Omar_Ismail - PeerSpot reviewer
ECM, Archives and Digital Preservation Consultant at DataServe
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A stable and scalable solution with high performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Oracle Database is the best based on stability and high performance."
  • "The solution could be cheaper."

What is our primary use case?

We use most of our projects with the government and private sector based on Microsoft SQL Server.

How has it helped my organization?

We have an e-correspondence solution leveraging both Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases. This solution utilizes Java on top of IBM cloud technology for business automation, ensuring security through Oracle and Microsoft Secure integration.

What is most valuable?

Many companies are transitioning from AME to Oracle Database due to competitive pricing. This shift is straightforward. Cost is a priority; they are trying to secure market share and ensure robust security measures.

What needs improvement?

The solution could be cheaper.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is much more stable than Microsoft.

I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 1,000 users are using this solution.

I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.

What was our ROI?

Oracle Database offers rigidity and top performance.

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

The product is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Oracle Database is the best based on stability and high performance.

I recommend this solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Jefe de Infraestructura y Servicios de TI at Grupo ASD
MSP
Top 5
Responsive, highly stable, but expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Oracle Database is its responsiveness."
  • "The price of the solution should be lower."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Oracle Database for the database use cases.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Oracle Database is its responsiveness.

What needs improvement?

The price of the solution should be lower.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database for approximately one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database is highly stable.

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability of Oracle Database a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I rate support of Oracle Database a ten out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database is simple.

What was our ROI?

I have not seen a return on investment because of the high cost.

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

The price of Oracle Database is too expensive.

We might be switching solutions because the price is too high.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others is this solution is great in capabilities and functionality but it is too expensive.

I rate Oracle Database a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Deputy Manager - Radio Frequency Planning at X-Net Ltd.
Real User
Top 5
High performance, reliable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "What is most valuable with the Oracle Database is the performance."
  • "Oracle Database could improve security to make the solution better in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Oracle Database to store information.

What is most valuable?

What is most valuable with the Oracle Database is the performance.

What needs improvement?

Oracle Database could improve security to make the solution better in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database for approximately six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database is reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good in Oracle Database.

We have approximately 17 employees that are using this solution. In the future, we will have many more.

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

I was previously using Microsoft Excel.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the Oracle Database is user-friendly. The process did not take long to complete.

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

There is a license required to use Oracle Database.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database a ten out of ten.

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Director Of Sales Marketing at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Powerful functionality, performs well and highly scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The thing two things that I like most about Oracle Database are its scalability and performance."
  • "Frankly speaking, Oracle Database is very expensive."

What is our primary use case?

Oracle Database's main function is to store data. 

What is most valuable?

The thing two things that I like most about Oracle Database are its scalability and performance.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Oracle Database for four years. I'm Oracle certified. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Oracle Database is highly scalable. We have about 1,500 end-users overall.

How are customer service and support?

In most cases, technical support is provided by Oracle.

How was the initial setup?

Installation is straightforward. Total deployment takes three or four days. In most cases, you need help from an Oracle engineer to deploy. In terms of scalability and duplication, Oracle Database can be tricky, so you'll need an Oracle engineer most of the time. At our company, most of the employees have the necessary experience to maintain and operate Oracle Database.

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

Frankly speaking, Oracle Database is very expensive. But it offers a lot of value for the money in terms of scalability, performance, and powerful functionality. We have a yearly subscription.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Oracle Database 10 out of 10. It's an excellent product. I would definitely recommend Oracle Database to others.

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On-premises
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Vice President & Head of IT Governance at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A leading technology that allows us to manage our systems
Pros and Cons
  • "It's very reliable."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Oracle Database for our core banking system. Including end users, there are approximately 8,000 customers and employees using this solution within our organization. 

    For maintenance, we require a team of roughly 20-25 developers, including a fiscal analyst and a project management lead. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    We're a bank. Our customers trust us with their money. Oracle database is a leading technology that allows us to manage our systems.

    What is most valuable?

