Microsoft SQL Reviews

What I like most about sql server is its ease of use thanks to its powerful graphical administration environment which allows you to make DDL and DML commands in a graphical way. Besides its great scalability, stability and security, it is a very mature product and has a very good community.

It also allows to work in client server mode, which allows to host the information and data in the server and the clients or terminals of the network only access the information.

What makes sql server unfavorable is the high use of ram memory for both the installation and the use of the software and the value for money compared to competitors such as oracle.

As for the implementation another unfavorable thing is that it only has support with windows operating system.

What I would recommend to other users is that if you want a robust and reliable database and have enough budget do not hesitate to use sql server.

The project consists of migrating a visual fox pro database and since it is an e-commerce page we need a robust and reliable database, also as the team was small we need to work with the tools that allow us to move forward as quickly and simply as possible and for that reason sql server helped me a lot thanks to its simple interface to use.

It is a quite complex and complete database manager, it is robust and can store a large amount of data and records, it is compatible with windows application projects with visual basic and php web projects, it has a high level of security for databases. data and access to information, also has help assistants for the elaboration of queries between related tables and is able to perform stored procedures that is very important for large projects as this allows the generation of reports.

It is very complex and difficult to install since you have to configure a variety of servers and tools so that it can work properly, besides that the consumption of hardware in the equipment that is installed is high margin, so it can not be installed in a basic features such as access and mysql, and the configuration for use must be done by a trained staff in the area which also limits its use to basic users, and if the software is not connected, work on it in a intuitive it can turn out to be very long and complicated

It is highly recommended to work on a large scale it is very safe and reliable but it is recommended to be well advised for the installation and configuration of this software since it is not easy to do

It is very good software and I use it frequently in the development of the most important administrative systems since it has a high data storage capacity and a high level of security, I have used it for the development of the company's inventory system since It has programming elements that are coupled to the system's needs such as the elaboration of stored procedures for the generation of reports and reports and also queries of tables at a high level of response to be displayed on the forms.

Esta aplicacion realmente cumple con las espectativas de la empresa, actualmente la usamos como repositorio de los sistemas administrativos que actualmente usamos, amigable y sobre todo robusta, con solo crear un scrip puedo incluir, modificar y hasta eliminar información errada cargada por los analistas (no solo de sistemas si no de otras areas) Les recomiendo antes de hacer cualquier tipo de modificación crear un respaldo de la Base de datos por seguridad, realizar las revisiones las tablas las cuales afecta esa modificación y sobre todo tener claro que deseas realizar. Por otro lado, Tiene gran soporte de transacciones y su entorno grafico te permite tener una mejor vision de lo que realizas.

La principal desventaja de Microsoft SQL SERVER es la enorme cantidad de memoria RAM que utiliza para la instalación y utilización del software. Por lo demas no tengo nada negativo que acotar.

Esta plataforma de gestión de datos e informes fiable, segura y con funciones de sincronización remota y administración orientada a la ejecución de aplicaciones en oficinas y pequeños departamentos.Toda empresa o PYME les recomiendo usar este producto.

Realmente la relación calidad precio, esta por debajo de las otras marcas de manejadores de base de datos. Adicionalmente si trabajamos en una red local nos permite agregar otros servidores de SQL Server

1)Ms SQL Server supports multiple users in one setup, which made it as multiuser system.

2)Multiple users can create their own functions and procedures.

3)Provides good interface.

4)SQL Server can be setup quickly and run without much intervention from Database Administrator.

5)Development is very easy especially for trainees because of the good user interface and better options.

6)It stores and manages relational data extremely well.

1) performance can be increased.

2) inclusion of multiple results table in the same window is much useful.

3) you have to refresh many times in order to show up the intellisense.

4)Slows down due to the many features included in it and It takes large memory as well.

5)it goes hang in low system RAM configurations.

6)Need Ai support to help the DB run more efficiently and it improves the performance as well.

For .net developers, to learn the Database integration and connectivity Ms SQL Server is highly recommended one. For trainees it is the first choice.

I used Ms sql in my training.

Las sentencias SQL son sencillas para filtrar datos de su organizacion. Permite establecer tareas que corran de forma automatica. Me parece intersante el SQL profiler para generar graficas y monitorear la informacion. Considero una buena herramienta para administrar sus datos y toda la informacion requerida por la organizacion.

Se requiere varias configuraciones para intercambiar datos entre SQL y Oracle.

Poca integracion con herramientas diferentes a microsoft.

Optimizar el manejador para mayor fluidez de los datos.

Integracion de datos, reportes de infraestructura, compartir datos de gran cantidad de transacciones, simplificar procesos que involucran a la organizacion. En la organizacion se aplico con otros tipos de base de datos oracle se aplicaron configuraciones con gateway y dblink para intercambiar datos entre base de datos distintas. La generacion de reportes actuariales, cruzar data almacenada. Procesos administrados y revision de toda la data almacenada por nuestros clientes. Es una excelente solucion para su organizacion.

