10/08/2015

HQbird - advanced distribution of Firebird SQL for enterprises

What is HQbird

HQbird is an advanced distribution of Firebird for enterprises, with the following list of features: optimized configurations, high availability and replication, backups' automation, database health monitoring, transactions and queries monitoring (TraceAPI, MON$ and FBScanner), database structure analysis, recovery toolset and database development GUI.   Also HQbird includes a performance self-test to measure Firebird performance on the specific hardware and OS configuration.
HQbird is not a fork of Firebird, it is an advanced distribution with enhanced features and tools for enterprise use.
HQbird contains 2 parts: server-side and administration. The server-side part has versions for Windows and Linux, and the administration part works on Windows only.
There are 3 editions of HQbird: Standard, Professional and Enterprise. 

Feature matrix

Below there is the feature matrix for HQbird.
HQbird Editions
FeaturesStandardProfessionalEnterprise
Backups
(automated verified and incremental backups and their combinations)
XXX
Optimized configurations
(balanced, read-intensive and write intensive)
XXX
Performance test suite
(hardware scoring)
XXX
SQL monitoring and profiling
(queries, connections, transactions through TraceAPI, MON$ and traffic analysys through FBScanner)
XXX
Health monitoring
(online validation, database health check, log analysis)
XXX
Transaction tracking
(transactions markers dynamics analysis)
XXX
Database structure analysis
(table and indices sizes, fragmentation, BLOBs, versioning, etc)
XXX
SQL development & debugging
(GUI tool to develop database and queries)

XX
Recovery
(Firebird databases recovery, backups recovery, Undelete records)

XX
High availability
(replication)


X

Licensing looks very interesting: an unlimited subscription prices starts from EUR299/month for unlimited usage of HQbird Standard. More details here: http://www.ib-aid.com/en/hqbird