We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Synapse Analytics' best feature is its ability to process large files."
"The setup is pretty simple."
"The integrated workspace in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics where everything comes together, such as Power BI and Data Factory, is very good. Additionally, the ability to do dedicated SQL pooling is a benefit."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ability to integrate well with other services offered by Azure."
"The features we've found most valuable for data warehouses is extracting data, SSIS packages, and the DBs."
"The whole solution is interesting for us."
"I like how Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics integrates with other Microsoft solutions."
"The most valuable aspect of this Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is its consolidation of technical support from Microsoft, and its ability to securely host large quantities of data within the cloud environment. The overall ability to manage and maintain Big Data within the cloud provides a heightened level of efficiency, reliability, and support from Microsoft. This results in a superior user experience and an increased level of value for the end user."
"It is a scalable product."
"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."
"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."
"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."
"The performance of the tool is valuable."
"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."
"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."
"The configuration for things like high-availability could be more user-friendly for non-technical users."
"When I was trying to link services to an SFTP site it was not able to do all the possible encryption that I needed. They can improve by adding more encryption options."
"An area for improvement in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is its user interface. You can use it for analytical purposes, but its platform should be a little bit more user-friendly. Another small point for improvement in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is its stability. It's good currently, but it could still be improved. Microsoft is combining different tools and technologies into one solution, so in the future, I'm expecting to see even more improvement in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next version of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is the drag-and-drop feature. If you're doing some integrations where you can write Scala or you have SPARK programming or SQL, or you're combining different programming, the process should be seamless, and you should be able to drag and drop in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics. When doing reporting in the solution, you should also be able to drag and drop. There should be connectors available and a drag-and-drop feature available in the user interface of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, so you won't have to worry about how all processes would work together. You need to be able to drag and drop even from the backend, and having this feature will make the solution more user-friendly."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"It would be of interest to improve things like the web service integration and availability in terms of being easy to create internal web services in the database."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics's pricing could be reduced."
"The initial setup process needs improvement. When you're moving to the cloud it takes a bit of time. It would be great if they could implement something that would make it faster."
"The support and price could improve."
"The support must be faster."
"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."
"Oracle's support could be better."
"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."
"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."
"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."
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Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Warehouse with 86 reviews while Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is ranked 10th in Database as a Service with 9 reviews. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is rated 7.8, while Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics writes "No competitors provide the entire solution to one place ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service writes "Enhances performance without fine tuning databases". Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is most compared with Azure Data Factory, SAP BW4HANA, Snowflake, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and Teradata, whereas Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Exadata. See our Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service report.
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