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Microsoft SQL Server

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# Page 44 - Reviews of Microsoft SQL Server

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Frequency of Use

MK

Michael K.  
Chief Architect  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "This DBMS is an excellent option for large multi-user projects"

August 25, 2018

4.0

Pros

This database in the process of long-term use has proved to be a high-performance, affordable and reliable system. Especially valuable is that it scales well, making it possible to connect hundreds and thousands of users to the database simultaneously. Again, there is everything and is used by us at full power. In general, at the moment you are unlikely to find the best in its reliability and functionality of the DBMS.

Cons

The cost of this software is high, but you have to pay for quality. Another drawback is the difficulty in installing and configuring the DBMS.

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NA

Nancy A.  
Risk Management  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Microsoft SQL Server Review"

February 6, 2020

4.0

SQL is a very valuable tool, especially for audit functions, in which a large, complex amount of data needs to be analyzed. However, to use it effectively, training is needed.

Pros

I primarily used the SQL software in an internal audit role and was very pleased with the ability to query large, complex volumes of data to yield understandable, usable results. These results helped identify anomalies and make, or guide the organization's leadership to make, data-supported decisions.

Cons

A great deal of training and practice is needed to effectively use the SQL software. Organizations I have been involved in have limited access to the tool for this reason. I found that I learned more and increased my effectiveness and success with the tool the more I used it and followed a trial and error process.

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SP

Siddhant P.  
Software Engingeer  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent RDBS to Store your Data"

January 8, 2021

5.0

Pros

Great RDBS to store your data. Love the backup feature, writing and executing query, editing the DB and all sorts of functionality that you can expect with an RDBS

Cons

Crashes sometimes when too much load! Also, when it gets locked there are no notifications

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Info Tech/Training Manager in University Relations  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "This is the server to go to!"

August 23, 2019

5.0

Dealing with SQL server for years, I can honestly say that it works for us and our organization and wouldn't have it any other way

Pros

Microsoft Sql server is the industry standard when it comes to databases and functionality with web servers, etc

Cons

Documentation can be a lil difficult to comprehend but just takes time to understand fully. In addition, the versions that MS has at times seem out of date

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AK

Aaron K.  
Director of Institutional Research / ERP Administrator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Lifesaver"

June 7, 2022

5.0

I have really enjoyed working with Microsoft SQL Server. It has become a part of my daily life.

Pros

This product has been a lifesaver for me . It is very quick to get into our database and find the data that is needed. I used this on a daily bases.

Cons

The ability to search for a table in a database and the associated field types within the tables.

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BS

Binit S.  
Senior Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "High Quality User Experience"

September 21, 2020

5.0

This is a very powerful software. It has options to backup data and recovery.

Pros

It allows you to view data in a table quickly by just selecting the option to view top 1000 rows. This eliminates writing a query explicitly and then you can modify the query as needed. It gives you an interface to add/edit columns. It also allows to you add login users.

Cons

There should be an option in the UI which would allow you to query a table but skip few columns. Selecting top 1000 rows gives you the query but then you have to remove few columns that you don't want from the query. Instead, there should be an option in the UI with checkboxes to select/deselect which columns should be included in the query.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
QA Intern  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent acces to the data storage"

December 19, 2018

4.0

SQL Server will provide a compatible environment which all the end users can access to more and better-managed data.

Pros

SQL server is one of the simplest, easy learning tool related to database management. What I like most of the software is the uncomplicated nature of the software. I started to use SQL server when I was a beginner to the IT industry, but the simple quarries made it easier for me to keep up with software.

Cons

Sometimes it's hard to upgrade a database with a lower version to an upper version.

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Yanina L.  
Analista de control y gestion en  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "My indispensable tool for database management"

June 14, 2018

5.0

Pros

SQL allows you to manage permissions at the server level, security in tables, allow or not read, write, execute; Security in stored procedures can all be configured. That is, we can allow someone to connect their SQL to ours but nevertheless we can tell them that they can not see this database but another if

Cons

If we make a comparison, the price-quality ratio is much lower compared to oracle. Another opportunity is that it uses a lot of RAM for installations and software use

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Principal Solution Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "RDBMS for SME and Enterprise"

December 17, 2018

4.0

Easy to use

Pros

Microsoft SQL Server is meant for all type of users and industries. It can cater for novice to expert, SMEs to Enterprise customers. It's one of the earlier RDMBS product in the market and now serving many enterprise industries. It's easy to use with the GUI RDBMS management tools.

Cons

Lack of in-memory features support to cater for large database transaction

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BD

Brian D.  
IT SUPPORT  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "THE DATABASE SOFTWARE !"

September 26, 2019

5.0

It's the way to go for the database, it's served in a lot of product.

Pros

Really simple to understand and make request in the database, the fact is one of must used in the world is a plus because when you need help you problably find someone who have passed by the same place of you.

Cons

Cost , like all server product from Microsoft, the Cal licensing can be high for some organisation with small ressource.

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MA

Martin A.  
IT Manager  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "DataBase System"

November 13, 2018

5.0

I use the tool in some of my projects and it was fun to learn how to use it and how to install and configure

Pros

Great database manager you can use for your proyects you can do your relations in your database system with primary keys and much more

Cons

its dificult to install if you dont know the basics of the instalation the integration wirh other systems takes a lot of steps to do and to work

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AS

Anwesh S.  
Sql server dba  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent RDBMS with ease of use"

September 19, 2019

4.0

Never dissatisfied, excellent

Pros

Sql server offers robust yet easy to use features with features like always on, heterogenic replication, powerbi integration for ssrs to name some

Cons

Personally I did not have anything that I disliked, but felt that the Sql server management studio can still be optimized to make it a powerful tool with its current ease of use and flexibility

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FS

Fayaz S.  
Software Developer  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL Server with .NET"

November 4, 2019

5.0

Overall, SQL Server is the best database that you can use with .NET especially to use it to the fullest.

