So Quest, what have you done for me lately?
Honestly, quite a lot. When was the last time you looked through http://sqlserver.quest.com, http://sqlserverpedia.com and http://www.quest.com/sql-server/performance-management.aspx? 
Brent has posted a series on Quest’s SQL Server product management and marketing team, and I wanted to follow that up with some information on how I’m working to ensure that our SQL Server performance management products are evolving to meet your needs. By way of a re-introduction, my name is Ari Weil. I am currently managing our suite of SQL Server performance products. My background is pretty varied; I’ve worked as a project manager, database developer and development DBA for a web-based startup company, as a production DBA and WebSphere administrator for an international warranty services organization, as a domain expert in Quest’s Israel development lab, and finally as a Solutions Architect for Quest’s SQL Server business before assuming the role of product manager. So since I started working with technology, I’ve gone from being in a position where I wished I had some decent performance management tools, to trying to ensure the Quest’s performance management tools are the best available.
What does that have to do with you? Well, our tools are only as good as you perceive them to be, so we’ve been gathering (and of course will continue to gather) your feedback on what you like, what you don’t, and what you want. Sure, we’re always studying, always following the latest releases and advances in SQL Server technology to understand where the market is headed and how companies are implementing SQL Server. But we know that the real insight comes from interacting with you, our customers. Oh, by the way, it bears mentioning that Quest are our own customers as well; our own internal IS department uses Quest products to manage, monitor, and diagnose our own systems so you can be sure that feedback on how we’re doing is never far away!
We have some very exciting developments coming for the rest of this year, and throughout 2010. If you’ve ever spoken with me, or with your sales or support representative about our performance management products, I’m confident you won’t be disppointed by the enhancements you’ll see in the near future! If you have anything to tell us, please email pow@quest.com.
