The document discusses the benefits of integrating an inventory management tool with a performance monitoring tool for database administrators. It highlights the importance of monitoring database availability, health, and performance while acknowledging the associated costs. Utilizing light health monitoring through an inventory tool can provide a cost-effective solution and may be preferable to having no monitoring at all.

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HOW USERS OF A PERFORMANCE
MONITORING TOOL CAN
BENEFIT FROM AN IVENTORY
MANAGEMENT TOOL
Database administrators must monitor their databases for availability, health, and
performance. However, monitoring has costs associated with it that may exceed the
benefits it provides. One solution to this problem is to use an inventory
management tool in addition to a performance monitoring tool.

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Need for Availability, Health,
& Performance Monitoring
● Databases often are critical to someone
● Databases usually need some level of monitoring

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Dual-Monitoring Environment
● Full performance monitoring
for critical databases
● Light health monitoring for
non-critical databases

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Inventory Management
● Discovery: Identify databases on networks
● Organization: Place databases into categories
● Licensing: Find database editions & versions
● Patching: Check on database patches & updates
● Health check: Look for critical environmental issues
● Optional light health monitoring

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Light health monitoring with an inventory management
tool can be a cost-effective addition to full
performance monitoring. And light health monitoring is
often a better choice than no monitoring at all.