Sigma s definitive guide to Toad

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1 Sigma s definitive guide to Toad Which version of Toad is best for your customer? 1 Brought to you by:

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3 Table of Contents Toad Edition Overview and Sales Information Datasheet - Toad for Oracle Datasheet - Toad for SAP Solutions Datasheet - Toad for SQL Server Datasheet - Toad DBA Suite for Oracle Datasheet - Toad Edge for MySQL 3

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5 Toad for Oracle Find the edition that s right for you. No matter what your skill or experience level, there s an edition of Toad for Oracle that will help you easily complete your work with increased speed and accuracy. With Toad, you can perform essential database development and administration tasks from a single, intuitive toolset. Toad makes it fast and easy to generate queries and reports, perform SQL development and optimization, detect and diagnose database problems, automate administration tasks and more. We offer five editions of Toad for Oracle: Base, Professional, Xpert, Development Suite and DBA Suite. This allows you to get the best tools for your specific business needs. DBA suite Base Pro Xpert Dev. Suite DBA Suite SQL editor Query builder Schema/data compare Automation Debugger/profiler Data modeling Data generation Code-quality analysis and reporting SQL optimization (SQL Optimizer) PL/SQL unit testing (Code Tester) Performance/benchmark testing (Benchmark Factory) Database health checks and many other advanced functions (DB Admin Module) Predictive diagnostics (Spotlight) Reseller Information*: Reseller margin is 10% plus 5% extra for deal reg Double your revenue with Xpert DBA Edition offers 6x more revenue Average margin on Toad for Oracle base is Potential margin with DBA edition is 375 With a deal reg 562 margin on Xpert compared to margin on base 5 Queries? Quotes? Qualifying? Speak to your Sigma Account Manager +44 (0) *Pricing subject to change. Numbers based on legacy sales

6 Toad for Oracle Find the edition that s right for you. Toad for Oracle Base Edition Provides time-saving functionality to help you create and maintain PL/SQL code. It offers many features for both developers and DBAs, including a free version of Toad Data Modeler, which helps you easily deploy accurate changes to data structures across more than 20 different platforms. Toad for Oracle Professional Edition Includes all the functionality in the Base Edition, plus it helps developers improve code quality with additional components to perform code reviews and analysis and generate test data. Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition Includes all the components in Professional, plus SQL Optimizer for Oracle, which detects and analyzes problematic SQL statements and automates tuning for improved application performance. ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple-to-use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. Toad for Oracle Development Suite Provides a complete team development environment with everything in the Xpert Edition, plus automated PL/SQL code testing and database performance testing with workload replay, benchmark testing and scalability testing. Toad for Oracle DBA Suite Offers a comprehensive toolset to simplify complex administration tasks and predict, diagnose and resolve performance issues. Available for Oracle (RAC and Exadata), the DBA Suite includes everything in the Xpert Edition, plus a module for database health checks, Spotlight for diagnostics, benchmark and scalability testing, and backup reporting. 6

