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We performed a comparison between Amazon Redshift and VMware Tanzu Data Services 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon Redshift vs. VMware Tanzu Data Services Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"It allows for the storage of huge amounts of data.""The product is relatively easy to use because there is no indexing and no partitions.""The most valuable features are that it's easy to set up and easy to connect the many tools that connect to it.""It's very easy to migrate from other databases to Redshift. There are migration tools dedicated for this purpose, enabling migration from other databases like MS SQL directly to Redshift. The majority of the scripts will be automatically transposed.""The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.""Redshift's versioning and data security are the two most critical features. When migrating into the cloud, it's vital to secure the data. The encryption and security are there.""I like the cost-benefit ratio, meaning that it is as easy to use as it is powerful and well-performing.""The most valuable feature of Redshift is its cluster."

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"Very fast for query processing.""The most valuable feature for me is that it is open source. The licensing costs are really low and they are transparent.""A very good, open-source platform.""RabbitMQ will help to remove a lot of the complexities and create a loosely coupled codebase.""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 solution can scale.""It can be configured to be a very fast message broker. I like the stability, the built-in admin tools and plugin architecture.""The product's reliability is the most valuable feature."

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Cons
"There are physically too many pipelines for a company of this size to maintain. For a data scientist, it's very difficult to learn the data in all of these different environments.""The solution is unable to work fast.""The initial setup is a complex process, especially for someone who is not familiar with nodes and configuring terms like RPUs.""The refreshment rate of data reaching Redshift from other sources should be faster.""The initial deployment was complex.""Sometimes, it's difficult to get the metadata from Redshift.""The product could be improved by making it more flexible.""The speed of the solution and its portability needs improvement."

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"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools.""I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting.""The debugging capabilities and testing flexibilities need to be improved.""The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles.""Extra filters would be helpful.""Lacks sufficient inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases.""Maintenance is time-consuming.""The support feature could benefit from some improvement in terms of accessibility and responsiveness."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Redshift is very cost effective for a cloud based solution if you need to scale it a lot. For smaller data sizes, I would think about using other products."
  • "If you want a fixed price, an to not worry about every query, but you need to manage your nodes personally, use Redshift."
  • "BI is sold to our customer base as a part of the initial sales bundle. A customer may elect to opt for a white labeled site for an up-charge."
  • "One of my customers went with Google Big Query over Redshift because it was significantly cheaper for their project."
  • "Per hour pricing is helpful to keep the costs of a pilot down, but long-term retention is expensive."
  • "It's around $200 US dollars. There are some data transfer costs but it's minimal, around $20."
  • "The best part about this solution is the cost."
  • "The part that I like best is that you only pay for what you are using."
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  • "The pricing is okay."
  • "It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
  • "Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
  • "This is an open source solution."
  • "We are using the open-source version of this solution."
  • "are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
  • "The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
  • "On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Amazon Redshift is very fast, has a very good response time, and is very user-friendly. The initial setup is very straightforward. This solution can merge and integrate well with many different… more »
    Top Answer:The tool's most valuable feature is its parallel processing capability. It can handle massive amounts of data, even when pushing hundreds of terabytes, and its scaling capabilities are good.
    Top Answer:IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocols… more »
    Top Answer:It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
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    Also Known As
    Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
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    Overview

    What is Amazon Redshift?

    Amazon Redshift is a fully administered, petabyte-scale cloud-based data warehouse service. Users are able to begin with a minimal amount of gigabytes of data and can easily scale up to a petabyte or more as needed. This will enable them to utilize their own data to develop new intuitions on how to improve business processes and client relations.

    Initially, users start to develop a data warehouse by initiating what is called an Amazon Redshift cluster or a set of nodes. Once the cluster has been provisioned, users can seamlessly upload data sets, and then begin to perform data analysis queries. Amazon Redshift delivers super-fast query performance, regardless of size, utilizing the exact SQL-based tools and BI applications that most users are already working with today.

    The Amazon Redshift service performs all of the work of setting up, operating, and scaling a data warehouse. These tasks include provisioning capacity, monitoring and backing up the cluster, and applying patches and upgrades to the Amazon Redshift engine.

    Amazon Redshift Functionalities

    Amazon Redshift has many valuable key functionalities. Some of its most useful functionalities include:

    • Cluster administration: The Amazon Redshift cluster is a group of nodes that contains a leader node and one (or more) compute node(s). The compute nodes needed are dependent on the data size, amount of queries needed, and the query execution functionality desired.
    • Cluster snapshots: Snapshots are backups of a cluster from an exact point in time. Amazon Redshift offers two types of snapshots: manual and automated. Amazon will store these snapshots internally in the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) utilizing an SSL connection. Whenever a Snapshot restore is needed, Amazon Redshift will create a new cluster and will import data from the snapshot as directed. 
    • Cluster access: Amazon Redshift provides several intuitive features to help define connectivity rules, encrypt data and connections, and control the overall access of your cluster.
    • IAM credentials and AWS accounts: The Amazon Redshift cluster is only accessible by the AWS account that created the cluster. This automatically secures the cluster and keeps it safe. Inside the AWS account, users access the AWS Identity and IAM protocol to create additional user accounts and manage permissions, granting specified users the desired access needed to control cluster performance.
    • Encryption: Users have the option to choose to encrypt the clusters for additional added security once the cluster is provisioned. When encryption is enabled, Amazon Redshift will store all the data in user-created tables in a secure encrypted format. To manage Amazon Redshift encryption keys, users will access AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS).

    Reviews from Real Users

    Redshift's versioning and data security are the two most critical features. When migrating into the cloud, it's vital to secure the data. The encryption and security are there.” - Kundan A., Senior Consultant at Dynamic Elements AS

    “With the cloud version whenever you want to deploy, you can scale up, and down, and it has a data warehousing capability. Redshift has many features. They have enriched and elaborate documentation that is helpful.”- Aishwarya K., Solution Architect at Capgemini

    VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

    Sample Customers
    Liberty Mutual Insurance, 4Cite Marketing, BrandVerity, DNA Plc, Sirocco Systems, Gainsight, Blue 449
    General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon Redshift vs. VMware Tanzu Data Services
    May 2024
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    Amazon Redshift is ranked 4th in Cloud Data Warehouse with 61 reviews while VMware Tanzu Data Services is ranked 5th in Data Warehouse with 81 reviews. Amazon Redshift is rated 7.8, while VMware Tanzu Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Amazon Redshift writes "Provides one place where we can store data, and allows us to easily connect to other services with AWS". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Data Services writes "Reliable queueing functionality and versatile tool that can be used with any programming languages ". Amazon Redshift is most compared with Teradata, Vertica, Snowflake, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics and IBM Netezza Performance Server, whereas VMware Tanzu Data Services is most compared with IBM MQ, Anypoint MQ, Apache Kafka, Red Hat AMQ and ActiveMQ. See our Amazon Redshift vs. VMware Tanzu Data Services report.

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