We performed a comparison between Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and SQL Azure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 performance of the tool is valuable."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."
"It is a scalable product."
"SQL Azure is good with transactional systems."
"It's easy to use in terms of their portal, which is very nicely organized."
"The main advantage of it is that there is no infrastructure cost. We don't have to host it here. So, there is no infrastructure cost."
"We primarily and generally use it only for DB purposes. When it comes to the Azure part, we can easily provision, scale up, and scale down the generator machine. This kind of flexibility is the USP of SQL Azure. Its interface and ease of use are also valuable. It is very easy to use and integrate with multiple databases. If I need to pull in or import some data from my on-premises database, the ease with which you can connect and pull the data, not only from SQL Server but also from other flavors of MySQL or even Oracle, is very good."
"It is easily scalable, and it is faster than SQL Server. It is also less expensive than using SQL Server. It has the pay-as-you-go model, and the charges are based on the usage."
"The solution has become easier to use over time and it's also reasonably priced."
"The stability is excellent because it is easier for us to connect to the cloud rather than connecting to MSSP."
"The ease of provisioning and administration is most valuable."
"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 solution's pricing could be improved."
"Oracle's support could be better."
"The support must be faster."
"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."
"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."
"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."
"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 user interface (UI) could be more flexible."
"The price is a little higher."
"The solution could improve by allowing the export of the data more seamlessly. It is difficult to copy and back up data."
"There is room for improvement regarding the pricing structure."
"It should have better profiling capabilities."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of better self-service tools."
"The preset configuration switches we can select on SQL Azure should be made more liberal to work on."
"Support isn't that great. They need to work on this aspect of their service. It can be challenging to reach them."
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Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is ranked 10th in Database as a Service with 9 reviews while SQL Azure is ranked 2nd in Database as a Service with 90 reviews. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is rated 7.4, while SQL Azure is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service writes "Enhances performance without fine tuning databases". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQL Azure writes "The SQL connector effectively syncs data to databases". Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Exadata, whereas SQL Azure is most compared with Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas, Oracle Database as a Service and Google Cloud Spanner. See our Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service vs. SQL Azure report.
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