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Makrand Tare - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
Real User
High performance, user-friendly initial setup, but priced high
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the power, security, and performance."
  • "Oracle Database as a Service could improve by reducing the price."

What is our primary use case?

We use Oracle Database for web portals and applications.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the power, security, and performance.

What needs improvement?

Oracle Database as a Service could improve by reducing the price.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Oracle Database as a Service is good.

We have approximately 1,000 to 2,000 using its solution in my company.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Oracle Database as a Service because that is a role of my business security.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is easy and user-friendly. The full deployment took approximately two to three hours.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Oracle Database as a Service is expensive compared to other similar solutions.

What other advice do I have?

We do not need a lot of staff for the maintenance of the solution because we have an expert engineer.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Omar Hurtado - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Coordinator at Universal Electronics
Real User
Responsive support, easy to scale , and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "Oracle Database as a Service is stable."
  • "Oracle Database as a Service is difficult to set up. They should make it easier."

What is our primary use case?

Oracle Database as a Service is used for business and financial systems. It's an enterprise business solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Oracle Database as a Service is easy to do.

We have approximately 2,000 people using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have had some incidences in the past months using Oracle Database as a Service and I used the support. The support escalation was in a timely fashion.

How was the initial setup?

Oracle Database as a Service is difficult to set up. They should make it easier.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I recommend Database as a Service to others over other similar solutions, such as Microsoft Dynamics or SAP.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Ahmad Hida - PeerSpot reviewer
Application and BI manager at Ithmaar-solutions
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Secure, useful object types, and helpful online support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the object types. The object types are not available in other databases, such as SQL and Postgres. Additionally, the security is very good."
  • "The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Oracle Database as a Service for a banking system we are making that requires a good database with high performance and very high capacity. This solution is providing all of these features for us. Additionally, we are using another Oracle tool for development, called Oracle ADS, which is very compatible with the Oracle Database as a Service.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the object types. The object types are not available in other databases, such as SQL and Postgres. Additionally, the security is very good.

What needs improvement?

The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately 15 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Oracle Database as a Service is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Oracle Database as a Service is good.

We have more than 50 people in my company using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

We have rarely used the support. However, whenever we have any issue, we can search it through the Oracle site and find a solution.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I'm working on Postgres and Advanced Postgres and we have some products on it, but I found that the performance is not the same as Oracle Database as a Service.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation of Oracle Database as a Service with our in-house team of four people. One for the application, one for the database, and two for DevOps.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I do not know firsthand about the price of Oracle Database as a Service, but it is known that Oracle solutions tend to be priced higher than competitors.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Guillermo Peña - PeerSpot reviewer
Software and Integration Architect at Unicomer
Real User
Indexes are built in to the solution and it's very easy to implement
Pros and Cons
  • "You can be up and running the same day."
  • "When migrating to a different instance, the internal machine learning is lost."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this Oracle solution is as the repository for applications developed in-house. I'm a software and integration architect and we are customers of Oracle. 

What is most valuable?

I like that the solution is easy to onboard. There's no database on-premise that requires installation from scratch. Without the serverless option, installation is a very complicated process. It requires hardware as well as DBAs, operating system, and network administrators. With Database as a Service, you can be up and running the same day.

What needs improvement?

Although we do not need to set up our own indexes, because the solution internally improves the queries, when we migrate to a different instance, the internal machine learning is lost. The solution doesn't provide an option for migrating the index optimization to another instance.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this service for nearly three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe it is scalable although we haven't had the opportunity to do that yet. 

How are customer service and support?

We have the Oracle Support Subscription and they have been helpful. We also have Advanced Customer Services from Oracle.

How was the initial setup?

We have set up the solution numerous times and it has been very easy.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Independent Consultant at Unaikui
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
An excellent database with an easy deployment process
Pros and Cons
  • "Oracle is the best database in the world."
  • "The product is very expensive."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution to store data.

What is most valuable?

Oracle is the best database in the world. Everything about it is great.

What needs improvement?

The product is very expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for 27 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable. We have three distributed systems. At each site, more than 100 people use the solution.

How are customer service and support?

We contact support for partitioning and indexing.

