We are using Oracle Database as a Service only development environments and QA or UAT environments. We do not have it in production.
Senior Database Administrator at a marketing services firm with 201-500 employees
Easily scaled, reliable, and simple setup
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is its use as a provisioning database."
- "I have had a hard time finding some documentation. There should provide easier accessible documentation for Oracle Database as a Service."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is its use as a provisioning database.
What needs improvement?
I have had a hard time finding some documentation. There should provide easier accessible documentation for Oracle Database as a Service.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately three years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Oracle Database as a Service is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Oracle Database as a Service to be scalable. It can scale easily.
We have approximately 30 people using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have never used the support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is easy. There were only a few things that needed to be set up.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is that they need to know how to administer the solution.
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.
Sr. Curiculum Developer
They have availability domains in different regions, so you will never lose your data.
Pros and Cons
- "The scalability and high availability are the most valuable features of Oracle DaaS."
- "Earlier, the interface was continuously changing. Features you used would be moved somewhere else, so it was a little challenging to navigate, but now I think it's stable."
What is most valuable?
The scalability and high availability are the most valuable features of Oracle DaaS.
What needs improvement?
Earlier, the interface was continuously changing. Features you used would be moved somewhere else, so it was a little challenging to navigate, but now I think it's stable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Oracle for six or seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Oracle DaaS is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Oracle DaaS is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
We created a curriculum from Oracle University to train our staff, so we don't need much support.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Oracle DaaS wasn't difficult. Most of the stuff was there. You only need to enter the name of the database, and that's it. However, you need a little more information to set up an on-prem database. One person can set up Oracle DaaS.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Oracle Database as a Service nine out of 10. It's easy to implement and use. Disaster recovery is easy. Oracle has availability domains in different regions, so you will never lose your data. Oracle has built expertise in database solutions for the last 35 years, and now they are offering this in a cloud service
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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An easy-to-develop and stable solution that provides good performance and better database handling
Pros and Cons
- "I like the solution's performance and ease of development."
- "It would be better if we could have a little bit of automation or a chance for autoscaling with Oracle Database as a Service."
What is our primary use case?
I have mostly used Oracle Database as a Service in the banks I have worked with.
What is most valuable?
I like the solution's performance and ease of development.
What needs improvement?
Nowadays, scaling is very easy with AWS, Postgres, or MySQL solutions. Also, AWS takes care of a few things. However, we need to do everything manually in Oracle. It would be better if we could have a little bit of automation or a chance for autoscaling with Oracle Database as a Service.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Oracle Database as a Service for almost 15 to 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Oracle Database as a Service is a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In my previous organizations, we had thousands of developers for Oracle Database as a Service.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Other than Oracle Database as a Service, I have worked with Microsoft and SAP. Oracle Database as a Service is better than other solutions because it is easy to work with, and we can use many tools to work with it.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend Oracle Database as a Service to users looking for performance or ease of tool handling and database handling.
Overall, I rate Oracle Database as a Service 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.
Computer Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Helps to manage applications but needs to improve stability and pricing
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is fast and easy."
- "The tool needs to improve its pricing and stability."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to manage applications like Office.
What is most valuable?
The solution is fast and easy.
What needs improvement?
The tool needs to improve its pricing and stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the product's stability a seven out of ten. We had faced an issue with the Oracle system.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. My company has twenty users for the product.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's setup is easy.
What about the implementation team?
Our local partner helped us to configure the database.
What was our ROI?
The solution is worth its money.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool's licensing is on an yearly basis.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution a seven 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.
Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
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
Associate Technical Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Senior Manager III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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.
It Officer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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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