Most reliable database product
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Microsoft SQL Server is being used for the various applications in our organization, which are OLTP, Data warehouse, and Java-based applications. The various tools that come up with Microsoft SQL Server like SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Profiler etc make the maintenance and performance analysis very easy. We also have integrated it with Power BI for the analysis purposes.
Pros
- Highly reliable and scalable
- Ease in operation and maintenance with the help of various tools
- Good technical support
Cons
- Being open-source databases available in the market, the licensing cost seems to be on the higher side.
- Server resource utilization is more. It can be tuned further.
- Can have better compatibility with third-party applications.
Return on Investment
- With ease of scalability, we are able to save upto 30% in the resource utilization.
- Because of the best technical support, we are able to maintain it with lesser human resources.
- However, higher licensing cost has impacted the IT budget.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Oracle Database and PostgreSQL
Other Software Used
Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL

