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The Latest Release: Version 2026.2 In version 2026.2 of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and all Orion Network and Infrastructure modules, we added some great features: Expanded SW1 (AI Agent): One button enablement, chat history, support for virtual entities, application templates and historical data Routing Insights:…
Probably I had posted this feature request few years ago, isn't it possible to release a feature which would automatically pick least used poller (based on the weight of the poller) when you add a device to SolarWinds? It doesnt mean that you need to remove an option to manually select the poller, its just that when…
When I posted the first dashboard after the SolarWinds World Tour, I did not originally plan for it to become a full series. It started as a bit of fun: a chance to showcase how far the SolarWinds dashboard layer could be pushed beyond the standard widgets. But as the series developed, a clearer theme started to emerge.…
Apparently, “I’m delighted to announce…” wasn’t dramatic enough 😉 So here is the most unnecessarily cinematic way possible to say it: SolarWinds MVP 2026 🏆 Genuinely, thank you. I’m incredibly grateful. ✌️🥚
Peak utilisation is one of those numbers that looks useful until you try to make a decision from it. A circuit can hit 96% once and look terrible in a report. Another circuit can sit above 80% repeatedly during the same business window and create a much stronger capacity signal. If both are only shown as peak values, they…
We should be able to expose a View/Dashboard/Node details page/Perfstack/NetPath/Maps etc by providing a link to the users who do not have access to SolarWinds. Some of the observability tools have this option, it could also be just a static read only page like a snip which can be done currently by importing it onto a…
A customer recently asked if I could give them a clearer view of their SolarWinds pollers. Not just whether the pollers were up, but whether the polling layer itself looked healthy, balanced, resilient and trustworthy. The node names and IP addresses have been normalised for sharing, but the underlying dashboard data is…
I have been thinking about why a compass feels so fitting for observability. Monitoring can produce thousands of signals, but more signals do not automatically create greater clarity. Without context and interpretation, we can have plenty of information but still lack a clear sense of direction. A compass does not choose…
Following on from my recent SolarWinds dashboard series, I have been experimenting with another way to represent live operational evidence. This one is called Service Interface Flow: The dashboard is rendered directly inside SolarWinds using SQL-generated HTML, CSS, and inline SVG over live Orion interface data. Each…
I love this design so much that I wanted to share it here. I’ve been experimenting with how far i can push SolarWinds dashboards beyond traditional monitoring views: A SolarWinds-inspired World Tour Dashboard: For anyone curious, this is built directly inside SolarWinds HCO using SQL-driven HTML/CSS over Orion data. The…
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