Oracle Database as a Service Reviews

I use Oracle Database as a Service for some of the custom home-grown applications. I chose Oracle Database as a Service based on the requirements; the applications requirements are also to avoid some of the administration.

Oracle Database as a Service has improved my organization by reducing the administration cost. When you cancel patching and backups, everything will be taken care of by this service provider, so I am reducing some of the attritional activities.

The most valuable feature in my opinion is the administration production; the database does not need to worry about the loss of administration activities, so that is the main entrance.

I cannot comment on what can be improved in Oracle Database as a Service sensors. An additional feature I would like to see added is automatic disaster recovery fill scenarios; we do have a disaster recovery solution for the relational database service, but I would prefer the automatic kind of processes.

I rate the stability and technical support as nine. The latency I am experiencing is currently acceptable.

On a scale from one to ten, I rate the scalability as nine.

I have it deployed on the cloud. It is very straightforward to initially deploy it.

I see a return on investment with Oracle Database as a Service solution.

I am familiar with the pricing for licenses for running Oracle Database as a Service in AWS. My thoughts on their pricing are that it is reasonable pricing.

There are no managed detection response solutions or backup and recovery and point detection response. Flash storage is not available as Flash Creek store. Robotics process automation and application security testing are not available; I went to the working solutions, but most of the time it did not work. Oracle Database as a Service in particular is the Oracle business suite or the Oracle data access. As far as working with it as a service, I have not even received a reply yet from the relational database service. I do not know how many people are using Oracle Database as a Service in my organization. For the diabetes service, I have used some of the perks from Arkin. I rate Oracle Database as a Service at a nine overall.

We utilize it for the integration of different systems, whether it is Oracle to Oracle or Oracle to non-Oracle.

We also use it for the storage of data residing outside Oracle SaaS applications.

If we are able to add this AI component, it would be more efficient than it currently is.

Positive

My clients mainly use Oracle Database as a Service for business applications that are built on Oracle, and we provide the infrastructure services for those applications.

The functionalities and capabilities that I prefer the most in Oracle Database as a Service are the database replication function for high availability, which is what we are using.

We provide Oracle Database as a Service. I have been dealing with Oracle Database as a Service for years. In the beginning, we did direct business with Oracle. Oracle now has a cloud-based service and a different way of doing business. However, we still have the capabilities to manage Oracle, and we often deliver that service.

You could say that we are partners with Oracle.

I see some negative sides that could be improved, and that is the licensing. The issue with licensing is the price and the way they license through partners.

I have been dealing with Oracle Database as a Service for years. In the beginning, we did direct business with Oracle. Oracle now has a cloud-based service and a different way of doing business. However, we still have the capabilities to manage Oracle, and we often deliver that.

Customers who are hooked into Oracle often don't have alternatives. It is another engine with a vendor behind it, so I don't focus on stability concerns.

The most recent vendor I am dealing with is HPE. I am not familiar with a product called Zella Security from CyberArk. I use Privileged Access Management. I work only with PAM. I deal with many vendors, and my latest vendor was CyberArk.

For Google, I deal with hybrid cloud environments, both on-premises and cloud. I do the same for Microsoft as well.

From Oracle, we do database management and purely focus on the database engines, and then the customer handles the schemas and the data management side of things.

I don't have enough information on security in general to give a valued answer on whether I am happy with how secure the product is or if I sometimes see flaws.

For Oracle, I think we have it under control. We have enough subject matter experts, so I would say it is okay to deploy Oracle Database as a Service.

Usually, my clients have the solution on-premises or on the cloud as well.

I would rate this review seven out of ten.

Initially, I walked through Teradata and not Oracle Database. Currently, I am doing a job for an organization that uses Postgres Database and offers a cloud solution. I work in technology advocacy for partners. Cloud solutions are our focus.

The encryption level, resilience, and secure features from both clients, particularly the resilience aspect of Oracle Database, are highly valuable. These core features have made a significant impact. The organization has noted Oracle's capabilities in these areas.

It would be beneficial if Oracle could offer features similar to those provided by open-source platforms like Postgres, such as a multi-core-based platform and a shared node database. While Oracle offers these features, they come at a high cost for clientele in the South Asian market.

I have been working with this solution for more than two or three years on a skill platform and analytics platform as well.

The solution is stable, resilient, and doesn't crash under pressure. However, horizontal scalability should be improved. There is an issue with scalability in the database service for Oracle, however, the cost remains high.

In terms of high scalability, the solution performs well. It is very scalable.

I would rate customer service ten out of ten. 

Oracle provides expert support globally, not just in South Asia -- also in Europe and America. The technical solution and support are top-notch. However, Oracle costs could include up to 22% in support and service charges.

