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SQL Sentry Event Manager Feature Matrix


Product Feature
Supported Platforms Standard Edition Enterprise Edition
SQL Server Details Details
Oracle Details
Window Task Scheduler Details Details
Visual Scheduling
Outlook-style calendar interface
Highlights failures & long-running events
Highlights schedule collisions
Drag & drop rescheduling
Flexible event history detail view
Multi-server calendars
Advanced filtering
Copy Jobs and Alerts to multiple servers
Temporarily disable Jobs
Event sources supported:
SQL Agent Jobs
SQL Agent Alerts
Maintenance plans
DTS
SSIS
Oracle
Windows Task Scheduler
SQL Agent Log
Reporting Services  
Fully customizable calendars  
"Shared Resource" calendars (NAS, SAN, etc.)  
Full Multi-server Admin (MSX/TSX) support  
Alerting and Response System
Handles all SQL Server notifications
Replace SQL Mail / MAPI-based notifications
Built-in xp_sendmail / sp_send_dbmail replacement
Centralized notification system
Fault-tolerant notification system
Centralized User & Group administration
Set notifications at the:
Global level
Server level
Object level (Job, task, report, etc.)
Detailed, informative alert messages
Performance threshold alerts
Alert for long and short-running events
SQL Server Agent health monitoring
Alert for Blocking related to SQL Agent Jobs
Alert for missed Jobs and tasks
User-definable conditions
Event sources supported:
SQL Agent Jobs
SQL Agent Alerts
Maintenance plans
DTS
SSIS
Oracle  
Windows Task Scheduler
SQL Agent Log
Reporting Services  
Full Multi-server Admin (MSX/TSX) support  
General alert conditions supported 36 65
Failsafe alert conditions supported 15 18
Auditing alert conditions supported 11 12
SQL Agent Job alert conditions supported 13 13
Schedule Performance Monitoring
SQL Agent Job monitoring
Windows Task Scheduler monitoring
Reporting Services monitoring  
"Shared Resource" monitoring (SAN, NAS, network, etc.)  
Chaining & Queuing
SQL Agent Job queuing  
Cross-server chains  
Multi-level chains  
Chaining of non-SQL Server events  
Reporting
Runtime graphs
Performance graphs
Web reports
Printing support for all calendars, graphs, etc.
Export to XML, CSV or HTML
Deployment
Agent-less
Ease-of-Install (10 to 30 minutes)
Centralized configuration
Quick Start Wizard
Upgrade Wizard
Automatic Software Update Checker
Geographically distributed deployments
Security
Robust security following Microsoft SQL Server standards
Full audit trails for event and setting changes
"Limited Access" Console
Miscellaneous
SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008 compatibility
100% .NET based application
64-bit compatibility
Robust, fault-tolerant architecture
Interfaces natively with SQL Server
Interfaces with other schedulers and event sources
Extensible architecture
Customizable user interface
Pricing Information* Standard Edition Enterprise Edition
Event Manager for SQL Server $395 $995
Event Manager for Oracle n/a $995
Event Manager for Windows Task Scheduler $195 $295
SQL Sentry Event Manager is licensed per individual monitored instance. First year annual software maintenance is required and provides technical support via e-mail and phone, fixes and updates and free version upgrades. Customers can upgrade from Standard to Enterprise edition at any time without having to reinstall. Simply pay the difference and receive a new license key.
 
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Enterprise Edition
SQL Server
Oracle
Windows Task Scheduler

Standard Edition
SQL Server
Windows Task Scheduler

Event Manager Features
Visual Schedule Management
Alerting and Response
SSIS and DTS Support
Cross-platform Support
Chaining and Queuing
Schedule Performance Monitoring
Graphical Reporting
Enterprise vs. Standard Edition

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