We performed a comparison between Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and SQL Azure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The performance of the tool is valuable."
"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."
"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."
"What I like the most is the processes and the easiness of deployments."
"The solution effectively handles storing and maintaining information in databases."
"SQL Azure is reliable and scales well."
"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the integration with the darknet stack especially Microsoft, table groups, supports major capability requirements, and SQL always-on feature."
"The ease of provisioning and administration is most valuable."
"The interface is awesome."
"Its cost benefit is most valuable because you are charged per data unit instead of licensing. You can easily migrate your on-premise SQL to the cloud with a managed instance. That's what it is designed to do. It is easy to take your on-premise or older SQL instance and move it to the cloud. It makes it easy to get off your on-premise SQL and start utilizing the cost benefit of the cloud."
"In terms of stability, because Microsoft is the underlying technology, they are much more stable than say Oracle. Since 2014 they did a great job in offering stability, performance and high visibility on the solution, especially in comparison to the other competitors."
"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."
"The support must be faster."
"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."
"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."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"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."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"Lacking in technical documentation."
"The pricing is very high."
"The price is a little higher."
"The configuration is the area that is most cumbersome."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It's a little bit limited in terms of functionality."
"Operational cost needs improvement."
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Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is ranked 10th in Database as a Service with 9 reviews while SQL Azure is ranked 2nd in Database as a Service with 90 reviews. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is rated 7.4, while SQL Azure is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service writes "Enhances performance without fine tuning databases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQL Azure writes "The SQL connector effectively syncs data to databases". Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Exadata and Redis, whereas SQL Azure is most compared with Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas, Oracle Database as a Service and Google Cloud Spanner. See our Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service vs. SQL Azure report.
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