Oracle Database Reviews

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.

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.

We use Oracle Database for banking and data warehousing.

I like the enterprise features as well as the stability.

The pricing model and scalability could both be improved.

The level of global support given could be improved.

I believe that the simplicity of installation and configuration for logging in to Microsoft and PostgreSQL could be improved.

I have been working with Oracle Database for 20 years.

Oracle Database is a stable product.

When it comes to scalability, Oracle Database is not at the top, but it is better than some of its competitors.

We have hundreds of users in our organization.

The local support is fine, but the global support is terrible, and not worth the cost.

Previously, we used IBM products.

We are also using Microsoft.

We use PostgreSQL, but it is not currently in production.

The pricing model could be better.

When using this solution, there are no additional costs.

I would recommend PostgreSQL for long-term use. 

I haven't seen an alternative if they need a reliable and secure solution for a mission-critical quality control system, because Microsoft lacks enterprise features and PostgreSQL isn't well-established in banking.

I would rate Oracle Database an eight out of ten.

This solution is used for the collection of data.

Oracle Database is easy to use.

Security is an area that needs to be improved. 

I have been using Oracle Database for years.

We are using version 12.2

Oracle Database is a stable product.

We have several thousand users in our organization. 

The support response time could be faster.

Previously, we used IBM Db2.

We used IBM Db2 within the last year.

The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to install.

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Oracle Database a seven out of ten.

We are primarily using the solution for Oracle RAC - Real Application Clusters.

The solution is very stable with the performance being very reliable. 

We've found that it is very easy to scale the solution.

The installation is very simple and straightforward. The deployment process happens very quickly.

Technical support has always been helpful and knowledgeable. 

The security of the solution could be improved. It's an area that isn't as good as it could be.

I've been using the solution for about ten years or so. It has been approximately a decade. I've used the solution for a long time.

The solution is stable. The performance is very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's very good.

The solution can scale quite well. A company that needs to expand it, it can do so with relative ease. We haven't found any issues or shortcomings in that respect.

We have about 50 or so people in our organization that are using it at this time.

Although it hasn't been fully decided, we may increase usage in the future.

We have dealt with technical support in the past. They have been helpful and responsive. We're quite satisfied with the level of service we receive. I have no complaints.

The initial setup is very straightforward. It's not overly complex. It's very easy. A company shouldn't have any issues with the initial setup.

The deployment is very fast. It takes about an hour or so. 

We have 10 engineers that are capable of implementing the solution.

I handled the implementation myself. I did not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant. 

We do not have to pay for a license in order to be able to use the product.

We are a customer and an end-user. We don't have a professional business relationship with Oracle. 

I would rate this solution, on a scale from one to ten, at a ten. We are extremely satisfied with its capabilities. 

I would recommend the solution to other organizations and users. 

Our primary use for all Oracle Activity is to maintain and monitor six database servers.

For the past nine years, we have been supporting our client's company database fully with developer and database support.

The features that we find most valuable are Data Pump, GoldenGate, and the RMAN (Recovery Manager).

This product would be improved with Support Services for more production access.

Container Databases (CDBs) help reduce server sprawl and manage resources in a much better way. It's a feature that consolidates all your application data with Oracle database metadata, still keeping a strict role to manage each of them respectively. With the CDBs, it's become easy to deploy, clone and administer Oracle databases.

Application Continuity simply helps application to be highly available by doing a lot fewer application code changes.

It helped consolidate most of our database servers, and saved annual maintenance costs of up to 23% on physical servers.

Oracle could provide a few extra features as part of the standard offering in their main license.

I have used it for a few years.

It depends on the kind of database solution you are applying, but I have not yet encountered any stability issues.

10/10 MOS Support is actually something you can heavily rely on.

Technical support is 9/10, very proactive and very helpful.

Use licensing with caution, read the fine print. :) ?This is an important point and usually it's not skipped by the companies paying for the license. Nonetheless, Oracle supports your applications and database only if Oracle has certified the ?hardware and software that the companies have used to build and deploy their applications and databases on; which basically means that you have to use industry-standard hardware and software.

It is possible that your hardware is not supported or has been desupported for a specific version of the Oracle product, so just remember to read the fine print before you deploy your applications.

MS SQL Server was also under consideration, but we had more Oracle DBA's to work with and Oracle’s training requirements were also more favorable.

Of course, it has been around forever, so the scalability of Database is, in my experience, the most valuable feature. The fact that there's so many applications written for it is great. We've seen others who have used other databases, but they don't have nearly the suite of applications and APIs to work with as RDBMS has.

It is such a mature product with the ability to handle many things. The newer version, 12c, has some features that people have been asking for. It was the same way going from 10 to 11 to 12, as they always seem to be listening to the customers and adding in some more features that they need.

With Oracle, the complexity of Database makes it a little bit more cumbersome. You're going to generally have more of a senior DBA to handle the intricacies when you get a large, very high, and intensive database that needs to be up all the time. You have to have a little bit more expertise in there.

We've had no issues deploying it, but, again, it requires expert administration from a more senior DBA.

Usually, you don't see any stability issues, but that really depends on the level of expertise of the DBA handling it.

There are no scalability issues, so long as the DBA is experienced.

The more expertise you have, the more the interfaces and UI become straightforward and easier to use in the initial setup.

If you look at the price point with it and how they structure the licensing, it is definitely going to be one of the more expensive ones. You do get everything with it because they throw everything in with the kitchen sink. If they could pare down the solution, then you could just choose the pieces that you want and maybe pricing might be a little bit more along the lines of what customers could use. It is definitely on the more expensive side.

In terms of scalability, make sure it's going to be what you need. Know exactly what purpose you're going to be using your database for. I'm one of the few people who knows a lot of different kinds of databases and which is best for what you want to do.