The downside is that these tools probably only work with a single database. Third-party tools work with many databases and often excel at their particular task, providing more functionality. Tools can simplify the creation and maintenance of databases. Md. He uses Embarcadero Technologies Inc. tools for rapid development. Tools from companies such as Embarcadero Technologies can help you rapidly deploy database applications and manage database operation.
Tools also ease report creation and analysis.
Companies such as Cognos Corp. of Burlington, Mass., specialize in the analysis and reporting of data. Their products usually are more sophisticated than what you might find from a database vendor. Thirty years ago, no one thought that some systems would still be running today. You want to go with vendors who will be around for a while because your database almost certainly will. Edmund X. DeJesus of Norwood, Mass., writes about information technology.