I would refer to Oracle's solution like a shield, it is very stable and has many features.
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Feature rich, stability like a shield and installs fairly easy
Pros and Cons
- "When we are not able to solve a problem we immediately contacted Oracle support team to help us solve it."
- "If you just install a database, it's easy but if you install some other programs it can be a little bit longer and difficult to install."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
They could improve on making changes to their software faster, they are a large company and sometimes changes are slow. Also, Oracle can improve themselves in the cloud for Microsoft Azure systems.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using the solution 12 years ago.
How are customer service and support?
When we are not able to solve a problem, we immediately contacted Oracle support team to help us solve it. They normally respond in a timely manner.
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How was the initial setup?
The installation can be easy. It depends on what you install. If you just install a database, it's easy but if you install some other programs it can be a little bit longer and difficult to install.
What about the implementation team?
We have a team of approximately 10 technicians working on the deployment. Sometimes the deployment of the product can reach some barriers, not because of a fault of Oracle but sometimes the hardware systems being installed on are older and can cause some problems.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It would be a benefit if there were different pricing levels to help different size businesses. The product is a bit expensive compared to other competitors.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Oracle Database, I love Oracle.
I rate Oracle Database a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Data Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Simple to use and stable, with detailed documents for easy install
Pros and Cons
- "it is very easy to use the product."
- "Customer support could be faster, you currently have to write your issue to them and then they will get back to you after 24-hours."
What is most valuable?
It is very easy to use the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for many years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We currently have 18 people in our organization using this product. I find it to be a stable product.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer support could be faster, you currently have to write your issue to them and then they will get back to you after 24-hours.
How was the initial setup?
Depending on the product used, the installation time can vary. The installation was easy and straightforward. The supplied instructional documentation for install is clear to follow.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Oracle Database a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Regional Head Customer Experience at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Scalable and stable but queries performance needs improvement
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable product. In terms of recovery, if there is a failure or some kind of fault, we can recover the data. We do not lose it."
- "The queries performance could improve compared to other products."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to store all of our application's data in the database.
What needs improvement?
The queries performance could improve compared to other products.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for over 15 years, almost 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product. In terms of recovery, if there is a failure or some kind of fault, we can recover the data. We do not lose it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is depending on your infrastructure, if you have the hardware then you can expand it, it is all configurable. Our whole database house is running it and it has been fine.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Aruba previously which was faster at processing queries.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this product.
I rate Oracle Database 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.
Sr. Professional Security Compliance at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Endless capacity and a stable platform; licensing formulation is unfortunately complicated
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has an endless capacity."
- "The licensing formulation is too complicated."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution as a customer database for our client so all customer information is available through this product. I'm a senior professional security compliance officer and we are partners with Oracle.
What is most valuable?
I like that the solution has an endless capacity, there are no limitations and it's a stable platform.
What needs improvement?
The licensing formulation could be improved; it's too complicated and very rigid.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for a very long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution but there are bugs which I think is related to standards compliance. There are limitations in monitoring.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is somewhat limited.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex. Compared to the implementation of Microsoft SQL, we needed skilled people to manage Oracle. Implementation took some weeks.
What other advice do I have?
I think this is a good solution because it's easy to administer and manage but it requires the right skilled people. It's not ideal for our requirements but it's improving, whether it's encryption or security, I know they'll get there eventually.
I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Oracle Database Administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy to scale, excellent stability with good performance
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are stability, its backup and recovery, and its performance."
- "I am not very satisfied with the support at times. You don't always get the support at the time you want and need it."
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use the Oracle Enterprise Edition, and in the first days of 2021, we will be installing Oracle Exadata cloud for our customers.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are stability, its backup and recovery, and its performance.
What needs improvement?
I am not very satisfied with the support at times. You don't always get the support at the time you want and need it.
The price could be better.
My experience has been perfect, but there is always room for improvement for everything.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this solution for more than 20 years.
When I first started I was a developer, now I work as a database administrator, consultant, and integrator.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is very stable,
Stability is one of its main advantages.
I would rate the stability of this solution an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, it's a very powerful tool.
If you are using real application clusters, now after many years, it's very easy to expand your environment.
When you compare it to scaling 10 years ago, it's much easier now to expand the environment.
I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
Now after many years it's straightforward.
With the many different environments, it can get complicated at times.
When there are too many operations systems with too many hardware platforms, such as HP-UX, Solaris, UNIX, and Windows.
It's common at times to have some issues, but it's not something that can't be resolved.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's not cheap, but sometimes, you get what you pay for.
It's expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Depending on the budget and the device, I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.
If you have the money, then you should invest in this product, because you can't compare it with anything else on the market as far as a database is concerned.
I would rate Oracle Database a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Lead Developer at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Stable, with good real application security and support but the setup needs to be simplified
Pros and Cons
- "What I like most is the real application security."
- "The initial setup can be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
We are third-party administrators and we use Oracle Database as our main Database.
What is most valuable?
What I like most is the real application security. I have been working with it recently.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup can be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this solution since the beginning, for more than 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is not a problem. It's more stable than other solutions.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution. We haven't encountered any problems. We use partitioning and sharding.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is not a problem. We receive all of the technical support that we need.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex.
The installation of Oracle products is not usually as straightforward as dealing with Microsoft products for example.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's expensive. I would say that it is more expensive than other competing products.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate Oracle Database a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Product Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The integration is a good aspect but the CRM could be improved.
Pros and Cons
- "The integration is a good aspect of Oracle."
- "CRM could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Our users access the database via a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. It provides the basis of all the information in the company including information about suppliers, customers, and end-users. We have about 300 users.
What is most valuable?
The backup system is good. We back up all our key marketing data. The integration is a good aspect of Oracle.
What needs improvement?
CRM could be improved. What I mean by that is the CRM is composed of NetSuite and the Oracle database to perform the functions of a CRM. Both of these need to be improved. It is not very user friendly and there is not enough customization.
For how long have I used the solution?
I joined the company two years ago. The Oracle database is the only one we use that I know of. The database is deployed on a private cloud.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is good. It is a very stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is good.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is difficult.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Oracle database 7 out of 10. To get this up to 10 they would need to improve the interface.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Feature-rich, very secure, robust, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The database is very secure, robust, and scalable. It has all the features that you need, such as disaster recovery, replication, backup, etc. It comes with all the features."
- "When it comes to Oracle, the only complaint that I have is their support. For business-critical cases, finding support is a little bit difficult because of the timezone difference. They should provide faster support to resolve issues on time."
What is our primary use case?
I used it on-premises to implement core solutions for sandbags. Most of the time, I use the 11g version, but of late, I'm using version 12.
What is most valuable?
The database is very secure, robust, and scalable. It has all the features that you need, such as disaster recovery, replication, backup, etc. It comes with all the features.
What needs improvement?
When it comes to Oracle, the only complaint that I have is their support. For business-critical cases, finding support is a little bit difficult because of the timezone difference. They should provide faster support to resolve issues on time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Oracle Database for nine to ten years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. The number of users using this solution depends upon the business. For example, a bank might have 4,000 or 5,000 community users.
How are customer service and technical support?
They should provide faster support to resolve issues on time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward. It takes a maximum of two hours, but it depends on your experience. If you know what you are doing, you can automate the entire process, and leave it to be done. From my experience, it usually takes 45 minutes to an hour.
What about the implementation team?
I implement it on my own.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
We are definitely going to keep using it. There is no better product than this. I would 100% recommend this solution to others as long as they can bear the cost. It is the best product, and it covers most of our needs.
I would rate Oracle Database a ten out of ten.
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