How long have you been using SQL Diagnostic Manager?

by Nov 21, 2022

    • Avatar of Vicky Harp
      Vicky Harp

      Keymaster

      I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to work with, or on, SQL Diagnostic Manager for nearly 10 years – but I know some users have been using it for even longer! How long have you been using DM?


      ? Vicky Harp
      Idera Staff / Product Manager

       

      Kevin Conan

      Participant

      I’ve been using it on and off over the last 3 or 4 years and I love the application!

      Kev
      -=Conan The Canadian=-

       

      Randy Gill

      Participant

      More than 15 years.

       

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      Randy Knight

      Participant

      About 3 years. Late to the party but it is a great product.

       

      I have been using SQLdm since 2005. Including, monitoring our own SQL Servers and working with evaluators and users in the APAC Region.

       

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      Oleg

      Participant

      First time I have recommended it to one of our US customers in 2004. They were happy after it. :-)

       

      Avatar of David Klinger
      David Klinger

      Participant

      We have been using it for about 5 years.

       

      fmorales

      Participant

      Since 2007 and very happy :)

       

      Avatar of James Nixon
      James Nixon

      Participant

      About 3 years, a great product.

       

      Avatar of Daniel Kast
      Daniel Kast

      Participant

      For about 5 Months

       

      Avatar of Ian Toland
      Ian Toland

      Participant

      I have been using Diagnostic Manager for almost 6 years now.

       

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      Jeffrey McMorran

      Participant

      It would have to be at least ten years or more that I have enjoyed Diagnostic Manager.

       

      Max Turavani

      Participant

      Since Version 4.0 in 2006.

       

      David Willow

      Participant

      Originally purchased sometime in the late 90’s when it was developed by NetIQ. We’ve been using it everyday since.

       

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      Michael Bates

      Participant

      Actually, DM was not developed by NetIQ…it was a small company (out of South Africa iirc) called Subquery Innovations, and it was called SQLProbe. I found it in 2001, and loved it for all its bugs. My company’s server manager kept trying to convince me that NetIQ had a better SQL Server monitoring solution, which I had rejected…he brought in some NetIQ engineers and managers to try and convince me further, and I introduced them to SQLProbe, thinking it would shut them up. They had never heard of it but agreed it was better than their solution, at least out of the box.

      Within a few months (in 2002), NetIQ had purchased SQL Probe, stuck their name in the title bar and raised the price by something like 600 percent. Not sure if I was the cause of this for certain, but the timing sure was suspect. I was not pleased.

      When Idera took over they made the product VERY good…actually made a SQL backend for the repository, added a bunch of useful features, fixed the bugs, etc.

      I have been a staunch supporter of the company and the product (as well as a few other of their programs) since.

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      Niels Grove-Rasmussen

      Participant

      I have been using SQLdm for about 6 years total in two different organisations.

       

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      Amadou Barry

      Participant

      I have used it for 2 years and I love it!

       

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      Biser Todorov

      Participant

      We have been using it for couple of months.

       

      Avatar of Steven Teale
      Steven Teale

      Participant

      Just started about 1 week ago. Inherited an existing configuration so I am not sure how much is std. and how much is not.

       

      Avatar of Vicky Harp
      Vicky Harp

      Keymaster

      Steven – Feel free to open new threads to ask about what you see. We’re here to help!


      ? Vicky Harp
      Idera Staff / Product Manager

       

      Brant Vanlindenburg

      Participant

      Since 2008, started with 10 instances now up to 100+ instances.