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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
Database performance ananlyzer has saved me multiple times
What do you like best about the product?
I like the fact at any time, when someone approaches me about an issue I can bring up solid evidence of an issue.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I dislike is somehow it's hard to find what I need quickly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving slowness issues in databases by identifying bottlenecks and other issues.
Great product, in depth detail, perfect for your database administrators.
What do you like best about the product?
The in depth detail it provides, and the quick ability to find problems.
What do you dislike about the product?
The required separate server, should be apart of primary solarwinds server.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Application performance issues, top slow queries. The overrall ability to monitor, ddiagnoise and resolve problems within databases, helps teach uninformed database administrators and provides great insight for experienced database admins.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try an evaluation, and witness the impact in time it can save to troubleshoot problems for a variety of things.
Great Product to see under the hood of your applications
What do you like best about the product?
Being able to get alerts on DB slowness.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing that I've found so far! Be good if it was cheaper.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Quickly finding root cause of user slow response issues.
SolarWinds DPA - View From Limited Use
What do you like best about the product?
Very in depth product and makes it a lot easier to find problems and root cause. Love the Tuning advisor, comes in very handy when you're not a DBA admin, and enjoy the query analysis.
Not being from a DBA background there is a learning curve to this, but if you take the input from DPA it will point you in the right direction more quickly to resolve the issue or even prevent the problem all together.
Not being from a DBA background there is a learning curve to this, but if you take the input from DPA it will point you in the right direction more quickly to resolve the issue or even prevent the problem all together.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost due to the licensing model, depending on your setup.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're still getting our heads around the product, but there was instantly some questions came up around tuning the databases that we hadn't realized before.
Great for those who aren't DBAs
What do you like best about the product?
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.
What do you dislike about the product?
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.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Linking application performance to database performance when troubleshooting.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get a trial and give it a try.
DPA Usefull
What do you like best about the product?
Allows monitoring in real time of DB performance, and flags potential problems.
What do you dislike about the product?
Interface is a little klugy, but otherwise works well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Monitor and Optimize Database performance.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take a look. It's well worth the price and has helped us solve problems quickly.
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