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I cannot thank you enough for the flawless technical support that you’ve given me over the last couple of weeks.The titles that you created (Matthew) for the Power BI presentation were a big hit; and the Power BI dashboard extravaganza unfolded on cue with perfect precision. My colleagues were as impressed with me as I am with you. You also did a marvelous job researching the Vice President and CFO questions (Mark) and I know that I didn’t always give you much to go on and recommending exactly software for their preferences. Without your help, I don’t think I could have met the short but urgent deadline. Regarding all for the SQL Server on Microsoft Azure Public Cloud Platform Provider.

I feel much better knowing that I have such a valuable and capable resource a phone call away.

Respectfully yours;

Thanks,

Total cost benefit analysis including hidden costs on an annual basis plus options for contractual agreement, e.g. annual agreement / multi-year agreement, technical support included etc. Regarding all for the SQL Server on Microsoft Azure Public Cloud Platform Provider.

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Creation, administration and management of the database is really easy, even for beginners. It is fast and stable and it works good with other Microsoft products. I feel right at home when I'm using SQL Server Management Studio. It has a practical UI and of course a really helpful intellisense feature. The problems which my team and I solve require fast response and fast solutions and Microsoft SQL is of great help with that.

The price of the enterprise package might be too high for smaller companies, but I think that Microsoft's target with this product are large organizations/corporations (like mine).

This is a product aimed at big companies/corporations with a lot of users and big databases. If you are a small company/team, there are some other more practical solutions. It is rather easy to use and highly practical. I need to stress again how fast Microsoft SQL is - that might a be big factor for some teams like mine.

My team handles a major part in administration and management of the database for one of the big US supermarket chains. Without getting into too many details, we run a lot of scripts and queries through thousands of items and transactions in order to find the cause of problems and bugs which happen during customer interactions with the Self checkouts. The speed and ease of use which Microsoft SQL is offering help us a lot and allows us to quickly pinpoint the issues.

To manage all of our data of various customer products, we use sql server. This is a microsoft product, so we are much satisfied with product service.

It is very reliable and easy to use tool.

We can store, process and execute very large amount of data.

Very easy to learn its programming language.

Very great features such as SQL server agent, profiler, reporting etc..

One can use for all his needs of database.

Every good tool has its own limitations.

First of all its cost. It is very high.

We need good amount of RAM to properly use this. Sometimes query stucks in between. But our organization provides a great RAM, so we don't have any issue with its speed.

I am using this tool from past 8 years. I use to manage data feom various products of my company. It is very easy to learn and manage.

I highly recommend this rdbms tool to everyone.

The query analyzer is a great tuning tool. The ability to embed really anything in a stored proc or an agent job is nice for integrating other systems or using it to manage workflows. Great tools for diagnosing production issues like deadlocks

The Intellisense doesn't keep up with your changes in the editor. There should be some kind of really good visual tool for building queries. Permissions management is a real chore. It would be nice to have some way to express business logic as a set of rules rather than just write it as t-sql in sored procs, something more analyst-friendly.

Look at the size you need to scale to, Microsoft SQL gets very expensive at scale.

We use it as the hub to move data across enterprise systems )financials, CRM, ERP, etc.). The SSO database is used to encrypt environment-specific meta data (passwords, logons, addresses, etc.).

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.

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."

Make sure that you have the instructions laid out. While it's easier than ever to install Microsoft SQL, that doesn't mean if you're running Linux or Mac that everything will just go right. Make sure you have the right versions, patches, and the like before you proceed.

I tend to use it because my clients do. In this case, a client had a custom CRM, and they ran it on SQL. Since there's enough plugins from PHP and C# into MS SQL, it wasn't that hard to make a connection so I could get the data I needed and plug it into the program.

With my experience in the use of Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) produced by Microsoft dodne Its main query language is Transact-SQL, It can also include a powerful graphical administration environment, which allows the use of DDL and DML commands graphically. It contains stability and security scalability, it also allows to work in client-server mode, where information and data are hosted on the server and terminals or clients of the network only access information. It also allows to work in client-server mode, where the information and data are hosted on the server and the terminals or clients of the network only access the information.

What I do not like is that its main disadvantages would be that it contains a large amount of RAM for the installation and use of the software. Also it only has support with Windows operating system but by experience in chat or forums of microsoft are incorporating linux for this manager in his last updates of the product.

In my case, I must implement this database manager for having applications that use it, I must say that it is a handler that facilitates transactions support, fulfills its functions and the truth is very stable and at the time of backups it is also robust.

We have third-party applications that should use only this SQL Server database manager, it would be the main benefit since without that manager the applications that we have in the organization do not run.

Very efficient RDBMS and attractive GUI based database. It allows you to modify almost every interface from the UI. I like the poweful profiler provided by Microsoft sql server that is really amazing tool for debugging the real time production issues. Profiler works as a last resort some time for fixing potentia production issues.

Does not clear up space directly after deleting the records from table and you will need to perform operations to free up the actual space on the server. Consumer much memory on the database server so designated server is must for MS Sql server.

