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Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (14th)
Oracle Database Appliance
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Rubens Oliveira - PeerSpot reviewer
Data & Solution Archtect at Enkel
Automated provisioning simplifies deployment and integration
The Oracle Database Appliance is customizable and has excellent features.I don't have any problems with Oracle Database Appliance because this product is very automated, with scheduler and automatic processes throughout. You can make small inferences and changes for creating all the specific modifications. The automated provisioning feature helps speed up the database deployment process because you can use one command or option to resize all the disks or increase memory, depending on the occasion. The Oracle Database Appliance has integration in OCI Cloud. The same services simplify all the manager work regarding backups, configuration, resizing disks, and other services. Deploying the Oracle Database Appliance both on-premises and in the cloud offers the same simplification. You simply input your database name and specify memory quantity, CPU quantity, and database size. The process is identical for both on-premises and cloud deployments. The flexibility of Oracle Database Appliance has helped grow business needs for many customers. Using the Oracle Database Appliance has positively impacted my organization because I can deliver it much more comfortably. Creating a database involves many processes, but with this solution, you just input the name and configure the network and other parameters. It is very similar to RDS in AWS services, where you specify the name, choose the engine, indicate parameter groups, VPC, subnet groups, and proceed. Both Oracle Database Appliance and RDS have greatly simplified the work.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"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."
"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"
"The autonomous database provides several benefits and unmatched performance."
"Amazing performance, it is a revolution."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are related to engineering systems, where Oracle acts as a hyperconverged infrastructure."
"The performance of the system is the solution's most valuable aspect. In combination with the database, it gives perfect results. It's a better system than using other kinds of integrated systems. In general, the ODA control is much simpler to use and offers up the best performance."
"The tool is a specific and effective system. I am impressed with its usability."
"The product is excellent. It is simple and reliable in terms of installation and maintenance."
"After moving to RDA, life is much easier because everything is managed through those deployed solutions."
"Oracle Database Appliance is user-friendly, and it is easy to understand the query."
"Easy management (it saves a lot of installation and patching time)."
"In Turkey, there are some highway toll collection systems that use Oracle Database Appliance."
 

Cons

"Oracle should increase visibility options because what's available now is limited."
"The setup is complex."
"My main suggestion for Oracle is the configuration and key values that come for JSON files. When we create a table, especially if you see in our RedShift or some other stuff, if I create a table on top of a JSON file with multiple array columns or superset columns, those column values create some difficulty in Oracle."
"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."
"It is good as data warehouses go, but it is not that good for really big data."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace. The ADB serverless option doesn't support custom tablespace creation, which could cause issues during on-premise database migration that requires specifically named tablespace. There should be an option to create customized tablespace."
"A lot of the tools that were previously there have now been taken away."
"The installation process is complex. Oracle can make the installation process better."
"In terms of what can be be improved, I'd say Artificial Intelligence, AI. It would be really helpful if AI was incorporated within the solution."
"The tool's setup can be easier."
"You can only scale storage, not developer nodes."
"Their services are no longer up to my expectation. I rate the support from Oracle Database Appliance a three out of five."
"The biggest disadvantage of this server is its availability when you patch the whole machine, i.e. when you patch the entire ODA firmware, not the databases within it."
"Even though the solution can handle a lot of data, it's just too expensive currently."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"Technical support could be much better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ROI is high."
"The solution is expensive."
"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."
"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."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"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."
"Compared to Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance is affordable."
"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."
"Oracle’s pricing is ridiculously high."
"I don’t know ODA and alternative system prices. But Oracle the database license is quite expensive and a lot of my customers plan to migrate to open source databases like PostgreSQL."
"The solution's pricing is very high."
"You must pay for the license."
"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing seven and a half or eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Media Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?
Currently, Oracle Database Appliance is good with no room for improvement.In future updates of Oracle Database Appliance, I would like to see AI implemented since AI is getting more attention.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Appliance?
Oracle Database Appliance is used to load data from the source, which is Oracle Database, to a target database. I benefit from using Oracle Database Appliance, and there is cost saving.
 

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