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SolarWinds Database Observability Overview

What is SolarWinds Database Observability?

Database Observability is a type of monitoring solution designed to help users maintain optimal performance of their databases by providing insights into their operational health. This solution is tailored for database teams who require a robust tool to monitor, diagnose, and optimize their database systems, ensuring they function efficiently across various environments, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Targeted primarily at database administrators, DevOps teams, and IT professionals, Database Observability addresses the critical need for real-time insights into database performance. Its capabilities are essential for organizations that rely heavily on data-driven decision-making and require their databases to operate without interruption. With the increasing complexity of database environments, including hybrid setups that combine on-premises and cloud resources, the need for a comprehensive observability solution has never been more pressing. The key features of Database Observability include the ability to monitor key performance metrics, which allows users to track the health of their databases continuously. By detecting early warning signs of potential issues, teams can proactively address problems before they escalate into more significant disruptions. This feature is crucial for maintaining service availability and ensuring that end-users experience minimal downtime. In addition to monitoring, the solution offers diagnostic capabilities that enable users to rapidly identify and resolve performance challenges, such as slow queries and resource bottlenecks. This functionality is vital for maintaining optimal performance levels and ensuring that databases can handle increasing workloads efficiently. Furthermore, the optimization features allow users to fine-tune their database performance through query optimization, effective indexing strategies, and better resource utilization, ultimately leading to greater scalability. One of the standout aspects of Database Observability is its ability to provide a unified view of databases across various environments. This cross-environment visibility ensures that database teams can manage their systems effectively, regardless of where they are hosted. By consolidating insights into a single platform, users can streamline their monitoring processes and enhance their overall operational efficiency, making Database Observability a critical tool for modern database management.

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Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer monitors on-premises, on VMware®, and in the Cloud, including Amazon® AWS and Azure™ virtual machines. Agentless architecture, safe to use in production

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Database Observability Self-Hosted Subscription Pricing:

Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance:

1-50 instances: $1,399.00 per instance

Volume-based discounting is available. 

Flexible Database Performance Analyzer and SQL Sentry license for cloud environments per database:

1-50 databases: $139.00 per database

Volume-based discounting is available.

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SolarWinds Worldwide LLC

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SolarWinds provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses.

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SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Cross-platform Database Home Page

Single-pane-of-class visualization of your cloud and on-premise databases.

SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Database Instance Monitoring

DPA can monitor database instances you manage on both physical and virtual servers or Amazon RDS instances hosted in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Table, Query, Index Advisors

Query advisors provide information to help you improve the performance of a specific query, including what type of waits were responsible for significant wait time, whether the statement was blocked by other sessions, and whether execution plans include potentially expensive steps such as full ta...

SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Database Instance Resources

Use the resource metrics in DPA to monitor the health of your database and to correlate contention for resources with increases in database wait times

SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Response Time Analysis

DPA graphically shows you where the longest wait times are, and it also identifies time periods when wait times that are longer than expected (anomalies)

SQL Sentry Quick Demo

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Jamison C. J.

Network Visibility Systems Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"SolarWinds DPA is a must have"

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Granular Details

The ability to mark points in time to track changes so you can see performance from that point in time.

The in app help and explanations.

Integrates into the Orion platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

AD authentication is not as easy to integrate as other SolarWinds products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Allistair G.

NOC Administrator

Telecommunications

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"Its a fast and efficient tool that reduces troubleshooting time"

4/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

It keeps everything in a single pane of glass. Allow intergration with other solarwinds tools like Network Performance Monitor that we use in our organizations. It quickly shows you a possible root cause analysis where you can further troubleshoot and issue and shows trends on potential issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Doesnt really allow me to analyse between a database and a web application that uses that database on a single pane of glass. I would have to move between windows to do an analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

Its a fast efficient and easy tool that can allow you to troubleshoot database performance and statistics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability solving and how is that benefiting you?

It monitor core databases which affects customer experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Julie B.

Network Specialist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/22/2017

"Another tool in a great suite of tools!"

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

I appreciate how SolarWinds integrates all of their tools under one easy-to-use interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/22/2017

"Great for those who aren't DBAs "

4/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Great data output, easy to understand charts that can be emailed. Our DBAs have really liked moving to the new product and we'd like to roll it out further. We host our own web applications. Being able to chart Database performance along application statistics is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Separate server required to our standard Orion install. It would be nice to see the next steps of integration between DPA and the Orion Suite. We need to keep the number of VMs to a minimum. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/23/2017

"Using Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer we find the root cause of performance issues. "

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

Do what we did. Download the trial version and see the tool for yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Byron A.

Systems Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"DPA Helps Us Provide Managed Database Services"

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

How easy it is to deploy and manage DPA. I also think that SolarWinds provides both fantastic support and has a great community behind their products with Thwack. I also love that it integrates with the Orion suite of products which we also use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

It can be a complicated tool to use if you are not a DBA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

Definitely take advantage of the trial to compare this product against others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are a service provider and DPA has helped us provide a better managed database service. We have also received very good client feedback regarding the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ukz M.

Retail

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/31/2017

"The product is very good for Database administrators as it helps to be proactive and monitors DBs."

4.5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The way the product works. It gives the customer a proactive approach to the state and health of their databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Nothing at the moment. It's a nice product and very competitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

It is a very highly appreciated product. I recommend you go for it to help you properly analyze your databases. Especially for the proactive monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability solving and how is that benefiting you?

To help the customer analyze the current database server performance on the network. Proactive monitoring is very key and this would help everyone in charge be more attentive to likely happenings on the databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeremy M.

Director of IT

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"DPA for everyone"

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

the detail of monitoring and interoperability with Solarwinds Orion platform of products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Currently it does not support SAP HANA which is a big need for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Outsourcing/Offshoring

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/28/2017

"This is going to completely change the way my developers attack problem code."

5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

I love that you get detail on specific queries. I can now have my developers focus on very detailed issues, and can pinpoint where issues are occurring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

There's nothing that I dislike so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

This is especially helpful for small teams. I have one DBA and 5 developers supporting 15k employees, so finding the time to do DB work is never easy. This narrows down the scope of finding problems tremendously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Database Observability solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're going to start attacking poorly performing queries. This tool has shown us incredible amounts of data that we didn't have the bandwidth to dig for in the past. My team can focus on a few things and start knocking additional things off the list as we fix them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"DPA solarwinds module"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The depth of the platform exceeds the current platform we are now using. With blocking, wait times, etc. detailed, the tool proves useful.I also like the prospect of integration with other solarwinds modules. PerfStack integration with DPA in demos appeared to be extremely useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The price point is still proving to be too prohibitive for inclusion in our monitoring stack. I believe it was available at one time on AWS at a per GB use price point that showed promise for usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Database Observability:

If you can get past the price point, all my DBA were stating that they would have loved to have this product over what we are currently using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.