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April 2024
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User-friendly UI and good 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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    Top Answer:Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides good firewall processing in terms of response time.
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    Top Answer:They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments.
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    Top Answer:Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced.
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    Ranking
    8th
    out of 34 in Data Warehouse
    Views
    598
    Comparisons
    475
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    379
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse
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    Overview

    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.

    SAND delivers a world class performing Enterprise Analytic Database Platform. The SAND Platform is a patented columnar database management system (CDBMS), delivering optimal performance for every user. Generation based concurrency control (GBCC) technology supports thousands of concurrent users with massive and constantly growing data. SAND delivers on the promise of sharing data throughout the Enterprise, providing instant access, driving decision-making, and ensuring the best information is in the hands of the right people at the right time.

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    Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Healthcare Company18%
    Pharma/Biotech Company12%
    Hospitality Company12%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Insurance Company7%
    University6%
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is ranked 8th in Data Warehouse with 32 reviews while SAND [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Warehouse. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is rated 7.6, while SAND [EOL] is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse writes "An easy to setup tool that allows its users to write stored procedure, making it a scalable product". On the other hand, Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Oracle Exadata, SAP BW4HANA, VMware Tanzu Greenplum and Snowflake, whereas SAND [EOL] is most compared with .

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