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We performed a comparison between IBM Netezza Performance Server and VMware Tanzu Greenplum based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"The underlying hardware that IBM provides with this appliance is made for a specific purpose, to serve performance on a large amount of data, and to do analytics as well. It is faster, when you compare it to any other product.""The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format.""The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly.""Distribution concurrency control.""The data governance prospect... from what I've seen, that is a really powerful tool as well, to help with data lineage and keeping track of that.""The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance.""The benefit is really because of the additional speed that we have and, truth be told, the more updated ETL processes and the revamped scheduler in general.""IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution."

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"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable.""It works very well with large database queries.""Scalable (Massive) Parallel Processing (MPP) – The ability to bring to bear large amounts of compute against large data sets with Greenplum and the EMC DCA has proven itself to be very effective.""The most valuable feature for us is horizontal scaling.""Scalability is simple because it's an MPP database. If you need more processing power or you need more storage, you just add a few more nodes in the cluster. It works on common commodity hardware. You can use any type of server. You don't need to have proprietary hardware. It's fairly flexible.""Tanzu Greenplum's most valuable features include the integration of modern data science approaches across an MPP platform.""With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution.""We chose Greenplum because of the architecture in terms of clustering databases and being able to have, or at least utilize the resources that are sitting on a database."

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Cons
"The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in the black box is not enough.""IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its interface, support for big data, and APA-based connectivity should be available.""Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.""The only issue is that it's not expandable.""LIke Teradata, we can’t add a node/SPU to the existing appliance.""Our main problem with it is concurrency. When there are too many users running Netezza at the same time, this is when we have the most complaints.""We are not able to scale. The only way to scale is to get another appliance, but we have a customers who would need us to hydrate the data between the two appliances, and Netezza does not do that.""In terms of features that I would like to see, one is the ability to actually scale out an architecture. Right now, if you buy one, it's fixed. There is no scale-up availability at all."

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"I saw some limitation with respect to the column store, and removing this would be an improvement.""VMware Tanzu Greenplum needs improvement in the memory area and improved methods for quick access to the disc. So, one of the quick goals of Greenplum must work on enhancing access to the disc by adding hints in the database.""Maintenance is time-consuming.""They should add more analytics. Their documentation could also be improved so that I don't have to bother my co-workers and tech support so often.""Some integration with other platforms like design tools, and ETL development tools, that will enable some advanced functionality, like fully down processing, etc.""The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization.""they need to interact more with customers. They need to explain the features, especially when there are new releases of Greenplum. I know just from information I've found that it has other features, it can be used to for analytics, for integration with Big Data, Hadoop. They need to focus on this part with the customer.""We would like to see Greenplum maintain a closer relationship with and parity to features implemented in PostgreSQL."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Netezza is a costly solution. It does serve a specific purpose but it's costlier than what's available in the market, if you go to the cloud."
  • "The pricing is very expensive. It has a lot CPUs with a lot of components in it. It also has built-in redundancy for resiliency reasons."
  • "The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."
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  • "It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
  • "Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
  • "We are using the open-source version of this solution."
  • "Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."
  • "It’s an open-source solution."
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    Top Answer:IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.
    Top Answer:The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.
    Top Answer:Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.
    Top Answer:It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
    Top Answer:Maintenance is time-consuming. It takes time to VACUUM and ANALYZE the tables to remove the fragmentations.
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    Also Known As
    Netezza Performance Server, Netezza
    Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum
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    Overview
    IBM Netezza appliances are now part of IBM PureSystems - expert integrated systems with built in expertise, integration by design and a simplified user experience. Part of the PureData family, the Netezza appliance is now known as the PureData System for Analytics. It has the same key design tenets of simplicity, speed, scalability and analytics power that was fundamental to Netezza appliances.

    VMware Tanzu Greenplum is a massively parallel processing (MPP) data platform that enables organizations to store, manage, and analyze large volumes of data. It provides a unified analytics platform that supports various data types and sources, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. 

    The solution is highly scalable and can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid environments. It includes advanced security features, high availability, and disaster recovery capabilities to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity. Tanzu Greenplum provides a comprehensive set of tools and services for building, deploying, and managing modern applications.

    Sample Customers
    Seattle Childrens Hospital, Carphone Warehouse, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Battelle, Start Today Co. Ltd., Kelley Blue Book, Trident Marketing, Elisa Corporation, Catalina Marketing, iBasis, Barnes & Noble, Qualcomm, MediaMath, Acxiom, iBasis, Foxwoods
    General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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    Financial Services Firm37%
    Retailer16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Insurance Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization64%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Insurance Company4%
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    Financial Services Firm52%
    Marketing Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Retailer8%
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    Financial Services Firm30%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Insurance Company5%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise68%
    Large Enterprise27%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. VMware Tanzu Greenplum
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. VMware Tanzu Greenplum and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Netezza Performance Server is ranked 10th in Data Warehouse with 33 reviews while VMware Tanzu Greenplum is ranked 9th in Data Warehouse with 36 reviews. IBM Netezza Performance Server is rated 8.0, while VMware Tanzu Greenplum is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Netezza Performance Server writes "A cost-effective data warehousing tool, but security features like TDE encryption are missing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Greenplum writes "Very efficient at large scale analytics; lacks inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases". IBM Netezza Performance Server is most compared with Oracle Exadata, Snowflake, Oracle Database, SQL Server and Apache Hadoop, whereas VMware Tanzu Greenplum is most compared with Oracle Exadata, Vertica, Oracle Database Appliance, Apache Hadoop and BigQuery. See our IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. VMware Tanzu Greenplum report.

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