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Question: SQL Server 2005 vs. InfoBright - what are the pros and cons of these solutions?
Answer: Would be happy to discuss and help. I am only aware of InfoBright from what has been written publicly, however, MS SQL (and associated tools) I've used rather extensively.
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Pros
"It has very amazing smart grid query feature for very fast aggregate queries across millions of rows"

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"It's a flexible solution.""Microsoft SQL Server is one of the better database administration software packages out there. It runs primarily on Windows Server platforms, but it can also run on Linux platforms.""Enables us to convert to bigger DBs and more easily move or upgrade between branches.""We have found the solution valuable because we are able to easily create a query, shrink, backup, and make new tables.""What I like most is the management, as it is very easy compared with other products.""SQL Server is definitely easy to use, and with the volume that we have, it's also stable.""The solution offers very high performance.""The most valuable aspect of the solution is that it's integrated with the Visual Studio and also with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. It's a tool they have and it's quite easy to use and understand. It's the interface for programming for SQL Services."

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Cons
"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."

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"One stability issue I encountered was the deadlocking between calls to the same resources (tables, etc.). That was solved by row versioning.""From a development perspective, the solution needs to be a lot easier to understand or it needs to be easier to implement API packages for connection pooling so we don't have connection interruptions when, let's say, a hundred people simultaneously access the network on a given system, utilizing a specific or single database.""We experience latency at times when there is a lot of data being processed.""The scalability and the high availability feature can be expanded or improved. Currently, there is a limitation on scalability. A feature similar to the Oracle Diagnostic feature can be included to provide a better user experience.""When we run into problems, it's usually during installation, and finding answers to the problem has been a nightmare because the documentation is terrible.""The scalability could be better.""The only item which I can list is application failure during Integration Services debugging, when restarting a process flow. In a number of instances the solutions fails. I have not given this much thought and simply stop and start the debugging service rather than restarting.""The solution could offer more integration with other platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."
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  • "The free version is cumbersome to use and maintain. But $5000 for a licence is more expense than the benefit I would get from a licensed version. A licence might be worth the price to simplify management and speed up searches."
  • "​We are a Microsoft shop, so we use Active Directory. That integrates well with this product, but we did look at Oracle. We also looked at IBM. This was the best price point for us for what we were getting.​"
  • "​It has the easiest licensing."
  • "This is a downside of enterprise Microsoft products."
  • "Currently, almost all of my machines are in Azure and I think it is the best way of licensing now (VM+software)."
  • "The price has been going higher and higher. The market is quite price sensitive."
  • "My advice is quite straightforward. If you know the number of users who really and truly need access to the Server then it is a no-brainer. If you do not know, then get the basic package and minimum licenses and start from there. Needless to say, users can develop/use data structures outside and then deploy onto the Server."
  • "The setup cost is high, but it will return every penny."
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    it_user76032 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user76032 (Applications Architect at a university)
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    I evaluated Infobright for a project several years ago (Hadoop ended up being a better fit for this project). Infobright has a MySQL interface - so if your existing software can talk to MySQL then this will make integration easier (but it sounds like you have MS SQL, so this may not apply).

    Infobright was very fast for analytical-type queries, scanning many rows, with a high level of aggregation. Another bonus was that there is very little tuning required (or available - general-purpose DBs need to be tuned to their application and use, but columnar DBs really only have one use). If you use the Infobright loader, getting data into the system is really fast.

    Now the downsides - the open source version doesn't support INSERT, DELETE or UPDATE - the only way to get data into the system is via the loader, and once a table was present, all you could do is SELECT or DROP. The Open-source version is only useful for testing the speed of the DB against an existing DB (and the commercial version has a better workload manager, and gets better performance than the open-source version).

    If you wish to have a mixed workload database MS SQL Server 2012 might be the way to go (but there will likely be performance compromises in both the OLTP and analytical workloads), On the purely columnar front, Vertica seems to have momentum at the moment, and has a full-featured community edition, which allows 1TB of data, with no time limits.

    Jamie

    it_user104457 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user104457 (Consultant at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees)
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    Hi,

    I am looking a comparison between SQL 2012 and Infobright.

    Since Infobright is an open source columnar DB and it is low cost, I am interested in hearing more about it.

    At the same time, I am not sure about the pros and cons of SQL 2012 vs. Infobright.

    So please suggest which columnar DB is better in all aspects.

    Regards,
    Pankaj

    it_user76272 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user76272 (Business Manager (Exco level) & Executive Director at a retailer with 51-200 employees)
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    The question is somewhat confusing/surprising because these 2 db's are not really in the same league
    1) Are you really looking at sql 2005 or is it is mistype, because 2005 is so old that the question does not make sense.
    2) Only sql 2012 is columnar, not 2005 or 2008. Inforbright is columnar, so the comparison of an old technology rdbms vs a columnar is not really comparable
    3) Infobright is sort of opensource so it is low cost compared to Microsoft. Do you have an existing SQL2005 license and want to convert/upgrade to something more "current" than this old technology ?? The logic of the question is not immediately clear so one does not know what points of similarity/difference you are really looking for (again because sql2005 vs infobright is like comparing apples and pears.

    it_user87411 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user87411 (CTO)
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    I do not know InfoBright and never used it but I think you should first describe what you want to achieve using a relational database system. Pros and cons will make sense in conjunction with the role you want the relational database system to play. I also assume you want to asses the replacement of SQL Server 2005 with InfoBright, since SQL server 2005 is an old version of Microsoft SQL engine. If this is the case, it will be important to describe the interaction of your database system with other components and you have to think at compatibility aspect.

