cloud to do this with NetApp. So this is our standardizati...
How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?
I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...
Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?
I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...
How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?
SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...
 

Also Known As

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SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
 

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Sample Customers

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EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group
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