Beverley Farmes

Moderator
Sybase Inc.
Introducing Sybase Database Expert
Option for Adaptive Server

• New ASE 12.5.1 option

• Complete Performance Assurance Solution
• Extends the Sybase SQL Expert Option for ASE
• Windows-based tool with no server-side installation
• Supports ASE 11.0 & up
• Maximizes new ASE 12.5.0.3 & up features such as
Monitoring Tables
Achieving Optimal Performance with
Sybase Database Expert
Analyze

Performance Performance
Diagnosis Performance Optimization

Assurance

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Performance Management
Achieving Optimal Performance with
Sybase Database Expert
Analyze
• Performance Monitor:
Monitors ASE performance activity and
diagnoses performance bottlenecks with
visual analysis of performance metrics

Performance Performance
Diagnosis Performance
• SQL Inspector:
Optimization

Assurance
Collects SQL performance metrics

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• SQL Scanner:
Identifies problematic SQL from
application source codes

Performance Management
Achieving Optimal Performance with
Sybase Database Expert
Analyze
• Index Advisor:
Proposes new index scenarios to improve
SQL performance metrics

Performance Performance
• Syntactical SQL Optimizer:
Diagnosis Performance
Transforms SQL statements to locate the
Optimization

Assurance
most-efficient alternative SQL code

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Performance Management
Achieving Optimal Performance with
Sybase Database Expert
Analyze
• Index Impact Analyzer:
Analyzes the impact that indexes may have on SQL performance
• Migration Analyzer:
Compares query plan changes between ASE environments
preempting performance changes during migrations
Performance Performance
Performance
• Configuration Analyzer:
Diagnosis Optimization
Evaluates the effect on SQL performance when changing ASE
Assurance
configuration parameters.
• Unused Index Analyzer:
AnalyzesPreempt Predict
query plans to identify unused indexes

Performance Management
ASE Performance Tuning Options
Modules Database Expert SQL Expert
Index Impact Analyzer n/a
Performance Migration Analyzer n/a
Management
Configuration Analyzer n/a
Unused Index Analyzer n/a
Performance Monitor n/a
Performance SQL Inspector n/a
Diagnosis SQL Scanner
SQL Monitor
Index Advisor n/a
Performance Syntactical SQL Optimizer
Optimization Abstract Plan Manager
Object Extractor n/a
Integrated SQL Worksheet
Productivity Code Finder
Tools
Database Explorer
SQL Formatter
Michael Brundige
Senior Sybase DBA
Brinks Home Security
Preempt Performance Changes during
ASE Migrations

• Michael Brundige, Senior Sybase DBA,

Brinks Home Security

• Michael will demonstrate how to:

– Create a SQL repository for Impact Analysis
– Identify query plans changes
– Analyze SQL performance changes between different ASE
versions.
Nick Varcho
Computer Information Technologist
Missouri Department of
Economic Development
Improving Performance
Through Indexing

• Nick Varcho, Computer Information Technologist from

Missouri Department of Economic Development

• Nick will demonstrate how to:

– Identify I/O intensive SQL statements
– Locate missing indexes to improve SQL performance
– Analyze the performance impact of indexing in other SQL
statements
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Principal Systems Consultant
Federal Group
Sybase Inc.
Monitoring ASE performance and
Analyzing Performance Changes of
ASE configurations

• Tim Graham, Principal Systems Consultant Federal Group,

Sybase.

• Tim will demonstrate how to:

– Monitor ASE performance activity
– Diagnose ASE performance bottlenecks
– Evaluate the effect on SQL performance when changing ASE
configurations