The 4 Pillars of Effective Database Observability

SolarWinds just dropped a whitepaper, From Monitoring to Mastery: Optimizing Database Performance…

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A Very Merry TechPod — SolarWinds TechPod 071

TechPod gets into the holiday spirIT as hosts Sean Sebring and Chris Bowie are joined by THWACK® Community Manager Kristen Piña-Flores to discuss what’s on their IT wishlists for the…

7 Help Desk Automation Tips You Can Start Using Today To Save Time, Effort, and Costs

When we look at the calls our help desk receives, we see many of the same issues repeatedly. Some of the most common calls help desk agents receive involve issues…

The Impact of Information Overload on Businesses Today

Over half of the world’s population are active on social media, with a typical user spending two hours and 25 minutes each day, equating to roughly one full waking day…

A Simplified Guide to OpenTelemetry

Digital services are increasingly built as a collection of components working in concert to deliver significant business functions. Understanding how these components of a system are working is crucial to…

Being a Technical Mentor for a Career, Not a Role

I’ve been in the SQL Server space for a long time—my entire career, in fact—but it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m great at what I do; it merely means I’ve seen…

How We Use the Customer Feedback Survey to Optimize Customer Experiences

As director of customer success, understanding and improving the customer experience is my main priority. In my years with SolarWinds, I’ve found the best way to do this is to…

ITSM and Observability: Eliminate tool sprawl, accelerate issue resolution, and ensure SLAs while delighting end users

Over the past twenty years I have been working in tech, I have seen a variety of products and solutions come and go. For many, it is because they overly…

SolarWinds Certified as a “Great Place to Work” in the U.S. and Ireland!  

We’re thrilled to announce our certification as a Great Place to Work by Great Place to Work in the U.S. and Ireland! SolarWinds has always been a great place to…

A Comprehensive Guide to Chatting Rules and Etiquette for Service Desk Teams

It’s increasingly common for service desk teams to perform some support operations over a live chat. This is a win for everyone. When using chat support, employees are looking for…

Top 7 Customer Service Skills Every Service Desk Team Should Have

Internal IT support teams are often the first place employees turn for help with technical issues, and it’s important for team members to be able to quickly understand problems, identify…