Tech’s Most Wanted: A Profile of the Cybersecurity Professional

The scarcity of qualified talent in the IT sector is especially pronounced…

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5 Database Insights Easy to See with SolarWinds Database Peformance Monitor SaaS Monitoring

There are manifold ways to collect, visualize, and analyze data… but not all methods are equally useful. SolarWinds® Database Performance Monitor (DPM) however, is singular as a database-centric SaaS monitoring…

To Build or To Buy? That Is The Question

Upon a big period of self-reflection recently, it dawned on me that this year presents a huge tipping point in my life. That tipping point is the amount of time…

Using SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor to Help Optimize MySQL Configuration

Many users new to MySQL will find themselves overwhelmed when tasked with configuring their system for best performance. It doesn’t need to be intimidating, however. MySQL offers nearly 400 settings…

SolarWinds’ Database Performance Monitor SQL Injection Detection

For data-driven applications, security is of absolute importance. Virtually all modern tech-driven organizations must treat the protection of sensitive information as an imperative. At SolarWinds, we know that our customers…

Why Use Slow Query Logs When There’s SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor?

At SolarWinds, we believe that database monitoring can be much, much better than what many people currently settle for. In fact, we know that monitoring needs to be better —…

Common UI Performance Problems in Angular Apps

In this post, we analyze some performance issues we recently fixed in our web app common in AngularJS apps. We also discuss the tools we used to find and diagnose…

Addressing a Problematic MySQL Query and its Effects on Amazon Aurora

Since we announced our support for Amazon Web Service’s Aurora last year, we’ve had great experiences working with customers who use Aurora as their database system of choice. And not…

How to Build a Probabilistic Sketch

Last month, we published our newest, free ebook, Sampling a Stream of Events With a Probabilistic Sketch, examining the way that SolarWinds® Database Performance Monitor uses a sophisticated technique to select…

Always On Availability Groups & VMs

As Data Platform Engineers, we are responsible for maintaining the Availability of data to those that are authorized to access it. We have many tools available to us in order…