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'''Toad''' is a [[Database Management|database management]] toolset from [[Quest Software]] that database developers, database administrators, and data analysts use to manage both relational and non-relational databases using [[SQL]]. There are Toad products for developers and [[Database administrator|DBA]]<nowiki/>s, which run on [[Oracle Database|Oracle]], [[Database server|SQL Server]], [[IBM Db2|IBM DB2]] (LUW & z/OS), [[Adaptive Server Enterprise|SAP]] and MySQL, as well as, a Toad product for data preparation, which supports most data platforms. Toad solutions enable data professionals to automate processes, minimize risks, and cut project delivery timelines. {{Advert inline}}
'''Toad''' is a [[Database Management|database management]] toolset from [[Quest Software]] for managing relational and non-relational databases using [[SQL]] aimed at database developers, database administrators, and data analysts. The Toad toolset runs against [[Oracle Database|Oracle]], [[Database server|SQL Server]], [[IBM Db2|IBM DB2]] (LUW & z/OS), [[Adaptive Server Enterprise|SAP]] and MySQL. A Toad product for data preparation supports many data platforms.


== History ==
== History ==
Jim McDaniel (aka "TOADman"), a practicing Oracle DBA, originally designed Toad for his own use in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKwSVQ7kiaIC|title=Toad Handbook|last1=Scalzo|first1=Bert|last2=Hotka|first2=Dan|date=February 2003|publisher=[[SAMS Publishing|Sams Publishing]]|others=Jim McDaniel|isbn=978-0-672-32486-4|series=Developer's Library|page=xiv|quote=I've been working on TOAD now for more than six years. Or has it been seven?|accessdate=2013-10-23}}</ref> He called it ''Tool for Oracle Application Developers'': "TOAD" for short. McDaniel made the tool available to others first as [[shareware]] and later as [[freeware]], distributing it freely over the Internet.
A practicing Oracle DBA, Jim McDaniel, designed Toad for his own use in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKwSVQ7kiaIC|title=Toad Handbook|last1=Scalzo|first1=Bert|last2=Hotka|first2=Dan|date=February 2003|publisher=[[SAMS Publishing|Sams Publishing]]|others=Jim McDaniel|isbn=978-0-672-32486-4|series=Developer's Library|page=xiv|quote=I've been working on TOAD now for more than six years. Or has it been seven?|accessdate=2013-10-23}}</ref> He called it ''Tool for Oracle Application Developers'', shortened to "TOAD". McDaniel initially distributed the tool as [[shareware]] and later online as [[freeware]].


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[[Quest Software]] acquired TOAD in October 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quest.com/company/acquisitions.aspx|title=Quest Software's Acquisitions|publisher=Dell Inc.|accessdate=2013-03-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203093601/http://www.quest.com/company/acquisitions.aspx|archivedate=2012-02-03}}</ref> Quest Software itself was acquired by [[Dell]] in 2012 to form [[Dell Software]].<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120702005389/en/Dell-Acquire-Quest-Software|title=Dell to Acquire Quest Software|website=www.businesswire.com|date=2 July 2012 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/news/2240159039/Quest-Software-its-Toad-tool-leaping-over-to-Dell|title=Quest Software, its Toad tool leaping over to Dell|work=SearchOracle|access-date=2017-12-06|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2016, Dell announced the sale of their software division, including the Quest business, to [[Francisco Partners]] and [[Elliott Management Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/20/confirmed-dell-sells-software-division-to-francisco-partners-and-elliott-management/|title=Confirmed: Dell sells software division to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management|last=Miller|first=Ron|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref> On October 31, 2016, the sale was finalized. On November 1, 2016, the sale of Dell Software to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management was completed, and the company re-launched as Quest Software.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161101005616/en/Quest-Launches-Independent-Software-Company-Backed-Francisco|title=Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management|website=www.businesswire.com|date=November 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref>
As the user base grew, so did the effort of maintenance and development. Finally, McDaniel realized that he could no longer dedicate substantial amounts of time to the growing quantity of software enhancement requests.

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[[Quest Software]], established in 1987, acquired TOAD in October 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quest.com/company/acquisitions.aspx|title=Quest Software's Acquisitions|publisher=Dell Inc.|accessdate=2013-03-05|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203093601/http://www.quest.com/company/acquisitions.aspx|archivedate=2012-02-03|df=}}</ref> Quest Software was acquired by [[Dell]] in 2012 to form [[Dell Software]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120702005389/en/Dell-Acquire-Quest-Software|title=Dell to Acquire Quest Software|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/news/2240159039/Quest-Software-its-Toad-tool-leaping-over-to-Dell|title=Quest Software, its Toad tool leaping over to Dell|work=SearchOracle|access-date=2017-12-06|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2016, Dell announced the sale of their software division, including the Quest business, to [[Francisco Partners]] and [[Elliott Management Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/20/confirmed-dell-sells-software-division-to-francisco-partners-and-elliott-management/|title=Confirmed: Dell sells software division to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management|last=Miller|first=Ron|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref> On October 31, 2016, the sale was finalized. On November 1, 2016, the sale of Dell Software to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management was completed, and the company re-launched as Quest Software.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161101005616/en/Quest-Launches-Independent-Software-Company-Backed-Francisco|title=Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref> Toad products are currently part of the Quest Software portfolio.


