What We Do

Confio™ Software is a company focused on database performance solutions. Built on twin foundations of Performance Intelligence and Wait Time measurement, Confio develops the Igniter™ Suite for Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase and DB2. For DBAs, developers and IT managers, Ignite identifies and resolves the bottlenecks that cause business applications to wait on the database.

Performance Intelligence (PI) is a method of performance analysis that identifies the most important performance problems in IT systems and their roots causes. PI analyzes millions of granular data points, captured in the Performance Data Warehouse, and identifies which issues have most impact on the IT end user. By examining the data points along multiple dimensions, it identifies trends and correlates events to expose the true conditions impacting IT end users.

Typical systems focus on counting server operations, which does not provide a good indicator of IT service. PI calculates wait time associated with each tiny operation, specific to individual users and programs, and uses it to expose delays in end user service.

Ignite has demonstrated ROI in excess of 800% or more. Payback for Ignite investment is measured months, not years. When compared with alternatives for solving application performance problems, Ignite proves to be the lowest cost solution.

Ignite™ for SQL Server solves database performance problems. Built on the core foundations of Performance Intelligence and Wait-Time measurement, Ignite for SQL Server identifies the bottlenecks that cause applications to wait on SQL Server, reduces the cost of database operations, and drastically shortens the time to resolve database problems. Ignite is the only tool that captures and graphically analyzes all the SQL Server wait type data, showing exactly which queries are waiting on critical resources and what can be done to fix them. The result is that DBAs and developers find SQL performance problems and fix them fast.

Ignite™ for Oracle applies business intelligence analysis techniques to Oracle performance. It captures detailed data in the Ignite Performance Data Warehouse, then mines the data for historical trends, correlates problems, and exposes anomalies. Unlike other monitors, Ignite analyzes historical trends to show how the system has changed over months, weeks and days. Performance Intelligence gives the performance answers based on what matters most to end users and how long their application has to wait on Oracle. Whether Oracle is supporting ERP apps, .NET, Java, client/server, packaged or custom applications, Ignite for Oracle quickly identifies the path to performance and service level improvement.

Ignite™ for E-Business is an optional extension of Confio Ignite for Oracle that provides increased visibility into the causes of performance problems in Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle ERP and Oracle Apps environments. Designed for DBAs responsible for Oracle databases supporting Oracle E-Business and ERP solutions, Ignite Performance Intelligence identifies the exact sources of end user delays at the database layer, providing a precise diagnostic tool for DBAs to optimize their database. Ignite for E-Business identifies the specific user screens, forms, users and reports that are creating performance bottlenecks in the Oracle database.

Ignite™ for Sybase is part of the Igniter Suite, built on twin foundations of Performance Intelligence and Wait-Time measurement. Ignite identifies the bottlenecks that cause applications to wait on the Sybase database, reduces the cost of database operations, and drastically shortens the time to resolve database problems. With analysis based on Wait-Time methodology, problems can be isolated down to the specific SQL statements and stored procedures causing delays, providing the deepest and most actionable level of Sybase performance detail.

Ignite™ for DB2 goes further than any tool to find the source of bottlenecks in DB2 LUW. Conventional tools measure server health; Ignite measures wait time. Conventional tools show just current statistics; Ignite uses Performance Intelligence to analyze historical trends and uncover the root cause of slow queries. Ignite is the only tool that captures and graphically analyzes all the DB2 wait event data, showing exactly which queries are waiting on critical resources and what can be done to fix them. The result is that DBAs find DB2 performance problems and fix them fast.