Message-Id: <10751.127413@fatcity.com> From: "Mark Leith" Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:14:30 -0000 Subject: RE: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C0864A.A42E1800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit RE: Opinions on Performance Tuning SoftwareLOL yeah we are huh.. We also are an Oracle Reseller, though I haven't tried yet.. Just trying to work the licensing and their price lists out gives me migrane that could kill a cat at ten paces! So I need to ask the question, why not use all of them? They are all good tools in their own respects.. -----Original Message----- From: root@fatcity.com [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Natasha Batson Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 07:56 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software Well yeah it has to be one of the two - OEM or Savant Diagnostics. We're an Oracle as well as Precise/Savant (www.savant.com) distributor : ) Thanks for the input though Mark! I guess we both a bit biased eh? ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Leith To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 3:24 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software Does it have to be one of the two? :) Take a look at the NORAD range of tools from Bradmark (Cool Tools is a distributor in the UK). The management tool that we have, DBControl, is easy to use, set up and maintain. Intuitive and all the other sales buzz words you can think of. They have just released a new version which is 8i compatible, and deals with LMTs, IOTs, Bitmapped indexes etc. They have added in partition management aswell.. Trend analysis, reorgs, blah blah blah... Having used DBControl against OEM, I personally feel that DBControl wins hands down, as do most people (85-90%). I can't speak about Savant Diagnostics though as I haven't had a chance to play with that one as yet. Anyone got a web address, and can you download from the web? If you are also looking at performance monitoring tools, we have another module called Norad Surveillance. Again, just been updated, now works on SQLServer as well as Oracle and Sybase. Also now 8i compatible (and runs on LINUX). Read more at Bradmark's site if you wish www.bradmark.com Regards Mark -----Original Message----- From: root@fatcity.com [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Natasha Batson Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 05:06 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software Thanks for the feedback everyone! I have to agree with Mark with regards to hey why not use a tool that's going to save you time? I also agree with his suggestion of Precise SQL to be used as an SQL statement tuning tool. How about a DB Management tool? e.g. Oracle Enterprise Manager/Performance Pack or Savant Diagnostics? Which do you think is the better of the two? Anyone? ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C0864A.A42E1800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software
LOL=20 yeah we are huh.. We also are an Oracle Reseller, though I haven't tried = yet..=20 Just trying to work the licensing and their price lists out gives me = migrane=20 that could kill a cat at ten paces!
 
So I=20 need to ask the question, why not use all of them? They are all good = tools in=20 their own respects..
-----Original Message-----
From: root@fatcity.com=20 [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Natasha = Batson
Sent:=20 Wednesday, January 24, 2001 07:56
To: Multiple recipients of = list=20 ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Opinions on Performance Tuning=20 Software

 
Well yeah it has to be one of the=20 two   -   OEM or Savant=20 Diagnostics.
 
We're an Oracle as well as = Precise/Savant (www.savant.com) distributor :=20 ) 
 
Thanks for the input though Mark! I = guess we both=20 a bit biased eh?
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark=20 Leith
To: Multiple=20 recipients of list ORACLE-L
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, = 2001 3:24=20 PM
Subject: RE: Opinions on = Performance=20 Tuning Software

Does it have to be one of the two? :) = Take a look=20 at the NORAD range of tools from Bradmark (Cool Tools is a = distributor=20 in the UK). The management tool that we have, DBControl, is easy to = use, set=20 up and maintain. Intuitive and all the other sales buzz words you = can think=20 of. They have just released a new version which is 8i compatible, = and deals=20 with LMTs, IOTs, Bitmapped indexes etc. They have added in partition = management aswell.. Trend analysis, reorgs, blah blah=20 blah...
 
Having used DBControl against OEM, I = personally=20 feel that DBControl wins hands down, as do most people (85-90%). I = can't=20 speak about Savant Diagnostics though as I haven't had a chance to = play with=20 that one as yet. Anyone got a web address, and can you download from = the=20 web?
 
If=20 you are also looking at performance monitoring tools, we have = another module=20 called Norad Surveillance. Again, just been updated, now works on = SQLServer=20 as well as Oracle and Sybase. Also now 8i compatible (and runs on = LINUX).=20
 
Read more at Bradmark's site if you wish = www.bradmark.com=20
 
Regards
 
Mark
 

 
 -----Original=20 Message-----
From: root@fatcity.com = [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On=20 Behalf Of Natasha Batson
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, = 2001=20 05:06
To: Multiple recipients of list = ORACLE-L
Subject:=20 Re: Opinions on Performance Tuning Software

 
Thanks for the feedback=20 everyone!
 
I have to agree with Mark with = regards to hey=20 why not use a tool that's going to save you time?
I also agree with his suggestion = of Precise=20 SQL to be used as an SQL statement tuning tool.
 
How about a DB Management tool? = e.g. Oracle=20 Enterprise Manager/Performance Pack or Savant
Diagnostics? Which do you think =