Microsoft SQL Server
About Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDMS) designed to help businesses of all sizes analyze structured or unstructured data across various data environments including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, and more. It enables administrators to track the performance of databases, monitor data lakes, and handle data warehousing operations on a unified platform.
Features of SQL Server include multi-language support, compliance management, data classification, automated alerts, full-text search, and more. It allows software developers to manage big data environments and deploy data clusters of containerized instances of Apache Spark and Hadoop Data File System (HDFS). DevOps teams can also utilize in-memory database capabilities to track the performance of business workloads.
SQL Server provides extract, transform, and load (ETL) capabilities, which enable users to extract business data from various sources, create custom workflows, execute aggregation, deduplication, or merging of data, and export the transformed data into destination databases or files. It allows employees to store digital objects including dynamic management views (DMVs), procedures, indexes, constraints, and transaction logs in a centralized repository.
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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
SQL Server review
Reviewed on 10/03/2020
SQL server is great, because i can use the same language same application, and for small customers...
SQL server is great, because i can use the same language same application, and for small customers it uses free option, and only for best performnace or bigger data need to pay for it
Can use it locally on on cloud
Pros
SQL Server is a great system to develop databases with great functionalities like jobs, procedures, functions ans so one
Cons
For me the only think not so good is performance for bigger batabases, but for me between 10GiB and 15GiB works fine
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Oracle DatabaseReasons for Choosing Microsoft SQL Server
SQL server is lot less expensive and have a free option for small aplications or for small customersSwitched From
Oracle DatabaseReasons for Switching to Microsoft SQL Server
SQL server is lot less expensive and have a free option for small aplications or for small customers
- Industry: Political Organization
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
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SQL is getting better as it grows older
Reviewed on 21/11/2019
SQL Server centralized my data and allows my staff to "believe" that they are working in Excel, It...
SQL Server centralized my data and allows my staff to "believe" that they are working in Excel, It is super fast for loading data from the server, and allow large data set that will normally take hours, or even crash the Excel spreadsheet to load without any issue.
When I am ready for a web app.. SQL server is easy as piece to develop a simple CRUD application and push live.
It seem to connect to every thing - from MS Word Mail merge, MS Excel, MS Access and of course for development environment such as Visual Studios.
One Database ( Centralized) and many presentation modes for the end users. I love it!
Pros
MS SQL Server is certainly a competently relational database engine, with reporting service and now R.
Easy to install for small onpremise application.
Easy to administer, easy to backup, easy because it is a Microsoft application.
It is so easy that most of the application today I work on seem to be pulling data from SQL into Excel and or Power BI.
You can start from free version and expand as time goes by.
The management studio take the pain our of scripting, and the online support community most likely have your questions answered with T-SQL scripts for copy and pasting.
If you deciding on an option for an Relational Database system - you should look at this as your most productive option. It allows you to focus on the problem by making the technology easy.
Cons
The new the version, the more memory intensive this management studio will become.
Microsoft need to create some more easy to use tool for change control and change tracking.
Backward compatibility - if you used a higher version during development, then it become a pain to use a lower version during production environment.
Reasons for Choosing Microsoft SQL Server
Ease of use, Easy to learn, easy to teach easy to integrate with well know tools.Reasons for Switching to Microsoft SQL Server
Cost and community of supporters, access to information on the open internet . Available of training.
- Industry: Program Development
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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A Great Start To Database Management
Reviewed on 20/07/2021
Microsoft SQL Server software has many facets, more positive than negative. But it is undoubtedly...
Microsoft SQL Server software has many facets, more positive than negative. But it is undoubtedly one of the favorites of web developers and internet marketers.
Since it is ideal for database management and has warranty. On the other hand you can have many tools to optimize its operation, which you can equate to multiple useful guides provided by the same company.
Pros
Is quite secure, it guarantees the security of the databases, it is very easy to configure unlike other database management programs, the installation and configuration is easier. And it also has data recovery support.
Cons
Cost, there is a free version that can be used, however for more advanced data-driven applications and functions, you will need to make a considerable investment in higher versions of the software. Also, additional investments in Microsoft software may be necessary if your company uses some or no Microsoft infrastructure.
Reasons for Switching to Microsoft SQL Server
Actually, it was my teacher who suggested using this program to evaluate us.
- Industry: Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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My opinion of Microsoft SQL Server
Reviewed on 07/09/2023
Quite simply, my experience with SQl-server is perfect. I've been using it for nearly 2 years and...
Quite simply, my experience with SQl-server is perfect. I've been using it for nearly 2 years and it has helped me a lot in my business intelligence project. It's wonderful to use.
Pros
As a relational GBD system, it's the perfect tool for data analysts. It enables users to extract, transform and download the data they need in a matter of seconds.
Cons
it requires more data storage to install the DB engine than other SQL DBs.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
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Microsoft SQL Server is a powerful database server
Reviewed on 16/11/2023
Pros
Microsoft SQL Server offers a powerful platform for managing and organizing large amounts of data effectively.
Cons
SQL Server can be complex for beginners or users with limited knowledge of database management systems.
Microsoft SQL Server FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft SQL Server.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft SQL Server offer?
Microsoft SQL Server offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$13,748.00/one-time
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Available
SQL Server offers a 180-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across various pricing tiers Enterprise - $13748 Standard (per core) - $3586 Standard (server) - $899 Standard (CAL) - $209 Developer – Available to users for free Express – Available to users for free Additional cost for subscriptions and add-ons include - SQL Server Enterprise - $5434/year SQL Server Standard - $1418/year Big data node cores - $400/year
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft SQL Server support?
Microsoft SQL Server supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Microsoft SQL Server support mobile devices?
Microsoft SQL Server supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Microsoft SQL Server integrate with?
Microsoft SQL Server integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Azure, MySQL
Q. What level of support does Microsoft SQL Server offer?
Microsoft SQL Server offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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