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Software Architecture Lead at SoftwareONE
Consultant
May 5, 2023
Useful security, highly stable, and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable Oracle Database as a Service is security."
  • "The initial setup could improve."

What is our primary use case?

Oracle Database as a Service for a web application used by our developer team.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable Oracle Database as a Service is security.

What needs improvement?

The initial setup could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately one year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of Oracle Database as a Service a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability of Oracle Database as a Service a six out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is complex.

What was our ROI?

We have received a return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Oracle Database as a Service is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Consultant at Freelance
Real User
Apr 4, 2023
Reasonably priced and a scalable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a good solution and has a large community."
  • "They should add more integration to the solution."

What is our primary use case?

Our customers use the solution as a new business tool.

What needs improvement?

They should add more integration to the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for 20 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution's stability as a nine.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. I have 100 customers using this solution.

What about the implementation team?

The solution's deployment and maintenance processes require two or three executives.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution's price is reasonable, but it depends upon the negotiation.

What other advice do I have?

It is a good solution and has a large community. I recommend it to others and rate it as a nine.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Lakshmi Narasimha Reddy Singam - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Delivery Manager at Accolite
Real User
Mar 27, 2023
Is stable and easy to deploy, but the performance needs improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is not too difficult, and on a scale from one to ten with one being the most difficult and ten being the easiest, I'd rate it at eight. The initial deployment can be done in an hour."
  • "The performance needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use Oracle Database as a Service primarily to load data and for reporting purposes.

This solution is deployed both on-premises and on the cloud.

What is most valuable?

The analytics features are the most valuable.

What needs improvement?

The performance needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for more than four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution, and I'd rate the stability at nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's scalability at six out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I'd rate Oracle Database as a Service's technical support at eight on a scale from one to ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not too difficult, and on a scale from one to ten with one being the most difficult and ten being the easiest, I'd rate it at eight.

The initial deployment can be done in an hour.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost for Oracle Database as a Service is higher than that for other similar solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Oracle Database as a Service to those who are considering it and rate it at seven on a scale from one to ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Raghuraman Sundararajan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Mar 19, 2023
Has good performance, replication, and active data
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the tool’s database services. I like the system’s performance, replication, active data, etc. which are all good."
  • "The solution provides the same type of RDBMS engine for all use cases. They need to provide different products that will be suitable for all use cases. The solution does not support the documentation of databases."

What is our primary use case?

We use the tool to store data.

How has it helped my organization?

All our payment engines run on databases which are the heart of our entire ecosystem.

What is most valuable?

I like the tool’s database services. I like the system’s performance, replication, active data, etc. which are all good.

What needs improvement?

The solution provides the same type of RDBMS engine for all use cases. They need to provide different products that will be suitable for all use cases. The solution does not support the documentation of databases.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for the past 15 years. We plan to migrate to licensing. We are now at 11g and plan to migrate to 19c.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It is a wonderful database engine.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Brian Imambaks - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Technovate
Real User
Mar 12, 2023
Reliable solution with zero crashes
Pros and Cons
  • "Oracle has helped our organization by being a reliable solution that is stable with zero crashes. The differentiation between Oracle's database and other databases is that Oracle needs more attention. It's not a click here, click there solution, it needs more time put in, but once you do that, it's ready to go and you can forget about it."
  • "The area in this solution that could be improved is that currently, it's difficult to do the setup. You need to do all kinds of command lines to get it set up. If that setup becomes easier and easily manageable, that would be great."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case for this solution for the clients I have been working with is building applications and storing their data in the database. My other use case is helping companies set up data guards for high availability.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle has helped our organization by being a reliable solution that is stable with zero crashes. The differentiation between Oracle's database and other databases is that Oracle needs more attention. It's not a click here, click there solution, it needs more time put in, but once you do that, it's ready to go and you can forget about it.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the solution's ability to seamless transform a primary into a standby database. When setting up failover where you have an active and a standby database and production goes down, you don't know if there are any issues. So, a seamless switch over to the standby is valuable because you can work on the production that has gone down to fix the problem.

What needs improvement?

