Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

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Tiempo de Implementación

3 meses

Retorno de la Inversión

18 meses

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/21/2019

"One of the good database to prefer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

I liked the coding simplicity and ease of understanding the code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

I was having many confusions about this technology in my learning stage. But now it is fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eric W.

Systems Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

"An essential tool for databases"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is well laid out with various panes with the necessary information to complete database tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It's easy to get tied up in a task and have to go further than you're comfortable with, forcing you to look things up on the spot and dragging on the task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

Express edition is a great way to trial SQL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Great database management, easy to query to find data that you need. The express version is a great way to get up and running without extra licensing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/11/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Using Microsoft SQL on businesses as a core Database"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Simplicity of setup, use and management, low risk of problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Price of paid versions range from expensive to very expensive. Should have one low cost version for small business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

If considering a paid enterprise level database Microsoft SQL is easy to setup, use and manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nowadays any business must have a way of storing organized data. Storing important data of our clients like invoicing, business metrics, contacts, interaction history, CRM, reports,etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/21/2019

"SQL - if it "ain't" broke..."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Convenient, easy to use management interface that allows an easy transition from installation to work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Installation and configuration of the product is not very intuitive and may result in a lengthy setup due to the steep learning curve that some may experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

Basic SQL knowledge is a must.

Note the servers tend to be resource heavy so this should be accounted for as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

1.large scale data storage and manipulation.

2. the coalescing of data from multiple sources with the ability to run advanced queries to make this information meaningful.

3. integration with 3rd party applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/23/2019

"Perfect relational database management studio"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL is the perfect software tool to handle the relational databases. Microsoft SQL comes with various useful tools like SQL profiler, query optimizer which are really helpful in debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Microsoft SQL is a perfect database management package. There is no issues in this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/28/2019

"MS SQL "

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

A great loving experience of working with MS SQL, the basic need in of any SQL is its easiness which is provided to users by MS SQL which is the most impressive facility taking it to the peak of ice burg. for query optimization the view is completely graphical and easy, simple administration, data import and export is extremely effective and quick.heart of MS SQL and power is its Enterprise Manager. Best provided in SQL is its DTS. which is being used in other applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

There should be integrated Database design facility as component of MS SQL for both forward and reverse engineering options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

Strong and simple XML integration, simple Distributed Database support must be included, enhance the English query feature towards other languages s well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

almost for developing many backend for our client server e-commerce applications, teaching and training teams of development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff W.

IT Support

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/29/2018

"SQL does what we need"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

It is reliable in storing and providing the data we need for the back end of systems we use. Working with a known vendor like Microloft is a reliable and known quantity in the database space. They are easy to work with and implement in our Windows environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It can be difficult to get reports sometimes for our non-technical users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

Working with a known vendor like Microsoft is a reliable and known quantity in the database space. They are easy to work with and implement in our Windows environment. I highly recommend using Microsoft SQL if you are in a Windows environment due to the ease of integration with your existing systems. You won't have to try to set up Linux boxes or systems to run other databases like Oracle. You can just keep it nice and simple with the Windows environment that you already have. You could even run it in a virtual environment if you want to. That way you're not running a whole other piece of hardware for the SQL back end. Why waste the resources on that? Right? Just keep it simple if you have a simple implementation that is needed. That's what we do in our environment. If you need something more complex, make sure you hire a database administrator to help with your project so it goes as smoothly as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's an economical solution for the back end to the systems we use. Once we do have the reports created that we need, it works great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hunter B.

Technology Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/29/2018

"Why we use it."

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

It's wide compatibility with many vendor's solutions. I can setup one SQL server and host multiple app DB's on it. In the past, each vendor would have it's own version of SQL or some type of proprietary DB. By using SQL, we can be compatible with all different sorts of vendors out there, and many of them are switching to SQL from Microsoft. So just makes things easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

Some of the interface is a little clunky and not very intuitive. Especially around the user list for access. Also, the Database names are just numbers and letters and do not reflect what I'm actually working with. Also, I would prefer a more web based interface look, which is in line with many different applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

If you are not using solutions that involve Microsoft SQL, you are painting yourself into a box that will become very expensive in the long run. Proprietary DB's are a waste of time, and are not portable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mainly solving issues with accounting for evidence in law enforcement, and tracking users for different applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Derrick K.

Innovation Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/28/2018

"Efficient Database Management Solution"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft SQL Server?

The software is very handy to work with and it took very less time to understand this software and get used to it. I have used this software for creating stored procedures, functions, views, database schema. OLAP queries have significant performance compared to other. It supports memory-optimized tables. Built-in JSON support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft SQL Server?

It is for mid-complex systems. For ERP based systems, IoT use-cases users go for No SQL products. Another challenge is for globally distributed database solutions there's a challenge especially Mirroring of data, synchronization, concurrency. Performance Tuning of the large database would take time and core specialized training and experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft SQL Server:

The cost is way too high compared to other solutions. It is also very heavy software and consumes a lot of RAM which is a major concern.

Highly recommended. Best IDE - the wizard does basic things with few clicks so we can focus on actual DB tasks and writing queries. Developers on the team are going to love this Database!

User-friendly and provides a reliable, speedy platform to manipulate data and require average hardware(cost effective). It's a easy recovery of data in case of DB crash. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft SQL Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to use, secure, stable, good performance. We can find on the Internet, any T-SQL code to implement.

Create internal/operational efficiencies

Product functionality and performance

Strong user community

It had become an industry standard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.