Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
About Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDMS) designed to help businesses of all sizes analyze structured or unstructured data across various data environments including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, and more. It enables administrators to track the performance of databases, monitor data lakes, and handle data warehousing operations on a unified platform.
Features of SQL Server include multi-language support, compliance management, data classification, automated alerts, full-text search, and more. It allows software developers to manage big data environments and deploy data clusters of containerized instances of Apache Spark and Hadoop Data File System (HDFS). DevOps teams can also utilize in-memory database capabilities to track the performance of business workloads.
SQL Server provides extract, transform, and load (ETL) capabilities, which enable users to extract business data from various sources, create custom workflows, execute aggregation, deduplication, or merging of data, and export the transformed data into destination databases or files. It allows employees to store digital objects including dynamic management views (DMVs), procedures, indexes, constraints, and transaction logs in a centralized repository.
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- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
SQL -Industry leading Data Storage
Reviewed on 13/9/2023
the overall experience has been positive. with 100% uptime.
the overall experience has been positive. with 100% uptime.
Pros
My favourite feature of SQL is how it seamlessly integrates with all windows environments to make developing for it super easy!
Cons
the cost is very high if you have allot of users rolled out and using the software.
- Industry: Renewables & Environment
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
It is still a good option
Reviewed on 30/5/2024
It is reliable; I can't see problems with data integrity checks or reporting. The ability to...
It is reliable; I can't see problems with data integrity checks or reporting. The ability to connect it to anything and everything is remarkable.
Pros
I like the security setup, and the ability to export databases and configurations.
Cons
The Microsoft licensing structure for SQL is a bit odd. Some options are available for dual-core but not for single-core. Why is that?
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Micro soft review
Reviewed on 9/2/2023
Pros
It comes with a free version. Database is secure. It's reliable.
Cons
Product support is abit slow and expensive
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best Relational Database with great data capabilities
Reviewed on 13/2/2024
Pros
It supports RDBMS, so it is easy to write SQL queries in SQL Server.
User Interface is very good and its easy to implement.
It can handle large amount of data.
You can mask the data if it contains sensitive or PII information.
By Implementing Disaster recovery, at any point in time we can recover the data.
Cons
Unlike Databricks SQL, SQL server does not provide data visualization functionality.
Data Extraction is show if the table contains large amount of data.
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
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Reviewed on 28/3/2024
I have work on sql db for more than 11 yrs and trust me it has never let me down . Microsoft...
I have work on sql db for more than 11 yrs and trust me it has never let me down . Microsoft provides the online documentation for most of the topics
Pros
It is economical , has most of the functionality db need to have .
Cons
If you are working with older versions of the sever it can be daunting
Microsoft SQL Server FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft SQL Server.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft SQL Server offer?
Microsoft SQL Server offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$13,748.00/one-time
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Available
SQL Server offers a 180-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across various pricing tiers Enterprise - $13748 Standard (per core) - $3586 Standard (server) - $899 Standard (CAL) - $209 Developer – Available to users for free Express – Available to users for free Additional cost for subscriptions and add-ons include - SQL Server Enterprise - $5434/year SQL Server Standard - $1418/year Big data node cores - $400/year
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft SQL Server support?
Microsoft SQL Server supports the following languages:
English, French
Q. Does Microsoft SQL Server support mobile devices?
Microsoft SQL Server supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Microsoft SQL Server integrate with?
Microsoft SQL Server integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Azure, MySQL
Q. What level of support does Microsoft SQL Server offer?
Microsoft SQL Server offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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