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GOLD SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SILVER Ignite for SQL Server Confio Software BRONZE SQL Diagnostic Manager Idera Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest Red Gate Software SQL Monitor Dell Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise Best Security/Auditing/Compliance Product "I don't even want to think where we would be without Idera SQL Compliance Manager!" GOLD SQL Compliance Manager Idera SILVER ApexSQL Audit ApexSQL BRONZE ChangeAuditor for SQL Server Dell Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest Symantec Control Compliance Suite F-Secure Policy Manager Best Storage Hardware "Best value for the money!" GOLD ioDrive Fusion-io SILVER EqualLogic Dell BRONZE Symmetrix VMAX EMC Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest HP Converged Storage for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 X-IO Technologies Hyper ISE Best Free Tool "Essential.
Our annual Community Choice award program lets readers like you decide which products are the best of the year. In 2013, we followed the same process as in previous years by opening up the Community Choice nomination process to all. We let you nominate your favorite products and services, built the voting survey from there, and let everyone participate in the final voting phase. In these pages, you'll find our Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners, as well as quotes from the community about these top products. You'll even find some honorable mentions. Whether Gold, Silver, Bronze, or runner-up, these products are all worthy of serious consideration if you're in the market for a new tool.
Best Backup & Recovery Product
"Backup, compression, and encryption
what more can I ask for?"
GOLD
SQL Backup Pro Red Gate Software
SILVER
NetVault LiteSpeed for SQL Server Dell
BRONZE
Acronis Backup & Recovery Acronis International
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Idera SQL Safe Backup
Barracuda Networks Barracuda Backup
Best Business Intelligence & Reporting Product
"All you need is List & Label. We love it!"
GOLD
List & Label combit
SILVER
DevExpress Dashboard DevExpress
BRONZE
SQL Server Reporting Services Microsoft
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Dell Toad Business Intelligence Suite
SQL Sentry BI Suite
Best Database Development Tool
"My job would be impossible without this tool."
GOLD
Toad for SQL Server Dell
SILVER
ApexSQL Complete ApexSQL
BRONZE
SQL Developer Bundle Red Gate Software
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Embarcadero Technologies Rapid SQL XE
Idera PowerShell Plus
Best Database Management Suite
C'mon, there's no question at all!"
GOLD
SQL Server 2012 Microsoft
SILVER
Toad for SQL Server Dell
BRONZE
SQL Toolbelt Red Gate Software
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Embarcadero Technologies DBArtisan XE
Idera SQL Toolbox
Best Database Monitoring & Performance Product
"Nothing even comes close."
GOLD
SQL Server 2012 Microsoft
SILVER
Ignite for SQL Server Confio Software
BRONZE
SQL Diagnostic Manager Idera
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Red Gate Software SQL Monitor
Dell Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise
Best Security/Auditing/Compliance Product
"I don't even want to think where we would be without Idera SQL Compliance Manager!"
GOLD
SQL Compliance Manager Idera
SILVER
ApexSQL Audit ApexSQL
BRONZE
ChangeAuditor for SQL Server Dell
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Symantec Control Compliance Suite
F-Secure Policy Manager
Best Storage Hardware
"Best value for the money!"
GOLD
ioDrive Fusion-io
SILVER
EqualLogic Dell
BRONZE
Symmetrix VMAX EMC
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
HP Converged Storage for Microsoft SQL Server 2012
X-IO Technologies Hyper ISE
Best Free Tool
"Essential. Utterly and completely essential!"
GOLD
SQL Server Maintenance Solution Ola Hallengren
SILVER
ApexSQL Refactor ApexSQL
BRONZE
IgniteFree Confio Software
Other Hot Products in This Year's Contest
Solutions Crew SSMSBoost Add-In
Idera SQL Check
Best Vendor Support
"Lightning-fast and friendly!"
GOLD
combit
SILVER
Confio Software
BRONZE
ApexSQL
Other Hot Vendors in This Year's Contest
Microsoft
Red Gate Software
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