HOW IT WORKS

From connection to root cause in minutes

No complex setup. No learning curve. Connect your database and let Sage do the rest.

01

Connect Your Database

30 seconds

Point Sage at your PostgreSQL instance. Direct connection, cloud provider API, or through your existing monitoring stack. Sage creates a read-only monitoring user and never writes to your database.

Supports AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, Azure Flexible Server, or any PostgreSQL 12+ instance.

02

Sage Scans Your Environment

2 minutes

Within minutes, Sage discovers your PostgreSQL version, extensions, schema structure, replication topology, backup schedules, crontab entries, pg_hba.conf rules, and configuration drift from defaults. Everything that matters.

Agentless by default. Optional lightweight agent for crontab, local logs, and disk metrics.

03

AI Builds Your Context Model

Continuous

Sage doesn't just collect metrics - it builds a living model of YOUR environment. It knows your normal baseline, your maintenance windows, your backup schedule, and your query patterns. This context is what makes analysis accurate instead of generic.

Baselines update automatically. Sage learns what is normal for your specific workload.

04

Real-Time Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis

Always on

When something goes wrong - or is about to - Sage traces the full chain from symptom to root cause. Alerts go to Slack, PagerDuty, or wherever your team lives. Every alert includes the why, not just the what.

5 Whys methodology. Incident correlation. Prevention recommendations.

Architecture

Your Database
PostgreSQL 12+
Agent / API
Metrics & Logs
dbaBrain Cloud
Context Engine
Sage AI
Analysis & RCA
Your Team
Slack / PagerDuty

Agent vs Agentless

AGENTLESS (DEFAULT)
  • +Direct PostgreSQL connection for pg_stat_* queries
  • +API integrations for metrics (Prometheus, Datadog)
  • +Cloud provider APIs for OS-level metrics
  • +No software to install on your server
  • +Best for: Cloud-managed databases (RDS, Cloud SQL)
AGENT (OPTIONAL)
  • +Reads crontab, pg_hba.conf, postgresql.conf, log files
  • +Disk usage, I/O metrics, OS-level performance
  • +Encrypted HTTPS to dbaBrain cloud
  • +Auto-updates, less than 1% CPU, under 50MB RAM
  • +Best for: On-prem and self-managed PostgreSQL
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