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Updated 13th October 2025
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IT Manager
500M - 1B USD, BankingFAVORABLE
“How Exadata Enhances the Efficiency of Oracle Databases”
The performance of running Oracle databases on Exadata is not comparable when running on other hardware and it consumes less CPU.
BI Manager
1B - 3B USD, Consumer GoodsCRITICAL
“Expensive DB for an average performance ”
We had OBIEE together with MS SQL Server as the DB, and the performance was ok in general. But in some huge business units (there are 30 in total), the performance for certain reports in OBIEE was slow.
So it was decided to migrate to EXADATA as DB. Some experts from Oracle were contracted to do the migration, which took longer than expected. We finally went live with 2 business units, and we were going to continue with the rest of the BU. However, these 2 BU already in EXA, the performance was a total disaster. The reports started taking x2 or x3, or even didn't finish (while in MS SQL they took few seconds).
We worked during months trying to fix these performance problems. After some months, we managed to get similar performance than with MS SQL, but we had to hardcode prefixes to set some workaround variables in OBIEE reports (in hundreds or even thousands of reports). And we stop the project for the rest of the BUs.
We survived some years with only 2 BUs, and finally went back to MS SQL.
After several years, we understood the main problem was in the compression of EXA. But apparently, the "experts" from Oracle that worked on our project didn't know that.
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Oracle is a cloud technology company that offers computing infrastructure and software solutions globally. This organization has developed an autonomous database, the first of its kind, to help manage and secure data. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure presents functionalities to facilitate the transition of workloads from on-site systems to the cloud, and vice versa, as well as between different clouds. Oracle's cloud software applications provide modern tools designed to support sustainable growth and resilience in businesses. Tools developed by Oracle are used by a wide range of users including nonprofit organizations and businesses of various sizes, to aid in operations like supply chain streamlining, human resource management, financial planning and connecting data and global users. Apart from business solutions, Oracle's technology also aids in tasks ranging from government defense to scientific and medical research.
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Public
Year Founded
1977
Head office location
Redwood Shores, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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- IT Manager50M-1B USDBankingReview Source
How Exadata Enhances the Efficiency of Oracle Databases
The performance of running Oracle databases on Exadata is not comparable when running on other hardware and it consumes less CPU. - Analyst50M-1B USDMiscellaneousReview Source
High speed DB computing , a reliable data warehousing product
experience is very good, the infrastructure provides high speed computing ability that supported large organization - Solution Architect10B+ USDBankingReview Source
Exceptional Performance
The performance is exceptional. It has exceeded our expectations. - Software Analyst<50M USDBankingReview Source
Power machine of Oracle
The stability of the system is remarkable. Decisive was the performance which can't be surpassed with another system - UNKNOWNTITLE10B+ USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Superior product and world class customer support
Excellent experience from RFP to delivery to install and cutover. Oracle team does a fabulous job providing all of the information needed for us to be successful. Team was available to answer questions, provide guidance, and help reduce risk during deployment.
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