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Google Cloud Spanner vs. IBM Netezza Performance Server

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Spanner

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Spanner is a cloud database-as-a-service product offered as a service on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).N/A

    IBM Netezza Performance Server

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ANetezza Performance Server (NPS) is an add-on data warehouse solution available on Cloud Pak for Data System platform, built over open source and optimized for High Performance Analytics with built-in hardware acceleration. Netezza Performance Server was previously named IBM Performance Server for PostgreSQL (IPS).N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
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    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 SpannerIBM Netezza Performance Server
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Google Cloud Spanner and IBM Netezza Performance Server
    Feature
    Google Cloud Spanner
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    IBM Netezza Performance Server
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic software patching8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud SpannerIBM Netezza Performance Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud SpannerIBM Netezza Performance Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Cloud Spanner is suited for limitless horizontal scaling while maintaining strong consistency which needs to support ACID. NoSQL databases work in scaling but no ACID support. RDBMS support ACID, but horizontal scaling is not as great. The API it provides result in some limitations to related areas of the code, such as connection pools or database linking framework. So high # of connection pools can vary.
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    IBM
    We can query the data source and treat multiple databases
    as one with IBM Netezza Performance Server.



    While delivering fast and reliable analytical performance, the IBM Netezza Performance Server requires minimal configuration and ongoing
    management.



    To drive organizational performance, Netezza Performance
    Server automatically simplifies data and AI to centralize all analytics
    activities on the device, exactly where the data resides.



    For data processing and application dashboards, IBM Netezza
    Performance Server is quite beneficial.





    IBM Netezza Performance Server simplifies event setup
    by notifying you when a hardware component fails, allowing you to quickly
    replace it.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Super high availability
    • Scales automatically
    • High standard SLA
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    IBM
    • IBM Netezza Performance Server enables capabilities to integrate with leading ETL solutions.
    • Data can be exported from the IBM Netezza Performance Server to a variety of formats, including Excel.
    • We can prioritize specific users and queries using IBM Netezza Performance Server.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Support for Views
    • Support for more databases (schemas).
    • More index types that can be supported (Functional)
    • Backups (ie table/data backup) if data is deleted or truncate by accident.
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    IBM
    • More tech support may make it easier as it is only limited to be done via company representatives
    • Overhead cost for replacements and services looks like it is high compared to others
    • Integration with other cloud based application will be great
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    At that point, we were looking at something [that] can hold our relational database, [...] provide stable connection, and maintain high ACID transition. BigTable is for nonrelational database so it was out of our [sight] very quickly. BigQuery is a data warehouse that can hold huge amount of data but not ideal for transition. AWS RDS is [...] similar to Spanner but because most of our services are already on GCP, so we went with Spanner.
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    IBM
    Netezza is sufficient against similar products. It comes down to personal preference, I'd love to have the data objects popping up as I type but some people may not like it.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Backups specifically if transactional data is deleted. Restoring made us lose time.
    • Sharding on Horizontal level was quick and easy. Deployment and increasing nodes is easy
    • Large dataset handling.
    • ACID compliance
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    IBM
    • The appliance is all in one so we have all licenses and support contracts under one roof.
    • The cost is expensive so ROI may take time to be realized.
    • If done correctly, then Netezza provides the opportunity for huge ROI.
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