DPA: Would not be able to do my job well without it!
March 15, 2019

DPA: Would not be able to do my job well without it!

Elizabeth Davis-Noland | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

I am the sole user of DPA and use it to monitor our two primary Oracle SE production databases running on VM. I use it to monitor resource usage, blocks, waits and make good use of the tuning advisor. The databases are hybrid OLT/warehouse with automatic data loads happening 24x7 and heavy reporting processes during business hours. DPA helps me balance performance between these.
  • The tuning advisor quickly guides me to where the biggest performance issues are.
  • There's a lot of built-in "help," definitions and possible actions to take.
  • Alerts and trending information are very helpful.
  • I have to frequently and repeatedly click the "Dismiss" button on banner messages that appear at the top of the screen. They're just annoying.
  • We are a small IT shop. I have been the DBA for many years and am now both IT Manager and Senior DBA. I'm also a database application developer. DPA helps me to be an efficient DBA by alerting me to problems.
I'm not very familiar with Oracle Enterprise Tuning packs, etc. but for Oracle Standard Edition uses, I believe DPA is an affordable solution for providing similar types of monitoring.