It depends. How a database monitoring tool impacts your ROI largely depends on your current practices and the demands of your environment.
Each database monitoring tool will give your organization a different ROI. In this blog, we’ve outlined how our customers use dbWatch Control Center so you can see if our software would be a good match for your organization.
But Wait, Can’t I Just Do This Manually?
Of course, you can. Manual processes or dedicated tools for each task may work for smaller environments. For example, if it takes 30 minutes to complete a monitoring workflow for one SQL Server instance, managing 10 daily takes 300 minutes.
You know approximately how much time you dedicate to monitoring, reporting, administration, and maintenance. The price adds up if you decide to invest in a separate tool for each task. It can be expensive, time-consuming to manage, and disruptive to workflows.
dbWatch Control Center simplifies database administrator (DBA) work by providing a unified tool. Having all your tasks in one database monitoring tool eliminates the need to purchase, train on, and switch between multiple tools. This approach reduces software costs, optimizes workflows, and helps you be productive and up-to-date with minimal effort.
Security, Compliance, and Database ROI
“Compliance only lasts until one change is made,” say DBAs everywhere.
Many companies and enterprises have over-arching compliance software. After they run a compliance check, they hand out compliance checklists to departments. Often, DBAs get a long list. Achieving and maintaining compliance can feel overwhelming when faced with these extensive reports detailing hundreds of issues across multiple databases.
While the entire organization will likely have an over-arching security and compliance tool, you’ll need a tool focused on databases. It will help you achieve that compliance and maintain it.
How dbWatch Control Center Works with Security and Compliance
dbWatch Control Center makes achieving and maintaining compliance easier and ensures operational efficiency. Compliance is integrated into the day-to-day tasks. Over time, this approach reduces costs, prevents penalties, and delivers measurable ROI for your organization.
- Sorting Issues: Group similar issues, such as misconfigured users or unpatched vulnerabilities, and resolve them across affected systems simultaneously.
- Set Priorities: Organize compliance issues by severity, downtime risk, and production impact to first address the most critical items.
- Automate Fixes: Fix recurring issues, such as unauthorized settings or outdated configurations with automation.
- Streamline Checks: Monitor and track configurations. See that systems meet compliance standards.
- Centralize Management: Have visibility into all affected systems and applications. Resolve issues quickly with oversight.
- Avoid Production Interruptions: Evaluate the potential impact of fixes before implementation to ensure smooth operations without unexpected outages.
Productivity and Database ROI
Each database tool has different productivity advantages and those one or two pesky UX problems that cost time. That includes dbWatch Control Center.
We founded dbWatch because we needed a reporting tool. It grew from there, and we developed solutions as DBAs like you told us their problems.
How dbWatch Control Center Can Improve ROI with Productivity:
- Automate Routine Tasks: Automate repetitive tasks like index rebuilding, optimization, and checking for corruption.
- Proactive Work: Proactive maintenance addresses issues before they escalate, keeping systems reliable and responsive.
- Reduce Operational Costs: Minimize the time spent troubleshooting and spend more time driving strategic improvements.
- Diversify Database Skillset: Manage diverse platforms without needing platform-specific hires.
- Limit Access: Allow developers limited, time-sensitive access to improve workflow without constant DBA assistance.
We could go on. If you’d like to hear more about productivity, reach out for a demo.
Smart Scaling
Scaling to a larger environment doesn’t have to include adding more staff. dbWatch Control Center is designed to work with scalable databases so you can handle many instances at a time, speeding up your day-to-day work.
You can continue your everyday tasks as the environment grows without adding hours. The additional workload from more database instances is a lot less when you already have the structured approach and a tool where the number of databases doesn’t matter.
How dbWatch Control Center Supports Database Scaling
- Bulk Resolution: Identify and fix common issues across multiple databases.
- Scale Number of Platforms: Manage different platforms through a unified tool, reducing training requirements.
- Scale Number of Sites: Manage databases across multiple sites, even with firewalls, security zones, or geographic locations.
- Save Time: Always be logged in without spending hours weekly on logins.
- Stay Current: Manage legacy databases alongside newer systems without needing platform-specific experts.
Will dbWatch Control Center Improve Your ROI?
You decide based on the examples above.
Remember, the cost of adopting new database tools should be viewed as an investment. Despite their initial cost, tools suited to working in many varied instances can save you money in the long term and help optimize how you work.
You can calculate your organization’s potential savings from adopting new tools by considering:
- Time Savings from: Productivity, Better workflows
- Cost Savings from: Unnecessary software and hardware, Lower training and maintenance requirements
Find out how dbWatch Control Center impacts your ROI. The first three months are free. Register for a free trial today.
