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  • What We're Working On for DPA (Updated: March 14, 2025)

    What We're Working On for DPA (Updated: March 14, 2025)

    solarwinds_worldwide_llc
    solarwinds_worldwide_llc
    Recently released in DPA: Flexible licensing! So you can use either DPA or SQL Sentry with one of these flex licenses called DBSH (Database Self-Hosted) and change at any time Table and Index Tuning for PostgreSQL and MySQL database workloads Integr...
    • 3 Feb 2025
  • Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.4 Tuning Advisors for MySQL and Percona MySQL

    Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.4 Tuning Advisors for MySQL and Percona MySQL

    mandevil
    mandevil
    Table Tuning Advisor for MySQL/Percona MySQL Every database has inefficient queries—some perform many reads (either logical or physical) but retrieve a relatively small number of rows. In other words, they work hard for a small return. This in...
    • 6 Nov 2024
  • Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.4 Is Now Available

    Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.4 Is Now Available

    mandevil
    mandevil
    DPA 2024.4 Release We’re proud to announce the availability of SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.4 software. You can download the latest version of DPA from your customer portal and the SolarWinds website. Flexible...
    • 6 Nov 2024
  • Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.3 is now Generally Available!

    Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.3 is now Generally Available!

    mandevil
    mandevil
    Additional Alert Notifications SolarWinds is thrilled to unveil our latest integrations for SQL Sentry and Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) with ServiceNow® and PagerDuty®. This much-requested enhancement promises to extend your alert...
    • 1 Aug 2024
  • PostgreSQL: Turning the Tables on Poor Database Performance

    PostgreSQL: Turning the Tables on Poor Database Performance

    solarwinds_worldwide_llc
    solarwinds_worldwide_llc
    In our webcast “Turn the Tables on Poor Database Performance”, SolarWinds database expert, Kevin Klein, met with Kellyn Gorman, director of data and AI at Silk. Together they discussed one of the most popular opensource databases on the ...
    • 23 Jul 2024
  • Reducing Database Overhead with Memory and CPU Monitoring

    Reducing Database Overhead with Memory and CPU Monitoring

    Amit.Bhardwaj
    Amit.Bhardwaj
    With SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), you can significantly cut database running costs by optimizing CPU (central processing unit) and memory usage.  SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) provides an extremely robust too...
    • 10 Jul 2024
  • Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 2

    Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 2

    owenmurf
    owenmurf
    SolarWinds Observability  In Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 1 we delved into the capabilities of SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA).  We looked at DPA integration wi...
    • 3 Jun 2024
  • Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 1

    Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 1

    owenmurf
    owenmurf
    Note: This the first of two articles on PostgreSQL problem resolution. What Is PostgreSQL and Why Is It So Widely Used?  PostgreSQL is an advanced open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) known for its robustness and flexibilit...
    • 23 May 2024
  • Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.2 Is Now Generally Available

    Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.2 Is Now Generally Available

    mandevil
    mandevil
    DPA 2024.2 Release SolarWinds proudly announces the general availability of Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2024.2! You can download the latest version of DPA from your customer portal. This release includes PostgreSQL workload analysis by b...
    • 17 Apr 2024
  • SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.4 Is Now Generally Available!

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.4 Is Now Generally Available!

    cpriddy
    cpriddy
    You can download the latest version of DPA (2023.4.300.502) from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key New Features in SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer  2023.4.300.502: Improved DPA Central performance an...
    • 15 Nov 2023
  • SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.2.1 Service Release Is Now Generally Available!

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.2.1 Service Release Is Now Generally Available!

    cpriddy
    cpriddy
    SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.2.1 Service Release is now generally available! You can download the latest version of DPA from the SolarWinds® Customer Portal. Key Fixes Resolved in SolarWinds® Da...
    • 5 Jun 2023
  • What We're Working On for DPA

    What We're Working On for DPA

    mandevil
    mandevil
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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

    A Simplified Introduction to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

    paul.randal
    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

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

    paul.randal
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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

    An Introduction to PostgreSQL Concurrency Control

    paul.randal
    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

    An Introduction to B-Tree and Hash Indexes in PostgreSQL

    paul.randal
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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

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

    ashrecksiedler
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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)

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

    solarwinds_worldwide_llc
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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!

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

    cpriddy
    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
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