== Features ==
== Features ==
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* ''Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle 2nd Edition'' by Jeff Smith, Bert Scalzo, and Patrick McGrath, O'Reilly, 2005 ({{ISBN|0596009712}}, {{ISBN|978-0-596-00971-7}})
* ''Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle 2nd Edition'' by Jeff Smith, Bert Scalzo, and Patrick McGrath, O'Reilly, 2005 ({{ISBN|0596009712}}, {{ISBN|978-0-596-00971-7}})
* ''TOAD Handbook'' by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Sams, 2003 ({{ISBN|0672324865}}, {{ISBN|978-0-672-32486-4}})
* ''TOAD Handbook'' by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Sams, 2003 ({{ISBN|0672324865}}, {{ISBN|978-0-672-32486-4}})
* ''TOAD Handbook 2nd Edition'' by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009 ({{ISBN|0321649109}}, {{ISBN|978-0-321-64910-2}}).
* ''TOAD Handbook 2nd Edition'' by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009 ({{ISBN|0321649109}}, {{ISBN|978-0-321-64910-2}}).
* ''TOAD Handbook 2nd Edition'' by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009 ({{ISBN|0321649109}}, {{ISBN|978-0-321-64910-2}}).

==See also==
* [[Comparison of database tools]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.toadworld.com/ Official Toad User Community]
* [http://www.toadworld.com/ Official Toad User Community]
* [https://www.quest.com/toad/ Quest Software Toad] company website
* [https://www.quest.com/toad/ Quest Software Toad] company website

{{Quest Software Inc}}
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 30 April 2024

For other uses, see Toad (disambiguation).
TOAD
Original author(s)Jim McDaniel
Developer(s)Quest Software
Written inVarious (depending on the database used)
TypeDatabase management tools
LicenseProprietary
Websitehttps://www.quest.com/toad/

Toad is a database management toolset from Quest Software for managing relational and non-relational databases using SQL aimed at database developers, database administrators, and data analysts. The Toad toolset runs against Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2 (LUW & z/OS), SAP and MySQL. A Toad product for data preparation supports many data platforms.

History

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A practicing Oracle DBA, Jim McDaniel, designed Toad for his own use in the mid-1990s.[1] He called it Tool for Oracle Application Developers, shortened to "TOAD". McDaniel initially distributed the tool as shareware and later online as freeware.

Quest Software acquired TOAD in October 1998.[2] Quest Software itself was acquired by Dell in 2012 to form Dell Software.[3][4] In June 2016, Dell announced the sale of their software division, including the Quest business, to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management Corporation.[5] On October 31, 2016, the sale was finalized. On November 1, 2016, the sale of Dell Software to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management was completed, and the company re-launched as Quest Software.[6]

Features

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  • Connection Manager - Allow users to connect natively to the vendor’s database whether on-premise or DBaaS.
  • Browser - Allow users to browse all the different database/schema objects and their properties effective management.
  • Editor - A way to create and maintain scripts and database code with debugging and integration with source control.
  • Unit Testing (Oracle) - Ensures code is functionally tested before it is released into production.
  • Static code review (Oracle) - Ensures code meets required quality level using a rules-based system.
  • SQL Optimization - Provides developers with a way to tune and optimize SQL statements and database code without relying on a DBA. Advanced optimization enables DBAs to tune SQL effectively in production.
  • Scalability testing and database workload replay - Ensures that database code and SQL will scale properly before it gets released into production.

Books

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  • Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle plsql 1st Edition by Jim McDaniel and Patrick McGrath, O'Reilly, 2002 (ISBN 0596003374, ISBN 978-0-596-00337-1)
  • Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle 2nd Edition by Jeff Smith, Bert Scalzo, and Patrick McGrath, O'Reilly, 2005 (ISBN 0596009712, ISBN 978-0-596-00971-7)
  • TOAD Handbook by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Sams, 2003 (ISBN 0672324865, ISBN 978-0-672-32486-4)
  • TOAD Handbook 2nd Edition by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009 (ISBN 0321649109, ISBN 978-0-321-64910-2).
  • TOAD Handbook 2nd Edition by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009 (ISBN 0321649109, ISBN 978-0-321-64910-2).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scalzo, Bert; Hotka, Dan (February 2003). Toad Handbook. Developer's Library. Jim McDaniel. Sams Publishing. p. xiv. ISBN 978-0-672-32486-4. Retrieved 2013-10-23. I've been working on TOAD now for more than six years. Or has it been seven?
  2. ^ "Quest Software's Acquisitions". Dell Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. ^ "Dell to Acquire Quest Software". www.businesswire.com (Press release). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  4. ^ "Quest Software, its Toad tool leaping over to Dell". SearchOracle. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  5. ^ Miller, Ron. "Confirmed: Dell sells software division to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. ^ "Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management". www.businesswire.com (Press release). November 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
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