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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Db2

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ADB2 is a family of relational database software solutions offered by IBM. It includes standard Db2 and Db2 Warehouse editions, either deployable on-cloud, or on-premise.

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    Oracle E-Business Suite

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/AOracle E-Business Suite is a comprehensive suite of integrated, global business applications. The suite includes cross-industry capabilities spanning ERP, CRM and supply chain planning.N/A

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.

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    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Db2 on Cloud Lite
    $0
    Db2 on Cloud Standard
    $99
    per month
    Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex One
    $898
    per month
    Db2 on Cloud Enterprise
    $946
    per month
    Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex for AWS
    2,957
    per month
    Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex
    $3,451
    per month
    Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex Performance
    13,651
    per month
    Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex Performance for AWS
    13,651
    per month
    Db2 Standard Edition
    Contact Sales
    Db2 Advanced Edition
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details——Includes a one year free trial.
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    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Multiple Products
    IBM
    Chose Db2
    Implementation and administration complexity, user learning curves, cost considerations, migration difficulties, and possible support and documentation issues are some of the drawbacks of SAP HANA Cloud. With IBM Db2 it is also incredibly safe, effective, and user-friendly. …
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    Oracle
    Chose Oracle E-Business Suite
    Oracle eBusiness Suite has lots of flexibility in terms of customization and also it has modular approach which makes it each to modify as per their needs.
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    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    IBM has been a credible name for us as we have implemented some of the IBM tools and are going great but when it comes to IBM DB2 it was our not-so-good experience. We planned to save our time and cost with IBM DB2
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    DB2 does an implicit ordering. The hardware base was different, that's why it is hard to compare both of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    DB2 and Oracle are more mature products, however, HANA stacks very well against it in terms of reliability and management. Cost is a huge factor in HANA's favor as well, especially given Oracle's excessive costs.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Cloud First strategy in our company was the main reason for us to move to SAP HANA Cloud. We are currently migrating our ERP (SAP ECC, Oracle etc) to SAP HANA Cloud. It's a Greenfield implementation and we are migrating the data from different ERP platforms to SAP HANA Cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Developer friendly environment and real time data access and processing
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Interestingly Workday financials is getting paired with Workday HCM.. Do not find it a comforting approach if one has to have tight integration with logistics operations
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Hana is certainly a newer product in terms of technology and UX is one of the key factors to take advantage of. However, Oracle offers more functions as this solution is longer on market.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA as a solution works real good. We chose mainly for real time/streaming analytics and it works well.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    As users are comfortable using SAP HANA and now all solutions available with SAP HANA add-on modules the integration becomes much easier and cost effective else you need to have persons of different skill sets to maintain and operate the systems.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Much faster speeds and features that go hand in hand with other SAP tools and products
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    The choice of the SAP HANA solution was mainly determined by the choice of the new company ERP, which having been SAP, naturally led to the choice of its DB solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Similar to other big DBMS, but better or equal at stability and technical maintenance. Better or equal at documentation. There is room for improvement at SQL path analyzing.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA is so agile. It is more than just a database and of course it's a SAP product so reliability.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We are trusting SAP and the roadmap they have provided. It just makes sense.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    If we did not use SAP HANA, we would have used an Oracle 12c database. We selected HANA since it was recommended for Suite on HANA. So far SAP HANA has proven to be a great fit for our systems that are on Suite on HANA. All future systems we implement will be on SAP HANA.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    199 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.6
    31 Ratings
    13% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings3.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    5.6
    70 Ratings
    29% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings3.070 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings2.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    3.0
    73 Ratings
    95% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings3.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings3.072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    4.0
    66 Ratings
    61% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings4.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings3.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    7.1
    81 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.777 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.951 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    4.7
    54 Ratings
    52% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.753 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings2.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings2.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings4.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.936 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    8.0
    67 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings6.156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings3.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    7.8
    41 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings8.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.4
    21 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings2.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings2.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings3.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings6.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    7.4
    25 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings3.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.8
    51 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings2.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings2.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings4.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings2.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings3.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings5.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    5.6
    21 Ratings
    22% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings3.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings2.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings4.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings4.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings2.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.0
    27 Ratings
    22% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design00 Ratings4.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings3.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings4.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings4.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    5.7
    33 Ratings
    25% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings4.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings4.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    6.7
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management00 Ratings2.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Db2 and Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Db2
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle E-Business Suite
    -
    Ratings
    SAP HANA Cloud
    9.0
    53 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings9.439 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings9.251 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings8.745 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings8.946 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (114 ratings)
    7.1
    (99 ratings)
    9.4
    (364 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.9
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (9 ratings)
