Answer by Matt Whitfield
There are lots of tool vendors out there, you just have to look at what you need. There is my company, Apex, Idera, Quest. Some are better than others, and some cost a lot more than others. The Red...
View ArticleAnswer by Fatherjack
As this is a Red Gate sponsored forum (see bottom of page) then you are likely to find lots of responses around the idea of Red Gate making the great tools for the sql dba market. I know there are a...
View ArticleAnswer by Håkan Winther
I can really recommend Red-Gate tools! I think it is a must have tool. It is cheap, and very powerful compared to competitors. Many of my clients have moved from Veritas backup to Red-gate backup...
View ArticleAnswer by Grant Fritchey
FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm a "Friend of Redgate" which means, because I've sung their praises far & wide, I get a little more access than others. Just wanted to say that up front.The company I work for...
View ArticleAnswer by DaniSQL
I have no specific recommendation for you but here is what I am using right now.I use Idera's SQL Diagnostic Manager to monitor production instances and Idera's SQLAdmin toolset to do some quick tasks...
View ArticleAnswer by TimothyAWiseman
First, I do not think there are any must-have tools for SQL Server at all. It comes with everything you really need. This is in contrast to mysql and Oracle. While both of those are excellent database...
View ArticleAnswer by Phil Factor
I love reading reviews of people's experiences with SQL tools. I wonder if ask.sqlservercentral.com would be a good place to do them. The Question/Answer format might make this a rather difficult thing...
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