Database Management Solutions

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1 DATABASE MANAGEMENT Database Management Solutions

2 Database Management Managing the Changing Database Environment Organizations today are challenged by delivering tangible business value from their database investments. Adding to this challenge is the constant change inherent in complex, often heterogeneous environments. From application and platform changes to increased user activity, such changes place added stress on both the database environment and the professionals charged with ensuring their peak performance. Analysts Rank Quest #1 in Database Management Quest Software provides the breadth and depth of technical expertise required to meet the challenges presented by an ever-changing IT landscape. As the industry-leading provider of heterogeneous database management solutions, Quest empowers database professionals to develop new applications and improve existing ones. And our renowned database experts provide best practices and proven techniques to help organizations maximize efficiency throughout the database lifecycle. Quest database management solutions span multiple platforms, including Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, MySQL and Sybase, to deliver the functionality that database managers, administrators, developers and analysts need to be more productive.

3 Quest solutions empower database professionals to: Plan and develop applications that deliver both functionality and optimal performance Optimize the database with automated tuning technology Validate that databases will scale with future end-user requirements before deployment Database professionals who use Quest solutions can minimize time to deployment, meet service level agreements, reduce costs and optimize performance. Quest solutions also provide an objective view of the entire database environment, so database professionals can efficiently resolve issues and ensure availability. They have the tools needed to: Discover performance issues in production before they impact end users and service levels Diagnose the root cause of even the most complex performance bottlenecks Resolve performance problems regardless of skill set Administer the database effortlessly, including data backup and recovery With Quest s industry-leading development and administration tools, such as Toad, Foglight, Spotlight and LiteSpeed, you have the control you need over your database environment. And you have the power to improve database quality, productivity and performance. Quest Solutions for Database Management Deliver Code Quality and Optimization Toad Toad is the de facto standard for developers, DBAs and analysts. Toad increases productivity and application code quality, while providing an interactive community to support the user experience. Toad is available for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and MySQL. Benchmark Factory for Databases Benchmark Factory is a database performance and code scalability testing tool that simulates users and transactions on the database and replays production workload in non-production environments. Developers, DBAs and QA teams can validate that their databases will scale as user load increases and that application and platform changes have been implemented. Benchmark Factory is available for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, MySQL and other databases via ODBC connectivity. Quest Code Tester for Oracle Quest Code Tester for Oracle creates successful code for Oracle development groups. Rather than painstakingly writing large amounts of test code, developers can generate it easily from user descriptions, then run tests with the press of a button. Success or failure is automatically computed and presented to users via an easy-to-understand red light/green light display. The result is that Quest Code Tester for Oracle integrates PL/SQL testing directly into development as a repeatable, verifiable process.

4 Spotlight has definitely saved us many times. All of the DBAs at our company use Spotlight on a daily basis to verify that everything is running fine or to see how any changes made have helped improve a system s performance. The biggest advantage for us is that it all works together. It integrates everything we have to do, and the tools themselves bring tremendous expertise to our group. Our productivity has definitely increased. Graham Houghton Data Architect Lafarge As a result of the fantastic time savings, we instantly got more value from our SAP consultants. I would say that from the time savings alone, LiteSpeed for SQL Server easily paid for itself within the first week. Richard Hawkins Data Architect Motability Operations Services SQL Navigator for Oracle SQL Navigator is a PL/SQL development tool that streamlines workflow by adding a drag-and-drop graphical user interface to the PL/SQL development environment. Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle Quest SQL Optimizer offers a fully automated approach to maximizing SQL performance. It eliminates the manual, timeintensive process of ensuring SQL code is performing as fast as possible. Manage Performance and Availability Foglight Foglight is a powerful application management solution that monitors every tier in the application technology stack, including databases, networks, application servers and Web servers, alerting administrators to problems before they impact end users. Foglight supports Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and Sybase. Spotlight Spotlight is a powerful and graphically rich diagnostics tool that accurately isolates database performance problems in real time and visually displays all database activity in an intuitive user interface. Spotlight ensures faster problem detection and resolution without the need to rely on customized scripts or cumbersome utilities. Spotlight integrates with other Quest products, such as SQL Optimizer and Benchmark Factory, and is available for Oracle, Oracle RAC, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase and MySQL. Quest Performance Analysis Performance Analysis offers a comprehensive solution for diagnosing and tuning database workloads. Through advanced diagnostic features and specially designed interfaces, Performance Analysis transforms performance management into a faster, easier and more efficient experience. Performance Analysis is available for Oracle and SQL Server. S olutions for D atab DELI MAN CONT Space Manager for Oracle Space Manager is a comprehensive solution for optimizing capacity and performance in Oracle databases. Its powerful reorganization, problem detection and capacity planning tools help maximize existing storage resources with minimal impact on applications and users.

