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Database Performance Analyzer - Subscription (Linux)

SolarWinds | 2023.4.300

Linux/Unix, Amazon Linux 2 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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    Umita R.

Best Analyzer for Database

  • June 15, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
DPA helps in identifying the root cause of the issue with the help of walt-time analysis. It's User Interface is very nice and intuitive and is very easy to navigate through. It also helps in pointing out what is slowing down our Servers.
What do you dislike about the product?
We really like DPA and would really recommend it to others, However DPA should have added more alerting capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it to monitor database health, it helps in real time monitoring database performance, CPU time, Query time.


    Sanjeevan S.

Good to go with the product

  • April 18, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
User friendly to use, customize to the requirements.
What do you dislike about the product?
Implementation process took long time to do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Monitoring network devices via Solar winds


    Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Efficient

  • April 08, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
SQL query tuning. Great. Simple interface, easy to use and review performance. Query performance allows historical details which is a great feature. It's able to identify performance issues quickly. Easy to upgrade and administer and have had few issues with implementation. No bugs to report.
What do you dislike about the product?
Expensive product; although, it does have a lot of great features. Best for larger companies with bigger budgets and needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We sought this product out for monitoring database in hybrid environments, and it has worked well so far. It speeds up resolution time but has not yet paid for itself, so the benefits haven't yet outweighed the costs. Time will tell, but I'm hopeful.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
A cost-benefit analysis is key. Database Performance Analyzer has several features that lead to greater efficiency and better cross-team collaboration, however the upfront costs of implementation may not be worth it for smaller companies. It's a great product worth a trial period at the very least.


    Computer Software

SolarWinds DPA is an Excellent at its job - Performance Monitoring

  • February 22, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Reporting, the detailed information regarding the issues it is showing.
Excellent for trending SQL Performance over time.
Excellent for monitoring deadlocks and blocking.
Super clear Interface
Good for trending SQL query changes over time.
What do you dislike about the product?
A better explanation of how to use the SQL plan should be implemented.
Implement recommendations from the console.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are use DPA to check the speed and reliability of our databases and use the reporting to streamline our queries.


    Sameh L.

The Best Database Performance Analyzer

  • January 23, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a great software. I like the ability to see current activities from multiple aspect, the quick solve for issues for my company severs. I love how the software narrow down to the right place of root cause. Tagging and Annotation is another great, and the ability to see past details is very helpful while working on Query performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some problems with the software, one of the issues is that I can’t search the specific text on any of the sub screen when drill down to session, SQL, machine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It’s one of the best tools if you need a database performance analyzer, we use it now in my workplace. It’s perfect for finding, analyzing, solving any type of SQL Database issues.it speeds up the process that increases the overall cycle time for resolving any Database issue.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Solarwinds software is the best database performance analyzer I have ever seen and I definitely recommend it over all competing software.


    Stephen J.

Product Not Fit For Purpose on OLTP SQL

  • January 16, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Intuitive/easy to use. Easy to administrate once it has been set up.
What do you dislike about the product?
The tool captures execution time by using the plan hash – which works fine for read queries, but for transactional DML, it's likely that most of the time it is the COMMIT TRAN that takes the bulk of the wait time (WRITELOG wait) – as there is no plan for a COMMIT, DPA doesn’t capture the stats for it, so it can’t be used to determine if an increase in wait time is the result of higher executions, or something else. Given that execution times and execution counts for the stored procs (containing the ‘COMMIT TRAN’ statements to which I refer above) are available in the DMV, I asked Solarwinds if they were planning to address this and their response was that “there is nothing to fix”/”speak to Microsoft”.

We are looking to drop them as a vendor.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Identify problematic/poorly performing SQL.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For read transactions, it's a great tool, for OLTP traffic, of little use.


    Mario K.

