The new version is said to be an integrated suite of tools that allows DBAs to quickly diagnose and resolve performance issues, through a unified database management console.
Performance Analysis for SQL Server collects and stores SQL workload and performance data, and presents it through an OLAP interface or canned reports to allow DBAs to diagnose user related problems in real time and historically. This in turn enhances user productivity, according to Quest.
Performance Analysis features sub-second collection of data; server-side cursor SQL analysis; and also does not require a connection to the SQL Server in order to diagnose problems.
Quest Central for SQL Server also provides SQL Tuning, which delivers SQL performance management including problematic SQL detection and automated SQL optimization. Quest Central for SQL Server supports SQL Server versions 7 and 2000.
