Best SQL Server Software for Azure SQL Database

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    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server Reviews

    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    $1,996 per instance
    SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server allows database administrators to identify and fix performance issues in SQL Servers in physical, virtual, or cloud environments. It is unlike other competitors and offers effective scaling, advanced SQL query optimization and optimization, prescriptive analysis, corrective analysis with SQL scripts, powerful automated alarm responses, broad PowerShell integration and complete customization.
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    SQL Sentry Reviews

    SQL Sentry

    SolarWinds

    $1,628
    Stop wasting your time trying to fix SQL Server performance issues Do you keep fighting database performance fires and trying to find the root cause of SQL Server slowdowns in vain? You could waste your time searching for the right information and end up looking in the wrong places to find the answers to your performance issues. To quickly identify and fix database problems, you need precise, actionable, and detailed metrics. SQL Sentry allows you to effectively monitor, diagnose, optimize, and optimize all aspects of your database environment. SQL Sentry allows you to get out of firefighting mode and keep your databases running at peak performance. SQL Sentry provides the detail you need to identify and fix SQL Server performance issues. SQL Sentry, the flagship product of the SentryOne monitoring solution set, was designed by SQL Server experts to save you time and frustration when troubleshooting database performance issues.
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    SQL Doctor Reviews

    SQL Doctor

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    $500 per user
    SQL Doctor assists database administrators in tuning SQL Server performance, security and disaster recovery through expert recommendations in physical, virtual and cloud environments. This includes managed cloud databases. It provides a visual display of the health of all SQL Servers and generates ready-to-run SQL commands to optimize and undo optimization. It also limits analysis to specific databases, applications and performance categories.
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    SQL Inventory Manager Reviews

    SQL Inventory Manager

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    $2,556 for 10 instances
    SQL Inventory Manager allows database administrators to manage SQL Server inventory in physical, virtual, or cloud environments. It is unlike other products, it automatically detects SQL Server instances, databases and analysis services in your network, protection against back-level versions and missing security patches. It also provides quick display of server details to determine licensing cost and monitor instance health.
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    SQL Secure Reviews

    SQL Secure

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    $1,036 per instance
    SQL Secure allows database administrators to manage SQL Server security in virtual, physical, and cloud environments. This includes managed cloud databases. It is different from other competitors because it allows for configurable data collection and customizable templates to meet audits for multiple regulatory guidelines.
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    DB PowerStudio Reviews

    DB PowerStudio

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    $1,699.20 per user
    Manage changes, tune queries and administer relational databases. Database professionals must reduce the time and effort required to manage and develop databases within their organization. IDERA's suite of top tools can help you manage and develop multiple databases platforms. Perform database administration. Automate complex database schema changes and manage them. Automate SQL query tuning. Create efficient SQL code
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    DBA xPress Reviews

    DBA xPress

    SolarWinds

    $325 per year
    It can be difficult to manage large data estates. It can be difficult to track the dependencies between your databases, especially if your data estate changes constantly through acquisitions or growth. Common problems include difficulty understanding differences between databases, insufficient solutions for comparing schemas, and the inability of tracking dependencies and connections so you can manage users, data, and security. DBA xPress makes managing large data estates easier by offering solutions for comparing schema and browsing through database content. It allows you to compare databases and synchronize data, analyze dependencies between users, functions and security policies, browse SQL Server databases, access the scripts and export them as an XML file. Automating repetitive tasks can help you save time, reduce human error, and streamline your processes.
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    Rapid SQL Reviews

    Rapid SQL

    IDERA, an Idera, Inc. company

    Rapid SQL helps database developers to create high-performing SQL code for multiple database platforms. It is different from other solutions because it allows for efficient debugging of stored functions and functions to eliminate coding mistakes. The integrated code analyst can also perform detailed analysis of the response time of stored functions.
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    Azure SQL Edge Reviews

    Azure SQL Edge

    Microsoft

    $60 per year
    Edge-optimized SQL engine with AI built-in. Azure SQL Edge is a robust Internet of Things database for edge computing that combines data streaming, time series, and graph features with machine learning. Microsoft SQL engine can be extended to edge devices to ensure consistent performance and security throughout your entire data estate. You can develop your applications once, and deploy them anywhere, whether it's on the edge, in your data center or Azure. Data streaming and time series are built-in, and the database includes machine learning and graph features. Data processing at the edge to overcome latency and capacity constraints. Update and deploy from the Azure portal, or your enterprise portal, for consistent security and turnkey administration. Machine learning capabilities allow you to detect anomalies at the edge and apply business logic.
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    Azure SQL Managed Instance Reviews
    SQL Managed Instance, part of the Azure SQL family of services, is an intelligent cloud database that combines the widest SQL Server engine compatibility, going back to SQL Server 2008, with the benefits of fully managed and up-to date platform as a service. After a successful assessment with Azure Migrate and Azure Data Studio, you can confidently migrate your custom apps or vendor-provided applications to Azure. Stop worrying about upgrades, updates, or the end of support. SQL Managed Instances are built on the SQL Server Engine, so they're always up-to-date with the latest SQL features. You can meet your mission-critical needs up to five times faster and pay up to 93 per cent less than AWS RDS. Learn how SQL managed instance outperformed three benchmarks that covered both transactional and analytical workloads. Modernize your applications faster with the latest cloud-based managed SQL Server capabilities.
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