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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and SAP IQ 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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Pros
"Data collection and reporting are valuable features of the solution.""It is not a pricey product compared to other data warehouse solutions.""We can store the data in a data lake for a very low cost.""Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse integrates beautifully with other Microsoft ecosystem products.""The most valuable feature is the business intelligence (BI) part of it.""Collecting the data through SSIS packages from different sources and putting them all in one data repository is the most powerful thing. While others have this feature, they don't have the simplicity or ease of use when getting a resource and knowing everything about it.""Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.""The most valuable features are the performance and usability."

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"The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves moving data from SAP HANA to SAP NLS, which is essentially archiving. This allows us to retain access to the data via a link whenever it is required.""The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution.""Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance.""Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database.""Valuable features for us include the compression, speed, fast response time, and easy object maintenance.""It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable."

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Cons
"The only issue with the product is that the process is very slow when we have a huge amount of data.""This solution would be improved with an option for in-memory data analysis.""They need to incorporate a machine learning engine.""We find the cost of the solution to be a little high.""The feature updates on the on-premise solution come very slowly, and it would be great if they came faster.""I would like the tool to support different operating systems.""The product must provide more frequent updates.""I would like the ability to do more real-time type updates instead of batch-oriented updates."

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"I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set.""The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised.""Concurrency and functional error messaging.""The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future.""Multiplex is very problematic. There are consistency problems in the metadata, meaning it is possible to lose metadata consistency. You should make sure you have healthy backups.""The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."
  • "Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."
  • "All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."
  • "Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."
  • "The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."
  • "The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."
  • "They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."
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  • "Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."
  • "Negotiate based on the features required."
  • "Negotiation is very important."
  • "The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.
    Top Answer:They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments.
    Top Answer:Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced.
    Top Answer:The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves… more »
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is high, but coverage is good with high implementation with customer requirements.
    Top Answer:The product should add more business intelligence factors.
    Ranking
    8th
    out of 33 in Data Warehouse
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    638
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    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    379
    Rating
    8.0
    15th
    out of 33 in Data Warehouse
    Views
    577
    Comparisons
    451
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    559
    Rating
    7.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
    Sybase IQ
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    Overview

    The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

    SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business.

    Sample Customers
    Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
    ASR Group, Citrix, State of Indiana, PocketCard Co. Ltd.
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Healthcare Company18%
    Pharma/Biotech Company12%
    Hospitality Company12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Insurance Company7%
    University6%
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    Financial Services Firm55%
    Marketing Services Firm9%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm37%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Healthcare Company4%
    Company Size
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    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise51%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise66%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise80%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs. SAP IQ
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs. SAP IQ and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is ranked 8th in Data Warehouse with 32 reviews while SAP IQ is ranked 15th in Data Warehouse with 17 reviews. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is rated 7.6, while SAP IQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse writes "An easy to setup tool that allows its users to write stored procedure, making it a scalable product". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP IQ writes "Easy to use, highly stable, but integration could improve". Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Oracle Exadata, SAP BW4HANA, Snowflake and VMware Tanzu Greenplum, whereas SAP IQ is most compared with Snowflake, SQL Server, SAP HANA, Apache Hadoop and SAP BW4HANA. See our Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs. SAP IQ report.

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