Oracle Exadata Information Reviews & Insights

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TrustRadius Insights for Oracle Exadata are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Elasticity and Scalability: Users have appreciated the elasticity and scalability provided by Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service, allowing for the consolidation of thousands of databases into one unified solution. This flexibility enables organizations to adapt to changing business needs efficiently.

High-Speed Computing Capabilities: Reviewers have consistently highlighted the high-speed computing capabilities of Exadata, resulting in accelerated processing of analytics workloads. The fast performance contributes to improved productivity and decision-making processes for users.

Operational Efficiency Enhancements: Customers have found that Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service offers zero downtime for Oracle patches, faster I/O compared to non-Exadata solutions, and supports scripting using bash and sh, enhancing operational efficiency across various tasks. These features streamline operations and contribute to a smoother workflow for users.

Oracle Exadata Reviews

5 Reviews

InformationComputer Software2Telecommunications2Information Services1

Oracle Exadata Database Machine for zero downtime and fast I/O

Rating: 10 out of 10

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May 21, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Recently our client's Oracle database servers were migrated to Oracle Exadata Database Machine. Due to this migration, downtime has reduced drastically. Previously we had downtime during Oracle patching but now there is no downtime. The Oracle Exadata Database Machine is faster. It supports scripting using bash. The computing speed is high. The performance of queries has increased a lot. Our business is running smoothly due to this.

Pros

Zero downtime for Oracle patches
Faster I/O as compared to non-exadata
Scripting using bash and sh

Cons

Patching is complex because of zero downtime
Configuration is complex
Hardware needs improvement

Likelihood to Recommend

Oracle Exadata Database Machine is suitable for critical business for which there should not be any downtime. It is suitable for business which requires fast computation speeds. It is suitable where business runs many queries. The performance of queries is really very good in Oracle Exadata Database Machine. It is suitable for business where we need scripting through bash and sh.

Ankur Karmakar

Programmer Analyst Trainee in Engineering at Cognizant (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees)

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The best you can get!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 23, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Exadata for about 8 months and have been loving it. Most of the time it is used by the BI applications team and we don't get any bad feedback from then. If you want the ORDM, go for it. It's fast and effective. Migration to the database is easy as well.

Pros

Fast.
Effective.
Easy to migrate.

Cons

Can be time-consuming in the beginning.

Likelihood to Recommend

Oracle Exadata is well suited to simplify databases and IT management with high levels of consolidation.

Verified User

Engineer in Professional Services (Information Services company, 51-200 employees)

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1 year of experience

Specifically engineered platform for running Oracle Database efficiently

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 10, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization utilizes Oracle Exadata Database Machine as analytical database system. It is primarily used by business analytics and reporting units throughout the organization. As an enterprise grade database appliance with optimized computing platform, it enables users to execute aggregation of huge data faster than using commodity servers. Thus it is a dependable system to generate mission critical reports.

Pros

Customize-able for specific functionality optimized for combination of online transaction or analytical processing.
Ability to serve mix workloads with resource management feature enables prioritizing allocation for certain workload.
Scale-able on-premise with compatibility for cloud deployment offers flexible solution for organization considering to transition from on-premise solution.

Cons

Integrating with different types of databases can be a challenge
Having a hardware platform optimized to run specific database software surely comes with a price
Single vendor to support same hardware and software will make migrating to different hardware and/or software become a hassle

Likelihood to Recommend

Oracle Exadata Database Machine is perfect for organization which already familiar with Oracle Databases which want to run their database on an infrastructure specifically engineered to run Oracle Database efficiently and get the best performance possible. Using same vendor for both hardware and software for database also eliminate the complexity of managing multiple vendors for different hardware and software. However, for organization which already invested on various commodity hardware and using multiple databases software. Migrating to Exadata Database Machine which can only run Oracle Database will surely comes with a price.

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Professional in Information Technology (Telecommunications company, 1001-5000 employees)

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3 years of experience

Performance, scalability, fast, installed: this is Oracle Exadata.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 1, 2017

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is durable. It is a highly relevant option with extreme performance. The extreme performance is one of the key features when you're using Exadata. There are known points that you need to take care of, simply "beware of update".!

I implemented a data warehouse on Exadata. Before this solution, we were aiming for this to be completed by 8 a.m., when our ETLs would finish. With the help of Exadata's special features, this was reduced to 3 a.m.

This solution allows us to bring more data within the same time period. It provides us with more subject areas that provide more reports to our users. Our ETL times reduced to 65%, then to 50%.

Pros

Oracle Database : Deliver industry-leading security, high availability and scalability with Oracle Database, which has been significantly enhanced to take advantage of the Oracle Exadata Storage Servers.
Exadata Smart Scan : Improve query performance by offloading intensive query processing and data mining scoring to scalable intelligent storage servers.
Smart Flash Cache : Transparently cache 'hot' read and write data to fast solid-state storage, improving query response times and throughput. Exadata systems use the latest PCI flash technology rather than flash disks. PCI flash delivers ultra-high performance by placing flash directly on the high speed PCI bus rather than behind slow disk controllers.
Hybrid Columnar Compression : Reduce the size of data warehousing tables by 10x, and archive tables by 50x, to improve performance and lower storage costs for primary, standby, and backup databases. Query high, query low, archive high and archive low.
Infiniband Network : Connect multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines using the InfiniBand fabric to form a larger single system image configuration. Each InfiniBand link provides 40 Gigabits of bandwidth–many times higher than traditional storage or server networks.
Petabyte Scalability : Easily scale data warehouse to support enterprise data growth.

