SQL Tool Evaluation, List of Tools
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Below are the items submitted thus far for me to evaluate, let me know within the next few days if you have any others to add to the list. Keep in mind that I am an Enterprise DBA, therefore I will not be evaluating any development tools.
- DBA xPress from Pragmatic Works
- SQL DBA Toolbelt from Redgate (we currently own)
- Ignite from Confio
- Performance Advisor for SQL Server from SQL Sentry
- SQL Server Index Analysis & Defrag from SQL Sentry
- SQL Diagnostic Manager from Idera
- SQL Admin Toolset from Idera
- Toad for SQL Server from Quest (we currently own)
- Foglight for SQL Server from Quest
- Spotlight on SQL Server from Quest (we currently own for Oracle)
- SQLCop from Less Than Dot.
Stay tuned for further details. I will have to process all of the EULAs and other paperwork in order to setup my test environment, but we have about five months left in order to complete this project. Enjoy!
Posted on October 5, 2012, in Maintenance, Monitoring and tagged SQL Tools. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
SQL Swampland 
Any news on this? Would be great to read about some experiences, as we currently also look a bit around and some second opinions are always great to know…
Not yet, we are waiting on legal approval to download the tools. Out legal department takes months for these things before I can click on the EULA, lol.
Did this comparison ever happen?
Actually no, we never received approval from our legal department to even download the tools. I am glad that I no longer work for them. Thanks for asking.