Quest Software has launched a beta program for Toad for Cloud Databases, a data access and management tool for non-relational data stored in cloud databases, also known as NoSQL databases.
The company said that Toad for Cloud Databases helps users unlock data stored in the cloud by using SQL language or Toad’s visual query and data access capabilities. It also allows users to query and report on non-relational data, migrate data in both cloud and relational databases from one to the other, and create queries that combine the two.
The Toad for Cloud Databases provides query building and reporting capabilities along with migration and management for developers experimenting with the cloud into a SQL-based interface, Quest said.
The current beta version of Toad for Cloud Databases supports Amazon SimpleDB, Microsoft Azure Table services, Apache HBase, and any Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)-enabled relational database.
Quest said that the second beta release will add full support for Apache Cassandra, as well as Apache Hadoop through Hive. In addition, the company has an Eclipse-based version of Toad for Cloud Databases on its roadmap for a future release.
Guy Harrison, director of research and development at Quest Software, said: "With Toad for Cloud Databases, we wanted to put NoSQL databases within reach of traditional relational database developers and administrators, and allow non-programmers to extract and analyse the data.
"This tool takes something very familiar to the database professional – Toad – and makes it the vehicle for exploring and exploiting these exciting new data stores. Users now have a free and familiar tool for experimenting with these new technologies."