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    Also Known As
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    Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
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    Overview

    Infobright's high performance analytic database is designed for analyzing large volumes of machine-generated data

    SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) by Microsoft. The product's main purposes are to store data and retrieve it as requested by other software applications - on the same computer or on another computer across a shared network. The solution is built on top of Structured Query Language (SQL), which is a standardized programming language used for relational database management.

    The product is tied to Transact-SQL (T-SQL), which is an implementation of SQL from Microsoft that adds several proprietary programming extensions to the standard language. SQL Server is built similarly to other RDBMS products, as its structure is a row-based table that connects related data elements in different tables to one another. One of its most important components is the SQL Server Database Engine, as it controls data processing, storage, and security. Beneath the Database Engine is the SQL Server Operating System, which is used for memory and I/O management, locking data to avoid unneeded upgrades, and job scheduling.

    The solution has four editions with different sets of services and tools. They include:

    • SQL Server Developer
    • SQL Server Expression
    • SQL Server Standard 
    • SQL Server Enterprise

    The first two are available for free and are typically utilized by smaller companies, as they work with fewer functions and storage. The second two editions are generally used by bigger organizations and enterprises and offer more features.

    The solution has several functions through which users can facilitate different data-related processes. These include:

    • Aggregate functions: These functions are used to calculate one or more values and return a single value.

    • Window functions: Window functions calculate an aggregate value based on a group of rows and return multiple rows for each involved group.

    • Date functions: These functions allow clients to handle data and time data efficiently.

    • String functions: Through the string functions, SQL Server processes an input string and returns a string or numeric value.

    • System functions: The system functions of the product return objects, values, and settings.

    SQL Server Services

    SQL Server has a wide range of add-on services that provide additional benefits beyond database management. These services include:

    • Machine learning: SQL Server machine learning services allow users to do machine learning and data analytics within the product.
       
    • Service broker: This feature is a part of the database engine and offers messaging and message queuing for applications on the platform.

    • Replication: This feature consists of transaction replication, merge replication, and snapshot replication. 

    • Analysis: SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) adds online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining capabilities to SQL Server databases.

    • Reporting: This feature supports the development of custom reporting applications.

    • Notifications: This feature generates data-driven notifications which are sent to subscribers of Notification Services.

    • Integration: This SQL Server feature provides capabilities for data integration, data import, and data warehousing.

    • Full-text search: Through this feature, users can utilize specialized indexing and query for unstructured text stored in the solution.

    • Visual studio: This feature supports data programming with SQL Server.

    • Azure Data Studio: This is a cross-platform query editor that can be downloaded and used alongside SQL Server.

    SQL Server Benefits

    The solution has many benefits for users. These include the following:

    • The platform ensures a consistent experience across other platforms while being fast and agile.

    • Through the built-in intelligence features, users can understand their data better.

    • The solution has enterprise-level security, which ensures the smooth and safe performance of users' data.

    • SQL Server offers the ability to retrieve large amounts of data quickly and efficiently.

    • The product installation process is fairly easy, and it offers a user-friendly interface.

    • SQL Server offers improved data storage and retrieval functions through frequent upgrades.

    • The solution reduces the risk of database server attacks, since it is not an open-source database.

    Reviews from Real Users

    A president at a consultancy evaluates SQL Server as a veteran solution with critical log shipping feature

    Harkamal S., a user at a manufacturing company, rates SQL Server with a high mark because it is a stable, scalable, and easy-to-deploy solution that pretty much covers everything.

    Sample Customers
    REZ-1, SonicWALL, IntegriChain, Fuseforward International Inc., Polystar, Live Rail, Mavenir Systems, JDSU Partners, Bango
    Microsoft SQL Server is used by businesses in every industry, including Great Western Bank, Aviva, the Volvo Car Corporation, BMW, Samsung, Principality Building Society, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
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    Financial Services Firm18%
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    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization42%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise20%
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    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Midsize Enterprise48%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Infobright DB is ranked 30th in Relational Databases Tools while SQL Server is ranked 1st in Relational Databases Tools with 245 reviews. Infobright DB is rated 7.6, while SQL Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Infobright DB writes "If you need a real big data solution, look for a distributed solution that actually has a proven track record". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQL Server writes "A stable, scalable, and easy-to-deploy solution that pretty much covers everything". Infobright DB is most compared with MySQL and LocalDB, whereas SQL Server is most compared with MariaDB, SAP HANA, Oracle Database, IBM Db2 Database and LocalDB.

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