Positive

I don't have experience with data in Teradata, however, I have worked with Oracle Database and Postgres. For analytics, I use Python and RStudio, and Power BI. However, I don't have experience with Exadata or Teradata.

Initially, the setup feels like day-to-day practice. The more problems we encounter, the more we learn. 

I prefer to handle the setup myself.

In terms of security, big companies avoid the risk of using other databases, especially open-source ones, because of their revenue. So, return on investment may not be an issue when shifting from one generation to another, as it involves a significant amount. 

In Bangladesh, digital banking is becoming prominent within a couple of years, so all banking systems will be digital. For infrastructure building, strong databases like Oracle or MySQL are necessary. However, for this infrastructure building alone, their investment is much larger than a conventional bank.

Prices are high. Technical support from Oracle tends to be high in quality.

A potential user could use the solution. Oracle is transforming from a conventional database to the cloud. Large telecommunications companies have their data warehouses running on Exadata and Oracle. This creates a large data lake within their system. 

My rating for this product is seven out of ten.

For Heineken in Vietnam, we use Oracle Database as a Service to help in areas like sales and ERB in SAP.

The solution's most valuable feature is that Oracle is more secure as a database than other solutions like AWS. The tool offers okay security and good performance. We had deployed CRM on Oracle Cloud and found it to be better than Azure Cloud.

The tool's AI part has shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required.

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for five to six years.

The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten. Whenever we face issues or problems, tech support always helps us.

Positive

My company switched to SAP, so we don't use Oracle anymore.

I have worked with AWS, but I chose Oracle because of its security and performance.

I was not responsible for deploying the product and the application.

It is easy to deploy the application. The product is not so popular in Vietnam, so its deployment phase may seem more complicated.

The solution is deployed on the private cloud since we use Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with Oracle's cloud services.

With the tool, the product helps with cost-saving. The APAC region described by the tool includes Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand. I think the tool's cost-saving abilities are better than those of other databases.

The product is expensive. It is very complicated to install the tool.

If one is expensive and ten is low priced, I rate the tool's price somewhere between two to four out of ten.

Price-wise, the tool is expensive, and I feel it is an area where improvements are needed. Oracle Database as a Service is not as popular as other tools because we use AWS and GCP. Oracle is okay in terms of performance for banking businesses and some big companies. As I use the tool in Heineken, I know Oracle is an okay security solution. We use and deploy some applications and features from Oracle that are better than what others offer.

The data in the tool is actually stored in the production part, so it is always kept a secret.

I don't think that AI has been integrated into the tool. The AI used by Oracle is not as strong as that used by AWS.

I recommend the tool to others, especially banking, finance, and insurance companies where the security needs to be better.

There is maintenance for the tool required, but I don't know which company does it for our organization.

I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

Oracle Database as a Service is a scalable and robust solution. It scales with the business. The solution provides good capacity, integrity control, and quality when inserting data into the database.

The solution’s initial setup is very complex.

I have been using the solution for 25 to 30 years.

Oracle Database as a Service is a very stable solution.

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

The solution provides very good technical support. Opening a technical assistance request on Oracle's website is quick.

Positive

I have previously used the Microsoft database tool, which was not as scalable as Oracle Database as a Service.

Setting up the solution is very complex, and you need a database administrator for that. A very good database administrator with deep knowledge and one or two people to assist him is enough to implement the solution.

Oracle Database as a Service is one of the world's most important database systems. It's also one of the best Oracle products, and that's why I've been working with it all my career.

A multidimensional database called Oracle Express was integrated into Oracle Database as a Service. One or two full-time people are enough to maintain the solution. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

On a day-to-day basis, we use Oracle Database for monitoring and managing data volumes, especially adding data files automatically. I haven't directly experienced how Oracle Database enhances data analytics, as my involvement has been more on the application design side.

In terms of features, I find Automated Storage Management (ASM) and Data Guard most helpful for improving data security and reliability. 

Oracle Database is scalable, particularly in storage utilization with ASM. The availability of Oracle Database has contributed positively to operational uptime, especially with Data Guard.

In terms of improvements, I believe Oracle Database is already quite robust, but application development could be enhanced to fully utilize its features.

I've been working with Oracle Database for about 15 years, primarily focusing on application design and monitoring.

I rate scalability as a 5 out of 10, and stability as an 8 out of 10.

For technical support, I'd rate it a 7; there's room for improvement in user interaction.

The initial setup experience for Oracle Database is straightforward, I would rate it around 8 or 9 out of 10. Deployment typically takes no more than 2 hours.

Migrating to Oracle Database from on-premises was a while ago, so I don't remember it well, but it was generally okay.

The solution is on the expensive side, but I recommend it because it's a good database.

