Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Microsoft Parallel Data War...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

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Data Warehouse (12th)

Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

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Cloud Data Warehouse (11th)

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HassanFatemi

CEO at Smart Data-Driven Solutions

Has handled large volumes of data effectively but still needs cost flexibility

There could be improvements on the cost side of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse because it is still considered to be quite expensive by a lot of users, and many companies are not interested in solutions with parallel data warehousing due to this expense. Addressing the cost would be the number one area for improvement. Additionally, I have not worked recently with it, so I don't know if this feature already exists, but if it doesn't, having an elastic feature that adjusts the service's power dynamically based on the workload would be beneficial instead of fixing the power at a specific level.

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reviewer1297710

IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement

We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, I rate Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse a nine out of ten."

"It is not a pricey product compared to other data warehouse solutions."

"I'm very pro Microsoft because I think Microsoft products are highly intuitive and are widely used."

"It performs very well overall."

"Its scalability is impressive as it scales up and down really well, we go from a couple of users to tons of users all the time, and it scales and handles things really well."

"We have complete control over our data."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The data transmissions between the data models is the most valuable feature."

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"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is used globally to deliver extreme performance on large Financial data sets."

"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."

"The product has self-repair features."

"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."

"With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, things are much simpler. Creating a structure, initializing the servers, extending the servers, those are all things that are very, very easy. That's the main reason we use it."

"I really like the auto-tuning, auto-scaling, and the automatic load balancing and query tuning in the system."

"The product is easy to use."

"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."

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Cons

"The product must provide more frequent updates."

"Some compatibility issues occur during deployment, so we need to build the product from scratch for some features."

"Concurrent queries are limited to 32, making it more of a data storage mechanism instead of an active DWH solution."

"The pricing could be better; I think it actually just went up."

"They need to incorporate a machine learning engine."

"When there are many users or many expensive queries, it can be very slow."

"The query is slow if we don't optimize it."

"I think that the error messages need to be made more specific."

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"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."

"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."

"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."

"The initial setup was pretty complex. It was not easy."

"They should make the solution more user-friendly."

"It doesn't work well when you have unstructured data or you need online analytics. It is not as nice as Hadoop in these aspects."

"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."

"The solution could be improved by allowing for migration tools from other cloud services, including migration from Amazon Redshift, RDS, and Aurora."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."

"All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."

"I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."

"The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."

"They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."

"The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."

"The solution is expensive."

"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."

"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."

"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."

"The price depends on the configuration we choose."

"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."

"ROI is high."

"In terms of architecture and pricing structure, I feel it is a little bit costly compared to Azure. It's fine compared to RedShift, but compared to Azure, it's a bit pricey when you calculate for one TB storage plus around five hours of reporting with the frequency of 1TB data. The cost adds up, making Oracle a bit expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Marketing Services Firm

15%

Insurance Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

11%

Media Company

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	22

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is very expensive.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

For the last 10 to 12 years, I've worked as a data engineer on different projects, and in some of them, we have used Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse. It's something that I've worked on and off fo...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.

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Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse

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Overview

The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

Microsoft

Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is the world’s first and only autonomous database optimized for analytic workloads, including data marts, data warehouses, data lakes, and data lakehouses. With Autonomous Data Warehouse, data scientists, business analysts, and nonexperts can rapidly, easily, and cost-effectively discover business insights using data of any size and type. Built for the cloud and optimized using Oracle Exadata, Autonomous Data Warehouse benefits from faster performance and, according to an IDC report (PDF), lowers operational costs by an average of 63%.

Autonomous Database provides the foundation for a data lakehouse—a modern, open architecture that enables you to store, analyze, and understand all your data. The data lakehouse combines the power and richness of data warehouses with the breadth, flexibility, and low cost of popular open source data lake technologies. Access your data lakehouse through Autonomous Database using the world's most powerful and open SQL processing engine.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe

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