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Anaconda AI
Anaconda is the world's trusted Python distribution. Installing Anaconda here provides access to Anaconda Distribution, an open-source software repository for data science and AI that includes package and dependency management. It also provides the capabilities of Anaconda AI Platform for securing, governing, and distributing artifacts to users in your organization.
Anaconda AI Platform includes:
- Over 300+ open-source data science packages, including NumPy, SciPy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn, and Jupyter.
- Language-agnostic conda package manager to install more than 4,000 packages, including Tensorflow, Keras, xgboost, and caffe or Miniconda, a minimal bootstrap of conda.
- Comprehensive security vulnerability monitoring and mitigation by Anaconda's team.
- Security and governance capabilities, including user-access controls, signature verification, policy filters, and software bill of materials (SBOM).
Highlights: Anaconda is trusted by the world's most innovative organizations to provide access to popular open-source software packages and capabilities to secure the software supply chain for data science and AI. Access over 12,000 compatible open-source data science and AI packages. Govern use of open-source software across the enterprise and monitor security vulnerabilities.
Trusted by 50 million users, 95% of Fortune 500 companies, and 79% of the Global 2000, and recognized as one of Fast Company's most innovative companies and G2's Grid Leader in Data Science & Machine Learning, the Anaconda AI Platform centralizes your approach to sourcing, securing, building, and deploying AI, boosting productivity while reducing time, cost, and risk.
Highlights
- Anaconda is trusted by the world's most innovative organizations to provide access to popular open-source software packages and capabilities to secure the software supply chain for data science and AI.
- Access over 300+ open-source data science and AI packages.
- Govern use of open-source software across the enterprise and monitor security vulnerabilities.
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| Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months | 
|---|---|---|
| Starter | It is only available to individuals, universities, as well as companies with fewer than 200 employees. Any organization of more than 200 employees requires a Business license.  | $180.00 | 
| Business | Licenses for Access to Business Cloud. Includes Tier 1 support tickets and Tier 2 support hours. | $600.00 | 
The following dimensions are not included in the contract terms, which will be charged based on your usage.
| Dimension | Description | Cost/unit | 
|---|---|---|
| additional_usage | Additional Usage | $0.01 | 
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Anaconda technical support hours are 6 AM to 6 PM CST Monday - Friday.
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Has provided a seamless way to manage packages and set up project environments for routine data cleaning tasks
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Anaconda Business is basic data manipulation work through Python.
A specific example of the data manipulation tasks I'm doing with Anaconda Business is cleaning data, as I use Jupyter Notebooks to write Python code to clean it up.
What is most valuable?
The best features Anaconda Business offers are that it's seamless and easy to use, with straightforward access to the applications I need.
Package management is very straightforward and smooth to use, and setting up personal environments for various projects is really good too; I've done that a couple of times and never had issues.
Anaconda Business has positively impacted my organization because the people who use it are happy with it; nobody has complained, though I haven't discussed it with many others.
What needs improvement?
I'm not sure how Anaconda Business can be improved. It has worked fine for me the way it is, and I haven't experienced any issues, so I don't have any suggestions because it's straightforward for what I do.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Anaconda Business for only a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Anaconda Business is stable, as I've never had any issues with it going down or stopping work.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Anaconda Business is good; it does everything I need it to do.
How are customer service and support?
I cannot speak to the customer support of Anaconda Business because I've never used it. I've worked with our IT a couple of times, but that was different; it wasn't an actual Anaconda Business issue.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I haven't previously used a different solution. As long as I've worked at Ellucian , we've been using Anaconda Business.
How was the initial setup?
I didn't have anything to do with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Anaconda Business, so I don't have an opinion.
What was our ROI?
I don't have any experience with the return on investment, as I don't have metrics to share regarding time saved, money saved, or fewer employees needed. I'm just an end user that uses it for my day-to-day work.
What other advice do I have?
I haven't noticed any specific time savings or workflow ease from Anaconda Business. It is very easy to use, and it's what we're provided to work with.
My advice to others looking into using Anaconda Business is that it works well, and it's important to read documentation and understand how it works.
I don't believe my company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
I was offered a gift card or incentive for this review.
I rate Anaconda Business an 8 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Training AI models and collaborating with peers have become more efficient through shared workflows
What is our primary use case?
I typically use Anaconda Business for personal uses; actually, I use Anaconda machine rather than Anaconda Business .
I use Anaconda Business mainly for development purposes.
I use Anaconda Business for data analytics, as I train AI models using the many libraries that Anaconda provides, particularly with Python language for training purposes.
What is most valuable?
We appreciate Anaconda Business mainly for its features and offerings.
The scalability of Anaconda Business has been good for our team.
