SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer does not have an anomaly detection feature. To make SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer closer to a ten, I would like to see additional features. It is user friendly and all the necessary components are there. A few monitoring parameters that I wanted to be monitored through SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer were not available. I do not remember those specific points, so that is why I rated it eight out of ten. If you want to know what features I would like to see, I would need to check and come back with details.
In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is an upcoming enterprise-level database technology in the market. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still struggling to have a solid monitoring and performance analyzer in comparison to SQL Server. This is one of the features I am looking to SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to develop as soon as possible. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can be improved in two areas. One is more and robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. Second, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB. These two areas are where SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs to work extensively to make this monitoring and performance analyzing robust. From an operational perspective, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer still has a limitation of 250 licenses per instance. This is really a problem for someone with larger server sizes available and more instances running on the same SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer URL. SolarWinds should look at how they can increase that threshold because there should not be a limit of 250 instances.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Apr 19, 2024
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.
There's room for improvement on the dashboarding side. Specifically, the health dashboard of the database instances. Some of my customers deal with a large number of monitored database instances. It would be beneficial if they could have a single dashboard for instances, for example, from number one to thirty. This way, I could monitor all these 30 instances and quickly identify any performance issues on any of them. The dashboarding capability definitely needs improvement. In future releases, there should be custom reports and dashboards are crucial. Not everyone needs to see the same page every time. For example, if I'm interested in MYSQL databases, I should have a view that focuses only on MYSQL databases. Customization like this, where users can tailor their dashboards to specific needs, is essential for improving the product.
The solution has reporting issues that need to be improved. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns. I would also like to see an easier installation process.
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I don't remember what problems I had with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's a good solution right now. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better.
SQL Server Application DBA at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Mar 15, 2022
I'm sure there are areas of improvement, but I don't have any direct information on that right now. I'm brand new to the role in this company. It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company.
Presales Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Vendor
Oct 6, 2019
The alerting and reporting functions really need to be improved because they are hard to configure. This is not just an issue for customers. Specialty monitoring is difficult. The reports and alerts should be easier to create. The dashboards and reports should be more customizable. The dashboard has become easier to use with the Orion integration, but it still needs improvement. Technical support for this solution needs to be improved. I have had some issues with scalability for the Orion interface.
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers comprehensive database management by detecting anomalies and optimizing SQL performance across multiple platforms. Its robust features afford users enhanced operational efficiency through seamless data integration and real-time monitoring.SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is designed to tackle performance-related challenges in database environments, facilitating the identification and optimization of issues such as long-running queries...
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer does not have an anomaly detection feature. To make SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer closer to a ten, I would like to see additional features. It is user friendly and all the necessary components are there. A few monitoring parameters that I wanted to be monitored through SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer were not available. I do not remember those specific points, so that is why I rated it eight out of ten. If you want to know what features I would like to see, I would need to check and come back with details.
In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is an upcoming enterprise-level database technology in the market. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still struggling to have a solid monitoring and performance analyzer in comparison to SQL Server. This is one of the features I am looking to SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to develop as soon as possible. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can be improved in two areas. One is more and robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. Second, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB. These two areas are where SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs to work extensively to make this monitoring and performance analyzing robust. From an operational perspective, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer still has a limitation of 250 licenses per instance. This is really a problem for someone with larger server sizes available and more instances running on the same SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer URL. SolarWinds should look at how they can increase that threshold because there should not be a limit of 250 instances.
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.
There's room for improvement on the dashboarding side. Specifically, the health dashboard of the database instances. Some of my customers deal with a large number of monitored database instances. It would be beneficial if they could have a single dashboard for instances, for example, from number one to thirty. This way, I could monitor all these 30 instances and quickly identify any performance issues on any of them. The dashboarding capability definitely needs improvement. In future releases, there should be custom reports and dashboards are crucial. Not everyone needs to see the same page every time. For example, if I'm interested in MYSQL databases, I should have a view that focuses only on MYSQL databases. Customization like this, where users can tailor their dashboards to specific needs, is essential for improving the product.
There is room for improvement with the pricing of the platform. It could be cheaper.
The solution has reporting issues that need to be improved. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns. I would also like to see an easier installation process.
I don't remember what problems I had with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's a good solution right now. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better.
I'm sure there are areas of improvement, but I don't have any direct information on that right now. I'm brand new to the role in this company. It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company.
The alerting and reporting functions really need to be improved because they are hard to configure. This is not just an issue for customers. Specialty monitoring is difficult. The reports and alerts should be easier to create. The dashboards and reports should be more customizable. The dashboard has become easier to use with the Orion integration, but it still needs improvement. Technical support for this solution needs to be improved. I have had some issues with scalability for the Orion interface.