September 16, 2009 at 10:04 am
Topic: Database design tools for MS SqlServer. Our developers have used Visio, SSMS Diagrammer, and t-sql long enough. They find these tools woefully inadequate for serious design (including datawarehsoue) and are complaining loudly. We also have datawarehouse developers interested in such a tool.
We are reviewing Embarcadero's ER\Studio.
1. Can anyone, with experience with that product, comment about it?
2. As part of our tool comparison, can you recommend any other design tools on par with "ER\Studio"?
TIA,
Barkingdog
September 17, 2009 at 4:14 am
Over the years, I have used (but not for DW):-
ErWin - good, but expensive
ER/Studio - my favourite, but again, expensive
Powerbuilder - OK, again expensive
Visio - very slow, especially for large databases, no forward engineer unless you get the Enterprise Edition.
SSMS Diagrammer - yuk
I've also looked at a number of free tools, but discarded them, as there was always something missing from them (can't remember the names of most of them, as they ware discarded so quickly)
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