THE CHALLENGE
Chevron’s SQL Server database environment was growing fast. Up until now, they had simply relied on Microsoft’s native tools inside Management Studio. By the
time they hit 200+ instances, Sumon Basu, Lead Database Administrator, SQL, and his team realized they needed a better solution for database management.
OVERVIEW
CHEVRON
- Fortune 500 Oil & Gas company
- Over 50,000 employees worldwide
- Needed a better solution for managing its database
- Sumon Basu, Chevron’s Lead Database Administrator, SQL Server, was charged with finding a third-party alternative to Microsoft’s native Management Studio tools
“We were not able to resolve problems effectively and in a timely manner, especially trying to troubleshoot issues one database at a time,” Basu said. They needed something more efficient, with more robust capabilities to fit their growing environment.
SIMPLE & COMPLETE
The growing demands of critical SQL Server instances, incidents, and user requests made it difficult to find a comprehensive solution. Meeting these demands while proactively monitoring the SQL Server environment would require a third-party solution with robust and comprehensive features. Additionally, Chevron needed a system that would allow DBAs to monitor several SQL servers at once.
Topics: Database Performance, Database Monitoring, Database Diagnostics
Products: SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server