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Automate, Create and Export Network Maps to Visio with SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

With a variety of discovery methods like SNMP, CDP, ICMP and WMI, SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper helps you have an up-to-date map of all your routers, switches, firewalls, servers, desktops, and workstations. Featuring industry standard symbology for network nodes, NTM supports multiple options for map alignment with improved Etherchannel support and representation, ability to create multiple maps from a single scan and many more.

Progress Flowmon Roadmap 2026 and Beyond

Explore what’s ahead for Progress Flowmon in this roadmap session presented by Head of Product Nick Vlasov. Learn about upcoming innovations in AI‑driven analytics, automated investigation playbooks, detection tuning improvements and long‑term platform direction. Perfect for network engineers, security analysts and IT leaders looking to strengthen visibility, performance and security. Watch now to see what’s coming next.

Network Instability: What It Is, What Causes It, and How to Fix It

Network outages are easy. Something goes down, alarms fire, you fix it, life moves on. Everyone understands a full outage. It's clean, binary, and at least somewhat predictable. Network instability is the opposite of all that. Nothing fully breaks. Nothing fully works. The ping responds. The connection shows active. And yet users are complaining about choppy calls, sluggish apps, and sessions dropping for no apparent reason. You run a speed test, and it's fine.

Unified Enterprise Monitoring that Scales

Modernize your monitoring stack with the Progress WhatsUp Gold network monitoring solution in this fast, 30‑minute session. Learn how to replace legacy, multi‑module tools with one unified platform that simplifies operations, boosts visibility and delivers predictable TCO. Discover how NetOps and ITOps teams can reduce complexity and get actionable insights faster by utilizing the WhatsUp Gold capabilities to unify network traffic analysis, logs, configuration and high availability.

Ephemeral Leaks and Automated BGP Route Leak Detection

Many BGP route leaks reported by automated detection systems are actually brief, low-impact artifacts of normal BGP convergence. Doug Madory examines examples from Cloudflare Radar, Routeviews, and Jared Mauch’s long-running leak detector to show how these “ephemeral leaks” arise, why they usually don’t disrupt traffic, and why they still matter for routing security.

What's New in WhatsUp Gold 2026.0

Watch this video to learn about the features included in version 2026.0 of WhatsUp Gold. Find more information in the 2026.0 Release notes: For all your Community news, technical content, and access to all things WhatsUp Gold check out our Community Hub. You'll also find our Forum for questions about our platform and sharing with other Community users.