Solar Bytes - July 2024

Whew! It is hot out here in Texas right now. Hopefully, everyone is enjoying some summer vacation. Last quarter was a busy time for our products, so make sure you check out all the new features and fixes that have been added. Several of us have just returned from SWUG in Denver–big thank you to everyone who joined us there. We had great conversations and a great time with you all. Now, we’re gearing up for the next adventure. We’ve got more things planned for July, so be sure to check out what’s on the agenda!

What Might You Have Missed in June?

Customize Your AWS Dashboard by Melanie Achard

SolarWinds Platform and Products – Version 2024.2 is Now Generally Available by James Barnes

VoD: Digital Transformation Insights featuring Bharat Bedi

Response Templates for Admins and Agents, Additional Flexibility Enhancements for Automation Rules, Update Via CSV, and More by Joey Brown

Filters for Automation Rules, SolarWinds AI, App Available in MS Teams, and More by Joey Brown

VoD: SolarWinds Day: AI: Friend or Foe featuring Cullen Childress, Krishna Sai, and Chrystal Taylor

Smart Suggestions, Virtual Agent, and Generative AI: The SolarWinds Service Desk AI Journey by Michael Clark

VoD: The Next Generation of Papertrail is Here - You Don’t Want to Miss This Session 3 featuring Peter DiStefano, Ian Mcleod, Rikita Dsouza, and Bradley Sisson

VoD: The Next Generation of Papertrail is Here - You Don’t Want to Miss This Session 4 featuring Peter DiStefano and Bradley Sisson

VoD: The Next Generation of Papertrail is Here - You Don’t Want to Miss This Session 5 featuring Peter DiStefano, Ian Mcleod, Rikita Dsouza, and Bradley Sisson

Movies and Mainframes: Network (1976) featuring Andy Garibay and guests, JP and Tim Harrison

Movies and Mainframes: Windows 95 Video Guide (1995) featuring Andy Garibay and guest Rob Hock

Addressing Public Sector IT Complexity by Sascha Giese

At What Cost: Rethinking Resource Management in 2024 by Jeff Key

VoD: Turn the Tables on Poor Database Performance featuring Kevin Kline

VoD: SolarWinds Service Desk Quarterly Product Update featuring Stella Leibovich, Joey Brown, RJ Gazarek, and Daniel Aharon

THWACK Turns 21 by Kristen Piña-Flores

Give It Up For the 2024 THWACK MVPs by Kristen Piña-Flores

Comprehensive PostgreSQL Monitoring with a Unified Vendor Approach: Part 2 by Owen Murphy

Sudhakar Ramakrishna on Innovation, Adaptation, and Future Vision featuring Sudhakar Ramakrishna

The Second Principle of AI Design: Accountability and Fairness by Krishna Sai

The Third Principle of AI Design: Transparency and Trust by Krishna Sai

IT Pros Want AI and AIOps but Are Concerned About Data Quality featuring Krishna Sai

SolarWinds Report: IT Pros Want AI but Fear Shortcomings in Data Quality, Privacy, Security featuring Krishna Sai

SolarWinds: IT Professionals Worry about AI Integration Risk featuring Krishna Sai

IT Pros Find Generative AI Doesn’t Always Play Well With Others featuring Krishna Sai

IT Pros Worry Over the Data That Fuels AI featuring Krishna Sai

The Gately Report: SolarWinds Says Generative AI Not a 'Scary Monster' featuring Krishna Sai

Chi-Town Tech Triumph: Join Us at Chicago SWUG by Kevin M. Sparenberg

Countdown to Connection: Join the SolarWinds User Group in Atlanta by Kevin M. Sparenberg

Feature Release: May 2024 Summary by Kevin M. Sparenberg

TechPod: Digital Detoxing featuring Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring

Hot Prizes in Hot-lanta by Chrystal Taylor

What is Observability and Why You Need IT to Manage Your Hybrid Cloud Environment by Jason Tolu

What’s Planned for July?

Catch “Step Up Threat Detection with Security Observability” with Keshav Kumar and Kritin Paddington on July 4 at 11 am GMT.

Look forward to TechPod with hosts Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor. June’s episode features our hosts discussing Digital Detoxing. It premiers on July 9.

Kevin Kline will be hosting his monthly Data Table webcast on July 25 at 10 a.m. CT. This month’s topic is “Database Juggling Made Easy”.

On July 30 at 10 am CT, you’ll find Kevin Kline, Peter DiStefano, and guest Jeff Garbus for ”Stop Wasting Money: Five Ways to Reduce Cloud Database Spend.”

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