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DPA for non-DBAs
What do you like best about the product?
Integrates well for a robust application monitoring and troubleshooting experience. When using APM and node groups we are able to utilize AppStack views, reports, and dashboards to provide end-users, admins, and execs the right view and information levels.
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface is not as good as other Solarwinds modules. There is a learning curve even for regular Solarwinds users. The cost and licensing can become a concern.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Critical application monitoring and database connection statistics for real time alerting and troubleshooting.
Reporting for historical root cause analysis
Reporting for historical root cause analysis
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The power of this product is in its ability to scale and implement with other Solarwinds products. I highly recommend having all of your infrastructure be involved in the planning and implementation phases to get the most out of this product.
DataBase Performance Analyzer
What do you like best about the product?
We really like the integration with Database performance analyzer and Perfstack Analysis. Being able to bring the data side by side with some of the other solarwinds functions is what we have been missing.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish we could just do a complete integration with the Orion portal. Right now it feels like separate products which they kind of are under the SolarWinds name. If it was completely integrated into the SolarWind website and we didn't have to login to two it would help with the flow for our user base.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It really provides our Database team with a central location for visibility into their application. As well as its very easy for non DBA's. We can provide access to our DevOps team and they can help correlate events with the Databases we have in dpa.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Its expensive but a great addition to your monitor toolset!!
MSG DB Review
What do you like best about the product?
The analytics from one-pane of glass. While that is often overstated in our industry, the DB menu and customization interfaces have truly been invaluable.
What do you dislike about the product?
Initial Setup is always the hardest part with any deployment. But with the kind folks at SW Support we managed to get it up and running without issue.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SQL resource consumption and process improvement.
We have identified the resource hogs and allocated more to them to lessen the impact on applications and end-user experience.
We have identified the resource hogs and allocated more to them to lessen the impact on applications and end-user experience.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
SW Product lines always have something of value and always remember you don't know what you don't know. Having the right tool in place helps prevent any "gotcha" moments.
DPA to trust your database
What do you like best about the product?
When a SQL Server database instance includes Availability Groups (AGs), the DPA homepage provides the following information:
The AG status icon AG_status_icons.png identifies database instances that include AGs. An AG status summary box shows the number of database instances with partially healthy or unhealthy AGs. As with other status summary boxes, click the filter next to a status to display only those instances.
The AG status icon AG_status_icons.png identifies database instances that include AGs. An AG status summary box shows the number of database instances with partially healthy or unhealthy AGs. As with other status summary boxes, click the filter next to a status to display only those instances.
What do you dislike about the product?
Alerting needs to be more promising
Custom Report for Resources for a Program in DPA
Automatic exporting for DPA logs should be added into newer versions
Custom Report for Resources for a Program in DPA
Automatic exporting for DPA logs should be added into newer versions
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its ease of use makes itself more prompt than the other tools.
The application is mostly used for the AWS environments.
Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.5) is not supported with DPA 10.2.579
The application is mostly used for the AWS environments.
Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.5) is not supported with DPA 10.2.579
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great tool!!!
Ease of access
Ease of use
Easy to deploy
Very light weight
Data integrity is maintained
Ease of access
Ease of use
Easy to deploy
Very light weight
Data integrity is maintained
Best SQL and Azure Analyzer for the price
What do you like best about the product?
The fact it handled Azure as well as on-premise database analysis.
What do you dislike about the product?
While it handles Azure currently, it is new and is missing some features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has helped show when records are locked and determine the root cause of problems we have encountered. It has show us when it is necessary to adjust the resources in Azure to help lower cost.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This works great when used with other SolarWinds products. They integrate so well and make it easy to analyze the data for various angles. It is a strong product when used alone as well.
DPA to the rescue
What do you like best about the product?
Capability to overlay DB performance statistics with hardware metrics KPIs
What do you dislike about the product?
It does not yet provide full integration with Orion platform, so switching between main Orion console and DPA console is required for deep troubleshooting
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Slow response times for paying customers due to database wait times. Changed application designed to improve end user & customer experience
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This may not provide as deep insight into Oracle DB as more native tools, but it provides the capability of overlaying DB stats with hardware and OS stats. Same goes for SQL monitoring and our DBAs are very pleased with this tool
DPA really made my job of sorting through database to know the speed and health easy.
What do you like best about the product?
I like how DPA leverage all my S3 databases
What do you dislike about the product?
Sincerely there's no good software without a disadvantage. But I have not seen anything you should improove on except the pricing. That might be because of the country I'm in.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's very tasky to statcally connect to every database everytime I want to manage, DPA helps in managing all of my databases simultaneously.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
it is the best solution for anyone with dificulty in managing database expecially those just learning.
Database administration and performance troubleshooter
What do you like best about the product?
Quick visual of performance bottlenecks and the drill down within every screen is a great feature in trying to get to the bottom of fixing an error troubleshooting query performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
If we can get more tips on database related messages as it seems the recommendations are sometimes very general in nature
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
DPA has helped me get to the bottom of a long standing performance issue with a client ERP on SQL server and we have now stabilized the performance. DPA showed me where and which time the major bottlenecks where coming from. Now we can move to tuning the queries with DPA.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
DPA is easy to install and very lightweight so no worries on the analyzed database or instance taking a performance hit.
An extremely helpful tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the one stop analysis, this allows us to more efficiently manage our databases
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have any complaints at this time
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ensuring efficient use and access to databases
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
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