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Microsoft Data Quality Services

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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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Microsoft Data Quality Services Ratings

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Usability

Data Enrichment

Record Deduplication

Data Cleansing

Data Monitoring and Administration

Reporting Components

Data Source Connectivity

Data Matching

Geocoding

Data Profiling

Record Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 86

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Microsoft Data Quality Services Reviews

Shreya P.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Clean Your Data Fast and Easy

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

Eric J.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

it is a little pricey, but crucial for our needs

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Data Quality Services from other similar products?

The tool has easy integration with other tools which does help our workflow.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Main use case for us is how it helps clean up our data and avoids duplications.

What do you dislike most about this product?

the costs

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

utilize other quotes from competitors to get a better rate

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Data Quality Services Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Data Quality Services?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Usability Includes business-oriented interface made available to business and technical users in a manner relevant to their role.

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources .

Record Deduplication Identity resolution is the process of linking various records and is the main engine for record deduplication, which can enable some aspects of data cleansing.

Data Cleansing Includes data auditing, workflow specification, post-processing, and controlling. such as address standardization and the correction of known invalid values.

Data Monitoring and Administration Includes ability to continuously monitored data quality rules, as well as generate alerts to notify data stewards when they need to address an issue.

Reporting Components Lightweight controls and components that are easily embeddable and reusable. Integration with common apps such as Word, Excel, etc.

Data Source Connectivity Includes abiity to connect to a wide selection of data source types and systems.

Data Matching Includes fuzzy matching, data comparison, and data merging.

Geocoding Includes geo-referencing, address validation and verification, data mapping, and data append.

Data Profiling Includes statistical analysis of data values to evaluate the frequency, distribution and completeness of data.

Record Management Includes ability for Data stewards to monitoring data quality, taking action to determine the root cause of flagged issues and recommending remediation actions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Microsoft Data Quality Services Reviews

Shreya P.

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Lucia C.

Clean Your Data Fast and Easy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Eric J.

it is a little pricey, but crucial for our needs

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Usability

Data Enrichment

Record Deduplication

Data Cleansing

Data Monitoring and Administration

Reporting Components

Data Source Connectivity

Data Matching

Geocoding

Data Profiling

Record Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation