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IBM Integrated Analytics System vs Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics comparison

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IBM Integrated Analytics Sy...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (22nd)
Microsoft Azure Synapse Ana...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
98
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Cloud Data Warehouse (6th)
 

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it_user258975 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Management Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
They deliver a canned, scalable solution, but I would like to see the TSA scripts available publicly.
With a solid DB2 foundation, it performs incredibly and I recently implemented the new BLU Acceleration, and was dumbfounded that hour-long queries took minutes, in the correct scenario, of course. From a consultant point of view, I can step in and immediately know the system. I do not…
AnandTiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at New Turn Technologies
Has consistently supported integration across diverse environments and streamlined deployment processes
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics could improve their pricing structure. They currently have two separate pricing tiers: full log and partial log. I suggest they implement a single price and reduce charges on logs. They could implement a cap with some free tier or price tier based on the GBs of log collected. This would help customers use Azure more effectively. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an excellent product because it includes both SIEM and orchestration capabilities with playbooks, but the log management part is very costly. Regarding future improvements, I would appreciate more application connectors for integration, particularly for on-premise based solutions. Many customers still maintain on-premise infrastructure, so having more integration possibilities for these environments would be beneficial.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"With a solid DB2 foundation, it performs incredibly and I recently implemented the new BLU Acceleration, and was dumbfounded that hour-long queries took minutes, in the correct scenario, of course."
"The solution has helped to predict sales and focus attention on enhancements that have improved the bottom line."
"My advice would be to move your on-premises data warehouse to the cloud, move it there faster, as you can get more performance gains and it's also a robust infrastructure."
"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is that it's native only for Azure, so you get better performance and there's no issue. To explain further, many different types of data come, in particular, structured and unstructured data. For audit purposes, there's also unstructured data, so the most important aspect is that with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, you have the capability of using both technologies, meaning that you can use or mix structured and unstructured data which is important. This can also be done in Hadoop, and on other platforms, so you have everything in one place. You don't have to worry about how to manage both structured and unstructured data and where to store information. With Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, you can take care of everything, particularly in Azure. The solution also provides you with many features apart from analytics, for example, storage which makes it better."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"The most valuable feature is that you can suspend the computer if it is not being used, which means that you don't incur costs."
"The stability is pretty good."
"It's user-friendly and has a good dashboard."
"The MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) architecture helps to make things a lot faster."
 

Cons

"The HA - it's a good solution, but I feel IBM should provide the necessary scripts so you can destroy the TSA domain and rebuild it easily."
"It would be helpful if the documentation was better or if the company could provide some kind of presentation to help us understand how the tool works and what's required to optimize use of the solution."
"For improvement, I would like to see more connectors and better integration for Hadoop."
"In Azure, when you do the scaling up, it is not totally simple. It takes time to scale up."
"The auto-scaling capabilities are quite poor, especially compared to Snowflake or Firebolt."
"The solution can get expensive, and it's hard to monitor the costs."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"I am very sure that there are areas in need of improvement, but I can't recall what they are off the top of my head."
"Right now, we are really struggling with the performance. it's not as good as we had hoped."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We chose the serverless option for the database which has saved us a lot of money. Our costs are approximately £600 per month."
"The pricing is competitive, but only when you pay upfront. If you pay as you go, it's not as competitive. I'd give pricing a rating of seven out of ten."
"The price of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics can vary. Other solutions are typically fixed prices and a fixed cost regardless of usage, but this solution is based on usage or consumption."
"We have a licensing cost to pay."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics can be costly, however, a cost-effective approach would be to purchase it in advance through reservation for either one or three years. This will significantly reduce the overall expenses incurred."
"I'm not sure of the exact cost, however, it is around $100,000 a year."
"All of the prices are available online."
"This is a cost-effective product."
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Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

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I am hoping that in the future Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics may have AI support.
 

Also Known As

Smart Analytics System, IBM Smart Analytics System
Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL DW, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MS Azure Synapse Analytics
 

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