Best Remote Database Performance Analyzer

  • January 09, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
My favorite thing about Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer is the simple interface. We use the data base performance analyser from Solarwind to monitor all of our environments for performance problems affecting our SQL databases. This software helps us to identify real-time performance problems such as errors, long-running queries or problems that are blocking the system. There's no better tool to analyze server statistics. I like the detection and reporting of deadlock.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are not a lot of thinks I dislike about Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer, but one of them is that it has problems when you switch across domains. I would also prefer to have different dashboards for job performances, task creation and parameter tuning.
I also heared that it is way to expenive for small companies.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer is an excellent tool when you have questions about database problems. It is excellent in identifying performance problems in real time. It prevents downtime or even future downtime by detecting possible problems prior to occurrence.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I can recommend Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer for anybody who can afford it. I takes some time to learn but once you have it set up it will show you a lot of real time data and protection errors/ bottlenecks. Also read through the documentation before asking for help as the support is very expensive as I was told by my colleges. The documention is often good enough to solve the problem.


    kaka t.

Solarwinds for IT Management

  • September 26, 2018
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Master database and SQL query tuning counselors . Recognize database issues continuously . Cross-vendor database bolster from a solitary interface . Integration with the Orion Platform . These are the best things when using Solarwinds and which also helps in improve the performance .
What do you dislike about the product?
The Solarwinds solutions starts at $1995 which is quite costly as compared to Nagios XI which is cheaper and also has great web accessible interface .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We mostly use it to find solution for complex problems because when teams collaborate , they needs to solve problem faster and efficiently . Also we can monitor database in hybrid environments which is quite helpful .
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It provides quick, easy, and low-effort installation/configuration and administration as compare to other competitor like Nagios XI


    John R.

DPA: Good Tool for Historical Reviews (SQL Server)

  • August 23, 2018
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
• Ability to review previous SQL Server queries/performance.
• Review poor-performing queries over time to know areas to focus on.
• Find out what was going on when we get call(s) from users about slow performing queries (or underlying reports).
• Ability to review blocking issues from a historical point of view.
What do you dislike about the product?
• Inability to review SQL Server from a "resources" point of view and drill down into specific queries details.
• Inability to "group" queries together when the "filters" (i.e., where clauses) change but the overall query is the same.
• Cannot easily find a query using a "text search" without detailed knowledge of the underlying SQL database "repository" that is used to display the data in product.
• The tool, but itself, is *very* light on the resources side (CPU/memory/disk) compared to other vendors. You will need to purchase additional SolarWinds tools ($$).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ability to respond to poor server performance, mostly from calls from users who are having performance issues. We have been able to capture the poor performing SQL, review it and make various tuning adjustments (improve the overall query, indexes, etc.).

Most of the time, you do not get a call about performance when it is happening... you get calls/emails after the fact... which is one of the reasons for a good SQL performance monitoring tool.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are many good tools on the market. We chose Solarwinds DPA (formerly Confio Ignite) due to the ease we could connect our SQL Server "repository" (internal network) to "cloud based" SQL servers without having to poke a lot of holes (open ports) in our internal network.


    M R.

Keep on top of your databases with ease.

  • April 26, 2018
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
DPA is a great tool for any database administrator. It helps you have a simple oversight of all your databases and highlights possible problems or performances issues, that could be affecting the end user. It highlights problems with historical statistics and helps you keep on top of maintenance and troubleshooting, these are just some of things we love.
What do you dislike about the product?
It doesn't feel like an independent module and requires SAM to get full use out of it. The cost of licensing could be cheaper, especially when you need other modules to really utilise it fully. Acquiring the licensing and other modules in one hit can be expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It highlights speed issues and has drawn our attention to bottlenecks almost instantly, without the need of too much work. It can highlight issues quickly and prevent downtime and complaints, by giving us the ability to react to problems quicker. It saves us so much time and is well worth it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're tired of running queries or being in the dark when it comes to your database problems then DPA is a great tool. It will save you time and help you spot problems much quicker than manual troubleshooting. It's worth checking out the trial and seeing it in action for yourself. It doesn't take too long to set up.