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Summer Engineering Intern at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
Database connectivity can cause stability issues, but it has faster connectivity to databases than a SQL developer does.

What is most valuable?

  • Ability to save my custom queries and Macros
  • Faster connectivity to databases than a SQL developer

How has it helped my organization?

UI/UX can be improved according to functionality.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for eight to nine months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There were issues due to the databases connectivity.

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How are customer service and support?

No issues encountered.

How was the initial setup?

I worked in a pre-deployed environment.

What about the implementation team?

It was done by my employer's in-house IT team.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Business Systems Project Leader at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
Vendor
We have the ability to run scripts of any size against databases, but there was an issue due to database access restrictions.

Valuable Features:

I find the script/text editing feature most valuable, as well as the ability to run scripts of any size against databases.

Improvements to My Organization:

It saves time by allowing automated, as opposed to manual, data entry into databases.

Use of Solution:

I have used the product for about three years in total, at two different employers.

Deployment Issues:

The issues I had in installation were due to database access restrictions.

Initial Setup:

It was straightforward from the software side.

Implementation Team:

I had the software implemented through in-house teams.

Other Advice:

It is a very good option for creating and editing SQL scripts, especially large ones that I have run in support of government billing applications.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Best tool to work with Oracle

What is most valuable?

  1. Horizontal layout for each connected database connection
  2. Easy way to generate statements for select,insert and update
  3. Easily identify the locks on the table and processes running on the database and their source information
  4. It is easy to Explain plan
  5. It is easy to optimize the query using optimizer
  6. Table import and export are easy
  7. Formatting of sql also makes it easy to read

What needs improvement?

  1. Toad crashes sometimes and it will lose all the saved database information
  2. We cannot the execute SQL, offline easily (If you are creating a MV and if you shut down your laptop it won't create it)

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for more than 5 years

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked with sql developer before and it not easy to work with

How was the initial setup?

It is straight forward if you have Tnsnames entries located correctly

What about the implementation team?

In house

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Sql developer
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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