SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Reviews

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer enhances database visibility for Oracle users and offers older database management on a centralized dashboard. Users value its monitoring, anomaly detection, index analysis, and query advisories, which enable swift identification and resolution of performance issues. The platform supports proactive monitoring, offering insights on queries, resource forecasting, and bottleneck identification. Users appreciate its intuitive interface, advanced analytics, and the ability to address duplicate plans and system anomalies effectively.

• "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer has positively impacted my organization by monitoring my critical systems serving millions of customers with a couple of hundred licenses of SQL SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer."
• "The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is anomaly detection. It alerts you when things outside the norm are happening, and the feature that analyzes your indexes informs you if you have wide or overlapping indexes. It also helps identify SQL query bottlenecks, letting you know if something is taking longer than usual, if a query plan has changed, and if you need to update statistics.In terms of usage, it is straightforward to use, learn and understand. The patching process is smooth and explains each feature, including links to external resources for further reading."
• "In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network layer, database layer, or elsewhere."

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer requires enhancements in customizable dashboards and reporting features. Users seek a unified view for databases, improved support for PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and MongoDB, and better alerting functions. Scalability and integration with cloud instances like Aurora and Cloud SQL need work. An increase in license limits is also desired. Users find the current system lacks essential automation and customization capabilities for specific database needs like clustering and health monitoring.

• "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB."
• "One area where the tool could improve is by adding support for additional databases. For instance, supporting newer databases like Couchbase or MongoDB would be beneficial."
• "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should include more details on how everything works."