Sql server is really a efficient RDBMS system to handle middle to large amount of data efficiently. I always recommend it.

Data management for our web application and reporting system. This is fast and excellent database and also has all required functionality.

His main tool SQL Server Management Studio it’s a great solution for DBA or Technology group, his GUI minimize tasks like backup, restore, change passwords or change security settings. For me as part of a security department it's important to audit a change user privileges with a single click. Another benefit allows us integration with other solutions (like antivirus, CRM, etc) with local solutions and cloud solutions.

For less known users try free version, then you can decided what to buy. Be part of Microsoft solutions it’s a plus, allowing us to do task with server configuration and upgrade without issues.

His price could be a pain for IT departments, if you compared against other product or free editions. Sometimes customer support take too much time to solve an issue, it’s annoying that issue only can be solved by patching. You need an experienced Microsoft Partner to deploy large environments, those partners increase licensing and services price allot. As users we need better services with lower prices.

For me the most important it’s do test on a free environment, evaluate if all your products are compatible with this solution and then contact an experienced partner.

More than a problem it's a solution for daily task and a secure environment to deploy all our services (antivirus, security, crm, etc).

Microsoft SQL has been a mainstay in data base query management for many years. It comes as no surprise that most companies with multiple systems will use Microsoft SQL to ease in searching, joining, table management and expect fast response times.

Microsoft SQL Enterprise pricing has grown steadily over the years along with the processing power needed to run all of the different applications it supports.

If you do not have a qualified Microsoft SQL Expert on your team, its well worth the additional expense to utilize a 3rd party or even Microsoft Professional services to assist in the setup of the database plus all of the connectors, monitors, tasks, etc.

We use SQL in finance, HR and Production. We would not be able to function as a company without Microsoft SQL as all of the connectors, login credentials and user interfaces would easily be supported by an alternative means.

The full capabilities of all MSQL and being able to set up in a short time. We use this across multiple servers and services. It is a good and stable product and can easily be backed up and restored when needed. I know there are other database solution available and cheaper but for us it is seamless with all of our front end solutions.

Like most people the cost of having a full version up and running, because of the need and support for this product we have to pay for our use of the product. This is really the only think at this time that I do not like about this product.

Just be prepared for the sticker shock of using it for large database. It definitely is the cost of doing business. It is a good and stable product and can easily be backed up and restored when needed.

We have 40 SQL servers up and running. We have been using a single instance of SQL to run multiple Smaller databases without impact. We have been able to backup and move databases in MSQL flawlessly with out having to have more support than needed.

With thousands of claims we receive every day, SQL handles the claims load, validation and applying business rules like a pro.

Also, with the help of SSRS we deliver a lot of reports to our clients on a daily basis.

Not much of dislikes but one thing that my client is worried about is Enterprise edition licensing cost.

If your application wants to use the latest parallelism concept then the Microsoft SQL Server max degree of parallelism configuration option controls the number of processors that are used for the execution of a

query in a parallel plan. We have implemented this on a 10 core machine which boosted to 20 core.

With InMemory online transaction processing and AlwaysOn Availability my client is very happy with the performance issues.

Also, the PowerBI tool gives a great option of showing the real time reporting.

WIth SQL fail over server we are pretty sure that the database is never down.

SQL helps querying the data for millions of records

SQL IDE makes every developer job easy

easy to use.

contained inbuilt tools like sql profiler for performance monitoring and debugging.

security updates are easy to apply.

we can check query execution plan, helps in improving production system performance.

easily able to import and export data to excel word or any text document.

we can easily take network backups of database.

Differential backups are very easy and helpful.

we can store very large archive dta, data even older than 10 years old or more.

As interface with each sql server version 2008 , 2012 , 2014 all new ones is similar.User can easily work with new version without difficulty.

Deadlocks queries are best traceable using this software

required licensing from Microsoft.

Required good hardware for long-running queries otherwise results into sql server is busy and software lag.

take a lot of CPU resources.

for secure and reliable database environment this is one of the best software currently present in industry.

All our production system using sql server for database management.

we are using this for daily deployment and upgrades of releases.

The ease of integration with any application. The ease of data access and usability. The ease of adding of removing users. Securing different access levels for each user. Ease of training for new employees.

Nothing I can think of right now. Overall really good experience.

Overall an excellent tool for data gathering and visualization. Excellent support and large user community.

Microsoft SQL Server is an excellent tool for any sort of applications. I have used it extensively for multiple web applications where relationships between the tables is needed. Overall capability of the server is very extensive and deep. The Analysis services feature is so great, it allows us to analyze more than Terabytes of data within seconds. The in-built user management system is great too, very few lines of personal code needs to be written to use that. In early days we used to leverage DTS processes too, which helped us analyze large chunks of data. The ease of use and access is peerless. Most the time we have to transfer data between multiple servers and the concept of Linked servers have helped us to achieve that.

