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title: "Database Observability | Database Observability documentation"
description: "Grafana Cloud Database Observability helps you monitor MySQL and PostgreSQL, troubleshoot issues, and optimize query performance."
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# Grafana Cloud Database Observability

Gain insights into your MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. Collect metrics and logs with Grafana Alloy, troubleshoot issues, and optimize queries.

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## Overview

Database Observability surfaces query performance data from your MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, including support for self-managed servers and managed instances like AWS RDS, enabling you to quickly find and fix slow queries.

- [**Monitor**](/docs/grafana-cloud/monitor-applications/database-observability/monitor/): Analyze query performance patterns, understand resource consumption, and identify optimization opportunities.
- [**Investigate**](/docs/grafana-cloud/monitor-applications/database-observability/investigate/): Quickly diagnose sudden latency spikes, troubleshoot high error rates, analyze deployment impact, and use explain plans and query samples to understand complex issues.
- [**Optimize**](/docs/grafana-cloud/monitor-applications/database-observability/optimize/): Use systematic optimization workflows and insights from investigation to fix slow queries and improve resource efficiency.

## Explore

[Introduction  
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Learn the concepts and goals of Database Observability and quick-start paths for your role.](introduction/)

[Set up MySQL  
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Configure MySQL and Alloy to collect telemetry and forward it to Grafana Cloud.](set-up/mysql/)

[Set up PostgreSQL  
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Configure PostgreSQL and Alloy to collect telemetry and forward it to Grafana Cloud.](set-up/postgres/)

[Monitor  
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View query performance and find your application’s queries.](monitor/)

[Investigate  
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Analyze explain plans, query samples, wait events, and table schemas to diagnose issues.](investigate/)

[Optimize  
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Improve slow queries and get AI-powered optimization suggestions.](optimize/)

[Configure  
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Tune Alloy collection, monitor multiple databases, and verify telemetry status.](configure/)

[Reference  
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Metrics, labels, and configuration impact documentation.](reference/)

[Troubleshoot  
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Fix issues with Alloy, collectors, relabeling, and Grafana Cloud remote write.](troubleshoot/)