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We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Anonymous User
Researched Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics but chose IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud: You can store data in the cloud and use the database as a MPP server.
The organization (a customer of ours) has used it to create a sort of data hub to use as a foundation for other business applications, such as... Read more →
Peter Aderoju
SQL pool valuable for working with databases, quick with queries even in large datasets
It's quite quick for querying, even with large datasets, and it's scalable. It's also flexible to use, so it's easy to update and get data quickly... Read more →
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Pros
"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger.​""It will be MPP, so performance should improve.""The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."

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"It is a highly stable solution and it's easy to use.""Technical support is okay in terms of the help they provide.""The most valuable feature is that you can suspend the computer if it is not being used, which means that you don't incur costs.""The MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) architecture helps to make things a lot faster.""Very interactive and provides flexibility.""Synapse Analytics gives you information and reports in real-time.""Can capture all the transactional data throughout a company.""The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics are how easy and quick it is to set up the linked services."

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Cons
"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks.""Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues.""Ultimately, the product itself has challenges and we are not currently satisfied with the support, either.""Right now, we are implementing on ESX VMware 6.0. Support for this platform is poor. Also, one of the backup/recovery options is broken and IBM is not addressing the issue."

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"The platform is not flexible, and the graphical user interface needs to be improved because the interface makes it hard for the end user to use it.""I would like to see them provide the ingestion of images.""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.""The cost of the solution has room for improvement.""The initial setup is complex.""One area for improvement could be better integration with Power BI, as well as data integration with BW.""While the solution is flexible, sometimes this works against the user.""Indicating what areas need improvement in this solution is a difficult question because the organizations that I am working for are really new in this area. However, an even better more simple interface, or perhaps an extension of a connector app store solution, would be helpful."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."

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  • "The price of this solution could be improved."
  • "The pricing is okay. You can pay as you go."
  • "This solution starts at €1000.00 a month for just the basics and can go up to €300,000.00 per month for the fastest version."
  • "When we are not using this solution we can simply shut it down saving us costs, which is a nice advantage."
  • "The licensing fees for this solution are on a pay-per-use basis, and not very expensive."
  • "All of the prices are available online."
  • "Our license is very expensive"
  • "They are cost aggressive, and it integrates well with other Microsoft tools."

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    Questions from the Community
    What advice do you have for others considering IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
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    Top Answer:It is a highly stable solution and it's easy to use.
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    Also Known As
    IBM dashDB
    Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL DW, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MS Azure Synapse Analytics
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    Overview

    IBM dashDB family offers private and public cloud database solutions for transactional and analytic workloads, with IBM fully managed or client managed options with a Common SQL engine across all deployment options.

    Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an end-to-end analytics solution that successfully combines analytical services to merge big data analytics and enterprise data warehouses into a single unified platform. The solution can run intelligent distributed queries among nodes, and provides the ability to query both relational and non-relational data.

    Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is built with these 4 components:

    1. Synapse SQL
    2. Spark
    3. Synapse Pipeline
    4. Studio

    Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Features

    Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics has many valuable key features, including:

    • Cloud Data Service: WIth Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics you can operate services (data analytics, machine learning, data warehousing, dashboarding, etc.) in a single workspace via the cloud.

    • Structured and unstructured data: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics supports both structured and unstructured data and allows you to manage relational and non-relational data - unlike data warehouses and lakes that tend to store them respectively.

    • Effective data storage: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics offers next-level data storage with high availability and different tiers.

    • Responsive data engine: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics uses Massive Parallel Processing (MPP) and is designed to handle large volumes of data and analytical workloads efficiently without any problems.

    • Several scripting languages: The solution provides language compatibility and supports different programming languages, such as Python, Java, Spark SQL, and Scala.

    • Query optimization: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics works well to facilitate limitless concurrency and performance optimization. It also simplifies workload management.

    Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Benefits

    Some of the benefits of using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics include:

    • Database templates: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics offers industry-specific database templates that make it easy to combine and shape data.

    • Better business insights: With Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics you can expand discovery of insights from all your data and apply machine learning models to all your intelligent apps.

    • Reduce project development time: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics makes it possible to have a unified experience for developing end-to-end analytics, which reduces project development time significantly.

    • Eliminate data barriers: By using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, you can perform analytics on operational and business apps data without data movement.

    • Advanced security: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics provides both advanced security and privacy features to ensure data protection.

    • Machine Learning: Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics integrates Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, and Power BI.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics users who are currently using the solution.

    PeerSpot user Jael S., who is an Information Architect at Systems Analysis & Design Engineering, comments on her experience using the product, saying that it is “Scalable, intuitive, facilitates compliance and keeps your data secure”. She also says "We also like governance. It looks at what the requirements are for the company to identify the best way to ensure compliance is met when you move to the cloud."

    Michel T., CHTO at Timp-iT, mentions that "the features most valuable are the simplicity, how easy it is to create a dashboard from different information systems."

    A Senior Teradata Consultant at a tech services company says, "Microsoft provides both the platform and the data center, so you don't have to look for a cloud vendor. It saves you from having to deal with two vendors for the same task."


    Sample Customers
    Copenhagen Business School, BPM Northwest, GameStop
    Toshiba, Carnival, LG Electronics, Jet.com, Adobe, 
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    University10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization32%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise77%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is ranked 15th in Cloud Data Warehouse while Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Warehouse with 85 reviews. IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud writes "The "prefetch" feature anticipates needed data and keeps it available. BLU acceleration determines what data is unqualified for analysis and skips it". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics writes "No competitors provide the entire solution to one place ". IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is most compared with Amazon Redshift, IBM Db2 Warehouse, IBM Netezza Performance Server and Snowflake, whereas Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is most compared with Azure Data Factory, SAP BW4HANA, Snowflake, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and Teradata.

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