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Azure SQL Database vs. Tanzu Data Services (Greenplum, GemFire, RabbitMQ, Tanzu SQL)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure SQL Database

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAzure SQL Database is Microsoft's relational database as a service (DBaaS).

    $0.50

    Per Hour

    VMware Tanzu Data Services

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ATanzu Data Services is a family of data-driven solutions built to store, process, and query critical data resources in real-time and at massive scale, both on-premises and in the multi-cloud world.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Editions & Modules
    2 vCORE
    $0.5044
    Per Hour
    6 vCORE
    $1.5131
    Per Hour
    10 vCORE
    $2.52
    Per Hour
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Azure SQL Database and Tanzu Data Services (Greenplum, GemFire, RabbitMQ, Tanzu SQL)
    Feature
    Azure SQL Database
    7.2
    32 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Tanzu Data Services (Greenplum, GemFire, RabbitMQ, Tanzu SQL)
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic software patching6.330 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability7.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups7.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions8.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics6.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment6.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Small Businesses
    MongoDB Atlas
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Database
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Cloud SQL
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Oracle Exadata
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure SQL DatabaseVMware Tanzu Data Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    We have found it's a great alternative for making older legacy applications work with online databases instead of only on-premises databases. We've converted over a dozen applications this way, and it has allowed our clients to have a distributed workforce using their applications without incurring the expense of a complete application rewrite.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    If you need to execute ml algorithms, learning techniques, or mathematical calculations on large amounts of heterogeneous data, VMware Tanzu Data Services will be ideal. It will be really simple to set up, particularly if you choose AWS as your integrated cloud provider. However, if you're working with lower data amounts, such as gigabytes, it can be superfluous.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Maintenance is always an issue, so using a cloud solution saves a lot of trouble.
    • On premise solutions always suffer from fragmented implementations here and there, where several "dba's" keep track of security and maintenance. With a cloud database it's much easier to keep a central overview.
    • Security options in SQL database are next level... data masking, hiding sensitive data where always neglected on premise, whereas you'll get this automatically in the cloud.
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    Broadcom
    • Apache MADlib provides popular machine learning functionality.
    • Allows you to query terabytes of data databases.
    • Interoperability for AWS S3 is effortless.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • One needs to be aware that some T-SQL features are simply not available.
    • The programmatic access to server, trace flags, hardware from within Azure SQL Database is taken away (for a good reason).
    • No SQL Agent so your jobs need to be orchestrated differently.
    • The maximum concurrent logins maybe an unexpected problem.
    • Sudden disconnects.
    • The developers and admin must study the capacity and tier usage limits https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-subscription-service-limits otherwise some errors or even transaction aborts never seen before can occur.
    • Only one Latin Collation choice.
    • There is no way to debug T-SQL ( a big drawback in my point of view).
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    Broadcom
    • Running on Azure is a little more difficult.
    • Synchronization with Kafka may be a little easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    This is best solution as a DBA one could expect from a service provider and as a cloud service, it removes all your hassles.
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    Broadcom
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    The interfaces are intuitive once you are familiar with all the functions. The ability to use different tools to interact with the platform, such as directly via a browser or code editors such as VS Code or Visual Studio is a great option and allows for integrating withn the project and other testing and developing tools.
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    Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    We give the support a high rating simply because every time we've had issues or questions, representatives were in contact with us quickly. Without fail, our issues/questions were handled in a timely matter. That kind of response is integral when client data integrity and availability is in question. There is also a wealth of documentation for resolving issues on your own.
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    Broadcom
    They were very helpful. We needed support for initial implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We moved away from Oracle and NoSQL because we had been so reliant on them for the last 25 years, the pricing was too much and we were looking for a way to cut the cord. Snowflake is just too up in the air, feels like it is soon to be just another line item to add to your Azure subscription. Azure was just priced right, easy to migrate to and plenty of resources to hire to support/maintain it. Very easy to learn, too.
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    Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Perfect for small and medium databases, being very cost effective.
    • As a Platform as a Service, there is no concern about patches, upgrades and end of life.
    • Be aware of security and network capabilities. The service cannot run in the VNET as Azure Virtual Machines do.
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    Broadcom
    • There was a noticeable reduction in system reliability.
    • Saw a reduction in unsuccessful analytics operations.
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