The ability to have the product provide the t-sql for actions when you may want to run a process multiple times and would just rather automate it with a maintenance plan. The ability to integrate with other products is a great plus and being able to provide users with reports that they can understand.

Performance monitoring is sometimes vague, and slow. Some details can be confusing when first working with the product. It would also be nice if the SQL Management studio install did not feel like it was buried or hidden away and had a simpler installer for when not working on the actual SQL box.

MS SQL is a great tool and there are a lot of resources on the web that can be used when first getting into it. Since the community behind the application is so larger 9 times out of 10 users of MS SQL can find answer rather quickly or work together to find a solution.

SQL is used in the background of applications that I use at work. Just having the ability to use the enterprise version helps with speed and being able to provide a faster response to certain queries.

sql server is my database par excellence, what I like the most is its ide to do everything in design view, the creation of customized views, stored procedures I think it is its strength today we can also have sqlserver is linux distributions, and The confidence that a tool created by Microsoft offers us.

rather high price, the ide can consume enough resources.

if your environment is window and you want a full secure fast native database sqlserver is the product you are looking for.

The first thing we look for in the company is the security for anyone is a secret stability and how much sqlserver has grown as much as remotely as well as locally and in the cloud, it is a scalable professional data base and the most complete in the market. We need to feel that we were going the right way and sqlserver us god that security.

-His compatibility with enterprise software that needs DB integration, this environment allows us to integrate (locally or cloud) all our solutions on the main server with cluster functionality.

-As a Microsoft product, it’s easier to upgrade on Windows Server versions, even security patch is compatible with OS environment.

-SQL Server Management Studio it’s a great solution to DBA or IT departments, his GUI allow less known users to do tasks like backup, restore, change passwords or change security settings.

-If you want to run some test, there is a free version with some limitations like database size (10GB for SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2014 & SQL Server 2012).

-As a massive product, it’s easy to implement security solutions compatible with any version of SQL and any version of Windows Server.

-As other Microsoft products, SQL Server price it’s huge compared against other similar products. They have two options for licensing (Core or CAL).

-In my company the customer support it’s not the best of all the Microsoft products, sometimes they solve the problem only with a patch and do not help with a temporary solution.

-If you have more than 10 instances on the same server running at the same with a high rate of transactions per second it’s important to work with a Microsoft Partner. There is a high RAM consumption that needs to be customized and adapted.

It’s important to configure all the details available, if you need contact a DBA or train you IT personal with Microsoft certifications.

As IT department we use SQL as the main database software for all our products (CRM, Financials, HR, security, etc).

The best features of SQL Server is the amount of flexibility one can implement. With such high flexibility, once can assure business that SQL Databases will "Always" remain available without any/very minimal downtime. With the implementation of Always On High Availability groups, log shipping and replication, one can rest assured that data loss will be very minimal even in case of heavy disasters. Being a Microsoft Development House, SQL Server also suits our needs very well providing easy and maintainable data management.

Administering SQL Server can be quite difficult at first, especially If you would like to build a top notch platform and not just deploy a single server. Fortunately, there is a lot of documentation available on the web for guidance and advise.

Ensure that at least one dedicated person in your team has a good knowledge of SQL Server administration as it can be quite difficult to maintain a healthy and secure server for an inexperienced user.

Basically it provides a data management platform where all our applications (both built in house or purchased from a third part supplier) store and mange their data. We can ensure that such data is kept available to the business at all times.

I really like the improved reliability, better performance , reduced network traffic and increased scalability. The database can be easily stream lined and installation is hassle free.The security features are better and can efficiently manager my log and data files.Aslo , it integration with Visual studio is another huge advantage to acess Databse while coding in C#.

I dislike the increased deployment cost and more complex support environment, with no IT support staff(in house) than is simpler access. It also cost more to implement than does access and deployment of a sql server system will take longer and cost more than an equivalent Acess system.

Open source product would be better

I typically used to maintain the database for identity and access management soltutions for my corporation. To scheduled automated monthly jobs, reporting , querying and production support.

My whole company uses the Microsoft SQL Server, almost every department and team makes use of the SQL Server. Basically, it is used to manipulate and store data for business purposes. Developers use this to handle data of the products on which they are working. I am using SQL server since I joined the company in 2015.

Provides good interface and intelligence help to write queries easily.

Helps to store and manipulate data.

Installation takes more time.

Due to many features included in SQL Server, it takes large memory and some times it slows down.

You need to refresh many times.

I would recommend to this software for middle size companies, or larger corporations who don't have very high transaction velocity.

Using for the backend database support.

Sql Server supports multiple inputs type like XML and JSON and process them per requirements. It has powerful tools like SQL query optimiser and resource monitor. Sql server has set of pre-defined user functions which helps in writing complex queries. Supports reporting services(SSRS) and integration services(SSIS) for data migration packages. It also supports the Hadoop integration now to exchange data between sql server and Hadoop.

Consumes very huge amount of resources on production server. When handling very large data update, it becomes unresponsive and you have to kill it by rebooting the server.

