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Description

SolarWinds®, Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), quickly pinpoints performance issues and provides expert advice through tuning advisors. DBAs can use machine learning to detect anomalies and optimize databases before they become major problems. Real-time analysis, 24/7 monitoring, and automated alerts provide the time that an error occurred rather than just knowing that it was "sometime last weeks". DPA makes it easier to use more than 20 cross-platform database systems in hybrid, on-premises, and cloud environments.

Description

IBM Instana sets the benchmark for incident prevention, offering comprehensive full-stack visibility with one-second precision and a notification time of just three seconds. In the current landscape of rapidly evolving and intricate cloud infrastructures, the financial repercussions of an hour of downtime can soar into the six-figure range or more. Conventional application performance monitoring (APM) tools often fall short, lacking the speed and depth required to effectively address and contextualize technical issues, and they usually necessitate extensive training for super users before they can be utilized effectively. In contrast, IBM Instana Observability transcends the limitations of standard APM tools by making observability accessible to a wider audience, enabling individuals from DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, ITOps, and development teams to obtain the necessary data and context without barriers. The Instana Dynamic APM functions through a specialized agent architecture, utilizing sensors—automated, lightweight programs specifically designed to monitor particular entities and ensure optimal performance. As a result, organizations can respond to incidents proactively and maintain a higher level of service continuity.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Microsoft Azure Yes 
root9 Yes 
24Cevent No 
AWS Lambda No 
AlertOps No 
Apica No 
Cortex No 
DBmarlin No 
Grafana Cloud No 
HCL BigFix AEX Yes 
Humio No 
IBM Bob No 
IBM Cloud No 
Luciq No 
Microsoft Teams No 
Opsera No 
PagerDuty No 
Pliant Yes 
SolarWinds Observability SaaS Yes 
StackPulse No 

Integrations

Microsoft Azure Yes 
root9 Yes 
24Cevent Yes 
AWS Lambda Yes 
AlertOps Yes 
Apica Yes 
Cortex Yes 
DBmarlin Yes 
Grafana Cloud Yes 
HCL BigFix AEX No 
Humio Yes 
IBM Bob Yes 
IBM Cloud Yes 
Luciq Yes 
Microsoft Teams Yes 
Opsera Yes 
PagerDuty Yes 
Pliant No 
SolarWinds Observability SaaS No 
StackPulse Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$75 per month
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

SolarWinds

Founded

2000

Country

United States

Website

www.solarwinds.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

IBM

Founded

1911

Country

United States

Website

www.ibm.com/products/instana

Product Features

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Baseline Manager No 
Diagnostic Tools No 
Full Transaction Diagnostics No 
Performance Control Yes 
Resource Management No 
Root-Cause Diagnosis No 
Server Performance Yes 
Trace Individual Transactions No 

Database

Backup and Recovery No 
Creation / Development No 
Data Migration No 
Data Replication No 
Data Search No 
Data Security Yes 
Database Conversion No 
Mobile Access Yes 
Monitoring No 
NOSQL Yes 
Performance Analysis Yes 
Queries Yes 
Relational Interface No 
Virtualization Yes 

Database Monitoring

Anomaly Detection Yes 
Autodiscovery Yes 
Capacity Planning Yes 
Dashboard Yes 
Dependency Tracking Yes 
Historical Trend Analysis Yes 
Multitenancy Yes 
Notifications / Alerts Yes 
Performance Monitoring Yes 
Permissions / Access Controls Yes 
Predictive Analytics Yes 
Prioritization Yes 
Query Analysis Yes 
Resource Optimization Yes 
Troubleshooting Yes 

IT Management

Capacity Monitoring Yes 
Compliance Management Yes 
Event Logs Yes 
Hardware Inventory No 
IT Budgeting No 
License Management No 
Patch Management No 
Remote Access No 
Scheduling No 
Software Inventory No 
User Activity Monitoring No 

RDBMS

Backup No 
Data Migration No 
Monitoring Yes 
Performance Analysis Yes 
Queries No 
Storage Optimization No 

SQL Server

CPU Monitoring Yes 
Credential Management No 
Database Servers Yes 
Deployment Testing No 
Docker Compatible Containers No 
Event Logs No 
History Tracking Yes 
Patch Management No 
Scheduling No 
Supports Database Clones No 
User Activity Monitoring Yes 
Virtual Machine Monitoring No 

Product Features

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Baseline Manager No 
Diagnostic Tools No 
Full Transaction Diagnostics No 
Performance Control No 
Resource Management No 
Root-Cause Diagnosis No 
Server Performance No 
Trace Individual Transactions No 

Database Monitoring

Anomaly Detection No 
Autodiscovery No 
Capacity Planning No 
Dashboard No 
Dependency Tracking No 
Historical Trend Analysis No 
Multitenancy No 
Notifications / Alerts No 
Performance Monitoring No 
Permissions / Access Controls No 
Predictive Analytics No 
Prioritization No 
Query Analysis No 
Resource Optimization No 
Troubleshooting No 

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Alerts / Notifications No 
Application Monitoring No 
Bandwidth Monitoring No 
Capacity Planning No 
Configuration Change Management No 
Data Movement Monitoring No 
Health Monitoring No 
Multi-Platform Support No 
Performance Monitoring No 
Point-in-Time Visibility No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
Virtual Machine Monitoring No 

Network Monitoring

Bandwidth Monitoring No 
Baseline Manager No 
Diagnostic Tools No 
IP Address Monitoring No 
Internet Usage Monitoring No 
Real Time Analytics No 
Resource Management No 
SLA Monitoring No 
Server Monitoring No 
Uptime Monitoring No 
Web Traffic Reporting No 

System Monitoring

Alerts / Notifications No 
Antivirus Management No 
Data Backup / Recovery No 
Device Monitoring No 
Inventory Management No 
Patch Management No 
Policy-based Automation No 
Remote Monitoring No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
Risk Analysis No 
Server Monitoring No 
Service Configuration Management No 

Website Monitoring

Availability Testing No 
Event Logs No 
Event-Based Notifications No 
FTP Monitoring No 
Mail Server Monitoring No 
Maintenance Scheduling No 
Performance Metrics No 
Real Time Monitoring No 
Transaction Monitoring No 
Uptime Reporting No 

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