The area in this solution that could be improved is that currently, it's difficult to do the setup. You need to do all kinds of command lines to get it set up. If that setup becomes easier and easily manageable, that would be great.

In the next release, I'd like to see a simpler connection between Oracle and other databases like SQL, MySQL, or a DB tool. I'd also like to see a simpler way to pull data from those external databases. This would add value to Oracle in my opinion.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service since 2007. That adds up to around 16 years. I started using Oracle when it was Oracle version 10.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost of licensing for this solution is quite high. 

What other advice do I have?

When it comes to other people looking into this solution, I would advise double-checking the pricing as it's quite high for Oracle. Other than that, go for it.

Overall, I would rate this solution a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Md.  Kamruzzaman - PeerSpot reviewer
It Officer at Ziska
Real User
Dec 18, 2022
Provides a valuable single data run with a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "We value the single data run that the solution provides."
  • "The solution is not very stable."

What is most valuable?

We value the single data run that the solution provides.

What needs improvement?

The stability of the product can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for approximately fifteen years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is not very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. Approximately 100 people utilize it in our organization. 

How are customer service and support?

We do not have experience with customer service and support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It's included in our server, and we have a data center with several devices.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1944924 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 7, 2022
An easy to use solution that helped us with our applications
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very easy to use."
  • "It is very hard to support Oracle Database."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use cases for Database as a Service are to create databases, tables, store procedures, and queries.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is the help it gives to our applications. It is very easy to use.

What needs improvement?

It is very hard to support Oracle Database.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. We have approximately 20 users.

How are customer service and support?

Customer service and support with Oracle is good. I would rate the service they provide a five out of five.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to using Oracle Database as a Service, we were using MySequence. We chose to switch solutions due to the cost.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database was neither easy nor complex, it depends on the experience of the individual implementing the solution. If you are experienced, it is not hard.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Oracle Database is less expensive than the previous solution we used.

What other advice do I have?

Depending on the company, I would recommend Oracle Database. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Database Administrator at Contemi
Real User
Dec 6, 2022
Outstanding security and performance in this stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "I would rate this solution as an eight out of ten because the stability and performance are good and the solution does not need to be maintained a lot."
  • "There is room for improvement in PL/SQL. It is not user-friendly and it is hard to understand."

What is most valuable?

The security and performance of this solution are outstanding. 

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in PL/SQL. It is not user-friendly and it is hard to understand.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with this solution for about 10 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I haven't had many opportunities to work with the scalability features. I don't have much experience in this area.

How was the initial setup?

The setup, installation, and configuration are maybe a little bit complex the first time. Of course, when you've done it several times, you become familiar with it, so for me, it is not too complex. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution as an eight out of ten because the stability and performance are good and the solution does not need to be maintained a lot. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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reviewer2022396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle DBA at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
Dec 4, 2022
Beneficial vendor management, reliable, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is that it is managed by the vendor and you do not have to purchase on-premise hardware."
  • "Oracle Database as a Service could improve the provisioning. You have to recreate on-premise hardware environments in the cloud, it was not very intuitive."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is that it is managed by the vendor and you do not have to purchase on-premise hardware.

What needs improvement?

Oracle Database as a Service could improve the provisioning. You have to recreate on-premise hardware environments in the cloud, it was not very intuitive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Oracle Database as a Service is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Oracle Database as a Service is above average.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution depends on the scale of how you will use it. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Makrand Tare - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
Real User
Oct 5, 2022
High performance, user-friendly initial setup, but priced high
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the power, security, and performance."
  • "Oracle Database as a Service could improve by reducing the price."

What is our primary use case?

We use Oracle Database for web portals and applications.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the power, security, and performance.

What needs improvement?

Oracle Database as a Service could improve by reducing the price.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Oracle Database as a Service is good.

We have approximately 1,000 to 2,000 using its solution in my company.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Oracle Database as a Service because that is a role of my business security.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is easy and user-friendly. The full deployment took approximately two to three hours.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Oracle Database as a Service is expensive compared to other similar solutions.

What other advice do I have?

We do not need a lot of staff for the maintenance of the solution because we have an expert engineer.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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