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DBmarlin provides global logistics company with vital visibility ​into their database performance

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Why DBmarlin was needed by InPost

From a technical perspective, InPost operate at a high scale, and even minor database performance issues can have widespread impacts. Existing tools lacked visibility and were difficult to configure if you wanted to see:

  • Database waits and blocking 
  • Replication performance 
  • Queries run by specific users 
  • Live execution plans 
  • Schema changes and index rebuilds

DBmarlin provided real-time, granular visibility into all these aspects, enabling faster diagnostics and resolution.

From a business point of view, the goal was to reduce downtime, improve performance, and enhance customer experience. DBmarlin’s insights translated directly into improved delivery platform reliability, quicker response to production issues, and reduced time to market for new features. 

Why InPost recommend DBmarlin

They highly recommend DBmarlin and the team behind it who have become a reliable and valuable partner for database performance monitoring. The team at Application Performance Ltd. (AP) has been exceptional in providing responsive support, is always open to feedback, and is clearly committed to continuous improvement. Their proactive engagement ensures that the customer is always aware of upcoming features, with a strong roadmap that includes support for additional database engines, deeper CI/CD integration, enhanced visualizations, and expanded dashboard capabilities. Working with a company that not only delivers a powerful product but also outstanding support makes DBmarlin a high-value, low-risk investment.

The first thing that impressed me about DBmarlin is its simple and clear UI (user-interface) that immediately provided me with an easy to understand performance dashboard of all the databases I need to look after. All the important metrics are there, including lock waits, with a detailed history being kept for the long term so that we can answer questions after they have occurred. Databases with high levels of traffic are easy to see, with DBmarlin allowing you to drill down to understand where resources are being used and how to improve things.

Katarzyna Kopowska-Radwan

Principal DBA

DBmarlin adoption at InPost

DBmarlin has been widely adopted, supporting DBA teams in performance monitoring and optimization, Product & Development teams in validating and tuning features, and SRE teams in conducting holistic performance analysis. Its rapid deployment via Ansible scripts has enabled coverage of over 100 instances, significantly reducing troubleshooting time and allowing for the early detection of performance-impacting changes. By empowering cross-functional teams to resolve database-related issues, DBmarlin has become an essential component and common point of reference for their observability stack, driving both operational efficiency and strategic advantage in performance management.

The team behind DBmarlin, Application Performance Ltd. (AP), has been an exceptional partner. Their responsiveness, support, and openness to feedback have made a huge difference. Working with a company that not only offers a great product, but also great support ensures a high-value, low-risk partnership.

Mateusz Piasta

SRE Manager

DBmarlin benefits

According to Michał Mackiewicz, the DBA Manager, DBmarlin supports his team in a number of ways, including:

  • Simple and clear UI - easy to understand performance dashboard of all the databases.
  • Creates a ranking of resource usage - abnormalities can be caught when a normally lightweight system starts to use more resources.
  • Agentless setup, with very little impact - no need to install anything on database hosts.
  • Records queries regardless of logging setup - there’s no need to log all queries or set a very low logging threshold.
  • All important metrics are visible - with a detailed history being kept for the long term so users can answer questions after they have occurred.
  • Provides easy access for developers - they can watch their query performance without involving DBA or a monitoring team.
    Instance Tagging - by country, and application for quick filtering. 
  • Fast to add new instances - meaning quick time to value.
  • Blocking and locking screen - helpful to resolve blocking issues.
  • Additional support - users can reach out to the DBmarlin team via Slack.
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