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Embarcadero DBArtisan 8.0 helps you manage all the databases across your enterprise from a common console
Do you really need another database management tool? After all, the major database vendors supply their own set of administration tools. The answer is yes, because these supplied tools tend to work with only the vendor's database. Even if your DBAs don't manage databases across multiple platforms, you can still reduce total cost of ownership and improve productivity by standardizing on a single database administration tool. Software vendors such as Quest Software, BMC Software, Computer Associates and Embarcadero Technologies offer products that can be used to manage heterogeneous databases. Embarcadero's DBArtisan is one of the most feature-rich database administration tools, it's popular among DBAs and its recent 8.0 release will further solidify the fan base.
DBArtisan is a comprehensive database administration tool that can help automate most common DBA activities. This automation frees up DBAs from labor-intensive everyday activities and lets them focus on improving the health of the database rather than fighting space and performance outages. DBArtisan certainly simplifies things for DBAs who manage databases on multiple platforms. It also gives the traditional administration tools from the major database vendors a run for their money.
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DBArtisan was, unlike many software tools, problem free during installation. But what impressed me more was that the tool immediately recognized all Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server and DB2 databases on the network. I could then access any database by simply clicking on the related icon.
DBArtisan makes the common task of manipulating database objects go quickly. The multitabbed graphical user interface makes it easy to create, drop or alter database objects such as tables, indexes, procedures, triggers and roles. To get a quick handle on your object definitions, you can create Web reports showing all definitions within the database. It's easy to create users, roles and profiles, and you can set privileges for multiple users in a single operation. Another good feature is the ability to migrate accounts between two different database platforms effortlessly. The Embarcadero Query Builder can be used to build SQL statements with...