Nice RDBMS with most efficient tools to handle your day to day requirements easy. Great product to consider.

Database management and sql coding. This is a great RDBMS system which is always much above the expectation.

MS SQL Server is a robust, well-established relational database manager. Support for it exists in so many forms. Microsoft of course provides the primary source as the producer and ultimate authority on the product. However, there is an abundance of forums, blogs and users groups with a wealth of information, whether you need to troubleshoot an error, solve a problem or what tips and shortcuts for everyday tasks.

It's a Catch-22. For all of the prestige of being so feature rich and robust, it is a complex product with many nuances that differ from the version in the year 2000 to today. Managing the change and keeping up require real effort and occasionally it's best just to pay an expert.

Let's talk about licensing. If major re-sellers have people whose title and sole purpose is Microsoft Licensing Specialist, then things have gotten out of hand.

If you don't have the expertise in house, look carefully bringing in a consultant to set it up right the first time. It will work with default settings but a few hours with an expert can save a lot of time

Our primary line of business programs run on Microsoft SQL Server. It is a foundational component of our IT infrastructure and is not implemented to solve problems so much as it carries the load. You could say it solves the problem of needing a fully stable platform upon which to run the business.

If you are working from scratch, it's relatively easy to set up a new database server and connectivity between clients. Everything is pretty much straightforward, given that you have some database knowledge. The DBMS allows you to easily create several things entirely in design (tables, views, etc) - which is a big plus when you don't know the entire syntax.

Some of the setups of older versions (2008 - 2012) are rather clunky and not very well made - I have had several instances of my installer being corrupt and having to redownload. The database administrator is, at some times, slow to load.

Consider all available replìcation scenarios, as newer versions contain even better features (SQL Always On, comes to mind) where log shipping or others may not be necessary.

All the transactional data for our customer is handled in Microsoft SQL. The customer requires a high availability and quick response system; where SQL helps in.

With SQL server it's quite manageable to work with web based applications as the response time is very fast using SQL server . It is equipped with latest security changes related to transactional changes , database partitioning . Advance features like user defined procedures, functions and tables support as well. It integrates well with other Microsoft softwares as well like visual studio using entity framework. Another advance feature includes - Repetitive actions can be managed with SQL server agent (Jobs) .

When database size increase beyond 200GB it takes a bit time to respond as compared to small database size and second is Microsoft license fees that needs to be considered here.

SQL server is must have back end for web based technologies with its advance features and application integration it's one of the best relational database to be considered.

SQL server acts as a backbone for our all projects, web based solutions are supported by SQL. With SQL complex data is converted to meaningful data.

I like the security measures of this software.

Every single data or information under this software is guaranteed to be safe from any attack.

Again, the software has a friendly design and dashboard, which makes it possible for you to customize it based on your own needs.

Again, the developer keenly listens to the needs of the users, and come up with the right strategy to make it a wrap.

However, the installation cost and the subscription fee for this software is the problem.

Not forgetting, that not all individuals who have adequate cash at their disposal to obtain this application.

And therefore, my call to the vendor is to reconsider this pricing.

This is a recommendable software.

Very effective and Fruitful.

Consider having it.

We aimed to improve our data management and handling using this software.

Eventually, this is the most secure and stable solution in terms of data management, but it's costly.

Integration of other monitoring software like fog light is very easy without time consumption. Great capability to handle all complex queries requirements. Suite of advance sql functions. Provide all excellent functionalities like Reporting Services, Integration Services, Job Scheduler, Resource manager, Query analyser and Profiler etc. Each of these modules are build perfectly and handles the tasks effectively. Configurable at each level. User permission is at every objects and other higher levels. Changes can be done for specific privileges at user level. Window service based Control to the server for starting and stopping the service.

Scalability is great but not the best like other new Database there in the market. CPU memory consumption is always more than normal on production specifically by the sql server. Scope of improvement in profiler for most frequently used options.

Sql server has always fulfilled the new requirements and has great features to utilize. This will always exceed your expectation for sure.

We are using it as backed of application. This is perfect for all kind of client requirements and always meets the expectation.

One of the key feature of Microsoft SQL Server is its installation which is very straight Forward nothing fancy which makes the developer or the user aware of whats this going to install and check and uncheck its feature accordingly.

Other Microsoft SQL Server which I like the most is its prices which are very competitive and cost efficient. And I can tell you this it will bring down your overall cost of operation. So choose wisely.

After all this product come directly from MS performance and security are least concerned issues.

On the things which personally I don't like is its humongous size which it take during installation on disk.

Yes, as a user of Microsoft SQL I'd Definitely suggest SQL to my peers and colleagues who are looking for solution in that direction.

Due it efficiency and performance the time takes to execute complex operation is comparatively low. Cost effective.

The user friendly design with newly added functionalities every year. SSMS is fastest and most popular dbms tool I have used. The most effective functionality for me is add database servers and see all the servers list and execute queruy in different servers at the same time. The SQL server profiler is the best tool to monitor the transactions and we can even view the connection string. Newly even SSMS supports R language integration.

