The launch of The SolarWinds Query Report 2021: Database Priorities and Pitfalls reveals increasing complexity in managing database performance, mounting pressure for tech prosSolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today expanded its comprehensive database performance management portfolio with the launch ofSolarWinds® Database Insights for SQL Server®.
Uniting the features and functionality of the award-winning SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) and SolarWinds SQL Sentry® (the flagship product of SentryOne), into a new, single licensed product, Database Insights for SQL Server provides the in-depth performance and environmental data teams need to optimize the performance of Microsoft® SQL Server and other leading database platforms running on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments.Database Insights for SQL Server combines DPA’s database anomaly detection capabilities powered by machine learning with the SQL Sentry detailed performance information, helping to pinpoint problems, speed time to resolution, and prevent them from reoccurring.
“With this added growth comes added complexity, making it difficult to find resolutions when problems arise.
Adding Database Insights for SQL Server strengthens our database performance management offering for customers who rely not only on the Microsoft SQL Server database management system, but on a wide array of databases today.”The SolarWinds Query Report 2021: Database Priorities and PitfallsKasturi noted the heightened level of management complexity facing database professionals is further explored in The SolarWinds Query Report 2021: Database Priorities and Pitfalls1, whichdelves deep into the state of database management today, assesses the primary challenges facing database professionals today, and outlines how database professionals can best overcome them.The report finds 7 in 10 respondents consider half or more of their organization’s databases to be critical to the success of the business.
Nearly 80% of respondents say Microsoft SQL Server is the most critical platform in use today, followed by a relatively even split between the second, third, and fourth most-used platforms: Cloud DBaaS (54%), Oracle® (47%), and MySQL® (43%).“The heterogeneity we see in today’s database environments underscores the need for cross-platform database performance management solutions that deliver comprehensive coverage regardless of the database type or where the data resides,” Kasturi said.
“This variety leads to mounting pressure as the volume of databases within organizations increases.