You just got a Slack ping:
“The app’s dragging again. Something in the database?”
You open Dynatrace. You see the query. It’s slow.
But now what?
This is where many full-stack observability tools fall short. They can show you that a query is underperforming, or causing problems, but they can’t tell you why. They simply don’t have the deep diagnostic data needed to analyse this and your stuck with blind spots. For teams that need answers quickly, this is a problem.
Query Explorer solves it.
Included in Foglight 8.0, Query Explorer gives developer and database teams a powerful way to instantly analyse query related issues, whether they spotted that query in Toad, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, SSMS, or anywhere else. It’s the simplest way to go from slow query to root cause to resolution.
Paste. Analyze. Fix.
At its core, Query Explorer turns SQL diagnostics into a streamlined, single-step process.
Paste any SQL query into the Query Explorer panel
Instantly view performance metrics, bottlenecks, and execution details
Identify your most resource-intensive statements and focus optimization efforts where they’ll make the biggest impact
You don’t need to be on the originating platform, and you don’t need deep knowledge of the underlying database engine. Query Explorer does the heavy lifting so you can stay focused on tuning and resolution.
One Click from Any Tool: The Chrome Extension
Query Explorer is even more powerful when paired with our new Foglight Chrome Extension.
Let’s say you’re looking at a query in AppDynamics, or a developer has surfaced one in a browser-based tool. Instead of copy-pasting and jumping tabs, just highlight the SQL, click the extension, and it appears inside Foglight, ready for analysis. It works with any tool that displays SQL in a browser, and makes diagnostics fast, accurate, and context-aware.
Watch how the Chrome extension works in this quick video:
This isn’t just about convenience. It removes friction from the workflow and makes performance tuning more accessible across teams.
Built for Real Teams Solving Real Problems
Query Explorer was designed for teams managing complex, hybrid database estates, often with limited time and expanding responsibilities. It’s ideal for:
- DBAs responsible for performance SLAs across multiple platforms
- Developers who want to validate and improve their SQL
- IT Ops teams under pressure to reduce cloud costs and avoid escalations
- Cross-skilled teams that need diagnostic tools without a steep learning curve
Initial support includes SQL Server and PostgreSQL, with more platforms coming soon.
Try Query Explorer Now
Query Explorer is already available in Foglight 8.0.
Our Query Explorer interactive demo:
Read the Foglight 8.0 Mind the Gap: How Foglight 8.0 Delivers on the Promise of Database Observability – The Quest Blog to learn more about the other features we introduced like AI Alarms.
Sign up for a Foglight trial to try it for yourself!
Visibility Without the Guessing
Most observability tools can tell you that your query is slow. Query Explorer tells you why, and what to do next.
It’s not a dashboard. It’s a diagnostic engine built for modern database teams.
Start using Query Explorer and take the guesswork out of SQL performance.