There is nothing much to dislike about ssms. The only thing is that the software could be more lightweight to maintain more speed. The SQL server profiler could be integrated inside ssms only to maintain user friendliness.

no where else to look for. SSMS will be the best tool to manage your data. SQL server management tool is the best tool where you can even look at the profiler for detailed information regarding all the transaction.

We use ssms to maintain the database while it interacts with our .net application to exchange data. So we use ssms to receive data from webservice, tp put them into our database and vice-versa.

MS Sql is one of the best relational databases available in the market currently. As its directly coming from Microsoft its compatible with almost all the applications developed by Microsoft. Its a breeze for .Net developers to make use of it in their applications because of its easy integration capabilities and strong encryption techniques. One would love to write queries in MS sql compared to that of MySQL or Oracle PLSQL. I sincerely recommend it to all .Net developers out there as it eases the pain for integrating another DB because its already embedded in Microsft framework stack.

Nothing as such but I would suggest Microsoft to improve MS SQL comaptibility with other operating systems as well like Linux and MAC-os. Also, Microsoft SQL doesn not support multiple storage engines as one would need a flexible storage system with growing data it would be a good to have feature.

I would certainly recommend it to all customers and .Net developers for its security and ease of use.

We have used Microsoft SQL in many of our Applications. From simple credential managing solution to complex transaction data storage solution. It can be used in a variety of ways to enable security and boosted performance while used in conjuction with applications developed in Microsoft stack, ex: Microsoft Visual Studio. Being a .Net developer I always used MS SQL because of Security and easy integration with .net framework.

I am just beginning to learn, but there are so many things I like. Mainly, the ability to extract the precise data I need has been the best part so far.

For a beginner it can get confusing, it takes a while to really get a good handle on it and be able to really use it to its maximum potential.

You definitely need to have knowledge of how to use SQL in order to get the benefits of this program. The more you learn, the more effective your use of this program will be.

We are able to produce reports using stored procedures for our company. In the past this was only possible with extremely time consuming manual excel reports. I use it now on a daily basis to do different queries for things that come up. Now i can find that information in minutes versus, before when it would take days or weeks.

Works as advertised. Easy to manage. Pretty solid GUI. We've been running a SQL DB for around 8 years with minimal maintenance and headache. We do the SQL Server updates when needed, but rarely have to touch it otherwise.

In the rare instance that there is an issue, they can be difficult to solve without getting Microsoft Support on the phone.

I would advise others to go with SQL over any of the alternatives, if nothing else, for the superior company running the development of the program and the very good support that Microsoft provides. I have always been able to get them to fix whatever issue, over the phone, and usually within an hour or so.

MS SQL stores all our databases for our CRM engine, which allows us to work more efficiently.

Performance while retrieving the data.

Compatible with several on the shelf products.

Storing the data is easier.

Support for the Kerberos and other security products.

It is useful to manage and obtain data from the network of networks.

It allows us to forget about the files that make up the database.

Asynchronous filling of objects, with the possibility of filtering objects according to their metadata.

Access to the SQL Server Agent in the replication servers for administration.

A new interface for viewing XML results.

uses a lot of RAM memory for installations and software.

Difficult to setup permissions and roles.

Support for writing and modifying queries or scripts without the need to connect to a server.

Archieving data is not easier.

If you care about the fast retrieval of the data then MS Sql Server is best product in the market.

Using for the backend database support.

Archieval of the data.

I think one of the best things about Microsoft SQL (currently using 2012) is the Developer Network and helpful resources that are available. Thanks to the developer network, I’ve been able to learn much more about querying and build more useful and advanced queries over time. Things such as Transact-SQL (T-SQL) come in handy a lot of the time due to the vast amount of new queries you can build after learning T-SQL.

I dislike that sometimes the developer network resources can be much more complex than I anticipated. Sometimes you just need a simple answer and not a lecture on every argument that can be used. I would also say that understanding certain failures or issues with SQL could by better documented by Microsoft instead of other community forums i.e. Stack Overflow. It would be nice if Microsoft had an error mapping for each SQL error and what the resolution for it might be. As far as I know, the easiest way to troubleshoot a query on runtime is to paste a portion of the error in to a search engine and then start going through the form pages. Usually within the first several web links, someone will have found a resolution that works.

Microsoft SQL is a great solution and the updates only continue to make it better. Be sure to stay on top of SP updates but make sure the next version (2008, 2012, 2016, etc..) will have everything that you need.

Financial Inaccuracies, ETL errors (SSIS), IIS Application issues.

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is one of the best products of Microsoft. The UI of this software is so simple that even the beginner will also understand if he is using for the first time. Applying queries to database is also simple because of intellisense feature. The data we fetch from database returns values very fast. We can also assign roles to user that tells user which database access is given to him or her.

One thing I dislike about this software is that it comes with license, not everyone can purchase this software. Mostly companies at bigger scale can afford this software. It occupies large amount of memory in computer which sometimes causes lag while running the query. It should be more user friendly for analyst of the company.

