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WhereScape RED pros and cons

Vendor: WhereScape
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

WhereScape RED automates data warehousing processes, significantly enhancing speed and efficiency.
It provides exceptional support, with staff who are knowledgeable, courteous, and professional.
The tool generates comprehensive documentation, allowing for easy ETL and data warehouse changes.
WhereScape RED offers robust deployment features, allowing selective object deployment across environments.
Its automation capabilities allow small teams to manage large data sets quickly and efficiently.

CONS

WhereScape RED lacks support for change data capture or delta detection, requiring custom code for these functions.
It could benefit from a diagnostic tool to identify missing components necessary for successful installation.
Job management in WhereScape RED is problematic; jobs cannot be deleted via deployment packages and require manual removal from target environments.
The WhereScape scheduler's scheduled jobs seem disconnected as they cannot be added or removed using WhereScape deployment applications.
Technical support in WhereScape RED needs improvement, making it challenging to find out-of-the-box problem solutions.
 

WhereScape RED Pros review quotes

GM
Data Architect at World Vision
Dec 29, 2017
The tool supports multiple target update methods.
JM
Sr. Technical Consultant/Architect with 11-50 employees
Jan 19, 2018
This is a fantastically robust DW tool that will make you at least 10 times faster in producing a DW.
AJ
Director, Corporate Systems at a hospitality company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 24, 2018
Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish.
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DS
Director Information Systems & Software Development at HealthRIGHT 360
May 22, 2018
Their support staff are very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. I feel their support staff go above and beyond to assure their customers are satisfied.
Chris S - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at HealthRIGHT 360
May 21, 2018
WhereScape's deployment package is a fantastic feature. The application allows for selecting specific objects that you would like to deploy from one environment to another rather than deploying the entire database.
HM
Data Engineer ( Business, Technology and Information Services ) at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 20, 2019
I found the initial setup very easy.
PK
Software Engineer at KIS Ltd
Jun 21, 2021
The most valuable feature is the metadata generated code.
reviewer1399308 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT - Business Intelligence & Analytics at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 15, 2021
I like the data vault implementations.
reviewer1618884 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Analyst DW Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 9, 2021
WhereScape is really helpful in terms of architecture data. Everything is one of automation. Two people can do thousands of tables in one day or two. It saves a lot of time.
 

WhereScape RED Cons review quotes

GM
Data Architect at World Vision
Dec 29, 2017
No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded .
JM
Sr. Technical Consultant/Architect with 11-50 employees
Jan 19, 2018
It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully.
AJ
Director, Corporate Systems at a hospitality company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 24, 2018
The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate.
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DS
Director Information Systems & Software Development at HealthRIGHT 360
May 22, 2018
Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment.
Chris S - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at HealthRIGHT 360
May 21, 2018
The scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application.
HM
Data Engineer ( Business, Technology and Information Services ) at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 20, 2019
The solution can be a little more user-friendly on enterprise-level where people use it.
PK
Software Engineer at KIS Ltd
Jun 21, 2021
Project-based searching of data objects in the data warehouse browser needs to be improved.
reviewer1399308 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT - Business Intelligence & Analytics at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 15, 2021
Customization could be better.
reviewer1618884 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Analyst DW Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 9, 2021
Technical support isn't the best.