Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server

Data Estate Assessment ℠

Microsoft SQL Server discovery, trending, and analysis are indispensable for achieving financial control, security compliance, and modernization.

UpSearch is committed to ending the injustice of not knowing what’s in your SQL Server environment. To solve this problem, we created the Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server and engineered the industry’s most useful Microsoft SQL Server inventory tool.

This professional service is carefully curated for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to address immediate and future pains. It proactively prepares you for software True-Up events, elevates your organization’s narrative on security and compliance, and strategically uncovers avenues for growth through modernization.

Discover what's in your SQL Server estate.

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What Problems Does the Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server Solve?

We have deliberately crafted this service with two primary objectives. First and foremost, we acknowledged our clients’ critical need to exceed the capabilities of standard Microsoft SQL Server inventory tools. It’s undeniable that they need additional support to prepare for impending software True-Up events and identify potential risks. Furthermore, we remained dedicated to eliminating the injustice of not knowing what’s in SQL Server environments. As a result, we effectively tackled these challenges and, concurrently, engineered the industry’s most useful Microsoft SQL Server inventory tool.

True-Up Preparation

UpSearch’s Data Estate Assessment enables CIOs to discover, trend, and analyze the genuine expenses tied to their Microsoft SQL Server ecosystem. We go way beyond typical Microsoft SQL Server inventory tools, which are often software instance based.

Our SQL Server estate-wide approach involves a meticulous examination of cost components, such as physical and virtual cores, total cores versus paid cores, and support eligibility. Through this assessment, vital insights come to light. We also trend the evolution of instances and total cores based on editions over time, offering unparalleled clarity when it comes to making software True-Up decisions.

As a CIO, you can confidently rely on these findings as you venture into your next software True-Up, armed with both certainty and an in-depth comprehension of the financial implications that your SQL Server environment entails.

Navigate Compliance & Security Concerns

Elevate your organization’s narrative concerning security and compliance through UpSearch’s Data Estate Assessment. Whether influenced by internal best practices or external mandates, our assessment stands as a pivotal instrument in shaping an organization-wide discourse about security and compliance.

While assessing vulnerabilities in known SQL Server instances is crucial, what about the unknown ones? Regular security updates fortify Microsoft SQL Server’s security. Yet, how frequently are these updates prioritized? Often, they are neglected due to competing priorities.

Furthermore, both internal and external auditors seek certainty that your structured and controlled environment aligns with compliance standards. In the eyes of an auditor, meticulous documentation of compliance processes holds immense significance.

This is where UpSearch’s Data Estate Assessment comes into play. We augment your security with an inside-out perspective, complementing your pre-existing strategy. Our comprehensive analysis exposes intricate aspects of each SQL Server deployment – from the installed version to the latest one, while also identifying gaps.

Our Assessment provides a unique global perspective. It reinforces control structures, offers an independent accountability layer, and promotes growth through compliance. Secure an unbiased third-party Microsoft SQL Server license inventory, further cementing your compliance and security position.

Identify Modernization Opportunities for Growth

A hallmark of UpSearch’s Data Estate Assessment is its ability to enhance your organization’s story and unleash its full potential for modernization. Our assessment goes beyond basic SQL Server discovery tools, diving deep into your Microsoft SQL Server environment to uncover remarkable opportunities. Whether you’re navigating the realities of support eligibility, optimizing through right-sizing efforts, leveraging the benefits of new SQL Server versions, or smoothly transitioning to the cloud, we provide clear insights for your crucial choices. Count on our expertise as we guide you to embrace modernization with complete confidence and clarity.

What’s in The Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server Report?

The report goes way beyond typical Microsoft SQL Server inventory tools that only discover instances in your environment. It stands out by uniquely identifying physical and virtual cores, total cores versus paid cores, estimated retail prices, new instances discovered, and instances no longer present since the last assessment. Unlike standard SQL Server inventory tools, it evaluates support eligibility and trends SQL Server instances and cores by edition over time.

Physical and Virtual Core Summaries

Microsoft Support Eligibility

New SQL Server Instances Discovered

SQL Server Updates Available

SQL Server Instances No Longer Present

Assessment History

What Does Not Knowing Cost?