7 Toad for Oracle Reduce the time and effort required to develop and manage Oracle databases. Save time and reduce risks with Toad for Oracle, the leading database development and optimization software, as ranked by IDC*. With Toad, you ll accelerate application delivery, and improve team collaboration and system performance without compromise. Toad for Oracle provides the means by which high-quality, bug-free applications can be built to perform and scale in production, as well as automate tasks and processes. This gives you the ability to minimize the risks associated with database changes while maintaining exceptional quality and high levels of productivity. By incorporating functionality from Oracle experts and Toad World community members, Toad for Oracle has evolved into the most advanced solution of its kind. CAPABILITIES Automate tasks so you can be more proactive and productive. Enable development teams to collaborate and share projects, code and reports. Achieve the highest levels of code quality, performance and maintainability with less manual effort. Manage all essential components of your Oracle environment. Quickly identify and diagnose the root cause of performance inefficiencies to minimize risks to the production environment. Have greater confidence when deploying new apps or making changes to existing apps. Utilize similar tools across other database platforms. Leverage a community of millions, including peers and experts. Using Toad on a daily basis has helped us to enhance our products, extend our market reach and enrich our customer experience. Toad has been an invaluable partner in supporting the development, deployment and delivery of data-driven solutions which have made our team successful. John Maltais Senior IT Architect Thermo Fisher Scientific (TVID: FD B**) BENEFITS: Shorten development cycles without compromising quality or increasing risks. Build Test/QA Change Resolve Implement consistent and repeatable processes and best practices. Quickly pinpoint and resolve database performance inefficiencies. Automate SQL optimization. Design Toad Developer Requirements Inform Deploy Administer Toad DBA Diagnose Automate and schedule complex or routine database tasks. Ensure functional accuracy and scalability with automated testing. Reduce the learning curve for additional databases. Toad for Oracle supports the database lifecycle, end to end. 7

8 Toad Development Suite enables you to become more agile and speed development cycles without compromise. Toad for Oracle Base Edition offers a wide range of features for building and maintaining database programs, including PL/SQL and SQL scripts. It includes a robust, integrated debugging suite for PL/SQL and SQL*Plus scripts. It also includes Toad Data Modeler to simplify data modeling and design across multiple database platforms at no additional cost. Toad for Oracle Professional Edition includes all Toad for Oracle Base Edition features, plus Code Analysis, which automates code-quality reviews to ensure they re objective and consistent. By incorporating rules from seasoned Oracle experts, you have a virtual database guru at your fingertips to advise you on your code. You also have the ability to adjust rules to suit your company or project. Code reviews generate a performance scorecard for your code. Toad for Oracle Professional Edition includes Data Generation, which populates tables with multiple rows of realistic data for functional testing. Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition includes all of the features in Toad for Oracle Professional Edition, plus integrated SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning. This is accessible through the Toad Editor s Auto Optimize SQL feature for quick and simple single-statement optimization or separately through SQL Optimizer for Oracle. SQL Optimizer automates the validation of SQL and PL/SQL to ensure the best possible performance. It scans SQL and PL/SQL code, identifies potential performance issues and, if better-performing SQL alternatives exist, it generates the replacement code for immediate implementation into the code base. Through SQL Optimizer, Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition can also generate index options based on continuous database SQL execution workload. It performs index-impact analysis in a test environment to determine the overall performance impact of those changes. Code Analysis within Xpert Edition enables dynamic code-violation notifications as well as scanning code for SQL tuning candidates. Toad Development Suite for Oracle comprises all functionality found in Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition, plus Code Tester for Oracle and Benchmark Factory for Databases. Many organizations are finding database development has become a bottleneck in an otherwise agile application delivery process. Teams are under pressure to shorten project delivery timelines, which used to mean sacrificing quality or increasing risk. Toad Development Suite gives you the power to implement consistent, repeatable database development processes so you can meet business requirements, and make your organization more agile. Extensive automation and collaboration functionalities make it easy to blaze through development cycles and minimize risks. You can: Design and develop: Ensure your code is properly designed, meets functional requirements and is error free. Test and review: Move beyond manual code reviews, create highquality code faster, automate testing throughout the development and release process, optimize code and conduct scalability testing. Deploy: Properly prepare for deployment by ensuring consistent code quality standards across your project, and get clear insight in to the performance and quality of your code. Automate: Ensure coding consistency and your own productivity throughout the database development lifecycle including development, testing and deployment through automation. Collaborate: Easily work with team members, peers and database experts through various built-in collaboration workflows, including integration with the Toad World community. Toad DBA Suite for Oracle is an integrated suite that includes Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition, Spotlight on Oracle, Spotlight on Windows, Spotlight on UNIX/Linux, Spotlight on MySQL, Spotlight on Oracle Data Guard, Toad Data Modeler and Benchmark Factory for Databases, plus the Toad DB Admin Module. This suite is also available in an Oracle RAC Edition and an Oracle Exadata Edition. Toad DBA Suite 8

