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Director of Product Strategy, SolarWinds Passportal

Colin Knox

Colin Knox serves as the Director of Product Strategy, SolarWinds Passportal, and is the founder and former CEO of Passportal up until its acquisition by SolarWinds in 2019. With an education in software development and information technology, Colin Knox has spent the past 15 years deeply embedded in the technology field. Colin is a respected member of the global MSP (Managed Service Provider) industry, having his former MSP business, XCEL, listed in the top 500 firms in the world for 3 years, as well as being personally listed twice (2012 and 2014) as one of the 250 most influential and successful MSP executives. He is a professional speaker with past engagements across North America advising MSP owners how to grow, expand, and mature their own IT practices.

The Latest Posts Featuring Colin Knox

The High-Performance DBA: Breaking the Burnout Cycle in Modern Database Teams

In this article, Kevin Kline introduces The High-Performance DBA webcast series, drawing on insights from our recent State of Database Report to explain why DBA burnout is rising and how teams can move beyond constant reactivity.

April 1, 2026
Database
The High-Performance DBA: Breaking the Burnout Cycle in Modern Database Teams
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Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap
March 27, 2026
Database

Over the past 15 years, Agile and DevOps have accelerated application delivery, enabling faster, more reliable releases. Yet the database layer often remains a blind spot for observability and performance monitoring.

In this article, Kevin Kline shows why closing the database observability gap is critical to improving performance, efficiency, and resilience for DBAs, developers, and the businesses that depend on their data.
CSAM: Safeguarding Clients Against Insider Betrayals (and Mistakes)
October 11, 2019
Monitoring and Observability Security
In the second part of our National Cybersecurity Awareness Month series, Colin Knox offers two key tips to help you prevent insider attacks and police data and systems access. We’re…