Oracle Database Reviews

We use it for various applications. We have multiple versions, including version 19.

Its security and reliability are most valuable.

They should reduce its price and provide faster support.

I have been using this solution for more than 10 years. 

It is stable.

It is scalable. We have more than 1,000 users, and we don't have any plans to increase its usage.

They should provide a faster response.

We have different solutions for different needs.

It was easy to install. It took less than an hour.

We can install it ourselves. We generally have two or three admins, but it also depends on the size.

Its licensing is yearly. It is expensive, and it should be cheaper.

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate it a seven out of 10.

My company is using the solution as a database warehouse. Previously, when I was a vendor, they used to work with Oracle forms. They were doing databases, and we were doing a secondary backup solution, which was backing up on the cloud.

It's quite an important part of the business. Most of the core banking servers are using Oracle Database. It's the heart of the environment. It's quite an important part of the business.

The database is a quite valuable feature.

One area where the product could improve would be to have more simplified documentation. There are things which are quite difficult to find. Also, some setup videos, like a video together with the documentation, for someone who is first implementing a solution. Watching someone else doing it would make the person more confident than just having all the notes and all the possibilities.

In addition, for the DBA, Oracle could have a series of videos. Then it would be easier for a company to buy the educational content, to become a DBA, with the videos already there, rather than looking for an online instructor than trying to get the classes. What is lacking with Oracle is the availability of education to be able to work with Oracle. Oracle is not difficult, but there is a lot that you need to know. Even if you work with only the documentation, they won't help you that much. Bringing educational content that would help the individual to be able to work in real-life situations and scenarios.

It would be better to have a compilation of videos as a pack to sell to the vendors with all the information to become DBA or to become someone who can implement an Oracle system.

I have been using the solution for three years.

It's a very stable solution, especially with the hot backup, archive logs, and everything.

In terms of scalability, the solution is pretty easy to scale up and to add things and modifications. It is pretty clear.

The technical support is very good. I've learned more with support, actually, than from the documentations.

The deployment is kind of straightforward, but there are things that are not straightforward. For example, if you are on AIX, it's a lot to do before installing.

Doing all the work manually, I believe it takes three to four people to maintain Oracle Database.

I also have Oracle Cloud Backup. It took me one week to figure out how to implement it, but that was two years ago. Now the documentation is much better.

I believe the solution is quite expensive.

My advice regarding this solution is that you need a lot of practice. It would be great if Oracle could provide a platform to practice implementations.

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Oracle Database is a national database system that we use in our organization.

There is a lot of functionality in Oracle Database. The reports and the GUI are good.

With the nature of my job, there are certain things that I would want to improve. I can do this by acquiring some of the other products from Oracle, which would then make work a little bit easier. For example, in terms of replication from one site to the other site, the GoldenGate solution would be something I would have to acquire. However, this is subject to the budget. If we have the money, we could acquire other solutions. At the moment, we don't have such solutions which we can acquire in the future when budgets are low.

If Oracle Database could have more build-in features from some of their other products it would be good.

I have been using Oracle Database for many years.

Oracle Database is stable, the performance has been perfect.

The scalability of the Oracle Database is very good. It is easy to scale and you can have a tremendous about of users.

Our entire workforce is using this solution. For example, there is a payroll system and everybody has to access their payroll details. This is how the entire workforce will have access.

Over time we plan to increase usage of the Oracle Database. We will want to use some kind of an ERP in the future and when we do there will be many things happening on the one system.

We have a solution from Oracle and that in itself is not a complete solution. It's just a part that we have introduced. There are other parts that we will acquire over time. For example, we will keep our journal in Oracle instead of another system. We will do procurement in Oracle eventually. The solution can expand but you have to purchase the different parts.

The support from Oracle is good. You raise your support cases over the support website and there will be support people that will work with you until you get a solution to the problem.

We previously used dBase and it had limitations. Over the years it vanished from the market.

The installation was simple.

We used vendor integrators and consultants. This type of solution's installation cannot be done alone. Our experience with the help was very good, everything was successful.

We are on an annual license for the use of this solution.

