CA has introduced Insight Database Performance Monitor for distributed databases, a performance analysis and diagnostic tool for its Database Management solution that enables administrators, from a single window, to monitor both real-time and historical performance metrics for all databases distributed across the enterprise.

The performance analysis tool features a new database Quality-of-Service index that synthesizes multiple key performance indicators and presents the status of each database as a single, colour-coded and numeric indicator, enabling IT staffs to determine which database requires immediate attention.

Through its integration with CA's browser-based, multi-database administration tool—CA Database Command Centre—CA Insight DPM for Distributed Databases claims to enable customers to address potential performance issues before they affect the business.

IT organisations can now gather performance information from databases across the enterprise and deliver that data to CA Unicentre Network and Systems Management. It also provides an enterprise-wide view of database performance with other technologies in the IT infrastructure.