5 SharePlex for Oracle SharePlex provides a fault-tolerant replica of Oracle databases to ensure high availability and disaster recovery, eliminate risks associated with migrations, improve performance of OLTP systems and optimize business intelligence applications. Quest Capacity Manager for SQL Server Capacity Manager provides a complete portrait of storage requirements with easily interpreted reports, charts and graphs. A consolidated view permits management and control of all databases and data files from a single interface. Growth of instances, databases and objects can be plotted, enabling evaluation of the most storage resourceintensive portions of an architecture, and over-allocated space can be reclaimed from databases. LiteSpeed for SQL Server LiteSpeed is a fast and flexible backup and recovery solution that offers centralized reporting and industry-leading compression technology. Manage Change and Configuration Previous reorg tasks required application downtime. However, Space Manager enabled us to perform the task without system downtime. In addition to such convenience, SAP R/3- related service speed has also improved by more than 40 percent through the reorg task. Dongjik Park Advisory Engineer, Samsung SDS Samsung Electronics Co. Toad improves productivity for both our developers and DBAs. Thanks to automated tools like Toad, developers and DBAs can operate more efficiently ase Ma nagement Toad Data Modeler Toad Data Modeler enables developers, DBAs and designers to create, maintain and document quality database designs and structures across more than 20 different platforms. Change Director for SQL Server and independent of one another to quickly analyze problems and tune the databases. Brian Christensen Director of IT Business Systems Cisco Systems VER AGE ROL Change Director provides complete control over every aspect of database schema changes across your SQL Server environment. Security Control and Audit Management InTrust for Databases InTrust for Databases is a database audit management product that ensures corporate database assets remain secure by providing real-time, detailed notification of such events as intrusion detection, data theft and data fraud.

6 Awards SQL Server Magazine Editor s Choice Awards (August 2007) LiteSpeed for SQL Server - Platinum award winner, Backup and Recovery Spotlight on SQL Server - Platinum award winner, Database Monitoring Tools Quest Central for SQL Server - Gold award winner, Database Management Tools Quest Performance Analysis for SQL Server - Best Database Development and Administration product Attendee s Pick award at Microsoft TechEd (June 2007) Quest Software - Microsof Global ISV Partner of the Year (2007, 2004) SQL Server Magazine Editor s Choice Awards (August 2006) LiteSpeed for SQL Server Platinum award winner, Backup and Remote/Disaster Recovery SQL Turbo Platinum award winner, Database Development Speed Coefficient 2.0 Gold award winner, Performance and Monitoring Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise Best Database Development and Administration Product Best of TechEd competition, sponsored by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server magazines (June 2006) Spotlight on SQL Server Preferred Product, Best SQL Tool category, Readers Choice Awards 2006, sponsored by Redmond Magazine (May 2006) LiteSpeed for SQL Server Gold award winner, General Database Utilities category, TechTarget Products of the Year competition (January 2006) SQL Server Magazine Readers Choice Awards (September 2005) Quest Central for SQL Server Performance Analysis Best New Product (Rookie of the Year) and Best Database Monitoring/Analysis Software LiteSpeed for SQL Server Most Innovative Product, Best Database Backup/Recovery/Archive Software and Best Data Encryption Tool Speed SQL IDE Best Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Speed Change Manager Best Change and Configuration Management Tool and Best Comparison and Synchronization Tool Speed Coefficient Best Database Performance-Tuning Tool Quest Central for SQL Server Winner in the Data Management Solutions category, Best of TechEd Europe competition, sponsored by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server magazines (August 2005) Quest Software MySQL Partner of the Year 2005 (April 2005) Toad for Oracle 8.0 Jolt Productivity Award in Business Integration and Data Tools category (March 2005) Database Experts at Quest Software Quest is home to several industry experts whose knowledge and experience help us develop innovative products that meet the needs of database professionals worldwide. These experts are active in the IT community, sharing best Johannes Ahrends, Oracle Expert Mike Ault, Oracle Expert Douglas Chrystall, SQL Server Expert Claudia Fernandez, SQL Server/DB2/Oracle/Sybase Expert Steven Feuerstein, Oracle PL/SQL Expert David Gugick, Microsoft SQL Server MVP Guy Harrison, Oracle and MySQL Expert Kevin Kline, Microsoft SQL Server MVP Patrick O Keefe, SQL Server Expert Gary Piper, Oracle Expert Bryan Oliver, SQL Server Domain Expert Bert Scalzo, Toad for Oracle, Data Warehousing and Data Modeling Expert Jeff Smith, Toad Expert Jim Wankowski, DB2 Expert

7 Delivering Business Value from Your Database Investments Quest Software can help your organization deliver, manage and control complex database environments. Our award-winning products for Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase and MySQL give you the power to improve database quality, productivity and performance. They help you deliver tangible business value by minimizing time to deployment, meeting service level agreements, reducing costs and optimizing performance.

8 APPLICATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE MANAGEMENT WINDOWS MANAGEMENT About Quest Software, Inc. Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 90,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest provides customers with client management as well as server and desktop virtualization solutions through its subsidiaries, ScriptLogic, Vizioncore and Provision Networks. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at Please refer to our Web site for regional and international office information. Quest Software Incorporated. To learn more about our solutions, contact your local sales representative or visit Headquarters: 5 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA 2008 Quest Software Incorporated. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Quest Software and its products are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. in the U.S.A. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. BRC_DBM_EW_Q208