    6.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (83 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (64 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (66 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Db2Oracle E-Business SuiteSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    I have primarily used it as the basis for a SIS - but I have migrated more than a few systems from there database systems to DB2 (Filemaker, MySQL, etc.). DB2 does have a better structural approach, as opposed to Filemaker, which allows for more data consistency, but this can also lead to an inflexibility that can sometimes be counterintuitive when attempting to compensate for the flexibility of the work environment as Schools tend to have an all in one approach.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Cash and Treasury Management fill the gaps in treasury management with features that are very helpful in building the modern financial system that we so desperately need. It may not be the most intuitive tool on the treasury market, but with a little more practice time, important expense analysis can be achieved. I am confident in this treasury tool for this year 2022 and I would like to recommend it to other companies so that they can also have a better administration.
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    SAP
    I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • While we query a large set of data, the results are generally available within a minute or so.
    • Always reliable - I have never experienced an application going down.
    • It is easy to write queries and find tables and columns.
    • We can log in smoothly without any headaches.
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    Oracle
    • The EBS Oracle Order Management and Shipping Execution solution allows the creation of an integrated, seamless order-to-cash process and accurately capture of customer orders across multiple channels.
    • Orchestration of order details for seamless fulfillment execution.
    • Efficient shipment planning and confirmation.
    • Communication of order status information to customers throughout the order lifecycle.
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    SAP
    • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
    • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
    • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Learning curve for DB resources - Improvements to UI or native command line built-ins can help with increasing efficiencies for DB resources
    • Better resource utilization monitoring and recommendations
    • Continue to adopt support for modern frameworks and languages making it easier for organizations to see making Db2 the easy first choice
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    Oracle
    • Learning cure is a bit high for this product if you aren't already using a tool set like it.
    • finding where documents are stored can be tricky but once you find it you are golden.
    • Since I need a third one some of the API's need to be improved.
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    SAP
    • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
    • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
    • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    The DB2 database is a solid option for our school. We have been on this journey now for 3-4 years so we are still adapting to what it can do. We will renew our use of DB2 because we don’t see. Major need to change. Also, changing a main database in a school environment is a major project, so we’ll avoid that if possible.
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    Oracle
    After almost 5 years, we have a full control of this ERP System. We are able to implement new functionalities and modules without any major "consulting" expenses. As of today we are making almost 90% of the personalization/customization and implementation all in house. Once [it] is tuned, [it] keeps running very well with no major issues.
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    SAP
    We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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    Usability
    IBM
    You have to be well versed in using the technology, not only from a GUI interface but from a command line interface to successfully use this software to its fullest.
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    Oracle
    The various forms - like order entry forms that allow the uses to enter sales orders and the ability to personalize the views based on end user needs - are easy to use and follow standard business processes. The new release has a big focus on usability and forms now have a familiar web look and feel which has increased usability considerably.
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    SAP
    It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    I have never had DB2 go down unexpectedly. It just works solidly every day. When I look at the logs, sometimes DB2 has figured out there was a need to build an index. Instead of waiting for me to do it, the database automatically created the index for me. At my current company, we have had zero issues for the past 8 years. We have upgrade the server 3 times and upgraded the OS each time and the only thing we saw was that DB2 got better and faster. It is simply amazing.
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    Oracle
    Because of the transactional nature of the system this software is available 24 X 7, and IT is responsible for making sure the system is available during normal business hours.
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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    IBM
    The performances are exceptional if you take care to maintain the database. It is a very powerful tool and at the same time very easy to use. In our installation, we expect a DB machine on the mainframe with access to the database through ODBC connectors directly from branch servers, with fabulous end users experience.
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    Oracle
    The performance of the product is very good. Given the transactional nature of the system one of the key focus areas for IT is to make sure performance is not affected for internal reasons. This can also depend on the server configuration and setup. For example, performance on Exadata machine is far superior to other Linux custom systems that companies choose to deploy. In general though, as already pointed out, the platform is now very stable and has few bugs. Whenever there are any issues, the cause is usually customizations that we have made to the platform, rather than out-of-the-box standard functionality.
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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Easily the best product support team. :) Whenever we have questions, they have answered those in a timely manner and we like how they go above and beyond to help.
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    Oracle
    In general, support has not been great - particularly standard (non premium) support . The main issue is that our IT staff has been using this platform for years and is very knowledgeable Whenever something goes wrong, we usually have a very precise idea of what the problem is. We are skilled at problem diagnosis. But the Oracle support process is very rigid and slow. Typically, we are required to go through a lengthy diagnosis process where they ask us multiple questions sometimes over several days and we are obliged to talk to different people with differing levels of knowledge. Since we already know what the problem is, we really just want a patch or a bug fix, but it takes days to get there instead of minutes. This can be very frustrating. This is a big part of the reason why we pay for premium support. But it's still a bit disappointing.
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    SAP
    However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    the material was very clear and all subjects have been handled
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    The instructors are usually precise and knowledgable, and it's convenient to take online classes whenever available any day of the year.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    db2 work well with the application, also the replication tool can keep it up
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    Oracle
    The key success factors for the implementation was project management, in-house expertise in IT and time. The implementation process started with the initial evaluation with the initial upgrade on a test system and mapping out the gaps and requirements. We did work with Oracle to understand the new functionality R12 had to offer and did another upgrade and researched solutions. With the use of software development cycle procedures there were conference room pilots with IT, business users. We then refined the project plan to the core key details, performed mock go-live implementations and finally upgraded the software. Overall, this was a very successful process.
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    SAP
    Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    DB2 was more scalable and easily configurable than other products we evaluated and short listed in terms of functionality and pricing. IBM also had a good demo on premise and provided us a sandbox experience to test out and play with the product and DB2 at that time came out better than other similar products.
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    Oracle
    Oracle e-business suite is better than any other ERP because it is more user-friendly and can be operated by anyone even those who don't know how to run it. Also it has better APS, allowing you to better track costs and allocate resources more efficiently. Also, it has better event management, tracking, and Reporting.
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    SAP
    I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    IBM
    By
    using DB2 only to support my IzPCA activities, my knowledge here
    is somewhat limited.

