The product's initial setup phase is extremely simple.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment took four days.

Actually, the setup of the product itself was straightforward and really quick. 

Once it was up and running and ingesting data we created our first customer facing reports very quickly. Replacing scheduled reports took us eight or nine hours on a Sunday and did not allow any real drill-down could be executed in milliseconds pm Vertica with a lot more flexibility. What takes time is building our dashboards, communication with the customers, introductions to the new products, document the reports.  

I found it really straightforward to set up and run. I would say within two months of setting it up, I had all of my ingestion routines in place and everything was formalised. It ended up that it was one of the easiest database products I have ever had to set up.  

We deployed without any external help except maybe a few tech support calls.

Regarding the initial setup, I don't have direct involvement in it and cannot provide much comment. It's something that my team handles, and while they found it easy to set up, I don't have many specific insights to share.

Initially when I first started, the documentation, etc. available was scarce. However, this has improved substantially.

I was used to OLTP and DWH solutions based on technology such as Oracle, so some of the concepts are quite different.

Installation is recommended for someone familiar with Linux (the only OS available for Vertica). For developers with a Linux background, the issues are very manageable. Documentation is good for the installation, so follow it carefully, step-by-step.

The installation is not simple, if you go through the documents that are provided you should manage to do it. However, having some technical knowledge would be recommended. 

The time it took to do the implementation was approximately 45 minutes. There is additional software or features that we needed to deploy as part of the migration.

The initial setup was straightforward for me, it's not complex at all. You need to be at least a bit of a database administrator and really get certified on Vertica in order to use it. 

The initial setup was straightforward. We used an HPE-affiliated vendor to purchase and properly set up the equipment, completed a PoC, and then we had HPE Professional Services assist with the transition from our old system to Vertica.

Our Linux team loves it as one of the best installation packages. Initiate on one node, and the RPM propagates automatically to all other nodes.  

The initial setup of Vertica is straightforward.

It takes some time to come to grips with the various considerations. I’d suggest bringing in a consultant if you don’t have the time or inclination to do it yourself as it takes going through and install and configuration one or two times to really understand the implications of the different options.

We had no issues deploying it.

Once you got your cluster setup and nodes properly working, it is very simple to set up Vertica.

The initial setup is okay. You will need some knowledge and some training. I'd say learning takes a couple of months. We use one person to maintain the database side. With the DevOps team, everyone has a different role. But for our database, it's just one person.

The documentation and install procedures cannot be any more straightforward. You get all the information you need from the documentation in a well structured form. We also got support from Vertica for the first setup. They made hardware configuration suggestions and involved us in any details to help us to understand the overall process. During installation, the scripts were check numerous hardware and software settings to help you achieve the best performance for your environment.

It's pretty straightforward to get the cluster up and running - assuming you follow the vendor recommendations closely. Getting your data in, setting up projections, optimizing queries, etc. is not as straightforward. If you’ve never used it before, save yourself hours of frustration and hire a Vertica consultant.

It seemed to be very straightforward. However, we had an experienced consult to do the setup.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

Vertica is known for its ease of administration. I would say that the initial setup is easier than most.

Setup and administration are very easy. Vertica was designed to be operational with minimal Database Administrator effort.

It is straightforward if you read the documents and have mid to senior-level knowledge of Linux. Non-Linux admins will find the setup complex and cumbersome since most are Windows admin and they want point-and-click.

Initial setup of the database was straightforward.

The initial setup is straightforward and easy deployment.

Setting up Vertica is pretty straightforward. There's nothing super fancy about deploying Vertica. Depending on what you're doing, deployment can take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to several hours. It's quick if you want to use the automatic tools, which work very well. And if you want to do your own thing or do it on-prem, then it's going to take you a little bit longer. And you don't need large teams to administer it afterward.

No, the documentation is scarce on non standard setups. We had to create a virtual machine locally, set it up and then upload it to AWS.

The product is not easy to set up because you need a lot of training. It has less to do about the product itself, but the knowledge on how to use it. For example, the spreadsheet product Excel, If you don't know mathematics, you will have difficulty to make big Excel model and that's the same with the Vertica. It's just only a tool and depending on your capabilities to design what you need. 

Straightforward. Good docs helped a lot.

There's a lot of complexities with the upgrade and costs of data failures. That was last year. It was kind of good that I forgot about those pain points.

HP Vertica was in place when I joined the company, but it wasn't used as extensively as it is now.

Initial setup was straightforward through the command line.

The initial setup was complex.

Just getting Vertica running is straightforward. However, with an increasing number of customers, we had to develop our own tooling. For example:

• Automated deployment
• Monitoring, alerting
• Backup/restore.

Pretty straightforward, the installation was simple and we added more nodes easily as we grew.

Setup was very simple

Initial setup is straightforward.

Straightforward, very easy.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The setup per se was pretty straightforward. However, it took us some time to design the most efficient loading pattern from Hadoop.

I wasn’t involved with that, but I think that those who did it were happy with the support.

The installation procedure was reasonably straightforward, but earlier versions of Vertica were a bit more tricky due to libraries and dependencies. The docs were unclear in a few places during the installation, particularly with OS' that were not fully compatible with the required libraries. I expect those issues have been resolved in the newest version (8 at this time).

Straightforward, was able to get the database up fairly quickly with minimal effort.

It was straightforward.

The setup was pretty straightforward as it doesn't take much; if you plan your infrastructure right, then it is a breeze.

Initial setup is a bit clunky, like most complex, tunable products can be.

It is easy to integrate with EC2 instances.

The earlier version wasn't that good to deploy, but now it's pretty easy to install. If you follow the documentation, you will be OK.

There are some considerations to be evaluated before you start the installation, but the installer does the respective checks so things will function properly. And there are a lot of options.

Easy setup. Much easier than setting up Oracle RAC.

Simple

The initial Vertica setup was really simple.

Well-organized, online documentation made the initial setup fairly straightforward.