Pros

The software is pretty stable and strong. The connection with the programming language especially .NET is pretty easy and neat. Tool provides much access to the data and do CRID operations.

Cons

Only thing that bothers me about using this software is the handling of larger sets of data.

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RH

Ruan H.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Sql Database system "

January 15, 2019

5.0

I have been using Microsoft SQL Server and Transact-Sql since SQL Server 2010 and after all those years microsoft sql server is my number one choice. You can perform a clean installation within minutes and then you are ready to work. The engine is real fast and you will have a lot of documentation to implement your specific configuration or to run your custom tasks. For me what is most important in this piece of software is the community behind(with tons of tutorials and how-to) it and the microsoft support, they are doing a really great job!

Pros

it is very simple to install, configure and use

Cons

if you need to execute a more complex task on database you will need an sql script

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FR

Freddy R.  
Administrator TI  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "For handling large amounts of data, it is best. Allows the analysis of the same."

August 15, 2017

4.0

Saving time and financial resources to the company, keeping information centralized in a powerful system.

Pros

Is designed for the management of many information at the same time, its speed in processing.It can be used for the design of related databases, in small and large companies, making more efficient the management of the information, its traceability and its audit.

Cons

The administration of many commands. The system needs to handle a large amount of physical memory to be able to process the information, making the equipment where it resides, be a machine rubusta and updated.

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Ian H.  
Sql server review  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Sql server review"

April 21, 2022

5.0

Pros

I've only used this software for database querying, but it's easy to learn and use from my experience.

Cons

There are requirements in the sql code that can be easy to forget.

Review Source

MM

Maaz M.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Microsoft SQL Server"

December 15, 2021

5.0

MicrosoftSQL Server gives cent per cent output once you master it. Its security and performance is unmatchable by its competitors.

Pros

Microsoft SQL Server is highly scalabale and uses the same programming and administration concept irrespective of the fact that whether you are using its free version on a low end computer for a small company or is paid version for a lage organization on a high end system. Its reporting and automation packages are quite useful and helps it to grow and expand according to your requirements.

Cons

Microsoft SQL Server needs to afopt a more intuitive and self explanatory user interface because being a technical software it requires you to have proper knowledge of it before being able to use it effectively.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Strong"

April 15, 2020

5.0

Very good, mainly for Microsoft support and documentation.

Pros

SQL Server is the best option when the rest of the system is developed with other microsoft technologies, such as .net. It is also worth mentioning that it is a very robust DBMS and that Microsoft's support is very good.

Cons

It is a very expensive DBMS, either on premises or in the cloud. And you need robust machines to run on premises. Therefore, its biggest cons is not being indicated for small or low-cost companies or projects.

Review Source

Diogo T.  
Helpedesk  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "database management system"

September 5, 2019

5.0

We generally use sql for request and database backup service.

Pros

The sql is quite complete, I can perform several requests in 10, 20 banks with the same macro, automating service. Either bank cleanup, deletion, or backup

Cons

Languages ​​are getting outdated. One suggestion would be to open the application for programming in other languages.

Review Source

CT

Cassiano T.  
Administrative Assistant  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Software for Data Management."

June 17, 2019

5.0

The main function of SQL Server is to store and retrieve data requested by other software applications.

Pros

One of the best tools that SQL Serve have, is the creation of related tables, avoiding the need to store redundant data in multiple locations within a database.

Cons

The worst thing about the Microsoft SQL Server, is the low speed and stability when we are using a huge database.

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DB

Dafnes B.  
Online scorer  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best SQL Server"

October 16, 2019

4.0

The software has great functionalities and has been very helpful in my line of work

Pros

I like tge functionality of the softwarw and that is is very easy to use and navigation. I use the software everyday as part of my job with Pearson. The software made my work so much easy.

Cons

No cons.

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SR

Simone R.  
Controller  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL server - great product"

July 28, 2017

4.0

Pros

It allows you to easily create databases with huge amounts of data. With sql server we can create store procedures that help us extract data from the company data warehouse and, using reporting services, create reports with them.

Cons

When the size of the tables becomes important the performance decreases drastically and requires a lot of hardware resources

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BH

Brittany H.  
Manager: Communications and Marketing  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Incredibly powerful software"

August 13, 2019

5.0

Pros

This program has incredible power, allowing me to easily back up, as well as many other everyday tasks, without any problems that previously occurred when using MySQL.

Cons

In order to start using this software effectively, I had to devote a considerable amount of time to thoroughly studying it. Sometimes, with long queries, performance degradation occurs.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Data Science Extern  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Works just fine, but isn't impressive."

July 24, 2019

4.0

Pros

I like being able to easily query through our databases and being able to use it to reference tables through other software.

Cons

I dislike how it can be difficult to navigate if there are a lot of tables. Sometimes I find myself scrolling a lot just to find the one table I need.

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rA

rati A.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SQL Server"

November 23, 2020

5.0

Pros

SQL Server has good online product documentation, on-premises and cloud database support, plenty of tools and applications and most importantly it supports use on Linux

Cons

SQL server for enterprise is too expensive and licensing process that’s always changing, is too difficult

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