What is database monitoring?

Q: What is database monitoring?

Database monitoring tracks the database performance and resources to create and maintain a high performing and available application infrastructure. To carry out monitoring, the database system collects information from the database manager, its database, and any connected applications. With this data and metrics, teams are provided with all the information they need to identify and solve any databases issues that impact application performance and are then able to set up high-performing databases.

Database observability

Track and measure your database metrics in real-time to optimize application performance

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What is database observability?

Database observability tracks the database performance and resources to create and maintain a high performing and available application infrastructure. To carry out monitoring, the database system collects information from the database manager, its database, and any connected applications. With this data and metrics, teams are provided with all the information they need to identify and solve any databases issues that impact application performance and are then able to set up high-performing databases.

Auto-detect your databases

No configuration overhead—Dynatrace automatically detects and monitors your databases.
See how applications use your databases

Detailed usage characteristics make configuration easy.
Get detailed metrics for each database statement

Tune database performance where it matters most, at the statement level.

Detailed health metrics for each database statement

Drill down to the SQL-statement level. With Dynatrace database observability you can:

Find expensive statements (i.e., statements that read a lot of data).
Understand why some statements are slow performers.
Receive notifications for increased SQL statement costs and execution.

See how every single SQL statement performs

Detailed usage characteristics make configuration easy. Find out the frequency at which each service calls each database. You’ll finally know how services utilize your databases!

Dynatrace categorizes database activities so you have insight into how your databases are used. Helpful infographics and metrics give you all the information you need to set up high-performing databases.

See all application services that call your databases. Learn how your databases are used.

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Understand where database statements originate and the impact of slow responses.

Identify and solve database issues that impact application performance

Find out if it's your code causing problems and learn how to fix database problems without running to your Digital Business Analytics for support. Dynatrace monitors and analyzes the database activity of your services, providing you with observability down to individual SQL and NoSQL statements. With Dynatrace, you see how your application impacts your databases and automatically discover databases using the following technologies:

You don’t have to configure new or obsolete database instances for monitoring because Dynatrace monitors database calls themselves, not database-server processes. You see database load, response times, and failure rates.

Dynatrace shines a torch into the dark corners of an application, so we can see right down into the code and query level. It gives you the evidence you need to be sure of root causes, so we’ve been able to work much more easily with our service providers to resolve issues and get things back on track.

Scott Mckenzie Technical Specialist, Fife Council, Scotland

Data-driven database performance

A simple database performance tuning can speed up your application significantly. Before tuning, however, you need actionable data about your database's current performance. Choose your technology and dig deeper into database performance: