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Microsoft SQL Server

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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

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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?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Data Security

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Batch Integration

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Exception Handling and Notifications

Data Virtualization

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

 Sumit D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2022

SSIS - The Best Data Integration Tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

It has amazing tools which no other softwares can provide easily and effectively.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like its benefits like 1) Solve complex business problems 2) Migration of DTS packages to SSIS 3) Development of ETL processes 4) Managing and automating SQL server objects

What do you dislike most about this product?

There’s literally nothing to dislike about this amazing product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Just add some more amazing tools to make our work easy and better.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Muhammad Jybran W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jan 2022

Fantastic but a but pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Data integration for SSIS is much easier in a Microsoft environment and makes the job easier

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Transformation

What do you dislike most about this product?

Limited to Microsoft OS

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definately

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Liam R.

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

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Submitted Dec 2021

Data migration is pretty fast.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

The process of developing ETL based solutions is generally faster than other methods. It automates the process of data loading into your data warehouse or operational system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It gives much better performance in loading and transformation process than hand-coded or manual solutions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

SSIS memory usage is high and it conflicts with SQL

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You need to ensure that processer allocation between SQL and SSIS is done properly otherwise SQL have upper hand in it and due to that SSIS run very slow.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Cons

Commodity Features
Under Delivered

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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?

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

 Sumit D.

SSIS - The Best Data Integration Tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Muhammad Jybran W.

Fantastic but a but pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Liam R.

Data migration is pretty fast.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Security

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Batch Integration

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Exception Handling and Notifications

Data Virtualization

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization