What is Oracle Exadata?
Oracle Exadata is an enterprise database platform that runs Oracle Database workloads of any scale and criticality with high performance, availability, and security. Exadata’s scale-out design employs unique optimizations that let transaction processing, analytics, artificial intelligence, and mixed workloads run faster and more efficiently. Consolidating diverse Oracle Database workloads on Exadata platforms in enterprise data centers, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and multicloud environments helps organizations increase operational efficiency, reduce IT administration, and lower costs.
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83 Likeliness to Recommend
89 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+95 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Unique Features
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Oracle Exadata Reviews
Pavan Kumar A.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
A Robust Machine "Exadata", Like a Robot..!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Oracle Exadata from other similar products?
Oracle Exadata is fully integrated robust machine optimized for database peak performance and Its In-House Dedicated hardware and smartware with its Smart Flash Cache, Where any other products are doest that feasibility.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The Robust Machine like A Robot, With its Smart features like Smart, Scan & Flash Cache handles peak performance and huge transaction processing. I'm Impressed with this Combo..Smart Yet Performance ..!
What do you dislike most about this product?
In a short, Oracle Exadata Implementation dependency. This can be better enhanced so that clients also get a chance to Implement in cloud or on-premise.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I Prefer to choose Oracle Exadata, to handle the data processing and data analytics with its peak performance.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Roberto M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2024
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Oracle Exadata from other similar products?
Compliance-all in one
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Support and how-to
What do you dislike most about this product?
Aggregated Value / Cost
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The cost is high to get it but the return,quickness and support compensate all.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Kosisochukwu M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2025
Reliable and fast for enterprise databases
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Oracle Exadata from other similar products?
Exadata stands out because the hardware and database software are engineered to work together. The performance gains from smart scans, storage optimization, and automatic management features are hard to match with general-purpose hardware.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The consistent high performance is my favorite part. It handles heavy transactional workloads without slowing down and requires far less manual tuning than traditional setups.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The main drawback is the cost. It’s an investment, especially compared to running Oracle on standard hardware, but the performance and stability make up for it.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make sure your team is prepared for the learning curve and take advantage of Oracle’s deployment guidance. Exadata delivers huge benefits, but it’s worth planning your migration carefully to get the most out of the platform.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation
