We performed a comparison between Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and SAP BW4HANA 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."The most valuable feature is the business intelligence (BI) part of it."
"I like Data Warehouse's data integrity features. Data integrity is what databases are made for as opposed to spreadsheets."
"One of the most important features is the ease of using MS SQL."
"Data collection and reporting are valuable features of the solution."
"It performs very well overall."
"It handles high volumes of data very well."
"It is a very stable database."
"The solution's integration is good."
"It's quite scalable."
"The solution is useful for connecting with external systems."
"We like that it is an SAP product, so we can easily connect with the SAP ERP system."
"Provides a great analytics engine with all the capabilities."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that the infrastructure is easy to understand."
"SAP BW4HANA aids in managing data from ER to front-end analysis, contributes to ROI, and fosters business growth understanding. I like that the solution breaks down components to a very granular level, allowing for customization and implementation based on specific requirements. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable."
"The product has efficient performance."
"You can do hierarchical alert slicing and dicing out-of-box, which is not available in other solutions. I haven't come across that in Oracle or any other software provider."
"Some compatibility issues occur during deployment, so we need to build the product from scratch for some features."
"I think that the error messages need to be made more specific."
"This solution would be improved with an option for in-memory data analysis."
"They need to incorporate a machine learning engine."
"It needs more compatibility with common BI tools."
"I would like to see better visualization features."
"The product does not have all of the features that the native products have."
"Sometimes, the product requires rolling back to its previous version during a software update. This particular area could be enhanced."
"The monitoring for the remodeling feature is very difficult to understand."
"The cost of the product might be an area that might introduce some restrictions or limitations to customers, making it one of the aspects where improvements are required."
"I would like more integration."
"Challenges arise with real-time client requirements when clients are accustomed to Microsoft Excel's extensive features for data analysis. They expect similar flexibility and customization in the solution, particularly regarding headers displaying keys and descriptions or just keys. Achieving this level of customization can be challenging, and it's an area that may need improvement."
"I would like to be able to design new reports in a future release."
"The solution is not easy to implement. It requires a lot of learning at the beginning."
"The tool is not cloud-compatible."
"Price wise, this solution is on the higher side."
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Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is ranked 8th in Data Warehouse with 32 reviews while SAP BW4HANA is ranked 7th in Data Warehouse with 34 reviews. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is rated 7.6, while SAP BW4HANA is rated 7.4. 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, the top reviewer of SAP BW4HANA writes "An easy-to-operate and administer tool that needs to consider revising its existing licensing cost". Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Oracle Exadata, VMware Tanzu Greenplum and Snowflake, whereas SAP BW4HANA is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, SAP HANA and VMware Tanzu Greenplum. See our Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs. SAP BW4HANA report.
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