Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

Microsoft SQL is very compatible with most software and easy to use. Also I find other "enterprise" grade database licensing ridiculously complex, Microsoft has done a good job keeping the licensing requirements simple. And the reporting is fantastic! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much, if anything I guess it would be that it is limited to Window's OS's. The constant patching of Windows servers can be frustrating with a DB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft SQL is a very versatile database application, allowing for many many different manipulations of data, provided it has been structured properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no undo button, unless you build it into your string. The chances to screw something up are enormous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

data storage for all the etp jobs and for real time services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Index performance and some times temp tables are giving good performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Like how I get suggestions for heroes on my mistakes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes with huge data ittakes time to load and I have to be patient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is robust, straightforward, and close to universally supported. Very few bugs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is not quite as fast, versatile, or as cutting-edge as open source variants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MS Sql is consistent. Never have issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User friendly interface could be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best feature about Microsoft SQL is that it's ANSI compliant SQL making it very easy to execute queries against the database, very flexible for clustered environment, easy to install and low maintenance as compared to other RDBMS available in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The disadvantage of using Microsoft SQL is that the database requires to be upgraded very often to fix up any ongoing bugs and more importantly it lacks the feature to support DWH/ BI load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to use database to work with .net applications. You can create , modify and delete tables,stored procs, functions, triggers to use in the applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not that I can think of. It works better only with the microsoft .net applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lot of resources online very easy to learn. Huge vast potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Something's are quite abstract, not sure how everything works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft SQL server is very easy to use making it easier for anyone new to this tool to use it efficiently. It comes with good help which can be used to learn the tool easily. Newer features introduced are good for overall productivity and security.

Email alerts to users for completed/failed jobs is good feature to keep track of activities (specially scheduled jobs). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The tool is improved over the years however still some configurations could be tricky. This makes the tool installation is somewhat complex for anyone doing for first time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.