Hopefully, your year is off to a great start! We’re kicking off the year with a lot of excitement. We’ve had several major product update announcements in January (see the list below for details). There’s more to come this year, and we hope you’re as excited as we are. We’re still deep in the planning phase for all the places you can find us in person this year, so be sure to stay tuned to the What’s Planned section in these newsletters to see where we’ll be.
What Might You Have Missed in January?
SolarWinds Web Help Desk 2026.1 Is Available by Avadhut Deshpande
Transaction Monitoring vs Transaction Tracing: How They Can Work Together by Peter Di Stefano
Meet the AI Agent in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2026.1 (Preview) by Chad Every
Empowering SolarWinds Partners to Deliver Intelligent Operations in 2026 by Barb Huelskamp
Building AI-Ready Database Operations: A Deep Dive into Maturity and Actionable Habits by Eoin Keenan
The Wide World of Open Data by Kevin Kline
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and modules — Release Candidate Version 2026.1 is Now Available by Brian Radovich
Are You Observing Your SD-WAN at the Right Level? by Balamurugan Rathinavel
Introducing Routing Insights in SolarWinds OSH 2026.1 (Radium)by Balamurugan Rathinavel
Error Monitoring Using Observability: A Business-Critical Approach to Root Cause Analysis and Remediation by Ajit Kumar Raul
Want a Complete Picture of Performance? Pair DEM with APM by Rachel Revoy
Introducing Synthetic Private Probes for Deeper Digital Experience Monitoring Visibility by Rachel Revoy
Agentic AI Essentials: How to Measure ROI by Krishna Sai
Agentic AI Essentials: Adoption Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them by Krishna Sai
Agentic AI Essentials: Examining the Hype Around Agentic AI by Krishna Sai
Agentic AI Essentials: Your Guide to the Future of Automation by Krishna Sai
The AI Effect: How Data Proves a New Era of Efficiency in IT Service Management by Krishna Sai
Real-World Benefits of AI Provide Valuable Insights for Finance Sector by Krishna Sai
The Next Evolution of SolarWinds Web Help Desk: Modern, Fast, and Future-Ready by Sean Sebring
TechPod: IT Trends and Predictions for 2026 featuring Sean Sebring, Chrystal Taylor, Sascha Giese, and Lauren Okruch
What Even Is… Observability? by Chrystal Taylor
What Even Is… The Cloud? by Chrystal Taylor
“Best Practices”: How I Hate Thee by Chrystal Taylor
VoD: Observability Masterclass: Taming Tool Sprawl: How to Lower Costs, Boost Productivity, and Put an End to the Blame Game featuring Chrystal Taylor, Sascha Giese, and their guest, Mark Roberts
What’s Planned for February?
Feb 2 – 5, SolarWinds will be at the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2026 in Colorado Springs, CO, at Booth #456.
We’re looking forward to TechPod on Feb 10, when our hosts, Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor, will tackle “IT Leadership Best Practices” with special guest Jon Collins, field chief technology officer and vice president of engagement at GigaOm.
You can find SolarWinds at West 2026 in San Diego, CA, from Feb 10 through 12 at Booth #616.
On Feb 14 at 10 a.m. CT, join Lauren Okruch and Michael Clark for The 54% Improvement Playbook: How Top Performers Integrate GenAI into ITSM.
Join Lauren Okruch and David Russell on Feb 17 for Stop the Swivel: Integrating Remote Support for a Seamless Service Desk Workflow. Reserve your spot today.
Feb 17 – 19, SolarWinds will be at the 2026 AFCEA North Carolina Innovation Summit in Fayetteville, NC, at Booth #122.
Join Kevin Kline on Feb 25 for episode 1 of The High-Performance DBA Series on the topic Stop Firefighting: The DBA Burnout Crisis.
