How can I optimize database performance?

Database optimization takes two forms. One is quickly identifying bottlenecks, pinpointing their root causes, and prioritizing actions. Second, you need a solution to help you proactively optimize poor performing applications by highlighting hard-to-find issues before they cause big problems.

Can I identify performance issues based on resource usage?

The effects of resources on database performance are key metrics to monitor and understand. DPA provides in-depth compute metrics including CPU, memory, disk, network, and more. Additional database-specific metrics are included, such as InnoDB read/write data for MySQL and DTUs for Azure SQL Database.

The effects of resources on database performance are key metrics to monitor and understand. DPA provides in-depth compute metrics including CPU, memory, disk, network, and more. Additional database-specific metrics are included, such as InnoDB read/write data for MySQL and DTUs for Azure SQL Database.

Where do I begin optimizing my database?

The combination of DPA’s anomaly detection powered by machine learning and advanced wait state analysis takes the guesswork out of performance tuning. Quickly identify the most impactful queries and inefficient workloads to improve application performance and improve overall database optimization.

How can I get detailed information on various factors contributing to bottlenecks?

With multi-dimensional database performance analysis, you have a centralized view into all variables affecting performance. From poorly written SQL to inefficient indexes, DPA identifies the culprits affecting performance.

How can I automatically be alerted for critical database performance issues?

Automated event and resource monitoring alerts notify you immediately when an issue is triggered. Drag-and-drop customizable email templates make notifications easy.

How can I get the query tuning advice I need?

DPA processes all of the down-to-the-second data it accumulates 24/7 and provides expert advice via table tuning advisors. From query to index recommendations, DPA provides tuning advice along with the projected performance improvement impact.

How do I understand the impact of virtualization on my database?

In today’s environment, IT asset management and service desk should live in a unified state. Employees and their assets are attached from the day they begin work at your organization, and the data from both can easily help connect you to their needs quickly. Practically every ticket or request involves a user and one of their devices. Often, the issue will involve an application, software, or tool. By attaching all this data in one solution, you can easily connect employees with self-service, better plan for changes, and deliver faster solutions.

By unifying service desk and IT asset management (ITAM) capabilities, your organization can take a more comprehensive approach to tracking technology investments to incorporate service and repair activities into each asset’s history. Fully integrated IT asset management capabilities allow you to capture over 200 data points and continually monitor your computer and server inventory within the SolarWinds Service Desk, and gain a consolidated view on what’s loaded on the devices, who owns them, and where they’re located.

SolarWinds Discovery integrates with Service Desk and gives IT pros a complete and accurate picture of their software and hardware infrastructure. These insights allow you to proactively address potential risks to IT services availability.

With DPA, you get VM level monitoring showing the overall health of the VM, such as CPU utilization, while host level analysis shows hard-to-find performance impactors like co-stop.

With DPA, you get VM level monitoring showing the overall health of the VM, such as CPU utilization, while host level analysis shows hard-to-find performance impactors like co-stop.