Overall, I find Oracle Database as a Service to be reliable and efficient for our operational needs. I'd give Oracle Database as a Service an 8 out of 10.

Regarding the most effective part of the tool for data security, I would say that our database is on Azure. We mostly look at Azure's security tools, such as a network security group.

I think the tool's support team generally just addresses issues, and they probably don't look at they probably don't look at the popularity of any issue. The support provides help based on the same size fits all kinds of approaches, making it an area where improvements are needed.

If you don't give us the best stuff probably we have many other options. Maybe the tool can reduce its cost or provide some other solutions.

If you are in IT, then you will need to use coding, and it is an area that can be made simpler.

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for four years. I use the solution in my company. I am a customer of the tool.

I don't really feel it is a scalable solution. If you want to expand the tool's capacity, you have to be ready to pay money.

We contact the solution's technical support if we have any issues. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

Neutral

I have worked with MySQL. When I started my role in my company, I saw that we, as a business, prefer Oracle. For now, we use Oracle, but we are open to using other tools.

The product's implementation was pretty straightforward.

With SQL, if you add everything up, you get ROI. Independently, if you use it as a database code platform, I think it offers ROI.

The pricing of the tool depends on the organization. If your organization is not making that much money, then I don't think you should use the enterprise or any other expensive versions of the solution. I recommend the tool for bigger companies.

I am satisfied with the tool.

In terms of cost savings or operational efficiency, the tool serves as a database code tool while also being a database.

Oracle Database as a Service enhances our data analytics with AI capabilities, as we actually plug APIs to be able to generate responses for AI platforms that we have. So far, we have no complaints.

In terms of AI-driven data management improvements or specific analytics tasks, we do a little bit of chatbot, but it is probably not done at a full scale. However, we do have AI-driven platforms.

The product is promoted and well-known in our region.

I think it is easy for people to figure out how to use the tool.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Our main use cases include initiating the setup of a hosting application and facilitating developers in utilizing the database, as well as managing backups and data storage.

It's an outstanding database. It effortlessly hosts applications for months and exhibits exceptional reliability. The database delivers top-tier performance.

The most valuable features are performance, backup, and restore capabilities.

The installation process requires improvement as it can be quite complex. Simplifying the procedure would certainly be beneficial. There is room for enhancing the administration tools, possibly by providing better separation of functions.

I have been using it for twenty years.

It offers excellent stability capabilities. I would rate it nine out of ten.

Due to its stability, the technology allows for seamless node transitions. Data storage, porting, backup, and restoration processes function smoothly. This makes scaling up quite straightforward, with built-in features supporting scalability. If the need for more robust capabilities arises, transitioning to the enterprise edition is an option. Partitioning functions, which experienced leaders in this field can attest to, further enhance scalability. I would rate it eight out of ten.

The customer support services are good. I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Neutral

The initial setup was challenging. I would rate it three out of ten.

The implementation process varies in complexity. Setting up the basic configuration typically takes about half a day. However, when dealing with complex setups like shared data centers and clustered environments, it can extend to two weeks or more. The installation process can sometimes involve repetitive steps, mainly involving prerequisite checks. It's crucial to carefully pre-activate the necessary database components before proceeding with the installation. In some cases, the environment can become intricate, with known bugs in clustered setups. When facing such challenges, documentation from Oracle support can be a valuable resource. Once it is installed, the rest of the process goes smoothly. Still, there are many specifics to consider, especially when completing cluster deployments, particularly in newer releases, which can be unfamiliar territory.

It is notably expensive when compared to the features offered by other alternatives. However, Oracle offers specific and unique capabilities. I would rate it ten out of ten in terms of cost.

It is an excellent product and service to launch your career with. If you become proficient in it, it can set you up for a twenty-year-long career. I would rate it eight out of ten.

We are using Oracle Database as a Service mainly for pulling out audit reports and for connecting to our application.

One area for improvement would be the ability to connect to Excel directly from the database. Currently, I am unable to do this with Oracle Database as a Service, whereas I am able to do so with SQL Server. I would like to see Oracle Database as a Service offer a similar service to what SQL Server provides in terms of connecting Excel to the database. 

In the next release, I would like to see a feature that allows for easy transfer of data from MySQL to other databases, such as SQL Server. Having this capability would provide developers with more flexibility in their coding.

We've been working with Oracle Database as a Service for 10 years now. We are currently using MySQL Database for our Oracle and it's been working well for everyone.

The solution is stable.

It is a scalable solution.

The initial setup is easy and takes only around 15-20 minutes. It's pretty fast.

The licensing cost is reasonable. 

I would rate it a seven out of ten. While it's a good product to use, there is room for improvement in terms of flexibility and additional features.