Because I couldn't stand not being able to track the backup status within Orion itself, I wrote two SAM templates to monitor SolarWinds Backup.
I should warn you, I'm not a python developer, so the Linux one is a labor of love. I was more than half tempted to just install PowerShell Core on Linux and run both, but I figured I would use a native Linux language.
Take a look at them and let me know what you think!