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"The deployment of our solution across a number of servers using Ingres .NET has meant that we can protect the database server behind a highly secure firewall and deploy the front end solutions on a normal web server."

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"The most valuable feature is the ease in which you can create an ETL pipeline.""The solution includes a feature that increases the number of processors used which makes it very powerful and adds to the scalability.""The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and the readily available adapters for connecting with various sources.""It is easy to integrate.""The data mapping and the ability to systematically derive data are nice features. It worked really well for the solution we had. It is visual, and it did the transformation as we wanted.""The user interface is very good. It makes me feel very comfortable when I am using the tool.""I think it makes it very easy to understand what data flow is and so on. You can leverage the user interface to do the different data flows, and it's great. I like it a lot.""The most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are the flexibility, ability to move data at scale, and the integrations with different Azure components."

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"The ability to reset the log file without stopping the DBMS would be helpful for us."

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"Sometimes I need to do some coding, and I'd like to avoid that. I'd like no-code integrations.""The Microsoft documentation is too complicated.""Some known bugs and issues with Azure Data Factory could be rectified.""Lacks a decent UI that would give us a view of the kinds of requests that come in.""Data Factory could be improved by eliminating the need for a physical data area. We have to extract data using Data Factory, then create a staging database for it with Azure SQL, which is very, very expensive. Another improvement would be lowering the licensing cost.""It can improve from the perspective of active logging. It can provide active logging information.""The need to work more on developing out-of-the-box connectors for other products like Oracle, AWS, and others.""I would like to be informed about the changes ahead of time, so we are aware of what's coming."

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  • "In terms of licensing costs, we pay somewhere around S14,000 USD per month. There are some additional costs. For example, we would have to subscribe to some additional computing and for elasticity, but they are minimal."
  • "This is a cost-effective solution."
  • "The price you pay is determined by how much you use it."
  • "Understanding the pricing model for Data Factory is quite complex."
  • "I would not say that this product is overly expensive."
  • "The licensing is a pay-as-you-go model, where you pay for what you consume."
  • "Our licensing fees are approximately 15,000 ($150 USD) per month."
  • "The licensing cost is included in the Synapse."
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    Ingres, Ingres 2006
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    Overview

    Actian’s Ingres is a leading, enterprise-grade database management system designed to reduce IT costs and time-to-value, while delivering the strength and features expected from an enterprise-class database. Ingres 10.2 is the latest version of the database, containing enhancements that will make it easier to internationalize customer applications. Along with improved performance and reduced configuration overhead, users can take their first steps into big data analytics with the new Window functions.

    Azure Data Factory efficiently manages and integrates data from various sources, enabling seamless movement and transformation across platforms. Its valuable features include seamless integration with Azure services, handling large data volumes, flexible transformation, user-friendly interface, extensive connectors, and scalability. Users have experienced improved team performance, workflow simplification, enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and boosted productivity.

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    1. Adobe 2. BMW 3. Coca-Cola 4. General Electric 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. LinkedIn 7. Mastercard 8. Nestle 9. Pfizer 10. Samsung 11. Siemens 12. Toyota 13. Unilever 14. Verizon 15. Walmart 16. Accenture 17. American Express 18. AT&T 19. Bank of America 20. Cisco 21. Deloitte 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. General Motors 25. IBM 26. JPMorgan Chase 27. Microsoft (Azure Data Factory is developed by Microsoft) 28. Oracle 29. Procter & Gamble 30. Salesforce 31. Shell 32. Visa
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    Actian Ingres is ranked 22nd in Data Warehouse while Azure Data Factory is ranked 3rd in Cloud Data Warehouse with 81 reviews. Actian Ingres is rated 9.0, while Azure Data Factory is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Actian Ingres writes "Good multi-platform SQL compatibility, as well as performance and data integrity". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Azure Data Factory writes "The data factory agent is quite good but pricing needs to be more transparent". Actian Ingres is most compared with Snowflake, Oracle Database Appliance, Databricks and Teradata, whereas Azure Data Factory is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Alteryx Designer, Snowflake and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics.

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