Item: Oracle Autonomous Database
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using for our OLTP system and for our patient data and information. Since it is our core database, we look for a high performing system, which is our Autonomous database. Our various databases range from 10 TB to 25 TB and Autonomous database helps with providing superior performance.

Pros and Cons

Performance tuning.
Automatic index creation.
Backup.
Patching.

Provide APIs for interacting with databases.
Ability to port GCP.

Return on Investment

Oracle licensing is the most expensive part.
Oracle really needs to reduce the pricing.
Open for API scripting tools.

Alternatives Considered

Teradata Database and MySQL

Teradata is good for warehousing needs, whereas Oracle is good for online transaction processing systems.
MySQL has a low cost for licensing and maintenance. MySQL has the flexibility, so you can use it for warehousing and OLTP needs. If Oracle can come up with separating compute and storage, it will fetch more.

Key Insights

Do you think Oracle Autonomous Database delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with Oracle Autonomous Database's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle Autonomous Database live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Oracle Autonomous Database go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle Autonomous Database again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Oracle Autonomous Database is good for online transaction processing systems. It is well suited for mission-critical applications. Suited for applications where performance is most important. I like the many automated features like patching, backup, and optimization. I don't think it is well-suited for warehouses in the range of 25 Terabytes and up in size.

Oracle Autonomous Database Review

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Autonomous Database