I would recommend that one must give it a try if we have projects based on database because no other database software solves problems related to data than Microsoft SQL.

I use this software for the purpose of projects which required database connections. Microsoft SQL is used for select, update, insert and delete data from the database. Integration with the projects is very easy

--> It is a Enterprise - grade management Software

--> Miscrosoft SQL server includes professional, enterprice level database management software.

--> A few Competetitors, such as MySql, have developed similar software in recent years

--> But Microsoft SQL server is easier to use and has more features.

--> it has full support for triggers , for instance , are sre supproted in microsoft's product.

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--> Compare to other relational databases Microsoft SQL server licensing options are pretty pricey.

--> it has very limited compatibility, Microsoft SQL Server is only designed to run on windows based servers. for various reasons, including licensing cost and security concerns, developers may opt to host their websites on unix based machines.

if you want your data should be more secure, than i can strongly suggest this relational database to use in your compay.

By Using this Relational database any new comer can easily understand the coding and quarries . except the cost it has very good features. for business point of view our data is more secure than the other relational databases.

Demonstrations - While this is a debate topic, it has actually done well with the types of commercial applications that we have developed at home, as well as packed solutions. I especially like how you can split the data into multiple drives to increase performance. The key idea is that it is like how it is for the environment according to your needs.Also supports transaction logging along with full and inter operable so that data recovery is simple.

Better out-of-the-box analytics and reporting tools are needed. Again, the tools included in the SQL Server package are good, but I think the way we need them, we have to do a lot of workarounds to make them work.its not too easy for developer to do some more creative work with these limited tools.Also the price is very high for small business modules.

On enterprise scale MS SQL is one of the best tools for almost all day tasks including development and support.This is the best SQL server tool till date i use the only limitation is its cost this is not so good for small business modules.

I use this for creating Relative Database and for managing my database.And with the help of this i can manage is easily as it has lots of tools for managing the data.This is a great platform for enterprises and it has all advance options like replication, data recovery, change tracking and maintenance.

Microsoft SQL Server is very easy to use and user friendly. Including Data integration and import export are extremely easy. Very good at Execution plan visualization. Based on Execution plan you can review query performance and take necessary actions to improve the query performance. It's easy to use interface will give you provision to create tables with GUI adding keys, Constrains make developer life very easy. Git integration with Visual Studio.

Altering column name seems bet difficult than using GUI

It is very good for Microsoft Technologies integration, also can be integrated with other technologies as well. Very good RDBMS and easy to use.

It is perfect relation database management target to any kinds of applications. We can leverage On Premises or Cloud environment to use SQL Server. It comes with both Native and Cloud Service. Easy to migrate from one Database SQL Server. Migration from on premises to Cloud also very easy. It's integration with Visual Studio is excellent feature. You can do almost all tasks with the help of Visual Studio. Create Data Base project in Visual Studio and integrate it with Git repository for versioning. Version control for Data Base is bit difficult to maintain but using Visual studio it is very easy to achieve. Data Comparison, Schema comparison, Schema synchronization, data synchronization with SQL Server Data Tools made developers life very easy. One has to try SQL Server Data Tools for Agile development.

my backend database software is microsoft sql its a very good database software the efficiency and the execution of command performance time is low and the accuracy is high. Ms sql server supports multiple users in on setup so when it made as a multiuser system,multiple users can create their own functions and procedures and it provides good interface and the storage is it stores and manages relational data extremely well.

nothing is dislike as i have some errors when i execute the query its my mistake only.The performance can be increased and the inclusion of multiple result tables in the same window is much useful the slow down of the system because the it adds many features and it take large memory as well, when pc or laptop is slow down based on the configuration based on the RAM ,

when dotnet developers are connecting the forend with backend database the ms sql is best and the database integration and the connectivity of ms sql is highly recommended one i suggest that these are trainees at first choice.

i worked as associate in backend of a company at a time when i enter thousand datas of employees and when i retrive the any one employee details at that situations when i execute queries of sql the process is fast and accuracy and the .modification of employee details are easily updated in the mssql .

Microsoft SQL Server is reasonably easy to set up and administer, and the graphical tools for managing it are relatively good. Remote connections, management, and administration also work reasonably well. Creating stored procedures for programmatic requirements also works reasonably well.

The completely proprietary nature of the platform and the high cost are the biggest drivers away from it. Until very recently you had to run it on Windows, and there are still a lot of quirks to it that make it so that it doesn't support the usual range of standard, and that make it just different enough from administering any other SQL-based platform, that it is difficult to justify choosing it as a platform.

Use something else, if at all possible. There are plenty of other RDBMS platforms on the market - some of them freely-available, some of them commercial - and most of them are much better alternatives than SQL Server. It's over-priced, with classically poor support, and just bloated for the service it provides. There's literally no reason to use it unless you are forced to by a developer that has chosen to develop exclusively to it.

Generally I have never used Microsoft SQL to solve any business problems, I am usually driven to it by the requirements of a particular piece of software that is only written for it.

