SQLBeat Database Monitoring Suite
SQLBeat
is an integrated suite of passive monitoring tools for Microsoft SQL Server, designed to centralize management and reporting tasks as an aid to DBAs managing high volume local and remote multi-server environments.
SQLBeat
is a key element in meeting your SLAs and transitioning away from Reactive database management and into a Proactively managed enterprise environment.

Its key features include
  • Based in SQL Server, with a comprehensive ASP.net front end
  • Open SQL query access to three months of second-by-second data through historical datamarts
  • No agents to install, and a minimal footprint on monitored servers
  • Real-time rules driven alerting by email

SQLBeat
is installed to a dedicated SQL Server in your environment, and delivers its user interface through IIS and ASP.net/AJAX. It is capable of monitoring SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, as well as any Windows-based server in your environment.
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SQLBeat Services
Remote Database Monitoring
SQLBeat
’s Remote Monitoring attaches dedicated personnel to receive, review and react to Critical alerts generated by
SQLBeat
and custom designed in-house monitoring. Our 24x7 monitoring ensures that your systems are monitored around the clock, 365 days a year. In concert with
SQLBeat
’s Remote DBA Services program, our database administrators can remotely respond to and handle database events directly.

Our team will work with your system administrators to develop a comprehensive escalation plan. This includes categorizing severity levels for events, documenting key points of contact and defining specific issues for which immediate
SQLBeat
DBA staff action is required.

There are several key advantages to SQLBeat’s Database and Systems Monitoring:
  • Take a proactive stance, intercepting problems before they become critical, ensuring timely reaction to database and systems issues, and minimizing the potential for end-user impact and costly down-time.
  • Critical issues are identified in real-time and relayed to in-house staff according to your response escalation procedures.
  • In-house staff are free from the overhead of off hours monitoring, and interruptions to review and react to alerts during the working day.
  • Effective monitoring and a well defined response plan are both critical components to ensuring SLA agreements are met.


SQLBeat Case Studies
Georgia Department of Education

By leveraging the full suite of SQLBeat’s monitoring systems, The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has been able to reign in over 100 servers of all types. Not only are all SQL Servers in the enterprise monitored on a 24x7 basis, but so are SharePoint servers, Web Servers, File Servers as well as Oracle Database and Application Servers.

Using SQLBeat’s integrated data warehouse, SQLBeat DBAs have also constructed a Dashboard Reporting system and carefully targeted monitoring that allows SQLBeat and GaDOE staff to monitor database and enterprise performance, and to track trends in their own application-level transaction processing.

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Planet Payment

By leveraging SQLBeat and SQLBeat’s onsite DBA Services, Planet Payment has been able to reduce average transaction processing time by 30% and average transaction over-time ratio (a measure of the number of transactions that run longer than target runtimes) by 75% - all while supporting an increase in transaction volume of more than 100%. SQLBeat DBAs have also implemented application level monitoring, and a comprehensive Disaster Recovery plan.

Using SQLBeat’s integrated data warehouse, SQLBeat DBAs have also constructed a Dashboard Reporting system that allows Planet Payment staff to monitor database and enterprise performance, and to track trends in their own application-level transaction processing.

Presently, SQLBeat DBA staff manage Development, Quality Assurance and Production database environments. Planet also uses SQLBeat to provide real-time performance monitoring of their production systems, and SQLBeat staff is on-call 24/7 to address any issues that arise. SQLBeat staff also provides development support, code reviews and deployment management – on average, 30 hours per month.

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