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Cullen Childress

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Cullen Childress

Cullen Childress is the Chief Product Officer at SolarWinds. He has experience in starting successful startups, as well as product leadership roles in wireless, eCommerce, enterprise, and conversational AI software. Before SolarWinds, he was the Head of Product at Atlassian, Global VP of Product at Groupon and Polycom, and led a few different product divisions at Qualcomm. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and received his MBA, both from The University of Texas at Austin.

The Latest Posts Featuring Cullen Childress

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.

What Is Operational Resilience?
April 1, 2025
Digital Experience
Over the last decade, organizations have navigated seismic shifts in the technology landscape: digital transformation, cloud migration, hybrid work, and tool consolidation. Yet, despite these advancements, IT leaders still struggle…
Welcome Squadcast to SolarWinds: A New Era of Operational Resilience
March 3, 2025
News
Today, we are thrilled to announce that Squadcast has officially joined the SolarWinds family. This strategic acquisition signifies a significant milestone in our journey to enhance our capabilities and deliver…