9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEM Windows XP (32-bit and 64- bit) to Windows 10 Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2 (64-bit) PROCESSOR 1GHz processor MEMORY 32-bit: 1GB RAM 64-bit: 2GB RAM HARD DISK SPACE 800MB Toad for Oracle Base Edition 530MB Toad for Oracle Professional Edition 625MB Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition 1GB Toad Development Suite for Oracle 2GB Toad DBA Suite for Oracle 2GB Toad DBA Suite for Oracle RAC and Exadata editions DATABASE CLIENT Oracle client Oracle client or instant client through 12c DATABASE SERVER Oracle through 12c Toad has been tested on Oracle Exadata 2.0 running Oracle database 12c VIRTUALIZATION SUPPORT Application: Citrix XenApp 5.0 and 6.5 have been tested Desktop: vworkspace 7.0 has been tested Server: Oracle VM 3.1 has been tested enables you to become more proactive by automating maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and mitigating the risk of change. You can: Administer your work and automate repetitive, routine tasks, including the management of users, roles, infrastructure and utilities. Manage performance by quickly pinpointing and resolving system, database and application performance issues and proactively avoiding future occurrences. Manage change through stress testing to predict and understand the impact of changes before deployment, ensuring successful database migrations and upgrades without risk to the business. Collaborate by sharing scripts, knowledge and best practices with other DBAs and development teams to improve workflow and quality. Toad for Oracle DB Admin Module ensures database health and stability. Its Database Browser is the essential database administration console, providing navigation across multiple databases and deep object-level browsing for any Oracle database using an embedded schema browser. The Database Monitor alerts you to performance issues that can be diagnosed with Spotlight on Oracle. The DB Admin Module health check allows you to execute a nearly 300-point inspection across multiple virtualized databases with categories that include vulnerability assessment, configuration (including Oracle RAC and usage of Oracle options, OEM management packs and Exadata), as well as performance and storage. ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple to use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. VMware ESX Server 3.5, 4.0 and 5.5 have been tested * Toad ranked number one in the Database Development and Optimization software submarket by IDC in November ** search%5bquery%5d=john Quest 4 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site Quest Software, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Quest and the Quest logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. For a complete list of Quest marks, visit All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. DataSheet-Toad4Oracle-US-KS

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11 Toad for SAP Solutions Simplified SAP database development and management Toad for SAP Solutions is available in various editions to suit the needs of developers and DBAs. TOAD FOR SAP SOLUTIONS BASE EDITION With its intuitive interface and layout, the Base Edition is the ideal solution to increase your productivity while maximizing SAP database performance and availability. With the Base Edition, you can: Automate routine tasks and increase accuracy. Create and execute queries, manage database objects, compare and synchronize data, and identify performance problems in record time. Debug stored procedures in ASE, IQ or SQL Anywhere code. TOAD FOR SAP SOLUTIONS XPERT EDITION This edition includes all the features in the Toad for SAP Solutions Base Edition, plus SQL Optimizer for SAP ASE. The Toad for SAP Solutions Xpert Edition enables you to: Implement a fully automated approach to maximizing SQL performance. Identify potential performance issues directly from running SQL statements, T-SQL or other source code. Ensure the best possible SQL performance through automated validation and alternative code suggestions and indexing. Optimize SQL code with no code changes. Analyze, predict, preempt, diagnose, optimize and manage performance changes so your organization s critical applications run faster. BENEFITS: Spend less time on routine administrative tasks. Reduce time to resolution when performance bottlenecks occur. Increase productivity while maximizing SAP database performance and availability. Minimize the risk associate with making database changes. Have confidence your database can handle user demand and workloads. Ensure maximum SQL performance through a fully automated process. Create high-quality data models and easily deploy accurate changes to data structures. Get deep functional support for SAP database platforms, including ASE, IQ, SQL Anywhere and SAP HANA in a single solution. Productivity: Get it done quickly Maintenance: Simplify and automate routine tasks Performance: Diagnose and resolve problems Change: Mitigate the impact of changes 11

