Oracle Database as a Service Reviews

We use the tool to store data.

All our payment engines run on databases which are the heart of our entire ecosystem.

I like the tool’s database services. I like the system’s performance, replication, active data, etc. which are all good.

The solution provides the same type of RDBMS engine for all use cases. They need to provide different products that will be suitable for all use cases. The solution does not support the documentation of databases.

I have been using the solution for the past 15 years. We plan to migrate to licensing. We are now at 11g and plan to migrate to 19c.

I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It is a wonderful database engine.

Oracle Database could be useful for companies that need the stability of the Oracle database. People might not have the money, time, and options to maintain commodities-supported systems on their own or have a dedicated DBA team. So, the best is if you buy the service and not simply install a database and hope that it will work but not have enough people to support it. In my opinion, any mid-size business needs the stability and scalability of an Oracle Database.

Where I work, all the core systems are Oracle-based. In the banks, there were about 400-800 people as users and many customers.

In terms of structured databases, I support SQL-based databases. SQL has its place, but not for plannable structure and transactional databases. At the same time, Oracle is very much optimized. If you don’t have a deeper knowledge of how to create a query, the newer versions optimize it without answers as well. So that is a very strong feature.

Another valuable feature is partitioning. You can partition the database, you can move the partitions, and maintain the growth. The unnecessary growth of the database and the backup systems are well supported. So, all the things around which we need the long-lived stability of the database are in Oracle.

I would like to improve the stability of the Oracle database.

I have been using Oracle for ten years. 

I would like to improve the stability of Oracle. Although, I would like to give an example here. Finding new core banking systems can be daunting, particularly when vendors don't clearly state their capabilities upfront. To ensure optimal performance and stability, a list of vendors is available with specific requirements listed in the database directory. Although not always explicitly stated upfront, many offer compatibility with Oracle databases when appropriate.

It is very scalable, but the Oracle stability is okay. The vertical scalability works well. There is a lot of hype around horizontal stability. But to be honest, if you are using a transactional database system for a bank, it does not require a big database. The gross of the database is predictable. The first thing we look at is its performance. If we need to get the right performance, we need to scale. But the most important aspect for us is performance. I need both the scalability part and performance.

I have never directly reached out to the Oracle support team.

In banks, there are enough people to set things up, so the setup gets easier and easier.

In my opinion, it's not cheap, but every business can decide for itself.

The question is, how successful will Microsoft be in getting into your business? Because, of course, there is competition on the cloud part.

Microsoft is trying to get into this business. It's cheaper. One reason is that the banking systems often use PSQL. There is business logic in the database. The reason Microsoft was proposed was for its performance. It costs a lot to transform PSQL into Microsoft SQL. They are two different languages, and even the solutions are different. Another reason to go with Oracle is that it's more mature than its competitors. I would consider it the golden gate.

I would rate Oracle a nine out of ten. I have used different versions in different companies. For example, at the moment, in this company, we have an Oracle record 11g. In my former company, we used 12c and 19c. It's not good to lag too much time because then you will fight with the problems to update the newer versions. We are planning to upgrade it from 11g to 2019.

I use Oracle Database as a Service for preparing DBQ. I then check whether my output is as expected or not, and compare it with the LS that is generated. Additionally, when I check any customer data, I use this solution.

The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the ease of use. We can use a simple syntax to get data and we can easily go to procedures to see data other than using a query.

Oracle Database as a Service is very convenient to use. However, we need to know to which schema we want it to connect specifically, and what are the username and password. The solution requires some basic knowledge of SQL RP and SQL Oracle to use it.

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately four years.

I have not used the support from the vendor.

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is difficult. For example, reading all the schemas and providing different users can take time.

This solution is costly because it saves a lot of data.

Oracle Database as a Service is a user-friendly option that you can be considered when evaluating solutions. You can easily view available tables and their corresponding data by executing basic queries. The left tab displays all tables and procedures, and you can expand it to view table names directly. By using a simple query, such as "select star from [table name]", you can obtain all information. You can then refine your queries by selecting specific correlated queries that involve loops, joins, and other operations. Overall, using Oracle is a straightforward process that you should consider exploring.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.

It provides the ability to run from a simple schema base to a real application database, including the option to run it on the Oracle public cloud. In cases where the customer has an issue with data locality or privacy, the option to seamlessly switch to a Oracle public cloud machine in the customer's own DC makes this the most flexible cloud solution.

The automatic inclusion of all database options in Enterprise Edition (EE), Extreme Performance and Exadata cloud service make this product very attractive.

Previously, when proposing cloud solutions for Oracle database to enterprise clients the lack of a viable high availability solution was often cost prohibitive. Oracle offers this as a standard option. With Active Dataguard freely available for Extreme Performance, there is no enterprise cloud service catering to the Oracle database that can match this offering

Currently, there is no simple method to modify the orchestrations on which the compute hosts are based. Hence, unlike the IaaS Oracle services, in cases where there is a need to make certain changes to the service, such as adding an IP network or a GRE tunnel, it requires specialized skills from the backend. However, we expect with the rapid pace of innovation that the feature to modify advanced aspects might be added on the fly in later versions.

We have been experimenting with the solution for just over a year now and we have clients that are going live on the system as I write this.

We saw some minor hiccups to do with networking and connectivity. We also were utilizing the Exadata database cloud service for one client and faced some issues with the cloud tooling. One minor problem was if we created a database of a particular name in capitals, deleted the database, and then tried to recreate the same database but with small letters, the cloud tooling would not allow this. We raised the issue to Oracle, who provided a fix and will incorporate this in the next version of the Exadata cloud tooling.

