A common requirement for any monitoring solution is to integrate with a service desk ticketing system. Most will accept an email or API call to create tickets if the monitoring solution detects an issue. I recently worked with a customer who needed t…

The Postgres community is excited about the new release of Postgres - Version 17! *(Released September 26, 2024) Here are some highlights of what is new in this latest version. Performance Improvements - This release brings several upgrades to ...

You're looking at Foglight's Global View dashboard and deciding the workflow you'd like to take to diagnose database performance. There are several options for you here.... Global View dashboard: *(click on the images to enlarge) You ma...

One of my favourite features to write about in Foglight isn't really a feature at all - it's more like a foundational building block that enables you to do interesting things. UI queries are simply a path to the underlying data. They are particularly…

For those that have used the Database Expansion Pack in the past, you may have noticed 2 rules for alarm automation. I've broken these rules out into a separate cartridge for ease of use.  The cartridge is installed via the Cartridge Invento...

A customer recently asked if they could integrate Foglight alerts with everbridge xmatters. I took a look into it and within 30 minutes it was working. Start by logging into your xmatters account and add the "Trigger Alerts by email" workfl...

With Foglight Cloud, Quest takes care of Foglight administration tasks so you don't have to. In order to get email notifications from alarms on your databases and infrastructure, you simply need to setup one or more notification channels and assign t…

Having the best monitoring and observability tool for databases, infrastructure and cloud you can find is a must for success in today’s “always on” world.

In Foglight 6.1 Quest added additional metrics to monitor Availability Groups (Always-On). The dashboard was also redesigned to show these new metrics as well as some new alarms shown below: The important point here is that you might have some monit…

We have all done it. We think we know the lyrics to a song. We sing them passionately….and incorrectly. Here are a few classics. "Sweet dreams are made of cheese”. Correct lyric: “Sweet dreams are made of these” by The ...

Many organizations are taking a new look at how best to ensure that performance optimization is happening on all their critical databases.  You might be looking for your first monitoring tool. If you’ve had a database monitoring solution i...

Embrace the Future: Foglight Cloud Now Available for Your IT Revolution We're thrilled to announce the general availability of Foglight Cloud, a transformative solution reshaping how organizations manage and monitor their IT environment. Foglight...