12 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SUPPORTED DATABASES: SAP ASE , , , 15.5, 15.7, 16 SAP IQ 15, 16 SAP SQL Anywhere 10, 11, 12 SAP HANA SPS08, SPS09 MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: 1GHz minimum 162MB of disk space for installation 512MB of RAM minimum, 1GB recommended MINIMUM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 (32-bit or 64 bit), Windows Vista (32- bit or 64-bit), Service Pack 2, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft.NET Framework version 4.5 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0 or later Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or later base edition (for viewing the Getting Started Guide) TOAD FOR SAP SOLUTIONS DB ADMIN MODULE This advanced administration module is specifically designed for DBA s in mind. With this DB Admin module you can: Simplify complex administration and reporting tasks. Review session-level information to easily resolve problems for end users. Compare and synchronize data. Reverse-engineer complex object DDL. Manage roles and users. TOAD DBA SUITE FOR SAP SOLUTIONS This suite of database administration tools includes the Toad for SAP Solutions Base Edition, the DB Admin Module, SQL Optimizer for SAP ASE, Benchmark Factory for Databases, Spotlight on SAP ASE and Toad Data Modeler. This suite empowers you to: Observe database and operating system activity in real time through an intuitive graphical interface. Find problem users based on either CPU utilization, I/O utilization or blocking processes. Record and replay performance diagnostics. Eliminate the need to manually calibrate alert levels for each adaptive server. Speed time to resolution with proactive alerts for detailed diagnostics and swift resolution. Create high-quality data models and easily deploy accurate changes to data structures. Compare and synchronize models. Generate complex SQL/DDL. Create and modify scripts. Reverse and forward engineer databases and data warehouse systems. ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple-to-use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. Quest 4 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site. Quest, Toad and the Quest logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. For a complete list of Quest marks, visit All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners Quest Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DataSheet-Toad4SAPSolutions-US-KS

13 Toad for SQL Server Go beyond SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to streamline SQL Server development, deployment and administration. Toad TM for SQL Server solves the unique challenges faced by SQL Server professionals. It combines comprehensive automation of development and administrative tasks with the deepest functionality available. By providing a range of specialized editions built for your job function, Toad for SQL Server allows you to achieve the highest levels of application and database performance while making your life easier. Toad for SQL Server makes it simple to: Compare and synchronize schema and table data Execute SQL scripts against multiple SQL Server instances Roll back transactions from SQL Server transaction logs Manage SQL Server agent jobs Optimize SQL to improve application performance We are constantly looking for ways to do more work more efficiently. Adding Toad for SQL Server provides a greatly extended toolkit that saves time during development, deployment and maintenance. A win at all levels! Michael Lato, Eastern Townships of Quebec BENEFITS: Automates routine tasks so you can focus on higher value projects Compares and synchronizes SQL Server schemas, objects and data Accelerates SQL and T-SQL development Automates SQL performance tuning Connects to SQL Azure and uses the same Toad features, as if it were an on-premises SQL Server database Toad for SQL Server s comparison features make it quick and easy to find differences and synchronize them. 13

