As of June 2024, the most popular database management system (DBMS) worldwide was Oracle, with a ranking score of 1244.08; MySQL and Microsoft SQL server rounded out the top three. Although the database management industry contains some of the largest companies in the tech industry, such as Microsoft, Oracle and IBM, a number of free and open-source DBMSs such as PostgreSQL and MariaDB remain competitive. Database Management Systems As the name implies, DBMSs provide a platform through which developers can organize, update, and control large databases. Given the business world’s growing focus on big data and data analytics, knowledge of SQL programming languages has become an important asset for software developers around the world, and database management skills are seen as highly desirable. In addition to providing developers with the tools needed to operate databases, DBMS are also integral to the way that consumers access information through applications, which further illustrates the importance of the software.

The worldwide SQL server transformation market is anticipated to surge at an impressive CAGR of 10.1% from 2022 to 2029. At present, industry revenue stands at US$ 15.5 Billion, which is expected to rise to US$ 30.4 billion by the end of 2029.

Report Attributes	Details
SQL Server Transformation Market Size (2022)	US$ 15.5 Billion
Estimated Net Worth (2029)	US$ 30.4 Billion
Predicted Growth Rate (2022 to 2029)	10.1% CAGR
Largest Function Segment	Data Integration Scripts - 35.9%

How The Market Progressed Till June 2022?

Market Statistics	Details
H1,2021 (A)	8.3%
H1,2022 Projected (P)	8.9%
H1,2022 Outlook (O)	8.5%
BPS Change : H1,2022 (O) - H1,2022 (P)	(-) 40 ↓
BPS Change : H1,2022 (O) - H1,2021 (A)	(+) 20 ↑

SQL Server Transformation Industry Report Scope

Attribute	Details
Forecast Period	2022 to 2029
Historical Data Available for	2014 to 2021
Market Analysis	US$ Million for Value
Key Regions Covered	North America Latin America Europe East Asia South Asia & Pacific Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Key Countries Covered	USA Canada Brazil Mexico Germany United Kingdom France Spain Italy China Japan South Korea India Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Australia New Zealand Turkey South Africa and GCC Countries
Key Market Segments Covered	Enterprise Size Function Use Case Vertical Region
Key Companies Profiled	Oracle Microsoft SAP SE IBM Alphabet Amazon Web Services Inc. Teradata NuoDB Inc. MemSQL Inc. Actian Corporation
Pricing	Available upon Request

The global database management system (DBMS) market revenue grew to 80 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Cloud DBMS accounted for the majority of the overall market growth, as database systems are migrating to cloud platforms.

Database market

The database market consists of paid database software such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, as well as free, open-source software options like PostgreSQL and MongolDB. Database Management Systems (DBMSs) provide a platform through which developers can organize, update, and control large databases, with products like Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server being the most widely used in the market.

Database management software

Knowledge of the programming languages related to these databases is becoming an increasingly important asset for software developers around the world, and database management skills such as MongoDB and Elasticsearch are seen as highly desirable. In addition to providing developers with the tools needed to operate databases, DBMS are also integral to the way that consumers access information through applications, which further illustrates the importance of the software.

As of June 2024, the most popular relational database management system (RDBMS) worldwide was Oracle, with a ranking score of 1244.08. Oracle was also the most popular DBMS overall. MySQL and Microsoft SQL server rounded out the top three.

As of December 2022, relational database management systems (RDBMS) were the most popular type of DBMS, accounting for a 72 percent popularity share. The most popular RDBMS in the world has been reported as Oracle, while MySQL and Microsoft SQL server rounded out the top three.

The State Contract and Procurement Registration System (SCPRS) was established in 2003, as a centralized database of information on State contracts and purchases over $5000. eSCPRS represents the data captured in the State's eProcurement (eP) system, Bidsync, as of March 16, 2009. The data provided is an extract from that system for fiscal years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015

Data Limitations:
Some purchase orders have multiple UNSPSC numbers, however only first was used to identify the purchase order. Multiple UNSPSC numbers were included to provide additional data for a DGS special event however this affects the formatting of the file. The source system Bidsync is being deprecated and these issues will be resolved in the future as state systems transition to Fi$cal.

Data Collection Methodology:

The data collection process starts with a data file from eSCPRS that is scrubbed and standardized prior to being uploaded into a SQL Server database. There are four primary tables. The Supplier, Department and United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) tables are reference tables. The Supplier and Department tables are updated and mapped to the appropriate numbering schema and naming conventions. The UNSPSC table is used to categorize line item information and requires no further manipulation. The Purchase Order table contains raw data that requires conversion to the correct data format and mapping to the corresponding data fields. A stacking method is applied to the table to eliminate blanks where needed. Extraneous characters are removed from fields. The four tables are joined together and queries are executed to update the final Purchase Order Dataset table. Once the scrubbing and standardization process is complete the data is then uploaded into the SQL Server database.