    It's very reliable.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Oracle Database for roughly 10 years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Oracle Database is stable.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The technical support is okay.

    How was the initial setup?

    Although I wasn't present for the initial setup, I believe it doesn't take much time. 

    What about the implementation team?

    An integrator helped us with the initial setup.

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

    The licenses could definitely be cheaper. We pay on a yearly basis. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would definitely recommend this solution to others. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Oracle Database a rating of eight. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    IT Project Manager at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Real User
    A reliable solution with great performance
    Pros and Cons
    • "This solution is very reliable. The performance is great."
    • "It would be nice if creating indexes and other small, repetitive tasks could be automated."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use this solution to run custom-made software for medical, social security, and medical care companies in Guatemala.

    Within our organization, there are roughly 70-75 employees using this solution. 

    What is most valuable?

    This solution is very reliable. The performance is great.  

    What needs improvement?

    It would be nice if creating indexes and other small, repetitive tasks could be automated. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Oracle Database for 10 years. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We receive very good support here in Guatemala from our local partner. We're very happy to have this relationship. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup wasn't complex, but it wasn't simple either — it's in between. 

    What other advice do I have?

    Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    it_user436173 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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    Oracle is our product of choice because of its stability, scalability, reliability, and flexibility.

    Valuable Features:

    RDBMS, we still believe, is Oracle's core product. Hence any time we are looking at any database features or building a new database, Oracle is always our product of choice because of its stability, scalability, reliability, and flexibility.

    Improvements to My Organization:

    It would be the stability that's improved our organization the most. We are a 24/7 manufacturing plant. We take one day off a year, Christmas Day. Other than that, we're building and creating drugs and the stability of the Oracle database enables us to have near 100% uptime 24/7/364.

    Room for Improvement:

    It's so expensive, particularly Enterprise Edition, and that would be my number one gripe. It's very, very expensive. Also, Oracle makes a big show of its new features and enhancers with each new release, but it's very rare that any of those enhancements come with Database by default. You have to pay for each of those enhancement -- and pay heavily at that.

    Deployment Issues:

    In the latter versions of the 12c product, I've actually found it a little bit more difficult to set up than it was before. I find that Oracle is introducing many, many, many new features with each part of the database. Sometimes I think they're losing focus of the core components and what customers actually need. I think if they concentrated on the core elements of RDMS, which, for me, is their number one product, I think before going on the periphery and looking at small enhancements or additions to the product, they should look into making it even more stable before they do these major releases.

    Stability Issues:

    It's been very stable for us.

    Scalability Issues:

    I would say the scalability sets it apart from others. We run a big manufacturing plant and the database is growing at a very very, high rate, but we know with the Oracle RDBMS, it can sustain growth from now and into the future.

    Initial Setup:

    I actually found that the earlier versions of RDBMS were actually easier to set up, so I've been working with the Oracle product right from Oracle 7, and I obviously will in 12c. I find now in 12c, I would expected laying out Oracle Database to become easier, but I actually think it's a little bit more complicated now in these later versions. I can categorically say that the joining up with the Oracle agent between RDBMS and Oracle Enterprise Manager is an extremely complicated process. When we were on TNG before we'd done any upgrades, the agent to get the database to talk to Enterprise Manager was a really, really simple thing to do. In fact, right now it's extremely complicated.

    Other Advice:

    For installing the database or looking at the database, I would say look at the components that you need within the database. What we generally find is that most of the features that we want, or most of the features that are available in Enterprise Edition, we actually wouldn't use, so take time and you might actually see them only by using Standard Edition.

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    it_user517692 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user517692Works at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
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    Oracle Database has been the most easy adaptable and robust product. Oracle database has gone a long way in their journey from 7 to 12C.

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    Lead Database Administrator (DBA) at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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    All queries see a read consistent view of the database so that readers do not block writers and vice versa. I've encountered bugs with the implementation of optional features.

    What is most valuable?

    Oracle is the premier relational database platform for enterprise environments. Any organization that purchases enterprise applications will likely have Oracle in place since so many applications require or prefer it.

