DBeaver vs. Oracle Enterprise Metadata Management (OEMM)

If you are connecting to Snowflake and want to query from your laptop, I find that this is much easier to use than Snowflake's IDE. It allows us as a business intelligence team to more easily connect to our servers, and code with much less hassle. It would be less appropriate if you are only on an on-premises SQL server, in that case, I would just use SSMS.

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As mentioned in my first paragraph, we have found Oracle MetaData management to be very helpful with our training material. Because our business is constantly changing, we often have to modify terminology, procedures, photos, and more. Properly cataloging our materials allows us to use the metadata to quickly search through all resources and identify items that require revision. It is very helpful and saved a tremendous amount of time searching.

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• Data import/export and SQL Script generation are quick and simple to do.
• Fairly intuitive when viewing/editing table data.
• Ability to save SQL scripts per server and recall them easily.
• Handy intelligence when writing queries, functions, and stored procs.

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• I like that I can allocate the information according to a catalog or a categorization.
• The system has enough ability to do data analysis without problems.

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• Some icons are kinda small and difficult to understand what they do
• The spanish translation could be better
• I think there are many functions that could be useful for me but I don't know what they do

• Steep learning curve compared to other applications
• The UI can be finicky, certain actions cause the application to glitch or cause issues
• Occasionally laggy/slow to respond

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Not a lot of users have DBeaver so fewer resources are available online to help you if you have any issues. When I was trying to figure out how to create my own ER diagrams, it was a little tough to find resources

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MySQL workbench from MySQL only supports MySQL databases and it only provides basic functionality. On top of that, the user experience could be quite confusing for first-time users. SSMS from SQL server doesn't support inline editing nicely. The view for inline editing and view data is different, making it uncomfortable to use. All in all, DBeaver is the best tool when you manage a lot of databases with different types.

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We researched Alex Solutions in addition to Oracle Metadata Management, and although there were comparable price points, features, and capabilities, we ultimately decided to go with Oracle because we use Oracle for our LMS. The integration was seamless and provided a way to get things up and running quickly. We haven’t had any major issues or concerns that have caused us to question that decision at this time.

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• Positive Ability to manage DBeaver and query ad-hoc quickly
• By having the queries saved it has saved developer time and thereby increased the ROI on the investment on the tool
• This has made firefighting quicker and freed up resources for more development work.

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• EDM is not a good ROI for a single application in the Oracle Cloud.
• EDM is a good ROI for when you have multiple applications in Oracle Cloud.
• EDM is not a good ROI if you have more then 5K unique members as it get very costly.

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