On the whole, the system was very stable. We only faced one unexplained hiccup, when a server was rebooted and we were not able to track down the root cause.

We did not face any issues with scalability. We are using Oracle OTD for high-availability scale out, which was initially active-passive but later an active-active solution was provided.

We have had very responsive customer support. On several occasions, the Oracle Cloud A-Team directly came on the call with us to help resolve issues.

The technical team from the vendor side was quite knowledgeable and we were able to resolve some network routing issues quite quickly.

We have used other cloud providers. However, they did not have a true high-availability cloud solution. The second issue we found is that I/O bandwidth was comparatively variable on the other cloud providers and we could not scale easily beyond a few terabytes without facing I/O bottlenecks.

Because we had taken training on the platform, it was very familiar for us. However, it would not be so easy for someone implementing this from scratch. We would recommend going with an experienced managed service provider.The platform provides surprising flexibility for something that is billed as platform as a service.

We are ourselves a cloud service provider team that implemented for several customers.

This varies across our customers but they all are seeing benefits over their erstwhile in-house solutions.

The cloud option provides a lot of benefits for Oracle shops, as it reduces the upfront costs and converts the licensing costs to a running cost.

We have utilized other cloud and hosted platforms such as Azure, Macquarie Telecom, Verizon, Xerox, etc. However, this option was superior for Oracle Database hosting.

This provides an enterprise-class cloud solution that can scale to terabyte-sized databases in the cloud without having to compromise.

The solution’s new version, Exadata, is good for managing enterprise workloads. It is number one in terms of performance. The solution is also good with sharding concepts.

I like the solution’s performance and real application concepts.

I would like to see improvements in the license cost. The solution is subscription-based for PaaS services. You need to buy your own authorized license.

I have been working with the solution for more than 20 years.

I would rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten since it is stable.

The solution is scalable and I would give a rating of ten out of ten for its scalability. We have more than 100 customers for the solution.

The solution’s setup is straightforward and doesn’t take more than a day to complete. The steps for the solution’s deployment include purchasing the tenancy and provisioning the database as per the license which you have purchased.

Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business.

I would rate the solution a ten on ten. Anyone looking to implement the solution should be mindful of the sizing since it affects the licensing and AMC support. I would suggest customers to try the subscription-based pricing model rather than the optimized licensing one.

We are using Oracle Database as a Service for a banking system we are making that requires a good database with high performance and very high capacity. This solution is providing all of these features for us. Additionally, we are using another Oracle tool for development, called Oracle ADS, which is very compatible with the Oracle Database as a Service.

The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the object types. The object types are not available in other databases, such as SQL and Postgres. Additionally, the security is very good.

The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better.

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for approximately 15 years.

Oracle Database as a Service is stable.

The scalability of Oracle Database as a Service is good.

We have more than 50 people in my company using this solution.

We have rarely used the support. However, whenever we have any issue, we can search it through the Oracle site and find a solution.

I'm working on Postgres and Advanced Postgres and we have some products on it, but I found that the performance is not the same as Oracle Database as a Service.

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is straightforward.

We did the implementation of Oracle Database as a Service with our in-house team of four people. One for the application, one for the database, and two for DevOps.

I do not know firsthand about the price of Oracle Database as a Service, but it is known that Oracle solutions tend to be priced higher than competitors.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.

On a day-to-day basis, we use Oracle Database for monitoring and managing data volumes, especially adding data files automatically. I haven't directly experienced how Oracle Database enhances data analytics, as my involvement has been more on the application design side.

In terms of features, I find Automated Storage Management (ASM) and Data Guard most helpful for improving data security and reliability. 

Oracle Database is scalable, particularly in storage utilization with ASM. The availability of Oracle Database has contributed positively to operational uptime, especially with Data Guard.

In terms of improvements, I believe Oracle Database is already quite robust, but application development could be enhanced to fully utilize its features.

I've been working with Oracle Database for about 15 years, primarily focusing on application design and monitoring.

I rate scalability as a 5 out of 10, and stability as an 8 out of 10.

For technical support, I'd rate it a 7; there's room for improvement in user interaction.

The initial setup experience for Oracle Database is straightforward, I would rate it around 8 or 9 out of 10. Deployment typically takes no more than 2 hours.

Migrating to Oracle Database from on-premises was a while ago, so I don't remember it well, but it was generally okay.

The solution is on the expensive side, but I recommend it because it's a good database.

Overall, I find Oracle Database as a Service to be reliable and efficient for our operational needs. I'd give Oracle Database as a Service an 8 out of 10.

We use Oracle Database as a Service for data warehouse and OLTP systems.

Oracle Database as a Service is one of the best databases. As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup. It's a very good product.

The solution’s pricing could be improved.

I have been using Oracle Database as a Service for 10 years.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service ten out of ten for stability.

The solution's on-premises scalability should be improved. Around 100 users, including analysts, database administrators, and developers, use the solution in our organization.

I rate Oracle Database as a Service an eight out of ten for scalability.

Oracle Database as a Service has a good and fast technical support team.

The initial setup of Oracle Database as a Service is easy.

Oracle Database as a Service is easy to deploy, and we deployed it through an in-house team.

Although Oracle Database as a Service is expensive, it is worth its cost, and we have seen a return on investment.

Oracle Database as a Service has a yearly licensing fee, which is expensive.

One or two people are enough to manage the solution. The development depends on how many applications you need to build.

Overall, I rate Oracle Database as a Service a nine out of ten.