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Microsoft SQL Server

8.7 /10

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What is Microsoft SQL Server?

Apply intelligence across all your data with SQL Server 2019. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, query and analyze it using the data platform with industry-leading performance and security.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft SQL Server won the following awards in the Data Integration category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft SQL Server?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Data Security

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Batch Integration

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Exception Handling and Notifications

Data Virtualization

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Frederik L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Data integration on this platform is fast and efficient. It improves data upload time by regulating resources and scheduling automatic tasks at less saturated hours.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has an intuitive interface and features that help improve the performance of our work teams. It avoids information leaks and allows to assign access levels.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have no complaints about SSIS.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Study well the user guides as it is a complex thing to understand in depth.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

JATIN G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

Portable schema easy to use and integrate

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Its interface is quite good as it is proprietary application software. The storage of multiple relational schema and access of operations is easy. CRUD operations are efficiently good in terms of response time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite thing about this software is the automatic report generation to gain insights. It can also process multiple queries using two separate processing engines. SQL and PL/SQL engine.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The biggest lack is a lack of customization. Users cannot much customize things. Also, portability is only possible on the same version.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend using the SQL server. As recovery is the most important aspect. And the recovery factor of the SQL server is excellent.

Pros

Over Delivered
Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Caring

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

User friendly product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft SQL Server?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

Real Time Integration Able to integrate data in near-real time and handle movement of data from a source to target. Monitoring for changes in a data source in a non-invasive manner.

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing Includes data cleansing, reconciliation, and profiling across multiple sources in batch mode.

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Multi Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

API Management and Orchestration Includes publishing, promoting and overseeing APIs and Orchestration Services.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Frederik L.

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

JATIN G.

Portable schema easy to use and integrate

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

User friendly product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Security

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Batch Integration

Synchronization and Replication

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Exception Handling and Notifications

Data Virtualization

Multi Channel Support

API Management and Orchestration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization