Idera Introduces SQL Elements
Idera today announced the introduction of SQL Elements -- a new product in its line of award-winning SQL Server solutions. SQL Elements addresses the need to manage growing SQL Server deployments by providing a simple and efficient way to holistically discover and explore the server environment. With SQL Elements, DBAs and IT departments gain functionality such as inventory management, continuous server discovery, and daily health checks of all SQL Server instances. In addition, SQL Elements is first-to-market with a single dashboard presenting a summary view of the entire SQL Server environment.
In a recent customer survey conducted by Idera, more than 80% of administrators identified exponential SQL Server growth as a key challenge. Another 60% acknowledged that users deploy SQL Servers without DBA or IT knowledge. Today, administrators need a simple and efficient way to discover and explore the entire server environment, not just deep dive visibility on a few servers.
Idera SQL Elements provides an enterprise-wide view of all SQL Servers, through automated discovery, as well as simple, actionable information about the state of those servers. Its intuitive web-based UI requires a simple sign-on to use remotely. Plus, it scales with growth, and is capable of supporting the entire server environment, including DEV, PROD, QA and SQL Express instances.
SQL Elements provides server discovery and inventory management out-of-the-box, with minimal configuration. Upon setup, the software discovers and counts existing databases and determines if they are being backed up, and provides availability monitoring and advisory notifications to help manage server workload.
Idera SQL Elements key features include:
Inventory View -- Automatically discovers the inventory of SQL Servers across the entire server environment, with a dashboard view delivering high-level visibility of server inventory to assess server management quality and suggest corrective actions
Continuous Server Discovery -- Performs routine, daily scans across the network to find newly added servers and databases, including servers that were previously unaccounted for
Alerting -- Provides simple email alerts when instances or databases become unresponsive, and alerts on drive space capacity issues
Health Checks & Action Items -- Performs daily health checks of the server environment to gauge performance and adherence to best practices, and displays findings in a simple, actionable list
Expert Advice -- Provides recommendations for improvements, in straightforward language, from SQL Server experts, with built-in context sensitive tips to assist in interpreting the information
Lightweight Architecture -- Agent-less, low-impact design enables download, install and use in under five minutes, with no required integration with monitored servers
