Newsroom - Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)

What We're Working On for DPA

Here is a partial list of the things we are currently working on. Your comments and feedback are always welcome and have been vital in shaping Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) into the product it is today. We are always listening, so please forwar...

7 Feb 2023

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 is now generally available! You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features Available in SolarWinds® Database Performance A...

19 Jan 2023

A Simplified Introduction to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

paul.randal

I find it amazing how much opportunity and flexibility cloud environments are creating for organizations of all sizes. I’m seeing more and more companies experimenting with open-source software (OSS) relational database systems, which years ag...

7 Nov 2022

How Do MySQL Indexes Work? An In-Depth Tutorial on Creating Clustered and Secondary Indexes and The Effect on Database Performance

paul.randal

MySQL is the most used database in the world. And as it continues to grow in popularity as an open-source database system for developers, understanding how these indexes work is an important step for database developers and administrators. This tuto...

31 Oct 2022

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.4 Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.4 is now generally available! You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features Available in SolarWinds® Database Performa...

19 Oct 2022

An Introduction to PostgreSQL Concurrency Control

paul.randal

As a long-time database consultant, I’ve fixed more blocking problems in database systems than I can count. Often this blocking has resulted from conflicts between processes needing to read rows while those rows are being modified. PostgreSQL ...

3 Aug 2022

An Introduction to B-Tree and Hash Indexes in PostgreSQL

paul.randal

This article explores the PostgreSQL implementation of the B-Tree (the B stands for Balanced) and hash index data structures. As PostgreSQL grows in popularity as an open-source database system for developers and as a target for migrating from Oracl...

28 Jul 2022

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.3 Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.3 is now generally available! You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features Available in SolarWinds® Database Performa...

20 Jul 2022

Using Wait Time Analysis to Troubleshoot Oracle-to-PostgreSQL Migration

ashrecksiedler

If you have a cost-saving strategy to replace legacy Oracle databases with open-source PostgreSQL, you’re likely asking yourself questions such as: How do I pinpoint where (and why) my PostgreSQL workload is performing better or worse than it...

28 Jun 2022

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.2 Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.2.7862 is now generally available! You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features Available in SolarWinds® Database Pe...

19 Apr 2022

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2022.1.7779 Resolving Spring4Shell Vulnerability Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

DPA Service Release 2022.1.7779 resolves the Spring4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2022-22965) For the protection of your environment, SolarWinds strongly recommends all customers upgrade to the latest available version of Database Performance Analyzer (DP...

7 Apr 2022

0-day Vulnerabilities in Spring (Spring4Shell and CVE-2022-22963/CVE-2022-22965)

solarwinds_worldwide_llc

Summary On Tuesday, March 29, news of potential vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework was surfaced. The Spring Framework is a very popular framework used by Java developers to build modern applications and is owned by VMware. Spring is providing re...

31 Mar 2022

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.1 Is Now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2022.1.7777 Is now generally available. You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features Available in SolarWinds® Database Performance ...

19 Jan 2022

Announcing SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2021.3 Service Release 2 is now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Service Release 2 (2021.3.7445) is now Generally Available. You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Click the following links for: Detailed 2021.3.7445 releas...

30 Nov 2021

Announcing SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2021.3 Service Release 1 is now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Service Release 2021.3.7438 Is Now Generally Available. You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Click the following links for: Detailed 2021.3.7438 release no...

20 Oct 2021

Announcing SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2021.3 is now Generally Available!

cpriddy

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2021.3.7388 Is Now Generally Available You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Click the following links for: Detailed 2021.3 release notes Additio...

31 Aug 2021

DPA 2021.3 Now Integrates With CyberArk Application Access Manager

cpriddy

SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) now provides a certified integration with the CyberArk Application Access Manager centralized credential management vault. After configuring this integration with CyberArk, all credentials used by D...

31 Aug 2021

New DPA 2021.3 Alert Management Enhancements

cpriddy

The Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2021.3 release provides several significant alert monitoring and management enhancements, including: All-new alerts status monitoring page New alert details and history presentation Home page alert status for ...

31 Aug 2021

SolarWinds DPA 2021.1.889 Service Release 2 is now Generally Available!

cpriddy

Announcing: SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) Service Release 2021.1.889 Service Release 2 is now available! You can download this latest version of DPA from the Customer Portal. What’s new? DPA 2021....

23 Apr 2021

SolarWinds DPA 2021.1.872 Service Release is now Generally Available!

cpriddy

Announcing: SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) Service Release 2021.1.872 is now available! You can download this latest version of DPA from the Customer Portal. What’s new? DPA 2021.1.872 has a n...

17 Mar 2021