ODBC for SQL Server

Demand Top Performance from Your ODBC for SQL Server Solution

Database middleware, whether ODBC for SQL Server or any other type of driver, plays a major and often underestimated role in the overall performance of distributed applications. Your ODBC for SQL Server driver will impact many aspects of your application performance including disk and network I/O, CPU efficiency, and memory usage. The same distributed application, on the same hardware, will run faster or slower and support more or fewer concurrent users depending on your ODBC for SQL Server middleware. Choosing the best ODBC for SQL Server solution is pivotal for mission-critical business applications, applications that process large quantities of data, or applications that are counted on by a large number of users.

Progress DataDirect Delivers the Best-Performing ODBC for SQL Server Drivers

Progress® DataDirect is the leading provider of enterprise-class data connectivity and data interoperability solutions. Our ODBC drivers for Microsoft environments have been shown by benchmarking studies to consistently outperform competing Microsoft ODBC drivers on key metrics including throughput capacity, CPU efficiency, and memory footprint. Progress DataDirect customers typically see anywhere from a 20% to a 500% application performance improvement over competing drivers.

Progress DataDirect ODBC for SQL Server drivers deliver superior performance by:

• Employing a unique wire protocol design that eliminates the need for database client libraries that can throttle application performance.
• Efficiently using network, memory, and CPU resources.
• Incorporating many tunable performance features including connection and statement pooling, bulk loading, batching, and load balancing.

Our industry-best testing laboratory and rigorous test suites ensure that Progress DataDirect consistently delivers the best-performing ODBC for SQL Server solution on the market.

If you have data connectivity needs other than ODBC for SQL Server, Progress DataDirect has solutions for every environment and application scenario. We offer high-performance drivers for every data connectivity API, every major platform, and every major database technology. For example, if you need an MS SQL Server JDBC solution, we can provide an optimized SQL Server driver for JDBC. We also produce a complete line of ADO.NET data providers.

Complementing our industry-leading line of data connectivity products, Progress also offers a complete set of mainframe data solutions. For example, our Responsive Process Management (RPM) platform marks a major advance in mainframe BPM technology. Our mainframe RPM platform seamlessly integrates business transaction management, event processing, and process management capabilities in one unified solution.

Learn more about Progress DataDirect Connect ODBC drivers, or download a driver today and start your free trial period.