    Anyway,
    from what I was able to understand, DB2 is extremely scallable.

    Maybe the information below could serve as an example of scalability.
    Customer have an huge mainframe environment, 13x z15 CECs, around
    80 LPARs, and maybe more than 50 Sysplexes (I am not totally sure about this
    last figure...)

    Today
    we have 7 IzPCA
    databases, each one in a distinct Syplex.

    Plans
    are underway to have, at the end, an small LPAR, with only one DB2 sub-system,
    and with only one database, then transmit the data from a lot of other LPARs,
    and then process all the data in this only one database.



    The
    IzPCA collect process (read the data received, manipulate it, and insert rows
    in the tables) today is a huge process, demanding many elapsed
    hours, and lots of CPU.

    Almost
    100% of the tables are PBR type, insert jobs run in parallel, but in 4 of the 7
    database, it is a really a huge and long process.



    Combining
    the INSERTs loads from the 7 databases in only one will be impossible.......,,,,



    But,
    IzPCA recently introduced a new feature, called "Continuous
    Collector"
    .
    By
    using that feature, small amounts of data will be transmited to the central
    LPAR at every 5 minutes (or even less), processed immediately,in
    a short period of time, and with small use of CPU,
    instead of one or two transmissions by day, of very large amounts of data and
    the corresponding collect jobs occurring only once or twice a day, with long
    elapsed times, and huge comsumption of CPU



    I
    suspect the total CPU seconds consumed will be more or less the same in
    both cases, but in the new method it will occur in small bursts
    many times a day!!
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    Oracle
    As I mentioned, it's a good tool but not the best
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Negative: Difficult and manual deployment
    • Negative: Missing assistants from common monitoring metrics
    • Positive: Stability
    • Positive: Performance
    • Positive: Resiliency and high availability (HADR)
    • Positive: Data Replication (Q-Rep)
    • Positive: Interaction with storage subsystems for backups (TSM, SVC)
    • Positive: Gigantic monitoring features in the form of table functions
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    Oracle
    • We recently implemented Supplier Portal and Invoice Imaging Solution. This has reduced manual effort and increased speed and accuracy. There is no need for people to key in invoices manually now. Suppliers can flip a purchase order into invoice and Oracle will do all the validations and put the invoice on hold in case of any discrepancy.
    • Suppliers are very happy with the supplier portal as they can track the entire lifecycle of the invoice online.
    • With automation, we could bill all our customers on time. Oracle collects all the possible costs like payroll and expenses, adds markup, and bills our customers. We could track profitability and margins by project.
    • The period close and reporting has become easier and faster with this software. 3 people can close the periods now as opposed to 10 before.
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    SAP
    • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
    • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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