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Microsoft SQL Server

8.7 /10

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What is Microsoft SQL Server?

Apply intelligence across all your data with SQL Server 2019. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, query and analyze it using the data platform with industry-leading performance and security.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft SQL Server won the following awards in the Data Integration category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft SQL Server?

2% Negative

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Data Security

Administrative Features

Batch Integration

Metadata Management

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Data Virtualization

Exception Handling and Notifications

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Siddhant R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Apr 2024

daily uses this sql server for our software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Proprietary relational database management system by Microsoft,SQL Server supports fewer programming languages than MySQ,SQL Server allows you to filter across multiple databases at once. You can also stop a query without ending an entire process,SQL Server responds better than MySQL when performing in a scaled environment..

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SQL Server allows you to filter across multiple databases at once. You can also stop a query without ending an entire process.,data security.data management ,response

What do you dislike most about this product?

it doesn not support more programming languages than SQL Server, like Perl and Haskel

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

performance,scalability,availability,data ware house,authentication

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Tushar K.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2024

It has quite a lot of pre-built function

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Integration with other microsoft products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Management studio

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data shrinking

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good database to have for .net framework applications

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mahima S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2024

Amazing and best in industry

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

It’s easy coding and it’s very understandable, easy to write and the way it deals the huge data

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It’s structural behaviour and architectural

What do you dislike most about this product?

Someone it lags

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes it’s a must try and it can save your lot of time in processing of data

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Effective Service

Microsoft SQL Server

What is Microsoft SQL Server?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft SQL Server?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

Real Time Integration Able to integrate data in near-real time and handle movement of data from a source to target. Monitoring for changes in a data source in a non-invasive manner.

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing Includes data cleansing, reconciliation, and profiling across multiple sources in batch mode.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Multi Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

API Management and Orchestration Includes publishing, promoting and overseeing APIs and Orchestration Services.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Siddhant R.

daily uses this sql server for our software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tushar K.

It has quite a lot of pre-built function

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mahima S.

Amazing and best in industry

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Security

Administrative Features

Batch Integration

Metadata Management

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Data Virtualization

Exception Handling and Notifications

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support