14 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PLATFORM 600MHz minimum, 1GHz recommended MEMORY Minimum 512MB, 1GB recommended HARD DISK SPACE 104MB OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2012 Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 10 DATABASE SERVER Limited support of SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later) SQL Server 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later) and SQL Server 2005 Express SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Express SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 Express SQL Server 2014 Enterprise and SQL Server 2014 Express SQL Azure MAIN FEATURES OF TOAD FOR SQL SERVER: Group execute Execute SQL scripts across multiple SQL Server instances. This streamlines administration and development requirements for implementing database changes in a wholesale manner. Compare and synchronize Perform data, schema and server comparisons with a few simple clicks. View comparison results and generate the change scripts needed to update the target environment. Scripts can be run interactively or easily scheduled via Toad s advanced Job Management interface. Transaction log reader Recover schema and data from online transaction logs and backup files. Easily review and recover from operations like altered stored procedures, truncated data or inserts, updates and deletes. Job management Manage SQL Server jobs and Windows tasks simultaneously through a calendar-style viewer for one or multiple servers. SQL Optimizer Identify potential performance issues, automate SQL optimization and generate the bestperforming SQL alternatives. Also, utilize index optimization and planchange analysis. SQL Script Recall Reference all SQL statements executed against the database environment, as they are all saved automatically. These statements can be searched, recalled and saved, allowing you to quickly locate statements for review and long-term use. Debugger Perform advanced SQL and T-SQL script debugging. You can quickly analyze and debug code in order to set breakpoints, debug nested calls, and monitor local, global and custom variables and expressions. Automation Automate and schedule routine and redundant tasks to save time and allow you to focus on higher value tasks. Version control Integrate object-level version control support for Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual SourceSafe, Concurrent Versions System (CVS) and Subversion. Maintenance plan designer Use a familiar and intuitive interface for designing and maintaining your SQL Server maintenance plans. Maintenance plan backup tasks support LiteSpeed for SQL Server. Community involvement Gain online community-based expertise and support through Toad World to help you build, manage and better understand your SQL Server environments so you can get the most out of them. ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple-to-use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. Quest 4 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site. Quest, Toad and the Quest logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. For a complete list of Quest marks, visit All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners Quest Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DataSheet-Toad4SQLSrvr-US-KS

15 Toad DBA Suite for Oracle Simplify Oracle database administration As a database administrator (DBA) today, you have to be more versatile than ever before. That s because you are under constant pressure to implement application and database changes and quickly resolve problems while preventing data loss or corruption. Plus, you must manage a variety of toolsets while meeting service levels for performance and availability. Now you can simplify database administration with Toad DBA Suite for Oracle. This powerful solution solves a wide range of challenges related to general database administration, performance diagnostics and performance tuning. Plus, it seamlessly integrates with the Toad World user community, empowering you to get answers from industry experts, interact with 3 million of your peers and ACCESSIBILITY Connect to nearly any data source access a wealth of platform information all without leaving Toad. TOAD DBA SUITE FOR ORACLE Ensures proper maintenance Gain better database visibility as well as improved task navigation and automation Improves performance Get accurate diagnoses and easily resolve performance problems created by inefficient code or inappropriate database configuration Predicts change impact Conduct what-if analysis and testing to reduce the risk of production downtime Increases productivity Reduce your workload with automation and improved workflow that increases consistency and accuracy, enabling you to become more proactive and focus on longer-term tasks PRODUCTIVITY Automate into repeatable workflow PREPARATION Profile and cleanse data INTEGRATION Query, join and transform data This integrated solution solves a wide range of challenges related to general database administration, performance diagnostics and performance tuning. BENEFITS: Simplify administrative tasks, including management of users, roles, infrastructure and utilities Diagnose and resolve database performance issues in real time Identify problematic SQL statements directly from source code or execution in Oracle Optimize SQL statements automatically through SQL rewrite and indexing Automate many routine tasks, including schema compare, script execution and reporting Schedule and perform more than 200 checks of database health, performance and security Replay database workload to simulate production environment Manage, synchronize and deploy schema changes Analyze and report on Recovery Manager (RMAN) backups for better control over your backup strategy Connect to Toad World, without leaving Toad, to get answers from industry experts, interact with 3 million of your peers and much more 15

