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Database Monitoring & Management
dbWatch
Control every database estate from one operational view.
dbWatch Control Center unifies cross-platform database monitoring, management, maintenance and reporting across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments from a single pane of glass.
The business challenge
Why organisations consider this solution.
DBA teams often manage many database platforms, sites and security zones with separate tools and inconsistent routines. They need one scalable operating surface that improves visibility while reducing repetitive administration.
Core capabilities
What dbWatch
helps you do.
Database Management
Use central tools and controlled access to investigate instances, manage operational tasks and work across unfamiliar platforms more efficiently.
Automation & Maintenance
Apply reusable monitoring jobs, templates and preventative maintenance routines consistently across large database farms.
Reporting & Compliance
Schedule health, uptime, backup and compliance reporting while integrating alerts with email, ServiceNow and operational workflows.
Reference architecture
See the actual
solution topology.
Connect databases across platforms, sites and security zones to a scalable dbWatch Control Center deployment for consistent monitoring, management and reporting. The diagram below shows the product's distinct operating model, data paths and enforcement or decision points.
Illustrative reference architecture — final design depends on the customer environment and vendor-supported integration pattern.
Example use cases
Apply the architecture
to a real scenario.
These examples explain the business purpose behind the architecture. Final scope, integrations and outcomes depend on your environment and implementation design.
01Enterprise database farm
Monitor many database platforms together
A DBA team supports Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL across different business units and currently changes tools for every platform.
- 1Connect each database zone through dbWatch servers
- 2Apply cross-platform jobs and thresholds
- 3Operate through one Control Center view
Expected resultThe team gains a consistent health and performance picture across the complete database farm.
02Hybrid operations
Unify on-premises and cloud monitoring
Database workloads are moving gradually to cloud platforms while critical systems remain in two data centres.
- 1Deploy monitoring close to each secured environment
- 2Forward operational status to the central Control Center
- 3Compare capacity, availability and trends across locations
Expected resultDBAs retain one operating model while workloads move between infrastructure environments.
03Database maintenance
Standardise recurring DBA work
Backup checks, health reviews and maintenance are performed differently across teams and sometimes missed.
- 1Select approved monitoring and maintenance jobs
- 2Deploy them through reusable templates
- 3Schedule reports and escalate exceptions
Expected resultRoutine work becomes more consistent, visible and auditable across the estate.
Delivery path
From requirement
to production value.
The exact architecture depends on your environment, but the solution typically follows this practical operating flow.
Connect database estates
Register databases across sites, security zones, data centres and cloud environments using the appropriate dbWatch server architecture.
Standardise monitoring
Apply built-in jobs, thresholds and enterprise templates to establish consistent health and performance coverage.
Prioritise and automate
Use central dashboards and alerts to identify issues early, then automate approved maintenance and recurring DBA work.
Report and improve
Deliver scheduled operational evidence, analyse trends and extend coverage as the database estate grows.
Typical use cases
Where it fits.
- Enterprise database-farm monitoring
- Hybrid and multi-site database operations
- Automated health and maintenance routines
- DBA reporting, access and compliance oversight
Expected outcomes
What success looks like.
- One operational view across database platforms
- Earlier warning of performance and availability risk
- More consistent database maintenance
- Lower tool and administration complexity
DLAB's role
Technology is only valuable
when it works in your environment.
DLAB helps customers evaluate the fit, define use cases, coordinate solution demonstrations and proofs of concept, plan deployment with the principal and local partners, and establish the support path for production.
Arrange a solution workshop