Quest Software Extends Business Intelligence Monitoring Capabilities to SQL Server Portfolio.Two Product Releases Mark Continued Advancement in SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. Performance Management SEATTLE -- PASS Community Summit 2009 Quest Software The computer-software manufacturer Quest Software (Quest Software, Inc.) (NASDAQ: QSFT), headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, dates from 1987. Quest develops, sells, and supports database management, Windows management, and application management software products , Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced two significant product releases in the SQL Server performance management space, at PASS Summit in Seattle. The newest release of Spotlight([R])on SQL Server Enterprise, now featuring business intelligence (BI) monitoring, coupled with the debut of Foglight([R]) for SQL Server, enables database administrators (DBAs) to proactively detect, diagnose and resolve SQL Server performance issues. As organizations implement more of SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. Server's BI capabilities, they are finding that their traditional monitoring techniques do not handle the underlying BI subsystems, such as SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS SSAS SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS Ship Security Alert System SSAS Small Self Administered Scheme SSAS Solid Sorbent Air Sampler SSAS Space System Acquisition Strategy SSAS Signal Security Assessment System ). Spotlight on SQL Server, Quest's award-winning monitoring and diagnostics tool, now features fully integrated monitoring and diagnostic capabilities for SSAS. Spotlight provides DBAs with a wealth of data on Analysis Services performance and processing in an easy-to-understand graphical representation of SSAS architecture. "With the enhancements Microsoft has made in the business intelligence space, SSAS is quickly becoming a compelling choice and critical part of the enterprise" said Ari Weil, product manager, SQL Server performance products, Quest Software. "Spotlight has always been the DBA's solution for an all-encompassing view of the database environment and the surrounding enterprise, so it made sense to fully integrate SSAS diagnostics into the same solution. The simplicity and intuitiveness of the data presentation help overcome the steep learning curve DBAs face with SSAS." Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise also offers automated CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. diagnosis, which affords users detailed visibility into CPU conditions from both SQL Server and Windows perspectives within a single location, empowering database and systems administrators to troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug. issues collaboratively. The new version also integrates direct links to Quest's SQLServerPedia portal from dashboard (1) See Mac Dashboard. (2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard. , giving users access to detailed information on SQL Server performance issues via expert blogs, wiki A Web site that can be quickly edited by its visitors with simple formatting rules. Developed by Ward Cunningham in the mid-1990s to provide collaborative discussions, there are several "wiki" tools on the market for creating such sites, including www.editme.com, www.seedwiki.com, www. posts, video tutorials, and more. Quest will also introduce Foglight for SQL Server, a web-based monitoring and diagnostic solution based on the Foglight framework. Foglight for SQL Server offers 100 percent remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a with highly optimized collections, providing users with a complete, out-of-the-box solution for monitoring their entire SQL Server infrastructure - all with fast, easy installation. By leveraging the proven power of Spotlight on SQL Server's data collection framework and metric presentation, Foglight for SQL Server includes built-in dashboards, workflows and alarms. About Quest Software, Inc. Now more than ever, organizations need to work smart and improve efficiency. Quest Software creates and supports systems management products - helping our customers solve everyday IT challenges faster and easier. Visit www.quest.com for more information. Quest, Quest Software, Spotlight, Foglight and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Web Links Referenced in this Release: Quest Software, Inc: http://www.quest.com/ PASS Summit: http://summit2009.sqlpass.org/ Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise: http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-SQL-Server-enterprise/ SQL Server performance: http://www.quest.com/sql-server/performance-management.aspx SQLServerPedia: http://www.sqlserverpedia.com/ Foglight: http://www.quest.com/application-monitoring/ |
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