How was the initial setup?

Installing DB as a service is very straightforward. If we have to install it on-premise, we need a DPA.

What about the implementation team?

It doesn't take long to deploy the solution. The time taken for deployment depends upon the location of deployment. If it is a remote area, it can take a few hours. On a local site, it can be done very quickly.

We deployed the solution in-house. The deployment process starts with installation and choosing your language and other settings. If we are working on development, we can create the tables. However, if we deploy for live testing, we export and import without the data.

What was our ROI?

We have seen an ROI on the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing depends on the operating systems and VMs we use.

What other advice do I have?

I am using the latest version of the solution. I will recommend the solution to others. We have deployed the solution in Louisiana, Syria, and all over Africa. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Guruprasad Gonjare - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Cloud Architecture at LTIMINDTREE
Real User
A high-performing solution that is useful for managing enterprise workloads
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the solution’s performance and real application concepts."
  • "I would like to see improvements in the license cost. The solution is subscription-based for PaaS services. You need to buy your own authorized license."

What is our primary use case?

The solution’s new version, Exadata, is good for managing enterprise workloads. It is number one in terms of performance. The solution is also good with sharding concepts.

What is most valuable?

I like the solution’s performance and real application concepts.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see improvements in the license cost. The solution is subscription-based for PaaS services. You need to buy your own authorized license.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the solution for more than 20 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten since it is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable and I would give a rating of ten out of ten for its scalability. We have more than 100 customers for the solution.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s setup is straightforward and doesn’t take more than a day to complete. The steps for the solution’s deployment include purchasing the tenancy and provisioning the database as per the license which you have purchased.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution a ten on ten. Anyone looking to implement the solution should be mindful of the sizing since it affects the licensing and AMC support. I would suggest customers to try the subscription-based pricing model rather than the optimized licensing one.

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Brian Imambaks - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Technovate
Real User
Reliable solution with zero crashes
Pros and Cons
  • "Oracle has helped our organization by being a reliable solution that is stable with zero crashes. The differentiation between Oracle's database and other databases is that Oracle needs more attention. It's not a click here, click there solution, it needs more time put in, but once you do that, it's ready to go and you can forget about it."
  • "The area in this solution that could be improved is that currently, it's difficult to do the setup. You need to do all kinds of command lines to get it set up. If that setup becomes easier and easily manageable, that would be great."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case for this solution for the clients I have been working with is building applications and storing their data in the database. My other use case is helping companies set up data guards for high availability.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle has helped our organization by being a reliable solution that is stable with zero crashes. The differentiation between Oracle's database and other databases is that Oracle needs more attention. It's not a click here, click there solution, it needs more time put in, but once you do that, it's ready to go and you can forget about it.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the solution's ability to seamless transform a primary into a standby database. When setting up failover where you have an active and a standby database and production goes down, you don't know if there are any issues. So, a seamless switch over to the standby is valuable because you can work on the production that has gone down to fix the problem.

What needs improvement?

The area in this solution that could be improved is that currently, it's difficult to do the setup. You need to do all kinds of command lines to get it set up. If that setup becomes easier and easily manageable, that would be great.

In the next release, I'd like to see a simpler connection between Oracle and other databases like SQL, MySQL, or a DB tool. I'd also like to see a simpler way to pull data from those external databases. This would add value to Oracle in my opinion.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service since 2007. That adds up to around 16 years. I started using Oracle when it was Oracle version 10.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost of licensing for this solution is quite high. 

What other advice do I have?

When it comes to other people looking into this solution, I would advise double-checking the pricing as it's quite high for Oracle. Other than that, go for it.

Overall, I would rate this solution a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Uriel Juárez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Sygno IT Services
Real User
Useful stopwatch option and information extraction
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the stopwatch."
  • "Oracle Database as a Service could improve by having ETL for larger data."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Oracle Database as a Service when we need to extract information for a web service. Additionally, I use the solution for filtering and triggering information.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle Database as a Service has been helpful because I can use it on my laptop when I need to write to the databases.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the stopwatch.

What needs improvement?

Oracle Database as a Service could improve by having ETL for larger data.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately three years.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Oracle Database as a Service an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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