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The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent. | I found the initial setup very easy. WhereScape's deployment package is a fantastic feature. The application allows for selecting specific objects that you would like to deploy from one environment to another rather than deploying the entire database. WhereScape RED has improved our business's ability to generate needed reporting without requiring a large team of developers to manually code all of the necessary plumbing. Their support staff are very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. I feel their support staff go above and beyond to assure their customers are satisfied. RED has provided us the ability to integrate, stage, and transform data from diverse sources into an enterprise-grade data warehouse which meets the needs of my organization, but it also enables us to easily and quickly make ETL or DW changes. RED generates comprehensive documentation and regenerates it as quickly as things changes, but it also provides impact documentation. Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish. Quickly develops a data warehouse for our organization with documentation and can track back/forward features. |
Cons | |
The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication. | The solution can be a little more user-friendly on enterprise-level where people use it. The scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application. Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment. The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate. They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box. It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully. Improve the object renaming ability (it works, but it could be more automated). No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded . |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
Information Not Available | Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point. ROI is at least 10 times. Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive. |
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Views 4,747 Comparisons 2,955 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 328 Avg. Rating 9.0 | Views 13,700 Comparisons 4,380 Reviews 6 Average Words per Review 533 Avg. Rating 7.5 |
Top Comparisons | |
Compared 57% of the time. Compared 17% of the time. Compared 6% of the time. | Compared 29% of the time. Compared 18% of the time. Compared 8% of the time. |
Also Known As | |
Dell SharePlex, SharePlex | |
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Overview | |
SharePlex database replication empowers your organization to achieve its database goals now and into the future. Make use of built-in monitoring, conflict resolution, data comparison and synchronization capabilities backed by award-winning support. | WhereScape RED is data warehouse software to help build data warehouses faster. But it is more than that. It also helps you to build data warehouses that are easy to support, change and extend. It is an integrated development environment, or IDE, especially designed to build great data warehouses faster in SQL Server, Teradata, DB2 and Oracle. |
Offer | |
Learn more about Quest SharePlex | Learn more about WhereScape RED |
Sample Customers | |
Bodybuilding.com, Priceline.com, Ameco Beijing, Viasat, SK Broadband | Jersey Electricity, Man Group Plc, Learning Care Group, First Data, Hunter Douglas, The City of Shoreline, ASB |
Top Industries | |
Software R&D Company40% Financial Services Firm14% Government13% Comms Service Provider8% | Healthcare Company30% University30% Government10% Energy/Utilities Company10% Software R&D Company23% Financial Services Firm13% Insurance Company10% Real Estate/Law Firm5% |
Company Size | |
No Data Available | Small Business19% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise56% Small Business20% Midsize Enterprise41% Large Enterprise39% |
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