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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
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Likelihood to Recommend
Foglight
It really depends on why my colleague is evaluating Foglight. If it is for Database monitoring and management, I highly recommend it. If it is for anything else, I would encourage them to look at others in this space.
Sr. UNIX Systems Engineer
EsriComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer is well suited in below Scenarios - 1. End to End Database Instance Monitoring.2. Database in Clusters Monitoring such as Availability Group in MS SQL, CDB in Oracle etc3. If you want detailed monitoring with historical analysis.4. SQL Statement Deep Dive Analysis for WAIT Time reason, Blockers, Deadlocks etcSolarwinds DPA is not well suited if you are looking for Detailed VM, OS monitoring where Database is installed.
Associate Consultant
HCL TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Foglight
- Foglight NMS is very light on resources given the amount of monitoring connectivity options it provides. It is one of the few that I've trialed in the past that offers SNMP v3 connections.
- The dashboard is concise with the main areas of interest. It can be customized as well if you have a particular use case.
- Setting up alerts is straightforward with the ability to set custom thresholds. Alert emails get sent by configuring a primary mail server with the option to add a backup mail server in the event of a primary mail server outage or connectivity issues.
Sole Proprietor
Zombie ComputersInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
- Top N SQL queries.
- Outstanding UI for rapid examination and drill down to detail data.
- Intuitive UI design - better than any other product in its category.
- Enabled us to immediately shift DB related performance matters first to developers so that our DBA's can focus on more important matters.
Systems Administrator/Programmer
Indiana UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Foglight
- There are not many problems with this product
- Limited ability to use Foglight itself to solve problems it identifies
Associate Attorney
Harris Beach PLLCLaw Practice, 201-500 employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
- Resiliency of the Monitoring checks after the server underwent maintenance reboot. My experience is the monitor (Action) needs to be started manually. If possible it can automatically detect service/server then start to monitor again when system is back up.
- Much lighter UI.
- Granularity up to minutes.
Cloud Ops Engineering Sr. Analyst
AccentureInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Likelihood to Renew
Foglight
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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 8.7
Based on 4 answers
It allows us to have peace of mind that the servers are constatnly being monitored around the clock and that we can always go bcak in time and research if we missed something.
Sr. Database Administrator
CyberCodersStaffing and Recruiting, 201-500 employees
Usability
Foglight
No score
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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 9.2
Based on 6 answers
I don't want to think about managing clusters of SQL servers in the future without this tool. We have demoed other tools and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is the gold standard for usability and insight into what your servers are doing. The UI is a bit dated, but everything is laid out in a logical manner and drilling down into queries or timeslices is extremely intuitive.
Database Engineer
Life.ChurchReligious Institutions, 501-1000 employees
Support Rating
Foglight
No score
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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 9.5
Based on 6 answers
We have not needed to use support that much, but every time we do they are professional and courteous as well as responding within an expected timeframe.
Database Engineer
Life.ChurchReligious Institutions, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Foglight
Middleware Administrator
Gordon Food ServiceFood Production, 10,001+ employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
Idera looks like they are headed to a similar end product. However, their product is not as mature. Solarwinds Database Performance Monitor is an acquisition of an already mature product upon which they added value by integrating it with their extensive software base and their amazing community. I haven't found any other products that do wait based sql analysis.
DBA
Indiana Wesleyan UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
Foglight
- For the past 5 years, we heavily leveraged their application synthetic capabilities which caught several outages to our online presence before our users did or as they did, saving us valuable time and money to get back up and running.
- Their ability to deep dive into databases has helped the rollout of our new software, speeding up the time to market. We have been able to identify problems with our code in the staging and development tiers, ensuring we release better, more stable software to our customers.
Sr. UNIX Systems Engineer
EsriComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
- DPA allows our DBA to be more agile and find solutions to SQL problems faster. This results in better service to our end users, and better performance on the EHR system to our providers, allowing them to complete chart service for a patient much faster.
Director of Technology
WVP Health AuthorityHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
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Foglight
General
Free Trial
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—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Optional