Redgate Monitor Enterprise
Proactive monitoring has ensured smoother server performance and reduced incident impact
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Redgate Monitor is to keep watch on the servers and to know when incidents occur and to have a proactive reaction instead of a reactionary response.
A specific example of how I have used Redgate Monitor to proactively respond to incidents is when I notice that there is locking or blocking. I can log in and resolve the issue before users call.
Regarding my main use case, Redgate Monitor has been the best tool that I have used to keep in touch with the servers when I am not physically watching them.
How has it helped my organization?
Redgate Monitor has positively impacted my organization as we know more about the activity.
This has helped my team and the business overall by ensuring our maintenance plans run better. The timing of automations is better scheduled and they do not interfere with each other. We do not need as many resources when we can properly schedule.
What is most valuable?
The best features Redgate Monitor offers include the toolbelt, which helps me to write SQL code faster and manage DevOps. It allows me to avoid sitting and watching servers through a long process.
Out of those features, I find myself relying on the monitor the most because as a DBA, my sole responsibility is to make sure that the data is up and accessible.
What needs improvement?
Regarding how Redgate Monitor can be improved, I think the capability to actually handle things would be a great feature. The ability to do things from a phone to a SQL server for standard issues would be beneficial. If someone is remote, they could handle the situation. Just alerting is great, but having the ability to act through the app would be valuable.
I think it would be beneficial to be able to rerun failed jobs from a phone.
What other advice do I have?
I have not explored Redgate Monitor's AI capabilities regarding governance and security.
I have not tried any of the AI features regarding Redgate Monitor's governance and security.
I still have not had a chance to try Redgate Monitor's AI capabilities regarding accuracy and reliability of output.
My advice to others looking into using Redgate Monitor is to make sure to configure alerts properly.
I would give Redgate Monitor a rating of 10 out of 10.
Proactive monitoring has improved daily database performance and alerts support rapid issue resolution
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use Redgate Monitor for day-to-day activity, including tasks like backup, performance tuning, and slow-running queries, and it has been very helpful for me for various purposes such as alerts and monitoring CPU usage, memory, and disk latency.
Regarding my main use case for Redgate Monitor day-to-day, alerting is crucial for me since it gives me deep query-level visibility, and I appreciate the multi-platform monitoring capabilities for SQL, Oracle, and MySQL, along with the clean documentation and easy installation process.
What is most valuable?
The best features Redgate Monitor offers, in my opinion, include the agents and the alerting capabilities, which provide me confidence as a proactive DBA, helping me quickly identify and fix issues such as blocking chains and long-running queries.
The alerting features particularly stand out as they notify me about long-running queries in our environment, allowing me to diagnose issues promptly, and while we use native tools, Redgate Monitor's alerting system saves us time on various projects.
I believe Redgate Monitor has positively impacted my organization, and I would rate its effectiveness as an 8 regarding specific outcomes.
What needs improvement?
For improvement, I think Redgate Monitor's alert customization depth could be enhanced; I would appreciate more granular control over notification rules such as user permissions and alert grouping, as well as attention towards resource usage since Redgate Monitor can be resource-intensive.
Addressing needed improvements, I believe a better learning curve for new users who might find features complicated could be beneficial; more simplified metrics dashboards would aid not just new users but anyone in navigating the tool more effectively.
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What other advice do I have?
My advice for anyone considering using Redgate Monitor is to take the time to learn about its features before diving in, as jumping in without understanding the metrics can lead to confusion.
Overall, I truly love Redgate Monitor and would recommend it to anyone in database administration, but I also recognize that improvements and upgrades, especially concerning its AI features, are essential for ongoing development. I have given this review an overall rating of 8.5.
Easy, Intuitive SQL Server Insights That Save Time And Effort
The price provides good value for money too.
The UI is responsive and intuitive so senior leadership can understand what the is being shown too
It also allows us to identify the issue with the DB if it is a DB issue much more quickly than would be possible otherwise, leading to faster resolutions for customer tickets
Simple, Fast Setup with Highly Customisable UI
Redgate Monitor: Great out of the box database monitor!
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Time-Window Troubleshooting Makes Performance Issues Easy to Pinpoint
Single Dashboard Makes It Easy to Spot SQL Server Issues
And the analysis tab which helps invesigate issues