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Is your database running as smoothly as it should be? In today’s data-driven world, keeping your databases healthy and performing well is absolutely crucial for your business. That’s where XTIVIA’s Premium Virtual-DBA service comes in. We offer top-notch monitoring and remote management to catch and fix problems before they cause trouble – whether your databases are in the cloud or on-premise.
What Sets XTIVIA’s Premium Virtual-DBA Monitoring Apart?
We don’t just watch over your databases; we keep a close eye on the entire system – from the databases themselves to the operating systems running them, no matter if they’re in the cloud or in your own data center. We use lightweight, easy-to-audit collection programs and secure encrypted transfer methods (like SMTP or SCP) to gather critical metrics. This keeps things running smoothly and gives you peace of mind, especially if security is a big concern.
Monitoring in Cloud Environments
And yes, we absolutely cover your cloud-managed databases too! We’ll track all the important things in your AWS (using CloudWatch), Azure (with Azure Monitor), or other cloud environments. No matter where your databases live, we give you one clear picture of their health.
Deep Dive into Technical Capabilities:
XTIVIA’s comprehensive monitoring approach covers your entire database environment, whether it’s self-managed or within cloud platforms. We ensure no aspect of your infrastructure is overlooked.
For databases hosted on physical or virtual servers, we keep tabs on essential operating system metrics, and we use native OS tools for this collection. Think of tools like shell scripts on Linux/UNIX and PowerShell/VBscript on Windows. These tools keep the overhead low, ease security concerns, and ensure compatibility. In addition to performance metrics, we also collect system status reports, configuration files, and error logs from the operating systems. This gives us a holistic view of the server’s health.
Regarding the databases themselves, we monitor a wide array of database-specific metrics. For example, with SQL Server, we track key indicators like Buffer Cache Hit Ratio, Page Life Expectancy, and execution statistics. With Oracle, we monitor things like tablespace usage, SGA performance, and alert logs. We take the same approach for other database systems. Similar platform-specific metrics, detailed performance metrics logs, and database-specific error logs are collected for Db2, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Informix, and MongoDB. This ensures we understand each database’s unique behavior and can identify potential issues.
Our monitoring seamlessly extends to databases in cloud environments like AWS and Azure. We utilize native cloud monitoring tools to keep an eye on your things. Specifically, AWS CloudWatch and Azure Monitor gather key database and operating system metrics specific to these platforms. For AWS, we track RDS metrics for managed database services and EC2 instance metrics for self-managed instances. For Azure, we look at Azure SQL Database metrics. We ensure a unified view of your database health across your hybrid environment. Whether on-premises, self-managed in the cloud, or using managed database services, we’ve got you covered. We track critical objects, performance metrics, alerts, and collected logs to maintain optimal database performance and availability.
This comprehensive monitoring approach enables us to provide proactive support. We identify potential bottlenecks and ensure the overall health of your databases and their supporting infrastructure, no matter where they reside. Our data collection includes various types of files. We collect error logs, configuration files, performance metrics logs, and system status reports. These provide a holistic view of your database health and facilitate thorough analysis and proactive issue resolution.
Why Choose XTIVIA’s Premium Virtual-DBA?
By choosing our Premium Virtual-DBA services, you benefit from:
- Proactive Database Monitoring: Continuous monitoring catches issues early, preventing downtime and ensuring optimal performance. This means you avoid those unexpected outages that can seriously disrupt your business.
- Cost-Effective & Scalable Support: Control in-house DBA costs and quickly augment your staff with expert DBAs to support 24×7 coverage, rapid growth, or increased workload. This flexibility ensures you’re never understaffed during critical times or periods of expansion.
- Remote DBA Managed Services: Gain access to our team of expert DBAs who can manage and optimize your databases from afar, including in cloud environments. This allows you to free up your internal IT staff to focus on other critical tasks.
- Cloud Environment Monitoring: We track objects and metrics in cloud-based databases for comprehensive visibility. This means you get the same level of monitoring for your cloud databases as you do for your on-premise systems, providing a unified view.
- Customizable Solutions: Tailored monitoring strategies to fit your specific database environment and business needs. We understand that no two businesses are alike, so we create a monitoring plan that’s just right for you. We can even integrate with your existing monitoring tools using our flexible templates, allowing us to ingest and process data from external sources like Oracle Enterprise Manager, Nagios, Icinga, SQLSentry/SentryOne, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and more. This means you don’t have to replace what’s already working for you; we can simply enhance it.
- Enhanced Security: You’ll sleep better knowing that human-readable scripts and secure data transfer methods ensure data integrity and compliance. You can rest assured that your sensitive data is protected.
- Maximize Your Investment with Shared Services: Extend the value of your contract by utilizing your service agreement across XTIVIA’s diverse portfolio, including but not limited to Cloud, CRM, SharePoint, Operating Systems, and Business Intelligence support for non-emergency tasks. This allows you to get support across various IT areas without needing separate contracts.
Ready to make sure your databases are running at their best, even in the cloud? Reach out to XTIVIA today! Let’s chat about how our Premium Virtual-DBA monitoring and remote management can keep your business running without a hitch.