If the table does not exist, it creates it in the SQL Server database with the same columns, data types, and indexes as in the MySQL table. It fetches the latest timestamp from the SQL Server table.

When reviewed by InfoWorld’s Martin Heller in October 2015, it supported a recent version of MySQL (5.6) and had many of the same self-healing and self-maintaining features as Cloud SQL.

7. Toad for SQL Server: Toad is another excellent tool for Microsoft SQL Server that optimizes database performance and automates many repetitive tasks to save time and reduce mistakes. 8. HeidiSQL: A ...

For years, MySQL has been fundamental to many server applications, especially those using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python) software stack. Those days may be ending.