If you are an admin, you need the tools for backup/recover; config of the environement (storage, processes, ram, ...); import/export data; sync with ohter instances; health check (logs, rollbacks, ...) If you are a developer, you need the tools to optimize the structure of…

As always, it depends: First look is the area: on-premise server (your own hardware) or in the cloud? If you want to use your own server, look at the operating system? In my opinion, SQL Server fits best on Windows; Oracle on Unix/Linux.  Next is your size of data and the…

Hi Alfonso, your question is not exact enough! It depends on the RDBMS (Oracle, MS, ...) and if you are looking for a paid or free tool. If you use Oracle RDBMS then SQL Developer is a good entry; but there is also Oracle Enterprise Manager (a big tool). For SQL Server, I…

Hi Martin, it is no marketing rumor Oracle is the number one in terms of big databases and scalability. But as I wrote, Microsoft is always one step behind.  So if the price is no question and you need the best on the market, Oracle is the choice. But to use the full power,…

Hi Akin First, both DBs manage your relational data on several operating systems (Linux, Windows Server, ...) and as Cloud Services. The newer architecture of Oracle tries to support you in a mixed environment where you can distribute a large DB over your own servers and…

MS SQL Server is a database;  BW4HANA is a data warehouse and a reporting tool only for SAP (HANA) installations.  They have nothing in common; So you can't compare them!