If your organization is working with a number of independent databases and is considering the use of Big Data tools to gather, filter and analyze the data to develop new insights, Quest Toad just might be a wonderful addition to the database developer's tool kit. Tools such as Toad can be very helpful in managing workload specific databases and moving useful data into a Big Data tool, such as Netezza or Hadoop, on a scheduled or event driven basis.

If the organization is also beginning to use cloud-based database products to gather, filter and analyze operational data, the task can turn from a 'one shot' exercise into a recurring problem. Finding and moving useful data from one database to another is often a complicated and somewhat painful process. In 2010, when Oracle acquired Sun, Widenius forked the open-source MySQL project. Organizations often are maintaining several different workload specific databases. Toad for Oracle subscription products include all editions of Toad. MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). These tools are often easy to use and are very cost effective.

Tool: Toad, PL/SQL Developer, XML Spy, Java Parser for XML (SAX), Eclipse, WSAD, J Builder 2006. Quest is known for developing or acquiring smart, simple tools that do a small number of things, but do them very well. X, Web Sphere 5.0/6.0/6.5/7, Oracle, Application Server.

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