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    Google Cloud Datastore

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Datastore is a NoSQL "schemaless" database as a service, supporting diverse data types. The database is managed; Google manages sharding and replication and prices according to storage and activity.N/A

    IBM IMS

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM IMS, for Information Management System, is a database and transaction server.N/A
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    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
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    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
    NoSQL Databases
    Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Google Cloud Datastore and IBM IMS
    Feature
    Google Cloud Datastore
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    IBM IMS
    -
    Ratings
    Performance10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Concurrency9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data model flexibility4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment model flexibility9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud DatastoreIBM IMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    I feel like Google Cloud Datastore is well suited when the data models are simple and the possible filtering and sorting operation are not complex. With more complex filtering, the amount of required indexes increase, and so does the costs.
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    IBM
    We have built a database of a network of bank branches with all the needs of security and recovery/restart. It requires knowledge of obsolete maintenance languages and perhaps it is too rigid in the schemes.
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    Pros
    Google
    • It is hosted in GCP, our primary cloud provider.
    • It integrates with all the services we use in GCP.
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    IBM
    • Security
    • Reliability
    • Big volume of data and good performance
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    Cons
    Google
    • Part of the Google Cloud Platform walled garden.
    • Pay for read/writes to the datastore, in addition to storage.
    • Not many libraries exist.
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    IBM
    • Certainly, not being a DB relational penalizes its use
    • It should be more flexible
    • Open up to more recent languages
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I give Google Cloud a full score because it satisfies our needs so well. We host most of our infrastructure on Google Cloud and using Google Cloud Datastore helps us to solve our NoSQL storage problem. and Google Cloud Datastore is so scalable and elastic. It saves us lots of time to maintain and saves us money.
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Google
    The simple implementation, together with the Google Cloud dashboard that allows data inspection, editing and querying, makes Google Cloud Datastore a comprehensive choice when it comes to NoSQL databases.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    If deploying an application in Google Cloud Platform, using Google Cloud Datastore is a no brainer because of the simplicity of setup. Other options would require more setup and configuration, and do not come with the same level of guaranteed uptime as Google Cloud Datastore. In our case, we've been using Google Cloud Datastore for 4 years without any issues and have never had to think about it.
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    IBM
    Essentially, for a question of reliability and scalability, the performance has always been of an enterprise level. The utilities are efficient and effective.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It solves our NoSQL database problem.
    • It it highly scalable and available to meets our needs.
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    IBM
    • The investment made about 20 years ago that has been fully repaid
    • Reliability and security of investments
    • Unfortunately, it is quite outdated and therefore maintenance costs are higher because the skills are not always available.
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