Observability tools are crucial to the success of most IT infrastructures and services. This software allows users to quickly track key metrics across all services and applications. By peering into key network metrics, these tools give users detailed real-time data about a system.

Monitoring network traffic (which is defined as the data moving across your network at a given time) is important for any business looking to maintain a fast and efficient network. Automating network traffic monitoring and analysis with the support of a tool can help IT teams reduce downtime, identify the causes of bottlenecks, boost the efficiency of troubleshooting efforts, and more.

SolarWinds has launched AI by Design, a dynamic framework for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into our IT management solutions. AI by Design consists of four fundamental principles: Privacy and Security, Accountability and Fairness, Transparency and Trust, and Simplicity and Accessibility. In the second installment in our series exploring this exciting new paradigm, we’ll examine how SolarWinds places the safety of our customers’ data at the center of our strategy for ethical AI.

The latest release of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) software includes table tuning and index advisors for PostgreSQL—building on DPA’s existing performance monitoring capabilities. Over the last thirty-five years, there’s been a steady rise in the role and evolution of open-source technology—including in the competitive world of database management software. Big names in the world of open-source tech for database management include MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.

New reverse tail UI, API-based searches, and copy-paste permalinks Searching event data in SolarWinds® Observability just got easier. A new reverse tail display option lets you move the log search bar and change the scroll of the events from bottom to top. For SolarWinds Papertrail™ fans, moving the search bar and changing the scroll will make you feel right at home. To access this customization feature, select display options and toggle the reverse tail option.

You’re probably familiar with the phrase, “software is eating the world.” In the last couple of decades, the importance and pervasiveness of technology in our society and our lives reached levels past generations would consider the realm of science-fiction. You probably have in your pocket, right now, a computer way more powerful than the one in Apollo 11.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) represents a new frontier for transformative productivity. With over 300,000 customers worldwide harnessing our data-driven solutions, SolarWinds is well-positioned to leverage AI to enrich the lives of the IT professionals we serve. But for this exciting technology to yield real value over time, it’s crucial to build it sustainably.