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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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March 4: Built-In Entra ID Integration, ESM Custom Field Ticket Forwarding, & Jira Multi-Connectors
We're excited to bring you the latest release for SolarWinds Service Desk, which is designed to give ITSM teams their time back. By removing technical bottlenecks in identity management and breaking down data silos between departments and dev teams, we’re helping you shift more focus from managing tools to delivering…
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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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SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and modules — Version 2026.1 is Now Generally Available
We’re excited to announce General Availability (GA) for version 2026.1 of the SolarWinds® Platform, SolarWinds® Observability Self-Hosted, and the Network and Systems modules. Version 2026.1 GA is now available for all customers under maintenance, so log in to your customer portal to download it. Want to see everything…
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Meet the AI Agent in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2026.1 (Preview)
If you live in dashboards all day, you know the feeling: there’s a question in your head but getting to the answer means clicking through five views, wrangling filters, or building a report. The SolarWinds AI Agent (Preview) in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is here to make that a little easier. It lets you ask…
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IT Leadership Best Practices: Why People Matter More Than Tools — SolarWinds TechPod 106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9vf4IttBzs IT leadership best practices fail when organizations focus on tools instead of people. In this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, hosts Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring speak with Jon Collins, Field CTO and VP of Engagement at GigaOm, about what truly drives success in IT…
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SolarWinds Web Help Desk 2026.1 Is Available
We’re excited to announce that SolarWinds® Web Help Desk® (WHD™) 2026.1 is now available on the SolarWinds website and through your customer portal. This is a major update to WHD, designed to deliver a modern, intuitive experience while addressing long-standing limitations. This transformation is more than just a facelift;…
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Solar Bytes - February 2026
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…
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SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and modules — Release Candidate Version 2026.1 is Now Available
We’re excited to announce a release candidate (RC) for version 2026.1 of the SolarWinds® Platform, SolarWinds® Observability Self-Hosted, and the Network and Systems modules. Version 2026.1 RC is now available for all customers under maintenance, so log in to your customer portal to download it. Want to see everything new?…
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IT Trends and Predictions for 2026 — SolarWinds TechPod 105
SolarWinds TechPod returns with its annual IT trends and predictions episode — and 2026 is all about Agentic AI. In this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, hosts Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor are joined by Sascha Giese (SolarWinds) and Lauren Okruch (SolarWinds Product Marketing) to break down how AI, ITSM, automation,…
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Extended Logons?
Has anyone figured out a way to filter for extended logons?
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Monitoring Juniper Mist Access Points in SolarWinds NPM/NTA
Hi Team, We have recently migrated our infrastructure to Juniper Mist, a cloud-based, controller-less Access Point solution. We would like to integrate these APs into our SolarWinds environment for centralized monitoring. Our current environment is running NPM & NTA version 2024.2.0. Could you please provide guidance or…
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SolarPutty times out with no Internet connectivity
Was doing some maintenance the other night and logged into devices using SolarPutty and during a planned Internet outage SolarPutty stopped responding after about 30 minutes not exactly sure on the time. I couldn't get the application to come back up until Internet connectivity was restored. Is there a timeout for…
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SolarWinds Version Upgrade Planning: 2024.1 to 2025.4.2 or 2026.1
I am planning to upgrade our environment from SolarWinds 2024.1 to either 2025.4.2 or 2026.1. To proceed smoothly, I request the following comprehensive details: New features introduced in the latest versions Known bugs/issues addressed or present Options/features removed compared to 2024.1 Operating system support updates…
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How do i use a OpenTemplate, where do i configurate my Quick links?
I have created an OpenTemplate to deactivate or time out a user. The template requires the samaccountname, ExpirationDate and a status, after filling the gaps a ps script will run, it writes the user attributes. Another ps script checks daily if the ExpirationDate is due and checks the Status "Auszeit" or "Austritt".…
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Do we required LV/LA licence to see SNMP traps on SolarWinds portal
Dear Community Members, One of our clients has a requirement to monitor SNMP traps from the Aruba SD‑WAN Orchestrator. We have already configured SNMP traps on the Orchestrator. Could you please confirm whether an LV/LA license is required in SolarWinds to view these traps in the portal? Thanks
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Remote to a laptop with lid close
Are there any plans to make possible to access a laptop that has the lid closed (no local monitor)? Actually I'm able to access but of course I have no image, but a virtual driver could work to provide image just for the remote session, this would be a great feature.
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Modern Dashboards - KPI
Dear All, We are modern dashboard inthe tool, we want to overall infra percentage in dashboard could you please suggest the same. Thank You karunakar
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Down Time - Up Time For All Nodes
Hello, Kinda new to SolarWinds Reporting and looking for guidance. I have around 1600 nodes that we monitor and I was asked to work on a report to show; Hostname, IP, City, Down Time (TimeStamp), Up Time (TImeStamp) and Outage Duration. I tried a few things but unable to accomplish this.Our intention is to see when a node…
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Stats on Netflow protocol coming in to NTA
Is there data collected by NTA as to how much of the actual NetFlow protocol it is receiving and from where? I'm trying to determine capacity needed for the interfaces sending the Netflow from a new network device.