Operating without a complete understanding of your Microsoft SQL Server environment can lead to heightened risks, inefficiencies, and costly software True-Up events. This might also result in inadequate security measures, regulatory compliance challenges, unnecessary resource duplication, and missed opportunities for optimization. It’s time to end the injustice of not knowing what’s in your SQL Server estate because it is easy to discover, trend, and analyze all SQL Server instances in your environment.

What Does Knowing Cost?

Our Data Estate Assessment enables CIOs to break the cycle of not knowing what’s in their SQL Server environment. The assessment provides unparalleled insights and reveals the hidden expenses and risks that come with uncertainty. When combined with our expert analysis, you can make data-driven decisions. Explore our flexible pricing options. These options were designed to align perfectly with your organization’s needs and budget. Start your journey today to end the injustice of not knowing what’s in your Microsoft SQL Server environment.

3-Month Subscription $1,295 p/m

Our 3-month subscription offers ample time to meticulously prepare for your annual software True-Up obligations. This subscription level comes complete with up to three thorough assessments. At a competitive price of $3,885, this comprehensive enterprise-wide SQL Server solution ensures exceptional value. The in-depth assessment leaves no aspect of your SQL Server estate unexplored, granting you a truly distinctive perspective.

12-Month Subscription $999 p/m

For organizations with ongoing compliance responsibilities and/or sprawling SQL Server environments, our 12-month subscription option is the ideal choice. Priced at just $999 per month, you gain access to unlimited assessments throughout the year. And with UpSearch’s continuous guidance, you can confidently navigate your Microsoft SQL Server environment and drive consistent improvement.

Data Estate Advisory Services

UpSearch offers the Data Estate Assessment as both a stand-alone service and as a foundation for its Data Estate Advisory Services.

If you’re looking for Microsoft SQL Server Consultants who can offer advisory services and help your team navigate compliance, security, and growth, while also enhancing controls and simplifying risk management, then click here to learn more.

Committed to Your Success

The Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server is a subscription service for a specific reason. We recognize that you will need time after each assessment to implement changes and run follow-up assessments to document the progress of your efforts. Regular assessments and UpSearch’s meaningful insights and guidance are a powerful combination. We will help you proactively prepare for software True-Up events, navigate compliance and security concerns, and get ahead of modernization opportunities so you can grow.

What’s the Data Estate Assessment for SQL Server Process & Requirements?

UpSearch’s Data Estate Assessment relies on our proprietary Microsoft SQL Server inventory tool (“Tool” or “Application”). The Tool is an agentless desktop application with a small installation footprint. The Tool scans, and collects, comprehensive enterprise-wide information about each Microsoft SQL Server instance and the underlying Windows Operating System.

Download & Install
Your order confirmation includes download instructions. Follow the instructions to download the installation setup wizard. Afterwards, execute the installation wizard on the machine that will be used to perform the scan.
Run Application
The Tool can find, verify, and collect information using a variety of search criteria including Active Directory DNS queries (server or domain), subnet scans, and computer names. To learn more, visit this SQL Server Discovery Methods knowledge base article.
Upload Results
The results are saved to a file, with an option to encrypt before sending to UpSearch.
Schedule Presentation
We reconcile your results against every known build of Microsoft SQL Server, most recent pricing guides, and UpSearch’s proprietary libraries to create a comprehensive, detailed, and formatted report. We then schedule the presentation, which will include time for Q&A.

Minimum Resource Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 10 or later.
- Processor: A dual-core 1.5GHz processor.
- Architecture: 64-bit executable.
- .NET Framework: Version 4.6.2 or later.
- RAM: 8 GB or higher.
- Hard Disk Space: 316 MB (app 60 MB & results 256 MB).
- Intranet Connection: Required.
Supported SQL Server and Operating System Versions
The Tool collects information from Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or higher running on Windows 2000 or higher and Windows Azure SQL Database (if using SMO 2008 or higher).

VM-hosted cloud platform assets included if joined to domain.

The Tool uses SQL Server Shared Management Objects (SMO) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to collect information. As such, the Tool works best when using a version of SMO that matches or is higher than the highest version of each SQL Server instance information is being collected from.

The latest version of SMO can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29065.

Note that SMO also requires the Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types which can be downloaded from the same page.