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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Security QRadar SIEM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A

    Amazon Redshift

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Redshift is a hosted data warehouse solution, from Amazon Web Services.

    $0.24

    per GB per month

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    IBM Security QRadar SIEMAmazon Redshift
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    Redshift Managed Storage
    $0.24
    per GB per month
    Current Generation
    $0.25 - $13.04
    per hour
    Previous Generation
    $0.25 - $4.08
    per hour
    Redshift Spectrum
    $5.00
    per terabyte of data scanned
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMAmazon Redshift
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    78%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
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    Features
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMAmazon Redshift
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of IBM Security QRadar SIEM and Amazon Redshift
    Feature
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Amazon Redshift
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    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection9.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation8.669 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management9.527 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility7.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.965 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces7.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection9.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMAmazon Redshift
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    9.0
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (58 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMAmazon Redshift
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    I would only recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM in a few situations. For one, it's very easy to setup and use if all your log sources are generic from known vendors. It's also significantly cheaper than Splunk, which is nice if you're trying to save money or be more efficient. I would not recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM for environments with a lot of custom logs and complicated detection requirements.
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    Amazon AWS
    If the number of connections is expected to be low, but the amounts of data are large or projected to grow it is a good solutions especially if there is previous exposure to PostgreSQL. Speaking of Postgres, Redshift is based on several versions old releases of PostgreSQL so the developers would not be able to take advantage of some of the newer SQL language features. The queries need some fine-tuning still, indexing is not provided, but playing with sorting keys becomes necessary. Lastly, there is no notion of the Primary Key in Redshift so the business must be prepared to explain why duplication occurred (must be vigilant for)
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Enables identification and prioritization of vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure for corrective action.
    • Facilitates security incident investigation and forensic analysis.
    • Provides a real-time view of security events, enabling immediate incident response.
    • Can integrate with external threat intelligence sources to enrich data and improve threat detection.
    • Enables the generation of detailed and customized reports.
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    Amazon AWS
    • [Amazon] Redshift has Distribution Keys. If you correctly define them on your tables, it improves Query performance. For instance, we can define Mapping/Meta-data tables with Distribution-All Key, so that it gets replicated across all the nodes, for fast joins and fast query results.
    • [Amazon] Redshift has Sort Keys. If you correctly define them on your tables along with above Distribution Keys, it further improves your Query performance. It also has Composite Sort Keys and Interleaved Sort Keys, to support various use cases
    • [Amazon] Redshift is forked out of PostgreSQL DB, and then AWS added "MPP" (Massively Parallel Processing) and "Column Oriented" concepts to it, to make it a powerful data store.
    • [Amazon] Redshift has "Analyze" operation that could be performed on tables, which will update the stats of the table in leader node. This is sort of a ledger about which data is stored in which node and which partition with in a node. Up to date stats improves Query performance.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Need to spend more time configuring the system to properly interpret and normalize different type of data collected from multiple resources.
    • While Rule creation QRadar uses that rules to detect security threats and generate alerts, but to creating and managing rules is bit complex & tedious work to complete.
    • IBM Security QRadar SIEM is excellent in handling large & complex systems that requires in-depth knowledge and extensive training to configure and maintain the system which includes upgrading, optimization of performance & issue troubleshooting.
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    Amazon AWS
    • We've experienced some problems with hanging queries on Redshift Spectrum/external tables. We've had to roll back to and old version of Redshift while we wait for AWS to provide a patch.
    • Redshift's dialect is most similar to that of PostgreSQL 8. It lacks many modern features and data types.
    • Constraints are not enforced. We must rely on other means to verify the integrity of transformed tables.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    QRadar is an established and stable product, we have been using it for many years and want to continue to focus on it. Anyone who has used the product and knows it knows how reliable it is and how it facilitates continuous monitoring of threats from outside and inside. it is an exceptional product that is very useful for us.
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    Usability
    IBM
    As a grade I give 8 as QRadar is not easy to learn. It requires some time to master it. It also needs a team of people actively working on the product. Once you learn to use it the software works very well and it is easy to correlate and understand detected threats. It only takes time to learn how to use it well and configure it properly.
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    Amazon AWS
    Just very happy with the product, it fits our needs perfectly. Amazon pioneered the cloud and we have had a positive experience using RedShift. Really cool to be able to see your data housed and to be able to query and perform administrative tasks with ease.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Customer support is Good of IBM, While Using IBM QRadar its deployment is to slow and suddenly stop working and crashed we have contacted IBM Support and Rised a Ticket within a few minute we get call back from customer support and Query Resolved by them Fast And Rapid Support of Ibm
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    Amazon AWS
    The support was great and helped us in a timely fashion. We did use a lot of online forums as well, but the official documentation was an ongoing one, and it did take more time for us to look through it. We would have probably chosen a competitor product had it not been for the great support
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Online Training
    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Initial patience is required to learn how to use the product, and it takes a dedicated team to use it. One person is not enough, and it's not enough to just set it up and check it once in a while. It has to be used daily and kept under control to be used effectively
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM Qradar takes the best from its competitors. Reliable and stable but sometimes very expensive, the SIEM from IBM offers a wide range of scenarios in which the customers can suite and size their own infrastructures. IBM Qradar doesn't really needs to stack up againt its competitors because it already sets an example in the SIEM world.
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    Amazon AWS
    Than Vertica: Redshift is cheaper and AWS integrated (which was a plus because the whole company was on AWS).
    Than BigQuery: Redshift has a standard SQL interface, though recently I heard good things about BigQuery and would try it out again.
    Than Hive: Hive is great if you are in the PB+ range, but latencies tend to be much slower than Redshift and it is not suited for ad-hoc applications.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
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    Amazon AWS
    Redshift is relatively cheaper tool but since the pricing is dynamic, there is always a risk of exceeding the cost. Since most of our team is using it as self serve and there is no continuous tracking by a dedicated team, it really needs time & effort on analyst's side to know how much it is going to cost.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Offense investigation was really helped in tackling the incidents. It was accurate and brief
    • The automation with IBM resilient (SOAR) was a milestone in elimination of user mistakes
    • The X-Force threat intelligence supported us in getting the work done without any 3rd party enterprise OSINT database
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    Amazon AWS
    • Our company is moving to the AWS infrastructure, and in this context moving the warehouse environments to Redshift sounds logical regardless of the cost.
    • Development organizations have to operate in the Dev/Ops mode where they build and support their apps at the same time.
    • Hard to estimate the overall ROI of moving to Redshift from my position. However, running Redshift seems to be inexpensive compared to all the licensing and hardware costs we had on our RDBMS platform before Redshift.
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