16 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PLATFORM 1GHz processor (Spotlight requires 1.2GHz processor) MEMORY 32-bit: 1GB RAM 64-bit: 2GB RAM HARD DISK SPACE 2GB Toad DBA Suite for Oracle 2GB Toad DBA Suite for Oracle RAC and Exadata editions OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R1 and R2 (64-bit) Windows XP (not supported by Spotlight on Oracle) to Windows 10 Note: Windows XP does not support the Oracle 12c client. Use an earlier client version with this platform. Exceptions by product: Windows 10 is not supported by: Toad for MySQL SQL Optimizer for Oracle 9.1 Toad Data Modeler DATABASE CLIENT Oracle client through 12c (Oracle client or instant client) Note: You must use the 32-bit version of Toad with the 32-bit Oracle client, and the 64-bit version of Toad with the 64-bit Oracle client. DATABASE SERVER Oracle through 12c For more information, please visit products/toad-for-oracle Toad DBA Suite for Oracle will meet your needs regardless of your skill set, and whether you work in a development or a production environment. For example, if you are a production DBA in a smallto-medium-sized shop, Toad DBA Suite will help you anticipate and respond to performance problems before end users are impacted. If you are a development DBA, the solution will help you manage and prepare the development and testing environment for production. Toad DBA Suite for Oracle consists of six integrated tools: TOAD FOR ORACLE XPERT EDITION Track SQL statement execution in real time from Toad (or other applications) on a non-production server to help pinpoint performance issues or for quality assurance Validate database code to ensure the best possible performance Scan and analyze SQL, then identify potential performance issues directly from running SQL statements, PL/SQL or other source code DB ADMIN MODULE Simplify administration and reporting tasks Assess session-level information for effective end-user problem resolution Ensure database health through assessment of configuration, performance and security vulnerability SPOTLIGHT ON ORACLE Find performance bottlenecks through a graphical representation of database components Diagnose the cause of performance problems in real time or historically Solve problems faster with expert advice Detect and diagnose whether virtualization of the Oracle instance may be impacting database performance by limiting CPU or available memory TOAD DATA MODELER Synchronize the production database with the current development data model to build an accurate deployment script Generate detailed reports to document existing database structures and provide them to the development team Assess the suitability of the schema design for production usage BENCHMARK FACTORY FOR DATABASES (ORACLE EDITION) Replay database workload prior to deployment to simulate production activity levels and potential performance bottlenecks BACKUP REPORTER FOR ORACLE Get visibility into all your RMAN backups for better control over your backup strategy Analyze and report on Oracle RMAN backups Diagnose and resolve backup issues Discover the business benefits Save time and reduce the risk of security vulnerabilities impacting production by maintaining databases quickly, easily and accurately Meet service-level agreements and reduce the risk of poor performance or downtime due to inefficient code by diagnosing and resolving problems before they impact production Deploy changes on time and reduce risk by assessing impact prior to deployment ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple-to-use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. Quest 4 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site Quest Software, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Quest, Toad, Spotlight, Benchmark Factory and the Quest logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. For a complete list of Quest marks, visit DataSheet-ToadDBASuite4Oracle-US-KS

