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== Features ==
MaxDB is delivered with a set of administration and development tools. Most tools are available with both a [[GUI]] and [[command line interface]] (CLI). It offers [[language binding|bindings]] for [[JDBC]]; [[ODBC]]; [[SQLDBC]] (native C/C++ interface); precompiler; [[PHP]]; [[Perl]]; [[Python (programming language)|Python]]; [[WebDAV]]; [[OLE DB]], [[ActiveX Data Objects|ADO]], [[Data Access Object|DAO]], [[Remote Data Objects|RDO]] and [[.NET Framework|.NET]] via [[ODBC]]; [[Delphi (programming language)|Delphi]] and [[Tcl]] via Third Party Programming Interfaces. MaxDB is [[cross-platform]], offering releases for [[HP-UX]], [[IBM AIX]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[Microsoft Windows 2000]], [[Microsoft Windows Server 2003]], and up to [[Microsoft Windows 10]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://help.sap.com/doc/a790c64697bd4e2da0b1cc51142a62b6/7.9/en-US/GUIDE_WIN__MAX_UPG.pdf |title=Upgrade to SAP MaxDB Database 7.9 on Windows |quote=5.3 Installing or Upgrading Database Studio for SAP MaxDB |accessdate=6 December 2017}}</ref>

MaxDB offers built-in [[Backup#Live data|hot backup]], does not need any online reorganizations and claims to be SQL 92 Entry-Level compatible.

MaxDB since version 7.7.00, uses [[multiversion concurrency control]] (MVCC) instead of the previous lock based implementation.