Microsoft SQL Server Reviews & Product Details

Over the years, Microsoft finally figured out that MS SQL should run in more places - not just in Windows Server, but regular Windows and now Linux. So now you can just run whatever your platform is, and put MS SQL on it. It even has support for Macs if you can get through that process too.

The management platform is probably one of the most user friendly out there. Click, set this up, add a table, call it a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some things are still esoteric, and you'll have to start looking up basic things. Like "Why can't I log into the machine and need a Windows account" or "How do I do auto-increment"? It's not difficult to figure out, but it's things that should have a "Hi, if you're using this for the first time, these are some things to look for." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ms sql server is easy to use, easy to connect to the server and one can execute scripts in multiple window and save and exit the queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Memory consumption is high when trying to display huge data, not possible to run multiple scripts at the same time, one script have to complete before being able to execute other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the best features like automatic plan correction and tuning, adaptive query processing, smart differential backup, dynamic management views, smart transaction log backup in latest release are awesome features. Creating automatic sql job agent and scheduling them is quiet easy and frequently used feature in the production environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It still requires to use synonym or need to explicitly reference long name of objects when we query on objects from multiple database on same sql server. This needs to be easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an intuitive tool that helps us daily in managing the data of our systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not something in particular that I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stable and strong support from the Microsoft community and user friendly,cost effective. One of the strong relational database management system for the last decade and growing constantly even in the cloud based era. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Need to catch up with cloud based development and support as the industry seems to be shifting towards Amazon AWS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best feature I like best about MS SQL Server 2014 is that it stores and retrieves data as requested by our main software application Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The Linux platform is new to MS SQL Server 2014 and I'm glad Linux compatibility is now included. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What's there to dislike about Microsoft? They're the second most valuable company after Amazon. The price of the product could be less. Even the upgrade price is an arm and a leg! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s useful to run queries and find specific information that is needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Setting up the databases was a little bit tricky at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how SQL server just runs. Once setup correctly you really shouldn't have any issues with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be time consuming to setup and maintain databases, but I'm not sure how you could help that. Especially once databases grow in size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy and straight forward. Easy is relative and hinging on the fact that you know SQL, but if you do then this is the best solution I've found. Organizing and accessing your different DBs and tables is extremely flexible and powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to dislike here. Sql is Sql and Microsoft does it well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQl excels as a default data store for most of my company's needs. It has great tooling, an active community, and great integrations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing can get pricey, especially for Enterprise edition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.