I would recommend others to work with Oracle. Oracle is a huge company that knows its product very well.

I rateOracle Database a ten out of ten.

We are using Oracle Database as a database management system.

I have been using Oracle Database for many years.

The solution is stable.

Oracle Database is highly scalable.

I have contacted the support from Oracle and they are sometimes slow.

The installation is straightforward.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database a nine out of ten.

The most popular use case is minimizing the latency of online transactions.

In the future, they should change their licensing policy. Right now, it's quite difficult because you have to pay for cores, number of cores, and it depends— if you use some servers, it's one price, if you use another server like IBM, it's another price and it's complicated. Their licensing model could be improved.

I've been using it for over ten years.

The stability is fine for the time being, but it could be more stable.

The scalability is fine.  I can't complain.

Support is fine. I don't remember having any complaints.  It's quite good.

Initial setup is straightforward. One or two of our engineers handled it and it took about 15 to 30 minutes.  One person would even be enough.

The Oracle licensing model is quite difficult. You have to pay for everything.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.  

You should definitely take time for planning and always keep the backup of your data.  Planning is important, you should have a plan for everything.

We use Oracle Database in our company for finding data.

Oracle Database required some time to learn the basics and how it works. However, this is typical for database solutions.

I have been using Oracle Database for approximately three years.

Oracle Database is stable.

Oracle Database is scalable to a limit. It depends on the use case and other factors.

The technical support is good, we have responses to our problems.

I have used SQL Server.

The deployment of the database takes approximately two hours.

We have used an integrator for more difficult implementations. However, we have implemented Oracle Database.

The price of Oracle Database is high and could be reduced.

We know that Oracle is a little bit expensive and there are other solutions that we can use to reduce costs. For example, there are some features in Oracle Database that we don't use and we probably do not need.

I rate Oracle Database a nine out of ten.

Our clients are using it.

It is user-friendly. It didn't take me much time to learn it. 

We can understand the real issue or message for most of the errors. We can easily understand why we are getting an error, which is helpful for fixing it.

There are a few errors for which Oracle doesn't provide detailed information. It doesn't clearly indicate the columns or lines for which we are getting an error. It would be better if they provide more detailed information for such errors.

I have been using this solution for about 4.3 years.

It is stable.

It is scalable.

They are responding on time. I'm satisfied with their response.

For me, it's easy.

I would recommend it to others. It is suitable for small, medium, and large enterprises, and I haven't faced any issues with it so far.

For me, it is a 10 out of 10. 

Oracle Database is a management system, it has many applications. Most of my customers are financial, telecom, and utility organizations.

The most valuable features of Oracle Database are the Data Guard because it does replication and the integration layer, such as GoldenGate.

There is a lot that can improve in Oracle Database. For example, it could be more user-friendly and should be easier to integrate into the cloud.

I have been using Oracle Database for approximately 20 years.

Oracle Database is highly scalable. It supports the cluster configuration with the hundreds of nodes, the performance is good. The data volume Oracle Database consumes is quite scalable.

I haven't seen huge installations with petabytes of data but I know the solution has good capabilities. If the solution did not have good capabilities the major institutions would not use it.

For my region, all the Oracle support technical support is from India. I have some experience with interacting with them. There have been very few times I have created service requests. Most of the information I am able to find from their knowledge base is available on their website and other resources.

I have previously used Postgres, MariaDB, and Informix.

Oracle corporation invests a lot into its core technology. For example, if you compare it with Postgres, it is capable to handle heavy workloads. Additionally, with Oracle Database you can make very complex database architecture. In freeware solutions, you have to employ 10 times more database administrators than for those who use Oracle. It requires a lot of people for freeware databases.

The initial setup is simple. However, in order to install it correctly, you have to have some experience. You must know where the data must be put. It is better to have assistance when installing the solution. 

The length of time of the installation depends on the installation environment.

Oracle Database requires a lot of maintenance and the amount depends on the scale and the initial requirements. Each project can be very different.

The price of Oracle Database is quite high compared to other solutions. It has a lot of options, such as security for partitioning and real application clusters. These options are not for free. Once you want to use it, you have to pay extra.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database an eight out of ten.