| Editorial information provided by DB-Tools |
| System |
| Name |
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Microsoft SQL Server |
| Version |
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Sqlserver 2017 |
| Drawbacks |
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high license costs. Applicable for transaction systems in large enterprises |
| Advantages |
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ACID compliant. Easy to use User Interface |
| Languages Supported |
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C#
C++
Delphi
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R (Microsoft R)
Ruby
Visual Basic |
| Website |
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www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server |
| XML Support |
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yes |
| JSON Support |
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yes |
| Brief description |
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As a database server, it is a software product with the primary function of storing and retrieving data as requested by other software applications—which may run either on the same computer or on another computer across a network (including the Internet). |
| Database Model |
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Primarily a relational database |
| Technical Documentation |
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docs.microsoft.com/en-ie/sql/sql-server/sql-server-technical-documentation |
| License |
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Commercial |
| Cloud-based / SaaS |
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Available in AWS, Azure Clouds. Available as a SaaS option in Microsoft Cloud |
| Implementation Language |
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C,C++ |
| Operating System Supported |
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Linux
Windows
|
| Options for Integration / Access API |
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OLE DB,
Tabular Data Stream (TDS),
ADO.NET,
JDBC,
ODBC |
| Consistency |
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Highly Consistent |
| Foreign Keys |
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Yes |
| Streaming Support |
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No |
| Analytics Support |
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Need to buy SQLServer Analytics Pack (SSAS) |
| Data Storage Schema |
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Relational Database |
| Notable Users |
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Most of the Fortune 500 Companies |
| Key Differentiator |
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Highly reliable as a transactional database |
| Concurrency |
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Yes |
| Partitioning |
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No |
| Replication |
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Yes |
| Secondary Indexes |
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Yes |
| SchemaLess |
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No |
| SQL Query |
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Yes |