Secondary/Related Resources:

• State Contract Manual (SCM) vol. 2 http://www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/Resources/publications/SCM2.aspx
• State Contract Manual (SCM) vol. 3 http://www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/Resources/publications/SCM3.aspx
• Buying Green http://www.dgs.ca.gov/buyinggreen/Home.aspx
• United Nations Standard Products and Services Code, http://www.unspsc.org/

The majority of respondents stated that their company used more than one database for their operations. This indicates the complexity of maintaining security of IT infrastructure at organizations. Microsoft Azure database (67 percent) and Microsoft SQL Server (50 percent) were the most commonly used databases among respondents.

As of November 2023, commercial database management systems (DBMSs) are slightly less popular than open source DBMSs, however, both have accumulated similar amounts of ranking scores. The most popular DBMS in the world was Oracle, a commercial system; open source system MySQL and Microsoft SQL server, another commercial system, rounded out the top three.

In 2023, over 45 percent of surveyed software developers worldwide reported using PostgreSQL, the highest share of any database technology. Other popular database tools among developers included MySQL and SQLite.

Oracle’s cloud services and license support division is the company’s most profitable business segment, bringing in over 39 billion U.S. dollars in its 2024 fiscal year. In that year, Oracle brought in annual revenue of close to 52 billion U.S. dollars, its highest revenue figure to date. Oracle Corporation Oracle was founded by Larry Ellison in 1977 as a tech company primarily focused on relational databases. Today, Oracle ranks among the largest companies in the world in terms of market value and serves as the world’s most popular database management system provider. Oracle’s success is not only reflected in its booming sales figures, but also in its growing number of employees: between fiscal year 2008 and 2021, Oracle’s total employee number has grown substantially, increasing from around 84,000 to 132,000. Database market The global database market reached a size of 65 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Database Management Systems (DBMSs) provide a platform through which developers can organize, update, and control large databases, with products like Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server being the most widely used in the market.

In its 2024 financial year, Microsoft generated 77 billion U.S. dollars from its productivity and business processes segment and a further 105 billion through its intelligent cloud segment. Thanks in part to the rapid growth in these two areas, 2024 proved to be the company’s most successful year ever in terms of annual revenue, with the total figure reaching over 245 billion dollars. Microsoft Corporation Since its foundation in 1975, Microsoft has grown into one of the most successful tech firms in the world and has experienced years of continued success. In order to ensure that this growth persists, the company has added tens of thousands of employees over the past decade and invested billions into research and development. Some of Microsoft’s major business ventures include its Windows operating system, various lines of consumer electronics, software packages such as Microsoft Office, as well as newer offerings such as cloud computing capabilities. Intelligent cloud segment As Microsoft's fastest-growing business, intelligent cloud replaced the more personal computing segment in FY2020 to become the company's largest business segment. The intelligent cloud segment contains Microsoft's public, private, and hybrid server products and cloud services, such as Azure, SQL Server, etc. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure is one of the most popular cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings. The intelligent cloud segment, however, does not reflect the totality of Microsoft's cloud business, as Office 365 - the company's popular cloud collaboration solution - is grouped under the productivity and business processes segment. The software giant has established a firm footing in the fast-growing cloud market.

In the second quarter of financial year 2025, Microsoft Azure revenue growth stood at 31 percent. Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing service that is used for creating a variety of scalable solutions for different use-cases. Azure's biggest competitors are Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Microsoft Azure revenue Microsoft does not publish exact details of revenue derived from Azure. Instead, revenues from Azure are integrated in its intelligent cloud segment, which consists of public, private, and hybrid server products and cloud services. In 2021, the intelligent cloud segment generated revenues of over 60 billion U.S. dollars, with Azure driving up server products and cloud services revenues specifically. However, Microsoft’s intelligent cloud also features other high-value products, including consulting services and premier support services. Microsoft Azure products and services Through its Azure platform, Microsoft offers a variety of different cloud computing resources to its customers, including virtual desktop, SQL database, or serverless Kubernetes. In mid-2021, there were a total of almost 16,000 products and services offered on the Microsoft Azure marketplace, with the majority listed under the IT and management tools category. The market has responded well to Azure's pricing strategy, with nearly a third of all respondents to a global survey of IT professionals rating Azure as providing the best value for money, more than any other provider