Name: SharePlex
Rating: 10 (9 reviews)
Author: Quest Software

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Cons from User Reviews:

1. Limited features for complex data transformations: Several users have mentioned that Shareplex lacks certain features for handling complex data transformations, such as table merging. This limitation makes it difficult to perform intricate data transformations and may require additional workarounds or use of alternative tools.
2. Documentation needs improvement: Users have expressed dissatisfaction with the documentation provided by Shareplex, stating that it is not helpful and lacks thoroughness in certain areas, particularly related to table replication. They feel that some concepts could be explained more clearly and thoroughly, leading to reliance on support rather than being able to refer to the documentation for guidance.
3. Downtime and slow recovery after server maintenance: Some users have complained about the downtime experienced during server maintenance and the time it takes to recover afterward. These interruptions can disrupt work processes and lead to delays in data replication activities. Users suggest implementing measures to minimize downtime and improve recovery times after maintenance activities are performed on servers running Shareplex.

Shareplex has greatly simplified the data replication process, allowing users to create and manage replicated nodes effortlessly. This has resulted in increased productivity and saved time and effort for users. Shareplex has been particularly useful in creating development and test environments quickly by enabling data twinning across on-premises and cloud platforms during and after large migrations. Organizations have found that Shareplex is instrumental in solving the problem of database replication and transformation, ensuring accurate storage and maintenance of data. It also provides backup capabilities, facilitating disaster recovery and rolling patches with minimal downtime. Users have successfully utilized Shareplex for a range of use cases including database cloning, migration, replication, deployment, and cutover from older systems to newer ones. With its monitoring, data comparison, conflict resolution, and synchronization capabilities, Shareplex has proven to be a valuable tool for maintaining high availability across data centers and real-time replication. Additionally, Shareplex's user-friendly features and collaboration capabilities have made it convenient for training employees effectively. Overall, Shareplex offers users a flexible solution for data migration, accuracy, conflict resolution, and real-time replication.

SharePlex from Quest Software is a data replication software offering near real-time replication and supporting a wide variety of databases.

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Data replication is a process of frequent copying of data from one server to another, to ensure synchronization and consistency across data users accessing multiple storage devices. Different from backups, data replicas update frequently rather than retain one unchanged copy for an extended period. Many data replication options also include disaster recovery and data protection.

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SharePlex is our outstanding data replicating solution, in terms of getting value for data, and ensuring that the database among other procedures runs out smoothly and security is well maintained. Besides, SharePlex has ensured there is the accuracy of data, through the inbuilt monitor, a simplistic conflict resolving procedure, and high data synchronizing features. SharePlex is highly flexible, fosters data migration, and improves on dealing with different data cases. Finally, SharePlex has real-time replication, a feature that is authentic and digitized.

Data migration with flexibility and efficiency has been supported by SharePlex.
SharePlex has simplistic ways of deployment and high replication capacity.
The analytical services from SharePlex are scalable and efficient.

Documentations from SharePlex are outdated and a bit weak.
The monitoring demands from SharePlex are handful and stressful.
Data syncing from SharePlex fails sometime.

Data migration and synchronization are elaborate features that SharePlex provides.
Credible database analysis and security, more so for the complex and meaningful databases.
Finally, SharePlex has multiple support systems, where flexibility has been established.

Data migration allows the company to make solid business changes, more so on new business plans.
Further, system flexibility supports multiple business plans, hence, efficient and reliable.
Finally, real-time decisions are arrived at using SharePlex, a procedure that ensures there is transparency in the entire operations.

Demandbase, Built InForm, Accenture Cloud Platform

Information Technology Consultant

We've used SharePlex in two capacities. Its primary use is to provide heterogenous replication of production data into auxiliary systems (data marts, data lakes, BI, analytics). That has been an ongoing use for several years. We initially used it for Oracle -&gt; Oracle replication only but have since extended its reach to utilize newer features that allow replication to SQL Server and JSON targets.

Our secondary use of Shareplex was to facilitate a major, complex database migration. It enabled us to migrate to new servers, new storage, update the OS, upgrade the database version, and apply critical patches with little (literally a few seconds) of downtime. We were able to run the old and new systems side by side and compare performance prior to the migration. It also allowed us to provide fail-back capability in the event of an issue, without data loss.

