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MonetDB is great when you are performing adhoc queries on a large set of data. For example, if you store data in a typical RDBMS such as MySQL or Postgres and want to join large tables for analytics but the query runs unacceptably slow then MonetDB can act as a second database to offload complex queries. Based on my experience, it may not be a production-ready database since there aren't many DBAs familiar with it and due to lack of documentation, maintenance can become a little tricky.Incentivized
Microsoft SQL Server is a great RDBMS and meets all of our requirements. If you need a stable DB platform to support your line of a business application you'll be well served. Licensing costs are far cheaper, more portable and a lot more user friendly than Oracle. Product support and security patches from Microsoft are strong.Incentivized
It is easy to use.You are able to input lots of data and it understands and populates information.Able to change settings on the fly to use with your needs.Incentivized
Easy to configure and use with Visual Studio and Dot NetEasy integration with MSBI to perform data analysisData SecurityEasy to understand and useVery easy to export database and tables in the form of SQL query or a scriptIncentivized
This is an open source software so there are obvious drawbacks, the biggest of which is a lack of documentation.MonetDB does not seem to be well known outside of the academic environment so there is less information when you are searching for answers of any type.I'd like to see more use cases and/or best practices so that commercial companies like ours can optimally use all of its highly performant features.The code is written in C/C++ and this can be negative if you are a mainly java-shop and need UDF - User Defined Function.Incentivized
The import/export process can be tricky to follow with lots of steps and could be better for importing flat filesObtaining help from Microsoft is cumbersome and often other internet sources are better and quickerThe documentation is not great and again it's generally better to obtain help elsewhere if neededIncentivized
We understand that the Microsoft SQL Server will continue to advance, offering the same robust and reliable platform while adding new features that enable us, as a software center, to create a superior product. That provides excellent performance while reducing the hardware requirements and the total cost of ownership of our solution.Incentivized
SQL Server mostly 'just works' or generates error messages to help you sort out the trouble. You can usually count on the product to get the job done and keep an eye on your potential mistakes. Interaction with other Microsoft products makes operating as a Windows user pretty straight forward. Digging through the multitude of dialogs and wizards can be a pain, but the answer is usually there somewhere.Incentivized
Its does not have outages.Incentivized
SSAS data cubes may some time slow down your Excel reports.Incentivized
We managed to handle most of our problems by looking into Microsoft's official documentation that has everything explained and almost every function has an example that illustrates in detail how a particular functionality works. Just like PowerShell has the ability to show you an example of how some cmdlet works, that is the case also here, and in my opinion, it is a very good practice and I like it.Incentivized
It was goodIncentivized
very hands on and detailed trainingIncentivized
Other than SQL taking quite a bit of time to actually install there are no problems with installation. Even on hardware that has good performance SQL can still take close to an hour to install a typical server with management and reporting services.Incentivized
We have used Five9 in my previous company but on a much smaller scale. It was more expensive, however we were using it for a max of 50 employees, now we need a much bigger platform. We also used Five9 for other things, like phone dialers etc. so it was a little different.Incentivized
[Microsoft] SQL Server has a much better community and professional support and is overall just a more reliable system with Microsoft behind it. I've used MySQL in the past and SQL Server has just become more comfortable for me and is my go to RDBMS.Incentivized
SQL server does handle growing demands of a mid sized company.Incentivized
If you are familiar with a general database concept and played with open source products before then MonetDB will give you immediate return in terms of productivity since developers can quickly develop and verify their test cases involving back-end database with a large sample data set.There is a stiff learning curve due to lack of documentation and sparse information available on the internet.Overall experience has been positive since MonetDB gives you another option when it comes to building out a data warehouse.Incentivized
Increased accuracy - We went from multiple users having different versions of an Excel spreadsheet to a single source of truth for our reporting.Increased Efficiency - We can now generate reports at any time from a single source rather than multiple users spending their time collating data and generating reports.Improved Security - Enterprise level security on a dedicated server rather than financial files on multiple laptop hard drives.Incentivized