Database Performance Monitoring Tools
Databases serve different purposes. Your monitoring must adapt.
Database Monitoring and Observability Software
SolarWinds SQL Sentry provides database performance monitoring for only the Microsoft SQL Server and platform.
- Visibility across the environment, including SSAS, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Synapse SQL Pools
- Proven scalability, with demonstrated success in monitoring 800+ SQL Server instances
- Deep, actionable performance metrics with easy deep-dive capabilities
Cross-platform database monitoring and management software built for SQL query performance monitoring, analysis, and tuning.
- Agentless and designed to be easy to install with quick time-to-value and a low overhead of 1% or fewer
- Runs on either Windows® or Linux® servers, in Azure, or as an AWS subscription
- Goes beyond problem analysis by providing expert advice with table tuning and query advisors
A unified, SaaS-delivered database offering for modern applications and infrastructure, featuring:
- Broad Database Support: Compatibility with multiple proprietary and open-source databases, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and native AWS/Azure databases.
- Intelligent Insights: Delivers AI-driven, actionable insights, featuring intelligent alerting and cross-domain correlation to accelerate root cause analysis.
- Unified Observability: Integrates as part of a comprehensive, full-stack observability solution covering application, infrastructure, log, and database performance.
- Modern Architecture: Built as a cloud-native SaaS solution on an open-source (OpenTelemetry) framework.
Fully functional for 30 days
Trusted by leading companies
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Learn more about the basics of database monitoring, including why monitoring, optimizing, and tuning database performance is crucial.
What is database monitoring?
Database monitoring provides the capability to collect critical database performance metrics, aiding in the optimization and tuning of database processes for enhanced performance. Core components include alerting mechanisms that notify administrators about potential issues, and automation capabilities that streamline routine tasks and responses to common performance problems.
What is database monitoring?
Database monitoring provides the capability to collect critical database performance metrics, aiding in the optimization and tuning of database processes for enhanced performance. Core components include alerting mechanisms that notify administrators about potential issues, and automation capabilities that streamline routine tasks and responses to common performance problems.
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