We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Your iOS, your throughputs, your performance cycles, you cannot touch it with Microsoft or with Oracle scalability-wise. That is far and away the most scalable systems and the highest performing systems of the set of them."
"The solution's security is very tough and impenetrable."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"The most valuable features are with the industrial side."
"It has a good feature called pureScale, which is just for scalability. It is a perfect solution for environments where scalability is going to be an issue."
"Very good for performance and scalability."
"The solution is easy to install and simple to maintain. The most valuable aspect of the solution is its general user-friendliness for users of all kinds."
"It is very easy to start working with the product."
"The most valuable aspect of the product is data migration."
"The solution overall is very, very good. It's got good integration with other databases and adds new features often."
"The most valuable feature is the data aggregation function."
"The product is good for tuning."
"The scalability of the database is absolutely guaranteed by the new features."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service handles data easily."
"The product is easy to learn."
"The application development requires a Java developer and not every company has these resources."
"They should simplify the management of Db2 as a relational database system. There should be the simplification of management. This is probably one of the most important asks for being successful in the future."
"I would like to see better support for advanced analytics."
"When I look at Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server provides me with better tools for database management."
"It would be ideal if the solution offered backup functionality. Many similar tools already do, which means Db2 is somewhat behind the curve in terms of what a customer might expect from it."
"There are some issues with Db2's database file system not being readable. The storage could also be increased, and the monitoring could be improved."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"I would say that the tool has to be made more cloud-friendly and should have agreements with AWS, Microsoft, or Google to run things on hyperscalers."
"The tool’s stability must be improved."
"There could be more courses where the people could learn more easily how to use the tool."
"In a production environment, upgrading from a lower to an upper version is a very long process that needs to be improved."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service's scalability is an area of concern that can be better."
"The user interface is not simple."
"It requires a significant amount of expertise and effort to manage, especially when dealing with substantial volumes of data."
"The product has many bugs."
"Improvement could be made in the workflow, particularly when it comes to making changes or implementing certain functions."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is ranked 11th in Relational Databases Tools with 15 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service writes "A stable solution that can be used to perform on-premises to cloud migrations". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and MySQL, whereas Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is most compared with Amazon Aurora, MySQL, Firebird SQL, Percona Server and PostgreSQL. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle MySQL Cloud Service report.
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