Speed. We see little to no delay in replication streams between source and target databases.
Tuning and options: There are a myriad of options available for tuning and customizing replication streams.
Support: I've been consistently pleased with the support we've received from Quest. They're prompt and knowledgable and solve issues quickly and without drama.

Documentation: There are some areas where the documentation is weak or dated. In particular, running SharePlex on RAC is a more involved process than the implementation guides would have you believe. When reaching out for assistance, the answer from Dell (a few years ago) was to engage their consulting team.
Built in scripts/agents: SharePlex comes with a handful of monitoring and management scripts that can be run as cron jobs. Unfortunately, these scripts are primitive and rigid, requiring the user to hard-code values into the script body and limiting their usefulness when you're running multiple replication streams. Some of the methods and dependencies are heavy. We ended up writing custom scripts that do what we need but it would be helpful if there were greater functionality and flexibility out of the box.
Compared to other tools, there is not as wide (or at least as active) a user presence. If you're having difficulties you may have to engage a consultant since it's less likely that you'll find an answer in a forum or blog post.

SharePlex allowed us to relieve the load on our production databases by migrating batch and analytic processes to dedicated resources.
SharePlex performed admirably during a migration and upgrade of our production databases, allowing us to accomplish ambitious goals without endangering availability of critical systems.
Quest is regularly adding value to the product with enhancements and new features.

Oracle Database Administrator

We use Shareplex to provide a reporting database thus reducing load for our OLTP instances. We also use it for distributing data to other database instances.

It is a light weight service that is easily configured and changed with the use of simple text files that define source tables and target tables. You have complete control of adding or removing tables to the configuration without interfering with other already configured tables.
It comes complete with utilities to synchronize data and to repair the data should it ever get out of synchronization. It also comes with an independent monitoring system that alerts admins should any errors occur.
Technical support is excellent. The support team is very responsive to issues. When there is an issue one of the engineers will take ownership of the problem and follow through until a solution is provided.
It is versatile for maintenance. The admin has control over each of the services used to replicate data. Any of the services can be stopped and restarted throughout the replication process to allow for maintenance or troubleshooting of the replication process. There are a multitude of parameter options available for controlling behavior of the replication process.

When first introduced the Change Data Capture process was awkward. Each subsequent release has improved the process.
Sometimes the Shareplex monitoring service in Foglight gets overly aggressive in sending out error notifications and can end up spamming the admins with email alerts for one problem. We have had to tone that down.

Shareplex allows us to have a near real-time reporting database and we have been able to improve our reporting capabilities eliminating the negative impact on our OLTP systems.

Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Database, Toad for Oracle, SQL Developer

Data Warehouse loads
Data sharing
Great potential for use in migrations and/or upgrades. It allows builds of the new instance while still running on the legacy instance.

We have eliminated performance problems and the negative caveats of using Oracle Database links.
We are able to replicate certain types of real production type activity to our DEV and QA environments.

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Other solutions have since been developed. I would include looking at them.

We were an early adopter of their Change Tracking capability. We discovered several bugs. Support started supplying me with patches within 24 hours. They were really awesome.

Shareplex is used to replicate data of internet access logs and redirect logs from the point of entry (transaction) to the very end of the back office (data warehouse) for business analytics. It provides data transfer pipelines that move and combine data from geographically dispersed sources to common targets, setting the foundation for a centralized and robust ETL process.

SharePlex is highly configurable and versatile. It can handle virtually any kind of data replication needs.
SharePlex is very robust. Its message queuing mechanism provides fast data transfer from the source to the target.
SharePlex software is very stable and mature, and it is highly scalable and reliable.
SharePlex support is exceptionally good. We are very satisfied with its support engineers.

SharePlex could have provided more detailed documentation and examples for its "qview" utility. It is the tool of choice in many cases when we encounter tough issues.

Faster data ETL process, which in turn speeds up business analysis and decision making.
Fault-tolerance: when some replicated databases go down, others can stay up with the same data replicated by SharePlex.
Higher capacity when business ramps up.

Oracle Database, DataStax, Cloudera Manager

Director, Database Administration

Replicate data for Dev/QA
Easy setup/upgrade
Support is easily reachable

Lost data, out of sync
Re-sync is very hard for large tables
Doesn't support all Oracle commands, like rename table a to b

Postive: easy to replicate data for non-prod use
Negative: we spent a lot time due to data out of sync

Sr.Database Engineer

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