G2

Dustin W.

Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/13/2015

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Honestly, Netezza/PDA is the absolute best platform I have ever worked with as a DB and BI Developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Netezza Performance Server?

The lack I time I spend tuning queries and running maintenance routines is nice. However, the best thing about Netezza is its ability to chew up monster queries that would kill other RDBMS platform and spit out results quickly to my user base. Also, the cross-pollination of the Netezza Engineers with the IBM Engineers has benefited the platform a great deal in some key areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Netezza Performance Server?

It is an IBM product, which means you get to deal with IBM and we know that can be a love/hate relationship. I worked with Netezza when it was still Netezza so I have just had to get used to the "classic IBM upsell". However, if you get a good Sales Engineer and then a good TAM (Technical Account Manager) most of your IBM issues will not exist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Netezza Performance Server:

Find a good consulting/development partner and have the POC done on their dime so make sure you get your feet wet with Netezza before you jump in head first. This will save on the upfront cost and help your development team learn Netezza. Also, look and ask about returned POC Netezza Appliances as they can be had at reduced cost and you get a brand new box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Netezza Performance Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Basically, every business problem in the retail, manufacturing, merchandising, and marketing space. IBM Netezza/PDA is not a one-trick-pony like some other MPP technologies on the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.