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🛸 So What's Actually Going On Out There?
Look, we've all been watching the autonomous AI agent discourse accelerate at a pace that would make even the most seasoned sysadmin do a double-take at their monitoring dashboard. One minute you're triaging alerts with a coffee in hand, the next — there's a digital entity doing it for you, modifying configs, spinning up…
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SolarWinds Day | You Asked. We Built It. Come See.
HiTHWACKsters, Before this goes anywhere else — you're hearing it here first. We've been dropping announcements about SolarWinds Day, and the early engagement from our community has been incredible. So, we figured: if anyone deserves a peek behind the curtain, it's you. Here's what we can tell you right now. You've heard…
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Insights from the SolarWinds 2026 State of Monitoring & Observability Report
Monitoring alone is no longer enough to navigate today’s complex, multifaceted IT ecosystems. To better understand the modern IT landscape, SolarWinds surveyed over 750 IT practitioners and leaders worldwide. The resulting SolarWinds 2026 State of Monitoring & Observability Report highlights the persistent gaps in IT…
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Solar Bytes - April 2026
It’s April, and we’ve got lots of exciting things coming up this month, including the next SolarWinds Day! The SolarWinds World Tour is back, rocking over 30 cities worldwide—and the lineup includes some familiar faces. Kevin Kline, Pete DiStefano, and Sascha Giese will be on tour this spring, sharing expertise, answering…
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SolarWinds Day | We’re Revealing What’s Next. Be There.
Hi THWACK community, Quick question: how many dashboards do you usually have open during the day? Most of us end up bouncing between views, filters, and reports just to answer basic questions about what’s happening in the environment. It works—but it’s not always the fastest way to get to the answer. That’s one of the…
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Coming Soon: 2026 Voice of the Customer Survey
As a trusted member of our community, your voice matters to us, and we want to hear from you. To ensure we continue improving the experience for the IT professionals, who rely on us every day, we’re launching our 2026 Voice of the Customer (NPS) Survey on April 1. What to Look For: Beginning in April, you’ll receive a…
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Solar Bytes - March 2026
Spring is officially in the air! It's March, which means the Texas weather is warming up, backyard cookouts are calling, and the pollen is out in full force. I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy a bit of a spring break this month and take some time to recharge. Here at SolarWinds, we are continuing to build on the…
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High Performance DBA Series | Episode 2: DBA Scaling Without Failing – Build Bulletproof Storage
Stop guessing. Build storage with fault tolerance and scalability built in. We are back with the second installment of our The High-Performance DBA series. Join us for a high-impact session with Kevin Kline, who will bring decades of SQL Server experience to this session. Whether you're managing massive enterprise clusters…
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Now Open: SolarWinds Day + A First Look at the Enhanced AI Agent
Hey everyone, SolarWinds Day is coming up again, and registration just opened. We figured the THWACK community would want an early look at what we’re working on. One of the bigger highlights that we’ll be showing this time is the enhanced SolarWinds AI Agent. The idea is to help IT teams cut through all the noise we deal…
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Masterclass Alert—How Many Tools Does It Take to Fix One Outage?
(This is a trick question. If the answer is “open six dashboards and ask three teams,” you already know where this is going.) Most of us didn’t choose tool sprawl—it just sort of… happened. There’s one tool for apps, another for infrastructure, something else for cloud, and a temporary solution that never went away.…
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THWACK January Mission – Status Report
As we ignite the engines for a new year of exploration, we’re taking a strategic pause to ensure our trajectory is perfect. While our standard mission modules are being recalibrated for the next stage of our journey, we’re handing the controls over to you. Before we launch our full 2026 mission schedule, we need a Status…
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2025 THWACK MVPs Have Entered the Chat
Some wear lab coats. Some wear hoodies. A few might just become one with the command line. But each year, a select crew rises above the rest to earn the sacred badge of THWACK MVP: a title reserved for those who know their stuff and share it generously across the SolarWinds galaxy. Today, we’re rolling out the (digital)…
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The THWACK Archives Are Open: Celebrating Our History, Together
May 18 was International Museum Day, and while we might not have marble columns or velvet ropes, we do have something just as worthy of preserving right here on THWACK®. In the past two decades, the THWACK community has grown, built, and redefined connections. With a birthday right around the corner, we thought it was the…
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A Massive Welcome Back to the New THWACK!
We’ve done it! After intense work, involving copious amounts of caffeine and dedication, we are THRILLED to announce that the new and improved THWACK is officially LIVE! Seriously, stop what you’re doing. Put down the network cable. Close that confusing PowerShell window. Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the…
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THWACK December Mission – Future Fuel
The year is coming in for landing, and the THWACK crew is already preparing for the next orbit. December’s mission, Future Fuel, is all about powering the next generation of community missions in 2026. Our astronauts are busy in the control module, checking systems, and plotting new courses. But before we launch into the…
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THWACK Monthly Mission – November 2025
This month, it’s all about the tools that keep your IT world turning. From clever scripts to trusted dashboards, your toolkit is what makes you unstoppable. Join us as we dig into the tools that power your day, and maybe discover a few new ones along the way. Complete each task, earn your badges and THWACK points, and show…
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Black Friday Blowout: Hot Tech Picks for 2019
‘Tis the season… for the best shopping deals! From managing more distributed environments, working with more software-defined and automated solutions, to perhaps even experimenting with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, technology needs are constantly changing. We know most enterprise IT…
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PulseCheck by THWACK: "Is This Thing Plugged In?" The Weirdest IT Ticket You Received
We’re back with the sixth installment of PulseCheck, a new way for us to check in regularly with you and the broader THWACK community. Every two weeks, we’ll post a question on a topic that matters to IT pros. Sometimes serious, sometimes light, but always focused on capturing your perspective. If you’re new to PulseCheck,…
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THWACK Monthly Mission – October 2025
The dust has settled from our recent launch, but the mission is only just beginning. This October, we trade the countdown clock for a compass and set out on ExplorAItions, a journey to not only witness the new heights our AI has reached but to chart the unexplored territories it will conquer next. Together, we will…
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Let’s Connect at KubeCon, MS Ignite, and AWS re:Invent
The future of IT is here, and we want you to experience it live and in-person! If you’re attending these events, stop by our booth for an exclusive look at our latest AI-powered solutions designed to help you unify, automate, and manage your IT operations. Where to Find Us: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon : November 10–13 |…