We performed a comparison between Nutanix Database Service and VMware Tanzu Data Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There are a lot of options for working with the database."
"We have an enterprise-level backup product that we're required to use, so we don't rely on Era's version. [But] it could be an awesome first-line backup. It's very elegant the way they designed it. It's quick and it doesn't take up nearly as much storage space as traditional backups. It would definitely help to save on tier-one storage."
"It saves operation time and day-to-day tasks."
"It has wizards that are very helpful in the installation, and it handles automation as well as virtualization once deployed."
"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."
"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."
"The patching is the most valuable feature. We spent a lot of time and effort on the patching of our SQL instances after hours. With Nutanix Era, you can schedule and automate them during your normal operational hours (during the day). You schedule all the patching, then everything happens automatically with minor tickets from the engineer. So, our patching, which took four hours, went down to an hour for the engineer. This is much better for us from a return on investment perspective."
"The message routing is the most valuable feature. It is effective and flexible."
"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."
"The stability of this solution was very good."
"It works very well with large database queries."
"We chose Greenplum because of the architecture in terms of clustering databases and being able to have, or at least utilize the resources that are sitting on a database."
"The product's reliability is the most valuable feature."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
"The loading speed is very good."
"The updating of the database engine is something that can be improved. For example, assume that we are using PostgreSQL out of the box, and it is version 10. If we want to migrate to version 11, 12, or 13, then it is not very easy to do that using Nutanix Era."
"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."
"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."
"I would like to see the SQL compatibility enhanced."
"Their support is helpful, but maybe they need more technical staff. Their response was slow once, but that was the only time it happened, so I'm not sure."
"The downside of this solution is that it's more expensive than its competitors."
"The solution could improve by providing more support for more vendors."
"It would be helpful if we could patch Windows operating systems with the solution."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization."
"If messages pile up until the space of the memory is full, then basically, the cluster goes down, and someone has to log in through the backend and purge all messages."
"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."
"It will be very useful if we could communicate with other database types from Greenplum (using a database link)."
"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."
"I’d like this dashboard to use web sockets, so it would actually be in real time. It would slightly increase debugging, etc."
"When you have complex tasks, RabbitMQ is hard to use."
"I would like to see the performance of the administration portal improved and additional messaging protocols."
Nutanix Database Service is ranked 6th in Database Development and Management with 17 reviews while VMware Tanzu Data Services is ranked 7th in Database Development and Management with 81 reviews. Nutanix Database Service is rated 8.4, while VMware Tanzu Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix Database Service writes "A single solution that provides you new deployments and monitoring as well as everything in one bucket". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Data Services writes "Reliable queueing functionality and versatile tool that can be used with any programming languages ". Nutanix Database Service is most compared with Oracle Enterprise Manager and EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager, whereas VMware Tanzu Data Services is most compared with IBM MQ, Anypoint MQ, Apache Kafka, Red Hat AMQ and Teradata. See our Nutanix Database Service vs. VMware Tanzu Data Services report.
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