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    Azure Databricks

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAzure Databricks is a service available on Microsoft's Azure platform and suite of products. It provides the latest versions of Apache Spark so users can integrate with open source libraries, or spin up clusters and build in a fully managed Apache Spark environment with the global scale and availability of Azure. Clusters are set up, configured, and fine-tuned to ensure reliability and performance without the need for monitoring. The solution includes autoscaling and auto-termination to improve…N/A

    MATLAB

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMatLab is a predictive analytics and computing platform based on a proprietary programming language. MatLab is used across industry and academia.

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    Azure DatabricksMATLAB
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    $49
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    Home
    $149
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    Education
    $250
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    $500
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    $860
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    Features
    Azure DatabricksMATLAB
    Platform Connectivity
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    Azure Databricks
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    3% below category average
    MATLAB
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    Connect to Multiple Data Sources6.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    MDM Integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Azure Databricks and MATLAB
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    Azure Databricks
    6.4
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    MATLAB
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    Visualization5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Azure Databricks and MATLAB
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    Azure Databricks
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
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    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Encryption9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Built-in Processors7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Azure Databricks and MATLAB
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    Azure Databricks
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
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    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Azure Databricks and MATLAB
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    Azure Databricks
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
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    Flexible Model Publishing Options8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure DatabricksMATLAB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (53 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
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    9.5
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    User Testimonials
    Azure DatabricksMATLAB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Suppose you have multiple data sources and you want to bring the data into one place, transform it and make it into a data model. Azure Databricks is a perfectly suited solution for this. Leverage spark JDBC or any external cloud based tool (ADG, AWS Glue) to bring the data into a cloud storage. From there, Azure Databricks can handle everything. The data can be ingested by Azure Databricks into a 3 Layer architecture based on the delta lake tables. The first layer, raw layer, has the raw as is data from source. The enrich layer, acts as the cleaning and filtering layer to clean the data at an individual table level. The gold layer, is the final layer responsible for a data model. This acts as the serving layer for BI For BI needs, if you need simple dashboards, you can leverage Azure Databricks BI to create them with a simple click! For complex dashboards, just like any sql db, you can hook it with a simple JDBC string to any external BI tool.
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    MathWorks
    MATLAB really does best for solving computational problems in math and engineering. Especially when you have to use a lot of functions in your solving process, or if you have a nonlinear equation that must be iteratively solved. [MATLAB] can also perform things like integration and derivation on your equations that you put into it.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • SQL
    • Data management
    • Data access
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    MathWorks
    • It has a very user friendly library which helps users learn this software fairly quickly in a short span of time.
    • The graphical user interface provided by the software is really good.
    • The code that a person writes allows options for debugging.
    • One can visualize the flow of control of their code inside MATLAB.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Their pipeline workflow orchestration is pretty primitive. Lacks some common features
    • Workspace UI and navigation requires steep learning curve
    • Personally, I am not fond of their autosave feature. Its dangerous for production level notebooks scripts
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    MathWorks
    • MatLab is pricier than most of its competitors and because of this reason, many organizations are moving towards cheaper alternatives - mostly Python.
    • MatLab is inefficient when it comes to performing a large number of iterations. It gets laggy and often crashes. Python is better in this regard.
    • There is a limited number of hardware options (mostly NI) that can be connected directly to the data acquisition toolbox.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Based on my extensive use of Azure Databricks for the past 3.5 years, it has evolved into a beautiful amalgamation of all the data domains and needs. From a data analyst, to a data engineer, to a data scientist, it jas got them all! Being language agnostic and focused on easy to use UI based control, it is a dream to use for every Data related personnel across all experience levels!
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    MathWorks
    MATLAB is pretty easy to use. You can extend its capabilities using the programming interface. Very flexible capabilities when it comes to graphical presentation of your data (so many different kinds of options for your plotting needs). Anytime you are working with large data sets, or with matrices, MATLAB is likely to be very helpful.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    MathWorks
    The built-in search engine is not as performing as I wish it would be. However, the YouTube channel has a vast library of informative video that can help understanding the software. Also, many other software have a nice bridge into MATLAB, which makes it very versatile. Overall, the support for MATLAB is good.
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    Microsoft
    Against all the tools I have used, Azure Databricks is by far the most superior of them all! Why, you ask? The UI is modern, the features are never ending and they keep adding new features. And to quote Apple, "It just works!" Far ahead of the competition, the delta lakehouse platform also fares better than it counterparts of Iceberg implementation or a loosely bound Delta Lake implementation of Synapse
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    MathWorks
    How MATLAB compares to its competition or similar open access tools like R (programming language) or SciLab is that it's simply more powerful and capable. It embraces a wider spectrum of possibilities for far more fields than any other environment. R, for example, is intended primarily for the area of statistical computing. SciLab, on the other hand, is a similar open access tool that falls very short in its computing capabilities. It's much slower when running larger scripts and isn't documented or supported nearly as well as MATLAB.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Helped reduce time for collecting data
    • Reduced cost in maintaining multiple data sources
    • Access for multiple users and management of users/data in a single platform
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    MathWorks
    • MATLAB helps us quickly sort through large sets of data because we keep the same script each time we run an analyzation, making it very efficient to run this whole process.
    • The software makes it super easy for us to create plots that we can then show to investors or clients to display our data.
    • We are also looking to create an app for our product, and we will not be able to do that on MATLAB, therefore creating a limiting issue and a new learning curve for a programming language.
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