    The most valuable features of Oracle database from my perspective are:

    • Read consistency (all queries see a read consistent view of the database so that readers do not block writers and vice versa).
    • Data Guard: standby database, with options for maximum performance, availability and protection. I use it in full-synchronous mode to ensure a “hot standby” is available with zero data loss.
    • Ability to run non-Windows OS, particularly Linux.
    • Ability to monitor and tune; lots of instrumentation built in.

    What needs improvement?

    Oracle Database is a big, complex technology stack with many options, features, management packs, etc. The base product (Oracle Database Enterprise Edition) is generally rock solid. Some of the oldest, most mature options are also quite reliable (example: Partitioning option). However, most of the other optional products create additional issues. Almost every time I have pursued the implementation of an optional feature I have encountered bugs, limitations or other unexpected behavior.

    I would like to see Oracle follow a model like Microsoft’s SQL Server Enterprise Edition, where all products and features are included by default. There are no “options” you can purchase with SQL Server EE. It seems like one of the results of Oracle’s plethora of optional offerings is confusion and quality issues.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using Database for over 20 years. There are many additional options and management packs (examples: Partitioning, Tuning Pack, Diagnostics Pack, Lifecycle Management Pack, Active Data Guard, Advanced Compression, Advanced Security, RAC, etc.).

    What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

    A “simple” deployment of just Oracle Database Enterprise Edition is generally a trouble-free activity, albeit still tedious. The RDBMS kernel is perhaps the most mature on the market (Oracle and IBM’s DB2 were released about the same time).

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is one of the most stable solutions on the market.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    There are no issues with scaling it.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Technical support is very good. I don’t use Oracle Support often to open a new case. Questions and issues I have are most often answered via the support portal. On the rare occasion a new service request is opened, I find the responses timely and helpful.

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

    In the past, I have used RAC (and before that OPS, its ancestor). In general, like most shared clustering technologies, the “solution” creates more problems than it solves. RAC’s complexity level requires full-time attention in my opinion. I abandoned the option in favor of VMware and virtual servers, which cover availability from a hardware-loss perspective. In cases where more availability is needed, the Data Guard option is sufficient and MUCH simpler to configure and use.

    I started with IBM’s DB2 and used SQL Server (Sybase initially, then Microsoft SQL Server after they split in the 90’s) before Oracle, so have used and evaluated all three of the major RDBMS vendors. I no longer use DB2 because the platform it was on (mainframe) was retired, but I still actively use Microsoft SQL Server.

    Both products have their place. I prefer SQL Server for the smaller, departmental applications and Microsoft-related back-office applications due to its ease of deployment and management. I prefer Oracle for most enterprise-scale applications due to its overall strength in this area (performance, scalability, availability) and ability to run on a non-Windows OS (we use Linux exclusively).

    How was the initial setup?

    Oracle is a complex product, there is no way around that. Compared to Microsoft SQL Server, which can be installed with a few mouse clicks, Oracle takes planning, preparation and significantly more time and expertise.

    What about the implementation team?

    We have always installed, configured, and managed Oracle with in-house personnel. I would not recommend outsourcing the implementation unless all support for the product were being outsourced. Oracle database requires expertise and constant attention. If an organization intends to support it internally, the personnel responsible for that support need to be the same that install and configure it.

    What was our ROI?

    Oracle is very expensive. No organization that didn’t “have to” use Oracle would do so. If I were in a small business or an organization that did all of its own applications development, I would avoid Oracle simply due to its cost. Other databases on the market would suffice in those scenarios. Any medium-to-large business will probably not be able to avoid using Oracle database. I don’t think there is an ROI to calculate, but rather a sunk cost in doing business. My advice would be to limit the number of options and features and go with the bare minimum needed to support the needed applications.

    What other advice do I have?

    The technology behind the base RDBMS is excellent, probably the best on the market, but its cost and complexity are negatives. The personnel who will support need to get formal training and need to be dedicated database administrators. A part-time DBA will not be sufficient for anything more than a trivial deployment.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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