Database Performance Analyzer - Subscription (Linux)
SolarWinds | 2024.3Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 2 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Using Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer we find the root cause of performance issues.
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to see the queries running on the database and how long each takes. With this, we can determine if we need to make the query more efficient or what other action is best such as reindexing.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have been sitting here racking my brain trying to think of a feature I would like to be added or a database it should support but I cannot think of anything I dislike about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have identified issues in indexing and queries in not only our in-house systems but in applications supplied by third parties. When on the phone with vendors they asked how we were able to find the issue and we told them about Solarwinds DPA.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do what we did. Download the trial version and see the tool for yourself.
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Works very well for the situation we have
What do you like best about the product?
The fact we can monitor multiple things at the same time to make sure that we are running the best we can. I like the integration with other Solarwinds offerings
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing that Im aware of for now. We seem to like it in the review stage. Seems like it will do exactly what we need it to.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Making sure everything is running smoothly for managing information
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make sure you know what you are doing :) Love the interface seems to work well
Another tool in a great suite of tools!
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how SolarWinds integrates all of their tools under one easy-to-use interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
I've only used the tool in trial mode as we're evaluating whether it is a fit for us. So far, it's a no brainer. No major hurdles to this point.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mostly we are hoping to use it for digging into problems that we can't easily identify root cause of. As we are small staffed, we don't have a fulltime DBA on site. This tool helps us system admins dig deeper into issues without having quite the in-depth knowledge of SQL as it points us in the right direction.
Sometimes the SQL is better than the original
What do you like best about the product?
I really liked the capability of monitoring the SQL performance of different queries
What do you dislike about the product?
If I had to pick a least favorite piece of the whole process, it would be installing the application in the first place, because no one ever likes that, even though the documentation was very well done.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was optimizing queries so that I could have the least amount of server impact
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely download the trial and try running some of your more processor intensive queries and actions. See what the software can really do and see what it is the best at.
A must have tool for DBAs
What do you like best about the product?
Clear overview of multiple servers
Real time monitoring
History views
Pinpoint to trouble queries
Cool reports
Real time monitoring
History views
Pinpoint to trouble queries
Cool reports
What do you dislike about the product?
Custom time interval for Trend view is too restricted, would like to see more days of data beyond 30 day window
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides DBA with clear view of server and database performance and makes it possible to dynamically manage infrastructure resources and pinpoint performance issues quickly.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Alerts are not easy to set and we often get false alarms.
Deep Dive Analytics for all Engineers
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use for non-DBAs and constant improvements to the platform. The product as a whole is very easy to implement in large-scale environments and the current roadmap is following the industry trend of moving relational databases to the cloud (aka, Amazon RDS, etc.)
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of a customizable reporting engine to create reports for external stakeholders.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We monitor production databases from across the enterprise; which allows us to correlate incidents through our full stack; from customers > websites > app > db > virtualization > storage > network. The insights we gain from DPA commonly allow us to provide engineers with metrics showing necessary improvements to codebase (developers), database schema (DBAs), and server right-sizing (virtualization and storage engineers).
The end result is FAST identification of root-causes without back and forth finger pointing. The ease of use for non-DBAs is an extremely important feature as well, as we have a wide range of consumers of this data.
The end result is FAST identification of root-causes without back and forth finger pointing. The ease of use for non-DBAs is an extremely important feature as well, as we have a wide range of consumers of this data.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take advantage of the free demo and lookup the DPA Training YouTube Playlist on the SolarWinds channel.
DPA Keeps SQL Running Smoothly.
What do you like best about the product?
I love the query advice tab. It is great to have specific issues highlighted and ready for review. The real-time tab is always useful for our help desk team. Solarwinds Thwack user community is full of amazing resources and tips for getting the most out of your DPA install. You really can't say enough about Solarwinds' after install support for their products.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that we only have a single instance licensed. We regularly repoint DPA to whatever database is generating users calls. It'd be much better if we were able to monitor all of our databases at once. Management consistently balks at the cost of additional licensing (this seems to be a regular concern with our Solarwinds products).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My employer does application and database hosting. We recently used DPA to identify an issue with a query more quickly than the 3rd party application developers were able to. Our client was very pleased with our speed to resolution, especially considering the so called experts were still chasing their tails.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is worth comparing this to the Idera offerings. They also do a nice job monitoring SQL performance.
Database Performance Analyzer
What do you like best about the product?
Like many educational institutions, our budget does not allow for the purchase of Oracle's Diagnostics and Tuning packages. SolarWinds' DPA gives customers the insight into their environment that Oracle *should* provide, but doesn't.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't really found anything I much dislike yet!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the past, we didn't really have the ability to be proactive and solve problems before they became huge. With DPA, we can keep an eye on performance and typically know when something is wrong and can fix it before our users even notice anything!
DPA is everything your DBA desires
What do you like best about the product?
Even though SQL server has the information available to your DBA, it doesn't compile and present it the same way that DPA does. Not only that, but you can title specific sql actions to maintain a visual on the actions that are common and causing the highest wait times.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that the trial was only 14 days... `
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have already realized over 10 different issues that we were able to quickly resolve across multiple departments simply by letting it do it's thing. My DBA was giddy with excitement and we totally ended up purchasing it because of the impact it had on our business.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The setup is pretty simple... just make sure you have the right credentials for each instance!
Senior systems Analyst
What do you like best about the product?
ease of use, easy integration, simple maneuvering through windows.
What do you dislike about the product?
some of the menus are not as intuitive as necessary, unintegrating the trial product was problematic
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
application issues
Recommendations to others considering the product:
trial/evaluate before purchasing
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