Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

It does the job. SQL Server has been around a long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can't do stuff in SQL that you can in other languages. Array handling. Object management. Limits on what you can do in user-defined functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used Microsoft SQL for my semester project. I learnt a lot and it is very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing major that I dislike about Microsoft SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great auxiliary tools to ingest data - SSIS and report on data - SSRS. Requires very minimal DBA experience due to simplicity of GUI interfaces Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Started to struggle with our bigger data sources, especially when we tried to run OLTP queries against very large tables. Replication technologies were very complicated to implement and support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Restoring the database is an effort that I no longer fear. Microsoft SQL gives you the ability to manage your own backup. Besides the backup of the database, it plays nicely with integrated Microsoft Network, making security more and less likely that an unwanted person can get to your database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish the Database live outside of Microsoft. I know....windows update causes a lot of headaches. I want to be able to update without having to always needing a restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Performance of the database is amazing. I worked with other databases like postgres but this product is something different. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

management, we use rds in aws but our DBA thinks its kind of beneficial to manage it not as an RDS instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tooltips, ease of install, powerful features, microsoft integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Does not self clean well, memory leaks at times, takes skill to truly admin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft SQL Server continues to deliver industry leading relational database engine with analytical, integration, reporting and other services, along with very approachable management and monitoring tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Beginning with SQL Server 2014, Microsoft changed key aspects of how SQL Server optimizes queries. Although these changes are beneficial for new databases, substantial work may be required for databases built for earlier versions. Also, Microsoft's licensing model changes with SQL Server 2016 are undesirable for most customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to maintain, good reporting, good performance, third party integrations (source control, TFS). Simply one of the best database systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pretty expensive, but definitely worth the cost based on what you get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of using Microsoft SQL is best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing that hurts its adoption is its license price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use. Language is straightforward. Works across multiple platforms and products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime more coding is required than you wanted to get results but you can usually get there none the less Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.