The multiple features in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - like Scheduling Jobs , ability to easily access Views and Tables , the various features like online index rebuild and plus the new SQL Server 2017 is available on Linux as well. Microsoft SQL Server Machine Learning is also something new which allows legacy organizations to experiment with the data and add new features to the applications . Abilityt to adds scheduled Jobs in Failover Scenarios,

SQL Server is slow and prone to error , the SQL Server Management Studio is highly complex in some spaces resulting in failures, Some services have no point as features like Master Data Services , Data Quality Services , etc.

The startup time is also very slow for SQL Server Mangament Studio and consumes a lot of Memory.

Develop modern features to enhance memory consumption and increased responsiveness

SQL Server is used as a centralized data repository with medical data which enables us to develop custom workflows and manage the vast amount of realtime data in healthcare sector . SQL Server is able to handle large datasets with multiple connections and Job Scdeuling enables plans to backup in failover scenarios

It is very easy to perform queries with Microsoft SQL Server because of the simplicity of a high level programming language. The trace functionality is really good and provides a really excellent audit tool on the fly. The tools for recurring backup are really easy to use. If you get stuck, there is a lot of information you can find online and in the Microsoft online help.

Sometimes the performance when executing some long queries is not what you would expect. Although CPU power is important for this part, but in the company we have really state of the art servers in the NAP of the americas, so it looks like a software issue rather than a hardaware issue.

I would recommend Microsoft SQL Server for anyone looking for a relational database management system with a really easy installation, setup and maintenance and a really easy programming language that let you perform complex queries in matter of minutes. It is compatible with Windows based servers, i would not recommend it with other operating systems.

We use SQL Server in the company mainly as the Database of the SAP Business One application across all of Latin America. We manage several instances for our different types of ambiences. We currently use three of them: Production, User Acceptance Testing and Development, and the software is capable of managing all of them without any problem, with multiple BD's in each of them.

Microsoft SQL is supported by countless software solutions; most scripting and programming languages. Standard edition licensing for academic institutions is cheap. The free edition limitations are not too stringent, making it very useful for small projects. SQL Management Studio is my favorite query editor and database management tool, and works even with the free SQL editions.

Performance of editions prior to 2016 seems lackluster. Query responsiveness will eventually slow to a crawl until you restart the server process. This can be avoided with proper db design and maintenance, but shows that the product can sometimes require extensive knowledge and experience to fully appreciate. I feel it should be better at self-maintenance and optimization.

We use MSSQL on everything from our most business critical applications to small staging databases. It operates as or data warehouse, reporting solution, and all-around go-to affordable database server. It's a wonderful product that can be properly attuned to many needs.

The simplicity of the language makes it easier to understand and implement statements like joins or procedures in high-level programming language. Hence, it appeals more to beginners as well.

Using other add-ins can greatly extend the features of SQL and make the work easier for the users. This helps in just SQL SSMS as well as for SSRS or other branches of SQL. I would really prefer using Microsoft SQL for performance tuning using Indexing as well for increasing the speed and efficiency in obtaining results.

Sometimes, if not handled properly with a predefined schema, relations and maintenance of data becomes an issue. This mainly happens only when it comes to new users or with people who aren't working as a part of a bigger man-force handling the system.

Certain add-ins give useful features as well, but if SQL were to add these themselves it would save the users the trouble of finding and installing them.

Some of the extra add-ins will help in improving the speed and efficiency whilst using the software. ApexSQL is a good example of such.

I've been using Microsoft SQL with SQL Server reporting services(SSRS) and also I've been performing data analysis with SQL. And I've found out that segregation of data for analysis is done really well using the SQL concepts. This is really required when working with SSRS to obtain only the required data for reporting. I would also recommend using Aspose Total for Reporting Services (SSRS) for more added functionality if at all required.

Excellent relational database with extensive SQL query support.

Depending on the need there are different flavors of SQL to choose, like SQL Express, Developer, Standard, Enterprise etc. Express and Developer edition is specially quite useful if you want to try out the product and/or doing development.

SQL database can hold a large amount of data and SQL server can efficiently structure the query.

SQL server management studio is quite useful for debugging purpose. SQL profiler can be used for optimising the SQL queries.

Its highly secure database and DB admin can control who has access to the databases. There are different access levels also.

It has excellent integration with Microsoft technologies like .Net framework, LINQ queries, Visual Studio, Web application etc.

SQL server consume lots of memory and needs a high performing multi-core machine especially if the database size is big. Inefficient SQL queries can impact the performance of SQL. Unnecessary locks on SQL operations can also impact its performance.

If your DB size grow (>20GB) then its performance is not up to the mark.

MS SQL is not a good choice if you DB size is huge (like in tera bytes).

We use Microsoft SQL server as database for our product. Its used for storing all configuration data and activity data. Its also used for storing user sensitive data like passpords, pins, phone no. email address etc.

We also have some internal websites which use MS SQL server Express as its database.