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Exasol Data Warehouse pros and cons

Vendor: Exasol
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Exasol Data Warehouse offers exceptional speed, outperforming databases like SQL Server and Oracle.
The system self-tunes queries after setup, providing a hands-off experience for users.
Scalability is straightforward due to its MPP system, allowing for quick expansion.
Performance is prioritized and excels, making it the main reason for choosing Exasol.
The most valuable feature of Exasol is its impressive speed.

CONS

Exasol Data Warehouse struggles with connectivity and integration with other products.
There is a lack of a cloud-based platform, requiring downtime for maintenance operations.
Resources for issue resolution with Exasol are limited.
Custom role creation and security features are difficult to work with and need improvement.
Exasol requires specific drivers that are difficult to find and implement in different systems.
 

Exasol Data Warehouse Pros review quotes

it_user1156782 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager - Business Intelligence Corporate with 10,001+ employees
Sep 29, 2019
The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle.
reviewer1614942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2021
The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries.
Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Projects at Cognizant
Mar 17, 2023
It is easy to scale.
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reviewer2132565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering Commercial Planning & Trading Data Platform at Zalando SE
Mar 18, 2023
Its speed is great.
MayankGaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Transformation Architect at Adage AB
Apr 4, 2023
We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons.
HF
Application Manager at A1 Telekom Austria
Apr 6, 2023
We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system.
Denys Motornyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Raiffeisen Software GmbH
Oct 13, 2023
Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect.
Yasin Sarı - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 6, 2023
The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed.
 

Exasol Data Warehouse Cons review quotes

it_user1156782 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager - Business Intelligence Corporate with 10,001+ employees
Sep 29, 2019
They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking.
reviewer1614942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2021
Lacks a cloud-based platform.
Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Projects at Cognizant
Mar 17, 2023
There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol.
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reviewer2132565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering Commercial Planning & Trading Data Platform at Zalando SE
Mar 18, 2023
It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime.
MayankGaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Transformation Architect at Adage AB
Apr 4, 2023
The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with.
HF
Application Manager at A1 Telekom Austria
Apr 6, 2023
They should improve the security features for MPP processing.
Denys Motornyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Raiffeisen Software GmbH
Oct 13, 2023
It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often.
Yasin Sarı - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 6, 2023
You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems.