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    IBM watsonx.data

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AWatsonx.data is presented as an open, hybrid and governed data store that makes it possible for enterprises to scale analytics and AI with a fit-for-purpose data store, built on an open lakehouse architecture, supported by querying, governance and open data formats to access and share data.N/A

    Oracle Exadata

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AOracle Exadata is an enterprise database platform that runs Oracle Database workloads of any scale and criticality with high performance, availability, and security. Exadata’s scale-out design employs optimizations that let transaction processing, analytics, machine learning, and mixed workloads run faster. Consolidating diverse Oracle Database workloads on Exadata platforms in enterprise data centers, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and multicloud environments helps organizations increase…

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    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Editions & Modules
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    Database Server
    $2.9032
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    Quarter Rack
    $14.5162
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM watsonx.data and Oracle Exadata
    Feature
    IBM watsonx.data
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Exadata
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM watsonx.data and Oracle Exadata
    Feature
    IBM watsonx.data
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Exadata
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of IBM watsonx.data and Oracle Exadata
    Feature
    IBM watsonx.data
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Exadata
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Visualization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Data Warehouse
    Comparison of Data Warehouse features of IBM watsonx.data and Oracle Exadata
    Feature
    IBM watsonx.data
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Exadata
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    High-Volume Data Processing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Warehouse Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Administrative Automation00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Self-Optimization00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SAP Business Data Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP Business Data Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM watsonx.dataOracle Exadata
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Real-time transaction processing (both reads and writes) is where DataStax Enterprise shines. It's very fast with linear scalability should more resources be needed. Additional nodes are added very easily. DataStax Enterprise on its own (without Solr or Spark enabled) isn't well suited for long complicated reports. The data model doesn't support joining multiple tables together which is common in BI reporting.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Exadata is well-suited for environments where massive performance for Oracle databases is required. Storage indexes reduce the unnecessary I/O. Smart Flash
    Cache accelerates random reads/writes.

    Our OLTP application demands very high concurrency. Multi-node Exadata provides high availability and zero downtime during DB patching. It comes with lots of built-in automations, so it reduces many routine tasks for sysadmins, like network, storage, and VM configuration, and it also reduces many Oracle DBA tasks, like Oracle software installation, patching, and upgrades.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Datastax Cassandra provides high availability and good performance for a database. It is built on top of open source Apache Cassandra so you can always somewhat understand the internal functioning and why.
    • Datastax Cassandra is fairly simple to start using, you can install/setup your cluster and be productive in 1 day.
    • Datastax Cassandra provides a lot of good detailed documentation, and when starting, the detailed free videos on the Datastax site and documentation are very helpful.
    • Datastax Enterprise Edition of Cassandra provides more tools, good support, and quick response SLA for enterprise business support.
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    Oracle
    • Oracle Database : Deliver industry-leading security, high availability and scalability with Oracle Database, which has been significantly enhanced to take advantage of the Oracle Exadata Storage Servers.
    • Exadata Smart Scan : Improve query performance by offloading intensive query processing and data mining scoring to scalable intelligent storage servers.
    • Smart Flash Cache : Transparently cache 'hot' read and write data to fast solid-state storage, improving query response times and throughput. Exadata systems use the latest PCI flash technology rather than flash disks. PCI flash delivers ultra-high performance by placing flash directly on the high speed PCI bus rather than behind slow disk controllers.
    • Hybrid Columnar Compression : Reduce the size of data warehousing tables by 10x, and archive tables by 50x, to improve performance and lower storage costs for primary, standby, and backup databases. Query high, query low, archive high and archive low.
    • Infiniband Network : Connect multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines using the InfiniBand fabric to form a larger single system image configuration. Each InfiniBand link provides 40 Gigabits of bandwidth–many times higher than traditional storage or server networks.
    • Petabyte Scalability : Easily scale data warehouse to support enterprise data growth.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Interface do need some improvement to be more intuitive for analysts like me.
    • Configuring multiple data sources can require support, as it isn't easy for new users. So, it can be made easier.
    • Additional ETL features can be added, so users don't have to switch between tools.
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    Oracle
    • The process of patching and upgrade of Exadata server components could be improved with a goal to minimize the overall effort, make it fully automated and transparent.
    • Improved guidelines and possibly more sophisticated tools for sizing of new Exadata servers for migration from old legacy hardware.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    As an open source technology Cassandra can be readily used with or without any commercial support. DataStax provides value-added services and features, and in the end it is up to individual situations to strike a balance between the desirability of such support/service versus the associated cost.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    DataStax has a good community built around it and has amazing scalability options. Though the initial setup is a bit costly, in the long run, it makes up for it. It also has powerful monitoring tools and a clean UI.
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    Oracle
    I am comparing Exadata with the Oracle RAC database experience. In addition to Oracle RAC features, Exadata provides automatic performance optimization through Smart Scan and storage indexes. Deep integration with the Oracle ecosystem and tight coupling with Oracle Enterprise Manager
    for monitoring and management. Some downsides of Exadata are: a steep learning curve, concepts like cell offloading, IORM, and flash cache behavior aren’t intuitive initially. Operating
    Exadata requires specialized DBA skills.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    good recovery features
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    Oracle
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    Performance
    IBM
    scalable product
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    Oracle
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    We have had a few situations where we caused an outage or something has gone wrong and we are able to get a support person to offer live help within minutes. The escalation process is excellent - the best I've seen - and the support team is incredibly strong. Outside of emergencies, the team is very helpful with general questions and working through data model exercises and the subscription I believe still comes with some hours to help get the data model reviewed.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    IBM
    easy to follow documentation, support is there when needed
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    Oracle
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    use saas service
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    Oracle
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Claude is better for troubleshooting actual OPS/REXX but that's not an IBM product so I understand why IBM watsonx.data isn't great for that, but if IBM watsonx.data did help with code then it would be the only product that I use.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    Oracle Exadata Database Machine had the best performance overall hands down. It clearly beat the competition and we were seeing 1000X improvement on SAP HANA. Oracle Exadata Database Machine beat that without us refactoring our code. To achieve that in HANA, we had to refactor the code somewhat. Now this was for our limited POC of 5 use cases. Given the large number of stored procedures we had in Sybase, we need to capture more production metrics but we are seeing incredible performance.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    cognos integration works great
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    Oracle
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • for one automation project, we managed to cut cloud storage costs by a third through IBM watsonx.data's lakehouse optimization
    • data integration projects have had a 20 % reduction in turnaround times. Can only imagine how that will improve with the Claude partnership
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    Oracle
    • Single support from a single vendor with both machine and database from Oracle, which is costing us less.
    • With Exadata, we need less technical manpower and less technical support. A business transaction with the integrated and centralized database helps us focus on other business needs.
    • We don't need to buy additional licenses and Hardware for the next 3 to 5 years.
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