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We performed a comparison between IBM Netezza Performance Server and Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse 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 IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format.""The data governance prospect... from what I've seen, that is a really powerful tool as well, to help with data lineage and keeping track of that.""The benefit is really because of the additional speed that we have and, truth be told, the more updated ETL processes and the revamped scheduler in general.""The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly.""We are able to execute very complex queries. Over 90 percent of our query executions are one second or less. We do millions of queries everyday.""Distribution concurrency control.""The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance.""The underlying hardware that IBM provides with this appliance is made for a specific purpose, to serve performance on a large amount of data, and to do analytics as well. It is faster, when you compare it to any other product."

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"One of the most important features is the ease of using MS SQL.""I am very satisfied with the customer service/technical support.""The solution has been reliable.""It handles high volumes of data very well.""We can store the data in a data lake for a very low cost.""The data transmissions between the data models is the most valuable feature.""It is not a pricey product compared to other data warehouse solutions.""The most valuable feature for me is querying."

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Cons
"LIke Teradata, we can’t add a node/SPU to the existing appliance.""We are not able to scale. The only way to scale is to get another appliance, but we have a customers who would need us to hydrate the data between the two appliances, and Netezza does not do that.""Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.""In terms of features that I would like to see, one is the ability to actually scale out an architecture. Right now, if you buy one, it's fixed. There is no scale-up availability at all.""Concurrency limit needs to be increased somewhat.""Our main problem with it is concurrency. When there are too many users running Netezza at the same time, this is when we have the most complaints.""The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in the black box is not enough.""The only issue is that it's not expandable."

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"The product does not have all of the features that the native products have.""This solution would be improved with an option for in-memory data analysis.""More tools to help designers should be included.""Some compatibility issues occur during deployment, so we need to build the product from scratch for some features.""The product must provide more frequent updates.""SQL installation is pretty tricky. The scalability and customer support also should be improved.""It could offer more development across the solution.""We'd like to see it be a bit more compatible with other solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Netezza is a costly solution. It does serve a specific purpose but it's costlier than what's available in the market, if you go to the cloud."
  • "The pricing is very expensive. It has a lot CPUs with a lot of components in it. It also has built-in redundancy for resiliency reasons."
  • "The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."
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  • "I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."
  • "Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."
  • "All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."
  • "Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."
  • "The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."
  • "The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."
  • "They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.
    Top Answer:The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.
    Top Answer:Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.
    Top Answer:Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.
    Top Answer:They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments.
    Top Answer:Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced.
    Ranking
    10th
    out of 33 in Data Warehouse
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    334
    Rating
    7.0
    8th
    out of 33 in Data Warehouse
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    Average Words per Review
    379
    Rating
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    Also Known As
    Netezza Performance Server, Netezza
    Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
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    Overview
    IBM Netezza appliances are now part of IBM PureSystems - expert integrated systems with built in expertise, integration by design and a simplified user experience. Part of the PureData family, the Netezza appliance is now known as the PureData System for Analytics. It has the same key design tenets of simplicity, speed, scalability and analytics power that was fundamental to Netezza appliances.

    The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

    Sample Customers
    Seattle Childrens Hospital, Carphone Warehouse, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Battelle, Start Today Co. Ltd., Kelley Blue Book, Trident Marketing, Elisa Corporation, Catalina Marketing, iBasis, Barnes & Noble, Qualcomm, MediaMath, Acxiom, iBasis, Foxwoods
    Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm37%
    Retailer16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Insurance Company11%
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    Educational Organization64%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Insurance Company4%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Healthcare Company18%
    Pharma/Biotech Company12%
    Hospitality Company12%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Insurance Company7%
    University6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise68%
    Large Enterprise27%
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    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Netezza Performance Server is ranked 10th in Data Warehouse with 2 reviews while Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is ranked 8th in Data Warehouse with 12 reviews. IBM Netezza Performance Server is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Netezza Performance Server writes "A cost-effective data warehousing tool, but security features like TDE encryption are missing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse writes "User-friendly UI and good support". IBM Netezza Performance Server is most compared with Oracle Exadata, Snowflake, Oracle Database, SQL Server and Teradata, whereas Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Oracle Exadata, SAP BW4HANA, Snowflake and VMware Tanzu Greenplum. See our IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse report.

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