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Categories and Ranking

Foglight for Databases
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (2nd)
Informatica Data Archive [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Titus Achumbui - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Sql Server Database Administrator at TransUnion
Real-time monitoring has improved how I diagnose database issues and support dev and network teams
Within that time, I have had two or three sessions from the Foglight for Databases team that briefed me on new features that have been added to the tool. By next month, I will have been working in my current field overall for four years. When using Foglight for Databases for monitoring databases, it enables me to drill down and see what's causing the issue if something doesn't look right. It has all these excellent features, ranging from the workload and IO to CPU and network, and it tells me exactly what I need to see when I drill down to the point that I need. I do not find anything I dislike about Foglight for Databases. All I think could be added is more hands-on teaching or sessions to see if they have added any new features, since we are moving more to AI and automation to ensure we are abreast with the current graphical interface. When anything comes up, they try to contact me to check a database or anything that is happening. That is one of my favorites; I log on to Foglight for Databases and then see the activities and probably see the query that is causing the issue or the database in question, or if it's the CPU or the workload or anything of that sort, and then I explain it to them. If it's a query that a dev team member is running, I can ask them to know the importance and if that could be terminated to fix the issue. I have given Foglight for Databases an overall rating of nine.
SB
Technical manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Easy to understand layer flows, reliable, and excellent support
We are using Informatica Data Archive for clients' legacy systems to confirm the data from their legacy system to the new system based on the SQL Server The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand. The…

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Pros

"The platform is very stable."
"Foglight for Databases provides real-time data that is invaluable for analyzing ongoing issues with database servers."
"We were able to see its benefits immediately, quickly identifying issues by drilling down into real-time activity to find the query causing slowdowns and address it."
"What I really like is the SQL PI feature, which allows us to drill down into queries and identify what is causing contention in the database. Using the SQL PI feature, I am able to drill down into the queries, see what is blocking, and try to improve it."
"Foglight offers a lot of out-of-the-box, database-related metrics, which the DB teams here are looking for."
"Foglight's Change Tracking capabilities are another huge feature. It is wonderful to be able to do that. People don't realize the amount of information that Foglight gathers from a given server or instance. It gets down to the version of SQL, the disk array, everything that's there. Any change that's made, any upgrade to SQL, shows up on the dashboard almost immediately. You don't know how much time you save just having a tool in your back pocket that does that for you."
"We went from basically 30% coverage of our production environment to 100% coverage."
"One of the hardest things to do in database management is to evaluate performance deviation across time. The adaptive baseline that Quest is using is by far the most helpful. That doesn't necessarily mean I use it on a daily basis, but it is something that I have not been able to find in any other tool, at the same level."
"The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand."
"One of the most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive is its performance."
"One of the most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive is its performance."
"The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand."
 

Cons

"The data model needs improvement when it comes to creating custom reports."
"I had problems with it for a long time, and it took a while before we could get it running with optimum performance."
"The version that I'm using is not the latest version, so there might have been some improvement, but the OS monitoring is a bit lacking, and the high-availability option is a bit complicated to set up and it doesn't work all the time."
"The system is not that stable. We have been facing a lot of issues. We built a new store environment of Foglight, an environment for monitoring the Lowe's store servers, which are all Db2 servers. The objective is to monitor 800 Db2 servers in each Foglight instance. Up to 150 Db2 servers, the environment was working fine. The moment it crossed 150 or 160, we started having a lot of stability issues."
"The tool could be somewhat more user-friendly, as proper knowledge is required to set up servers and use it effectively."
"One thing that I would like, and it's probably something that I could set up internally, is something other than a dashboard which I have to look at to know that a server is down."
"The monitoring capabilities for Postgres should be at par with SQL Server. This is the area where we push back on our Quest representative."
"The system is not that stable; we started having a lot of stability issues once the environment crossed 150 or 160 Db2 servers, with the Agent Manager restarting every five minutes and generating a lot of alerts."
"Informatica Data Archive could improve by providing training. Training is one area where we lack, there are not very many trained resources in the market for sales, GPM, proposals, new offerings, or new features that are being added to this solution. It would be really helpful for consultants, like me, to understand the new, cool features these solutions are constantly adding. Training is something, that should be in place."
"The recovery features could improve in Informatica Data Archive."
"The recovery features could improve in Informatica Data Archive."
"Informatica Data Archive could improve by providing training. Training is one area where we lack, there are not very many trained resources in the market for sales, GPM, proposals, new offerings, or new features that are being added to this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is cost-effective. With our EA, it is really based on the scale of our database environment. We found the Quest team to be reasonable and flexible when it comes to pricing and scaling of licenses."
"The price is worth it, if you have the time to go through the information."
"Compared to the other tools on the market, Foglight is okay in terms of pricing and licensing."
"The price of Foglight could be a little more competitive in Chile, and it should be lowered for long-time customers— at least by 20 percent. Sometimes the price is a limitation. We have seven instances and nearly 5 million users. If Quest Foglight could reduce its prices for the clients that have been with it for a long time, we would be able to have more instances."
"Pricing is very reasonable. We were able to construct a pretty easy contract with Quest, who were very easy to work with and very amenable to what we are trying to do. It worked out well for us."
"This is like the "Cadillac" of performance monitoring software. It's not cheap... I am currently with a company that I was able to convince that the product is worth the cost."
"The price of Informatica Data Archive is reasonable. Different versions of the solution are available, such as the professional edition and enterprise edition."
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Manufacturing Company
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Databases?
The pricing is palatable. We've already done one renewal and we are in our second contract. We're happy thus far.
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Databases?
It would be amazing if they could enable the "Performance Investigator" functionality across all database platforms. I've been talking to their product development team about enhancements that I wo...
What is your primary use case for Quest Foglight for Databases?
I primarily use the solution for database monitoring, specifically for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, SAP HANA, and AWS Redshift.
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