MIMIX [EOL] vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

IBM and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

MIMIX [EOL]

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95% willing to recommend

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MIMIX [EOL]

Average Rating

8.8

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Nutanix Database Service

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

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Database Development and Management (1st)

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Mohamed Ramses

IT Consultant at Ministry of Justice, Kuwait

A solution that offers excellent replication and easy implementation

We primarily use the solution for backup replication The most valuable feature is data replication. Everything about the solution is very simple, which makes it easy to use. The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the…

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Jason Posner

Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Improves time management by reducing database provisioning time

The feature I appreciate the most in Nutanix Database Service is the Time Machine. The simplicity of the Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service and being able to have a point in time that you can go back to at whatever your retention period is, is really great and helpful for us. The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption. It has helped the workload significantly. We're a very small team of database administrators. It worked really effectively for them and helped the workflow much more than our previous solution. Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%. The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads. Being able to clone and spin up other environments off of what we already have in NDB eases turnaround time when requests come in, and we're able to fill them and get them back to the business and make them available to customers. We've been able to automate DBA tasks. It simplifies turnaround time. Our DBA can deploy on how own and no longer waits for requests to be fulfilled.

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Pros

"The initial setup is straightforward. It's very easy to implement the solution. Deployment took about one hour. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance, so long as that person has a good background of administration and operation."

"Knowing that our data is in multiple backup locations, provides us with piece of mind as far as a disaster recovery situation is concerned."

"From the simplest to the most complex environments, and with millions of transactions, MIMIX can adapt to any environment."

"It has helped us cut down process time and manpower."

"In case we have an emergency or a sudden issue on the production system, we can put our point of sale terminals in local mode for 1 hour, switch over to the backup system, verify that all is running OK, then the POS systems can reconnect, and our users can sign on again and continue working."

"The replication portion of the solution is perfect."

"Apart from the fact that we are assured high availability and disaster recovery, we use this product for different purposes as well."

"Customer Service: Excellent; their team is very knowledgeable and responsive."

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"The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption."

"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."

"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."

"I appreciate being able to provision a database quickly from our side. We provision it and hand it off. It makes work much easier. Previously, it would take a week or two to do the same in a traditional way, whereas now, it gets completed within about an hour."

"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."

"The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."

"We have an enterprise-level backup product that we're required to use, so we don't rely on Era's version. [But] it could be an awesome first-line backup. It's very elegant the way they designed it. It's quick and it doesn't take up nearly as much storage space as traditional backups. It would definitely help to save on tier-one storage."

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Cons

"Replication errors need to be resolved."

"The product dashboard that comes with the product could use some work."

"Monitoring tools can be improved but are very useful already."

"OS version compatibility needs work."

"The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the solution."

"Switch procedures are not as easy and straightforward as it may seem at first glance."

"Installation is pretty easy but it can be fairly complicated to setup and configure."

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"One of the things that we've discovered specific to SQL is that the deployment options that are available do not match our company standards, so we have asked the Nutanix team if that is something that is customizable or if we need to adjust our deployment strategy. That's the only thing that we've discovered so far."

"The solution could improve by providing more support for more vendors."

"It should be able to be consumed by other customers because only the enterprise cloud customers are able to buy this software."

"We faced some performance issues with Nutanix."

"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs."

"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface. That said, it's definitely in the right direction."

"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."

"I don't have a comprehensive answer because we're not utilizing it extensively."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing wasn't a surprise. It was what we were expecting it to be."

"Era is quite expensive. The thing that will be a showstopper for them in the long run is if you look at it from a technical perspective on what it provides and weigh it up against consolidation of multiple other software suites."

"The pricing is competitive."

"It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"It's priced fairly... It's a good value. When you go looking for something from Oracle that automates things and makes your life easier, it's always going to be a minimum of $500,000. Era's nothing like that."

"I wasn't involved much with the pricing and setup costs and licenses. The pricing was as expected."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

11%

Healthcare Company

11%

Performing Arts

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Transportation Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	11

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	11

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It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.

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Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities.

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Clients use Nutanix Database Service for various reasons.

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Also Known As

Vision Solutions MIMIX

Nutanix Era

Overview

Complete, Scalable HA/DR Protection for IBM i

What's New in MIMIX Availability 8.0?Today’s business environment demands continuous availability no matter what. Thousands of companies worldwide – from small businesses to global enterprises – count on MIMIX Availability to keep their data safe and their operations running smoothly. MIMIX Availability is the trusted industry leader in IBM i high availability and disaster recovery, protecting businesses from catastrophic events, server or storage failure, human error and even downtime normally associated with routine maintenance, queries, reports or backups.

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Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

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Sample Customers

ACG Automotive, Autoliv, Takataês Manufacturing, AMPORTS, Faurecia, Unipres, Wheeler Machinery Company, PennEngineering, Parsons Corporation, Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd. India, Amway India

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

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