17 Toad Edge for MySQL Simplify database development for MySQL environments. Open-source database management systems (OSDBMSs) are becoming more and more popular for business-critical applications. According to Forbes, the OSDBMS market is worth $562 million and has grown 31 percent year over year since The article goes on to predict that the entire definition of the database management system market will shift from commercial, closed-source DBMSs to OSDBMSs. These platforms offer cost efficiency, deep functionality, high quality, excellent reliability and, best of all, greater flexibility for development teams. But if you re like other developers and database administrators, you ve got questions about moving to a new platform. How will an open-source platform perform? Will it scale as you need it to? Will it be easy to manage? The Toad Edge database development toolset represents the next generation of Toad tooling lightweight, flexible and extensible simplifying MySQL development and administration. Whether you re running in a Windows or Mac OS X environment, the short learning curve of Toad Edge allows you to begin developing immediately using the intuitive Toad interface. In addition, the Toad Edge tool works with DevOps workflows, providing a Jenkins continuous integration plug-in to support your processes. Toad Edge supports your organization s commitment to opensource RDBMS with a proven commercial toolset to help you ramp up on MySQL and ensure quicker time to value. Using the Toad Edge interface, you can easily connect to MySQL to: View, explore and edit your database schema, objects and properties. I m excited about using Toad Edge my team has worked with and researched a lot of MySQL tools, and the schema compare in Toad Edge, in particular, is the best out there. Stefano Giacone CEO and Developer, Pixide BENEFITS: Simplifies MySQL database development Shortens the learning curve by providing a lightweight, easy-touse and intuitive IDE Offers OS flexibility by providing a desktop toolset that runs on Windows and Mac OS X Provides greater platform choice with less risk Helps ensure code quality and maintainability Supports DevOps workflows with a Jenkins continuous integration plug-in Schema compare with script definition 17

18 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HARDWARE Minimum dual core 64-bit processor Minimum 4GB RAM Minimum 500MB plus additional hard disk space for user data SOFTWARE Operating system Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 R2 Mac OS Sierra OS X El Capitan OS X Yosemite View and manage your database users and privileges. Write complex SQL code comfortably in a SQL worksheet. Compare and synchronize databases using schema compare. Synchronize to your file systems to make it easy to work with your version control. Work more easily with JSON data types using the JSON editor. View running SQL and other attributes with the session browser. You ll spend less time and effort developing, managing and maintaining your database environment with simplified, automated processes and reduced risk that s often associated with database changes. FEATURES Easy to implement Offers an easy-to-use Toad interface, shortening your learning curve and reducing risk. OS flexibility Supports both Windows and Mac operating systems, giving you greater choice. Database flexibility Expands database possibilities to include open-source, on-site or cloud-based databases, such as MySQL, Amazon RDS for MySQL and more. Enterprise technical support Provides award-winning technical support as well as self-help tools to enable you to solve problems quickly and independently, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Object and user management Enables easy management and editing of database objects and management of user privileges. SQL worksheet Provides an environment for writing complex SQL code using a worksheet with content assist for faster, more streamlined development. SQL query monitor Displays currently running queries in real time and lets you copy the log or export the executed SQL script to a file for significant time savings. Import or export data Quickly imports data to tables from SQL files, CSV files or ZIP archives. Easily exports data from tables and allows you to set options such as destination, format, range of exported data and more. Schema compare and sync Compares and synchronizes databases, generates change scripts for target and source databases, saves results and exports scripts to a SQL worksheet. Database snapshot Takes a snapshot of your database and compares and synchronizes it with the current state of an active database, or exports it to a file or SQL worksheet to reduce the risk of errors. Advanced MySQL JSON editor Streamlines editing of JSON scripts using an advanced editor to visualize script segments, navigate JSON scripts, or fix and discover errors. ABOUT QUEST Quest helps our customers reduce tedious administration tasks so they can focus on the innovation necessary for their businesses to grow. Quest solutions are scalable, affordable and simple to use, and they deliver unmatched efficiency and productivity. Combined with Quest s invitation to the global community to be a part of its innovation, as well as our firm commitment to ensuring customer satisfaction, Quest will continue to accelerate the delivery of the most comprehensive solutions for Azure cloud management, SaaS, security, workforce mobility and data-driven insight. Quest 4 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site. Quest, Toad, Toad Edge and the Quest logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. For a complete list of Quest marks, visit trademark-information.aspx. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Quest Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Datasheet-Toad-Edge-US-KJ

19 To find out which Toad is the best for your customer s IT pond, contact your Sigma Account Manager today: +44 (0) sales@sigmasd.com Also, be sure to check out Toadworld at Your one-stop for information on products, database and emerging technology. Extend your knowledge with access to expert advice and problem solutions. 19