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Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Parallel Data War...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (9th)
Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (13th)
 

Featured Reviews

HassanFatemi - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Kwajah Mohiuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of Architecture at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides self-repair features, but the setup is complex
We use the product for online applications. We use it in the financial industry The product has self-repair features. The tool tunes itself. It separates compute from storage. We can scale storage and compute separately. The setup is complex. Oracle is a complex tool. I have been using Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"These separate database servers were turned into a massively parallel, shared nothing database system that offered incredibly good performance, especially under complex mixed workloads."
"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."
"Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse integrates beautifully with other Microsoft ecosystem products."
"One of the most important features is the ease of using MS SQL, as it is very easy to pull the data from it and also very easy to import data from CSV or Excel."
"It performs very well overall."
"The stability and ease of use of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse are valuable features."
"Collecting the data through SSIS packages from different sources and putting them all in one data repository is the most powerful thing. While others have this feature, they don't have the simplicity or ease of use when getting a resource and knowing everything about it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"It is an extremely scalable solution since you can dynamically change the resources as some other cloud solutions."
"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
"The product has self-repair features."
"It is a very stable tool...It is an extremely scalable tool."
"The integration feature is very good because you can automate protection security automatically, restricting the access of unauthorized people."
"Amazing performance, it is a revolution."
"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"
 

Cons

"More tools to help designers should be included."
"Scalability can be improved because there are other tools that perform better with very large datasets."
"The solution is expensive and has room for improvement."
"Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced."
"I think that the error messages need to be made more specific."
"A major issue is with table statistics. Sometimes the statistics are not refreshed correctly, which causes issues for us."
"The initial setup of this solution is complex and can be improved."
"This tool needs a lot of memory for processing."
"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."
"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."
"Ease of connectivity could be improved."
"A lot of the tools that were previously there have now been taken away."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."
"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."
"Ease of interconnectivity could be improved by which I mean setting up the VPN access and the like from on-premises to cloud."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"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 tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."
"Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."
"I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."
"The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."
"All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."
"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."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"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."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Media Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
The pricing could be better; I think it actually just went up.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?
The basic use case for us is virtual machines. In real estate, we use it for our operations. They handle large data sets well, and the performance is good during those times.
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.
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.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
 

Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
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Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
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