Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

It is simple and as I learnt from my school - data analysis is very easy to find and resolve if any issues occur Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes, the query won't work even though it is correct and scripts are not applied properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to manage, and query. A robust solution with frequent security updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing can get confusing and/or expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL is an excellent and reliable database engine to run an application. SQL contains a strong backend that is time tested. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft could do with some improvements such as better support for importing data from flat files, making the some of the debugging a little easier. Up until recently query analyzer wasn't included or free, but they're definitely getting better with the release of 2017. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast, Intellisence is best, the three structure that’s displays all the DB objects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hangs up when VPN is disconnected,

Should have ability to save sessions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's almost always an answer to your question. That's what I like best. There's typically always a way to tease data out the way you're looking to present it, or the way you're looking to analyze it. The language isn't a giant barrier, either. It's the best SQL data solution you could find at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The resource usage! I think it could be a little more thin, but there are also other factors at work there. You can't have that expectation if you're running an instance on the machine in particular, etc. It could also use more features that are available in plugins, but, the plugins still exist so it's not too much of a pain point. It will get there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Managing databases in visual mode is easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some disconnections between visual and code view Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its widely used and support is easy to find. Its also rock solid and requires little maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To work with it you need some experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft has set the standard for SQL servers. Each version builds on the last and provides many new features. Microsoft SQL is easy to setup and run out of the box plus allows for detailed configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing models and costs are confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The retrieval time of the queries is fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Copying and pasting is difficult. Simple operations are sometimes too difficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How flexible it is and how it is a good teaching tool. Also, works well for managing databases and controlling what level of access is granted to different people Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Something that was not great was there there were some crashes that occurred unexpectedly which had to be resolved. This did not greatly impact my work but it could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.