Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft SQL Server

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Microsoft SQL Server?

Apply intelligence across all your data with SQL Server 2022. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, query and analyze it using the data platform with industry-leading performance and security. Regardless of where your data is stored, query and analyze it with the data platform known for performance, security, and availability.

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

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Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+89 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?

2% Negative

5% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Data Security

Administrative Features

Synchronization and Replication

Exception Handling and Notifications

Batch Integration

Real Time Integration

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Metadata Management

Data Virtualization

API Management and Orchestration

iPaaS

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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Microsoft SQL Server Reviews

Kamal S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

MS SQL Powerful Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

This is very powerful tool and can integrate with all Microsoft tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it has great capability to handle machine learning and business intelligence.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing is dislike.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes i recommends everyone.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Pranil P.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Reliable fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

Reliable product

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Transaction processing advantages

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lacking Big data processing capabilities

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product for OLTP

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Wisdom E.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Comprehensive and fantastic

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft SQL Server from other similar products?

SQL Server's versatility, coupled with its enterprise focus, makes it a standout from other similar products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It backup options

What do you dislike most about this product?

Love using the product for my day to day activities

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It has an advance security and good performance capabilities.

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Acts with Integrity
Over Delivered

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft SQL Server Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

3 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

iPaaS Includes iPaaS (Cloud hosting) features and other advanced integration capabilities

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Kamal S.

MS SQL Powerful Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pranil P.

Reliable fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wisdom E.

Comprehensive and fantastic

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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