Cons

There's nothing bad to say about Exadata. It's stable, durable, and always up and running. My DBAs do online patches and online backup.
I would like to see more database features and maybe more archiving features, because we need to do data archiving. I would like to see additional database memory.
It could be cheaper. :-)

Likelihood to Recommend

First, get the database on Oracle. If you are in an Oracle stack, it would be much better to use the Oracle products. If you are driving a Ferrari, you wouldn’t put a Mercedes engine in it. If you are writing a query, you cannot rely on other brands. Since I'm an architect, when I look for a product, I look for performance.
The installation is easy because it comes out-of-the-box and you just start using it.
Previous to Oracle Exadata, we were using a normal Oracle RAC service. We were just waiting for this product to come out.
I'm currently writing a data warehouse on Exadata. Before this solution, we were aiming for this to be completed by 8 a.m., when our ETLs would finish. With the help of Exadata's special features, this was reduced to 3 a.m. This solution allows us to bring more data within the same time period. It provides us with more subject areas that provide more reports to our users. Our ETL times reduced to 65%, then to 50%.

Gurcan Orhan

Data WareHouse Architect in Information Technology at Ekol Logistics (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)

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6 years of experience

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Exadata - It's more than one could ever expect

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 9, 2017

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Exadata across the entire organization. We needed a super high-performance database platform for Oracle - and Exadata was exactly what we needed. While the initial cost and learning curve were a bit steep, the performance improvements in all our database applications were nothing short of phenomenal. If we could have afforded to switch over entirely to Exadata we would have had stellar results. For those database applications we did not place on Exadata it was painful to know there's a better platform and way to go. If budget were not an issue we would have done so. It's almost impossible to value the smart scan technology and cell offloading until you see it in practice. The technology delivers on every promise and in general, is far better than one expects.

Pros

The smart scan and cell offloading churn through massive amounts of data in a far more efficient and timely manner than any other Oracle database platform option available.
We did not have to change any application code to deploy on Exadata. We never allowed optimizer hints in our application code so we had zero issues when we upgraded.
We actually were able to consolidate many databases onto a single Exadata box - far more than we had ever expected.

Cons

I wish Exadata costs were just a little lower to overcome new users initial price shock. But once you see it in action the issue disappears.
I wish the Exadata technology were available on non-Oracle hardware/servers. In theory it should be able to be done on other servers, but it's blocked by Oracle it seems.
The new Exadata Express in the cloud is misleading, it does not have full smart scan capabilities. So people who try to experiment with Exadata first on the cloud may not see the real benefit and not understand why.

Likelihood to Recommend

Exadata's platform is ideal for database consolidation. With Oracle's multi-tenant (pluggable) databases one can put hundreds of databases on one machine.

Bert Scalzo

Senior Product Manager in Research & Development at IDERA Software (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)

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4 years of experience

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Performance, scalability, fast, installed: this is Oracle Exadata.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 1, 2017

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This solution allows us to bring more data within the same time period. It provides us with more subject areas that provide more reports to our users. Our ETL times reduced to 65%, then to 50%.

Pros

Oracle Database : Deliver industry-leading security, high availability and scalability with Oracle Database, which has been significantly enhanced to take advantage of the Oracle Exadata Storage Servers.
Exadata Smart Scan : Improve query performance by offloading intensive query processing and data mining scoring to scalable intelligent storage servers.
Smart Flash Cache : Transparently cache 'hot' read and write data to fast solid-state storage, improving query response times and throughput. Exadata systems use the latest PCI flash technology rather than flash disks. PCI flash delivers ultra-high performance by placing flash directly on the high speed PCI bus rather than behind slow disk controllers.
Hybrid Columnar Compression : Reduce the size of data warehousing tables by 10x, and archive tables by 50x, to improve performance and lower storage costs for primary, standby, and backup databases. Query high, query low, archive high and archive low.
Infiniband Network : Connect multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines using the InfiniBand fabric to form a larger single system image configuration. Each InfiniBand link provides 40 Gigabits of bandwidth–many times higher than traditional storage or server networks.
Petabyte Scalability : Easily scale data warehouse to support enterprise data growth.

Cons

There's nothing bad to say about Exadata. It's stable, durable, and always up and running. My DBAs do online patches and online backup.
I would like to see more database features and maybe more archiving features, because we need to do data archiving. I would like to see additional database memory.
It could be cheaper. :-)

Likelihood to Recommend

First, get the database on Oracle. If you are in an Oracle stack, it would be much better to use the Oracle products. If you are driving a Ferrari, you wouldn’t put a Mercedes engine in it. If you are writing a query, you cannot rely on other brands. Since I'm an architect, when I look for a product, I look for performance.
The installation is easy because it comes out-of-the-box and you just start using it.
Previous to Oracle Exadata, we were using a normal Oracle RAC service. We were just waiting for this product to come out.
I'm currently writing a data warehouse on Exadata. Before this solution, we were aiming for this to be completed by 8 a.m., when our ETLs would finish. With the help of Exadata's special features, this was reduced to 3 a.m. This solution allows us to bring more data within the same time period. It provides us with more subject areas that provide more reports to our users. Our ETL times reduced to 65%, then to 50%.

Gurcan Orhan

Data WareHouse Architect in Information Technology at Ekol Logistics (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)

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6 years of experience

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