What is Microsoft Data Quality Services?
SQL Server Data Quality Services (DQS) is a knowledge-driven data quality product. DQS enables you to build a knowledge base and use it to perform a variety of critical data quality tasks, including correction, enrichment, standardization, and de-duplication of your data. DQS enables you to perform data cleansing by using cloud-based reference data services provided by reference data providers. DQS also provides you with profiling that is integrated into its data-quality tasks, enabling you to analyze the integrity of your data.
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92 Likeliness to Recommend
93 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+94 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Microsoft Data Quality Services?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Client Friendly Policies
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Data Monitoring and Administration
Usability
Data Enrichment
Record Deduplication
Data Cleansing
Data Source Connectivity
Data Matching
Data Profiling
Data Integrity
Record Management
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Business Value Created
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Microsoft Data Quality Services Reviews
Kuntal B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Communications
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2024
Services is a solid, SQL Server integrated tool.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Data Quality Services from other similar products?
DQS is natively integrated with SQL Server, making it an ideal choice for Microsoft-centric environments. It integrates seamlessly with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Master Data Services (MDS), enabling users to create a more unified data management ecosystem.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
DQS uses a "knowledge-based" approach, where users can build and maintain a repository of data quality rules, validation rules, and data domain knowledge.
What do you dislike most about this product?
DQS can struggle with large datasets, often resulting in slow performance and high memory consumption. As datasets grow, the system may experience delays.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
updates focusing on performance, flexibility, cloud compatibility, and modern usability would go a long way in helping Microsoft Data Quality Services become more competitive and effective in a rapidly evolving data management landscape.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Transparent
- Security Protects
- Continually Improving Product
Shreya P.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Easy to use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Data Quality Services from other similar products?
One notable feature of Microsoft Data Quality Services (DQS) is its extensive interaction with the SQL Server environment, which allows businesses to carry out data cleansing, matching, and profiling inside the well-known Microsoft ecosystem.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The knowledge-driven approach to data quality management that Microsoft Data Quality Services offers is my favorite feature.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Its somewhat limited user interface, which can feel outdated and unintuitive for modern data professionals
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I’d recommend having a solid understanding of SQL Server
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Lucia C.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Clean Your Data Fast and Easy
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Data Quality Services from other similar products?
In my opinion, DQS is different because it works so smoothly with other Microsoft tools.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I really like how simple the interface is. Once you figure it out, keeping data clean is much easier. It is great for making sure your information is reliable and that is super important when dealing with lots of data.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have found only one drawback which is that it is hard to learn at first.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you work with data more often, DQS is a solid choice for keeping things neat and organized.
Pros
- Caring
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity