Solid and Reliable.
We use MSSQL Server along with SSIS and SSRS as it's a very competent software suite and very stable. It integrates well with other …
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What is Microsoft SQL Server?
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database.
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.9.
The most common users of Microsoft SQL Server are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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August 28, 2023
Solid and Reliable.
- Positive: stability.
- Positive: Ease of integration with third party software (JAMS Scheduler).
- Positive: Great performance.
October 28, 2022
Microsoft SQL Server Review
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
- We keep all our data on Microsoft SQL Server, so it's faster and safer.
- It stores all our data.
- The reports are very helpful.
- The ability to establish relationships between data is useful.
September 04, 2021
Powerful Relational Database Management with Microsoft SQL Server
- Easy to install and deploy on multiple servers.
- Fast and automated data migration from SQL Server to Azure SQL.
August 13, 2021
Gold Standard for Transactional Databases
- MS SQL costs more than open source items, but in the long run it's cheaper and easier to manage
- integration with MS development tools improves overall time to market.
August 08, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server is a great database solution!
- Able to scale applications quickly and store large amounts of data
- Able to backup customer data
- Able to troubleshoot customer data easily and get support onboard easily
- Quick and easy implementation and setup helps go-live quicker
July 22, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server - A complete package
- Easy to manage/maintain the database with help of queries at one place
- Able to scale well with new incoming clients
- High pricing
- No data visualization
July 21, 2021
SQL Server - The best option as DB
- Without SQL Server we wouldn't be able to store our live data with a satisfactory time response.
- Enabled weekly reporting for executives to make timely decisions
- Allows analysts to support ad hoc initiatives to drive organizational value
- Automated updates ease workload on the database administrators, allowing labor expenses to be lowered
- Huge ROI in allowing us to develop our applications and as our primary store of data
June 26, 2021
Great Enterprise Database Platform
- Positive ROI due to Affordable Licensing Costs
June 19, 2021
SQL Server Review
- The faster development time for the application since there's quite a lot of handy built-in functions available to use.
- Single database for fairly large data which relatively easier to maintain.
- Doesn't need to optimize that much since its relatively quick to begin with.
June 18, 2021
Why Choose a Product Based on MS SQL?
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- The cost of a standard version is has created a barrier to closing business.
- Support costs higher due to the level of skill to maintain.
- It is standard in small and mid size businesses because of the amount of software written to use a Microsoft SQL Server engine.
May 25, 2021
MS SQL Server
- Customer's information is accessible at the click of a button
- No need for huge pile of papers with the info
- Since it digitized it is easy to backup
May 23, 2021
Powerful, Flexible and Scalable.
- 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.
- The ROI on data analytics is immense, this allow establishment of metrics and KPI's
- The time saved through automations using ETL tool allows the product to cover ownership cost
- Standardizing on Microsoft SQL Server makes it easier to share data across applications and for reporting.
- It's easier to find people with SQL Server experience than some other DBMS.
- Made it possible for us to implement High Availability on our own.
May 13, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server- Excellent Platform
- Microsoft SQL server has had a great impact on our overall business objectives. It is truly worh the investment.
- Availability to have the information ready when needed
- Flexibility to query and store information in different formats
- Connection to tools such as Power BI
- Backup and maintenance roles
- Customers know and trust the product, so it is easier to implement our solutions.
- Licence cost are usually lower than other products if all advanced options are used.
May 05, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server
- Fast to deliver adhoc reports for managers wanting to know what's going on. We have junior team members that have picked the language (and the business logic quickly enough to do that).
- Very reliable, cannot say I have had issue with the software (as mentioned had at least 2 unrelated hardware failures but Always On has saved us).
- Business logic in stored procedures allows for quick changes to enhance the business and allow for quick reactions to circumstance.
May 01, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server Review
- We are using Express edition which is available free of cost
April 29, 2021
MS SQL is still rock solid
- Too difficult to answer, but the ROI is very high.
April 27, 2021
Old faithful SQL server
- It's price tag and server requirements do not make it cheap, but it is powerful
- Owning on-prem license allows for one time investment
April 14, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server: it's the data that matters.
- Sales reports have a motivational effect on staff
- Ability to customize has improved efficiency
- Updates to Microsoft SQL Server improve the speed of data interaction
April 13, 2021
Microsoft SQL Server survives the test of time
- The ability to connect all departments has a tremendous value
- Administering the server is not too bad
- Installing SSMS has improved drastically