We find the advanced security, governance, and collaborative features for organizations using Python and R particularly useful, as these business plans provided by Anaconda Business have been very helpful.
What needs improvement?
The prices for Anaconda Business may need improvement.
The usability of Anaconda Business is good, with no complaints about that. However, the pricing should be a little lower for a single person to use, as it might be affordable for an organization, but for my single use, it is difficult.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working in my current field for about two years.
What other advice do I have?
Since the last quarter, we have seen some positive outcomes.
I would advise others looking into using Anaconda Business to consider everything I have found in my research, as everything, including scalability and product features, is time-efficient.
On a scale of one to ten, I rate Anaconda Business a ten.
Has improved time and data efficiency while supporting secure client projects
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Anaconda Business is serving my clients with the help of different paths of the platform.
A specific example of how I use the platform to serve my clients is fetching data to serve and query the interview-perspective point of view.
I have something else to add about my main use case with Anaconda Business ; sometimes we use it in my startup cases or current hotspot queries. It's not shareable or public, but I use it in my startup also.
What is most valuable?
The best features Anaconda Business offers in my experience are all excellent.
The features that stand out to me the most are its package management, which is very good, and its security, which is also excellent. Its features are highly beneficial.
Anaconda Business has positively impacted my organization because, when discussing the security point of view, it's exceptional; when comparing it to other solutions, Anaconda Business is superior.
I can share specific outcomes that show the positive impact, such as when we use feature engineering. Using Anaconda Business in feature engineering terms is excellent for dealing with various types of parameters.
What needs improvement?
I think Anaconda Business is performing well overall.
My suggestion for improvement is that they should enhance the security point of view; it's good, but it needs some more advanced features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Anaconda Business is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Anaconda Business's scalability is good, especially when we discuss features, security, or different aspects; it's good and scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Anaconda Business provides a better approach.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution before Anaconda Business.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment; specifically, when we talk about efficiency, it's both time-saving and money-saving.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is satisfactory.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options before choosing Anaconda Business; I directly chose it because my friend also used this.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Anaconda Business is to read some books related to AI technology or how to use AWSÂ , among others, or Anaconda type resources. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Anaconda Business a 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Open source platform empowers seamless integration and efficient package management
What is our primary use case?
I use Anaconda for predictions, building models, and incorporating them within the product for specific use cases.
What is most valuable?
Anaconda is an open-source platform that can integrate numerous other kits and models in one place. It offers effective package management capabilities that are beneficial. By having control over the integrations, I can do them myself without limitations.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement, especially regarding deployment. The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Anaconda for the past eight or nine years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Anaconda is comparable to other tools used in data science. There are always performance issues within data science, but Anaconda is not different from others.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Anaconda does not have scalability restrictions as it depends on the type of machine running it.
How are customer service and support?
I have no experience with Anaconda's technical support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used other data science platforms like H2O.ai and Dataiku but prefer Anaconda due to its open-source nature, which allows better control over what I can do.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Anaconda is an open-source tool, so I do not pay anything for it. It is compatible with every tool, regardless of whether it is open source or a paid package.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have previously used Dataiku , H2O.ai , and Databricks for data science solutions.
What other advice do I have?
The biggest disadvantage is the amount of time needed for deployment to production. My overall experience with Anaconda is positive, and I would rate it an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Unified platform for efficient coding and machine learning
What is our primary use case?
We use Anaconda for data science model and development, specifically for coding in Python. We use it mainly for forecasting and predicting models within the environment of Anaconda Python.
How has it helped my organization?
Anaconda has been very beneficial for our organization. The integration between different utility projects and the overall efficiency for data science and machine learning tasks has been very helpful. It provides a coding environment that saves time in setting up individual tools.
What is most valuable?
Anaconda has multiple valuable features. It provides a unified platform where you can install Jupyter, Python Spider, and other related tools without needing separate installations. The ability to work on multiple programming languages like Python, R, and Ruby is also significant. One of the best aspects is the community support.
What needs improvement?
Anaconda consumes a significant amount of processing memory when working on it. This is something that needs improvement as it can impact performance.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Anaconda for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Anaconda is stable ninety percent of the time. However, there are occasional delays due to high memory consumption.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There is generally no need to scale Anaconda. The tool has minimum system requirements that need to be met for optimal performance.
How are customer service and support?
Anaconda has great community support, and its technical support is also helpful.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Anaconda is straightforward. One person is enough for the installation and deployment.
What was our ROI?
Anaconda is cost-saving as it is open-source and the installation is easy. There is no need for a pricing structure for the basic version.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Anaconda does not require a pricing structure, and it is available as an open-source tool. The features of Python, Jupyter, and others are free to use.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.