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Database Performance Analyzer Overview

The cross-platform solution for performance monitoring for both cloud and on-premises databases. Anomaly detection powered by machine learning combined with forensic-level wait-time analysis gives you the power to diagnose performance issues in a matter of minutes, not days. Both real-time and historical data give you down-to-the-second answers to resolve critical problems, while expert advice via query and table tuning advisors allow you to proactively optimize your enterprise.

Simple Talks Podcast | S3, Episode 2 - Coffee chat with Jeff Foster

Steve Jones sits down for a chat with Jeff Foster, Redgate’s Director of Technology & Innovation, at the company’s Cambridge, UK headquarters. The main subject covered is hugely topical – AI – with Jeff explaining how he feels about AI today and how it might impact us, and our jobs, in the future. You’ll also learn a bit more about Jeff’s background and Redgate’s ways of working.

Why database monitoring is critical for application performance

When an application slows down, users rarely think about the database—but in many cases, that’s where the bottleneck lies. Databases sit at the core of nearly every application, storing, retrieving, and processing the information that powers business transactions, analytics, and user interactions. A minor inefficiency in query execution or a spike in resource usage can cascade into multiple issues, starting with degraded application performance, service interruptions, or even downtime.

New in Redgate Monitor: Oracle Data Guard support

Redgate Monitor now supports Oracle Data Guard environments, giving DBAs instant visibility into replication health, lag and role transitions, so Standbys stay in sync and are ready to protect availability and data when needed. DBAs running Oracle Data Guard know that keeping replicas healthy requires constant vigilance. It often involves querying dynamic performance views, such as V$DATAGUARD_STATS, or running Data Guard Broker commands to check lag and role status.

Database monitoring for beginners

Understand what's happening inside your database before your users do. Modern applications live and breathe through their databases. But when slow queries, connection spikes, or failed transactions start to pile up, the impact isn't just technical—it's customer-facing. That's why tracking your databases gives you the visibility into how your databases are performing under the hood.

dotConnect for SQLite: Fast .NET data access with ORM and encryption support

Supercharge your.NET applications with dotConnect for SQLite — the high-performance data provider trusted by thousands of developers. Whether you're building lightweight apps or enterprise-scale solutions, dotConnect delivers secure, encrypted access to SQLite with seamless Visual Studio integration, powerful ADO.NET architecture, and full ORM support, including Entity Framework Core. Chapters: Try it free for 30 days and see why thousands of developers trust dotConnect for SQLite in mission-critical environments.

Redgate Monitor Adds Support for Oracle Multitenant

Redgate Monitor now gives you full visibility into activity across Oracle Multitenant environments. With metrics and alerts at both the Container Database (CDB) and Pluggable Database (PDB) level, you can quickly pinpoint performance issues and ensure compliance. With the introduction of Oracle multitenant architecture in Oracle 12c, many teams began consolidating databases into a single Container database (CDB). This helped them to optimize resource usage and simplify patching.

Using PostgreSQL Anonymizer to Generate Synthetic Data

Set aside the data masking features of PostgreSQL Anonymizer. This plugin can save the day during development by simplifying your workflow and generating schema-accurate, privacy-compliant test data. In a previous post, we discussed using static and dynamic masking to anonymize data. I spent the last two weeks trying to write followups for the anonymization posts. It's time to confess... I'm an over-engineerer.

NHibernate Tutorial: Database-First & Model-First Using Visual ORM Designer

Learn how to create and configure an NHibernate model with Entity Developer — Devart’s powerful visual ORM designer for.NET. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll cover both Database-First and Model-First approaches, show how to update models, generate mappings and classes, and even produce SQL scripts directly from your model. Whether you’re using Visual Studio or working in VS Code, Entity Developer makes NHibernate development faster, easier, and more reliable.

What is Database Monitoring

Database monitoring transforms from a reactive troubleshooting exercise into a proactive optimization strategy when you have the right tools and approaches in place. This blog shares practical ways to choose monitoring solutions, set up observability for different database platforms, and design workflows that scale in modern distributed systems.