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{{Short description|Database management software}}
{{other uses|Toad (disambiguation)}}
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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]].
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]].


[[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 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>
[[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>


== 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}}).


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== 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

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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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