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"I consider the solution very scalable.""Its dashboards are most valuable. The drill-down of the dashboards is useful.""The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports authentication-related provisions like SSH."

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"The initial setup is pretty straightforward.""What I like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is that it's a powerful solution that lets me advise customers about performance, and it also gives a lot of supporting information.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the support for older databases and the ability to manage them in a centralized dashboard.""The platform solves and prevents delays in receiving answers from databases.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer helped us locate the performance issues quickly.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer's most valuable features include the notification of consuming the SQL queries, collecting data, and notifying about managing space and tables.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can help us identify issues we cannot see manually.""Monitoring is most valuable, and being able to know that there is an issue or problem and I need to go look is also valuable. So, monitoring and learning are the most important features."

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"The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the model is not reflected throughout the specification. There are also some mutations in the clones. I am not able to do a local source control with the product as well.""Some customizations of the dashboard, such as having backup reports, would be useful.""There's no reporting with this tool, and there really should be. They should add that into future releases."

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"Technical support for this solution needs to be improved.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better.""The solution should add little details on the server so that an independent team could easily do the implementation.""The areas where it currently lags are in reporting and dashboarding. The reports and dashboards are somewhat static, and we cannot create custom dashboards for specific customer needs.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should include more details on how everything works.""SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns.""It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company.""There is room for improvement with the pricing of the platform."

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  • "Its cost was somewhere in the middle."
  • "The tool is cloud-based. It is priced well."
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  • "I don't remember the exact licensing cost for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's within the range of $2,000 to $3,000 a year."
  • "There are no extra costs for maintenance or using the solution's support."
  • "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a little bit expensive."
  • "It could be less expensive."
  • "The pricing is fairly reasonable, and it becomes more cost-effective with larger volumes of instances."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports… more »
    Top Answer:The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the model… more »
    Top Answer:We use the tool for the design and development of public APIs. It is used in the first cycle of our API development. The product helps us to create APIs in the format that we are looking for and use… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The primary use cases involve identifying database performance issues, such as long-running queries, wait times, deadlocks, and other read-and-write performance-related issues. Long-running queries… more »
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    Also Known As
    Dell Spotlight
    Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
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    Overview
    Quest Spotlight ensures peak performance around the clock with unmatched monitoring, diagnosis and optimization of SQL Server environments. Spotlight provides access to the details you need for optimal fitness of your SQL Server databases. Get overviews of health and performance, automated alerts and actions, and mobile device support.

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a powerful monitoring service that allows customers to monitor their databases. It offers system metrics such as RAM consumption, IO, network traffic, etc. The service is available for both on-prem and cloud deployments, making it a versatile solution for businesses of all sizes. 

    The most valuable feature is its ability to monitor and learn from the data it collects, helping identify issues and problems before they become major problems, and saving businesses time and money. The service also provides supporting information for performance advising, which helps optimize database performance.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government11%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Insurance Company9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    Database Development and Management
    March 2024
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    Quest Spotlight is ranked 6th in Database Development and Management with 4 reviews while SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is ranked 4th in Database Development and Management with 10 reviews. Quest Spotlight is rated 8.8, while SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Quest Spotlight writes "Good tool for the design and development of public APIs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer writes "Powerful monitoring solution with good technical support". Quest Spotlight is most compared with Oracle Enterprise Manager, Quest Foglight for Databases, Redgate SQL Toolbelt, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and SQL Sentry, whereas SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is most compared with SQL Sentry, Quest Foglight for Databases, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server, Redgate SQL Toolbelt and Oracle Enterprise Manager.

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