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Dan Hauenstein

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Dan Hauenstein

Dan leads the global Product Marketing function at SolarWinds, where he is responsible for marketing strategy, product positioning and messaging, competitive intelligence, and external training. Previously, Dan held leadership positions at Tenable, Chef Software, Hortonworks, IBM, Micromuse, and McKinsey & Company.

Dan enjoys simplifying complex topics so more people can understand and get value from technology. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a mechanical engineering degree from Rice University. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and racing powerboats with his family.

The Latest Posts Featuring Dan Hauenstein

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.
Inside the Conversation: What We’re Hearing at SolarWinds World Tour
June 1, 2026
Events
Our 2026 World Tour is well underway, and I’ve had the opportunity to attend events in London, Phoenix, and Atlanta to spend time with customers, partners, and peers who are navigating this dramatic moment in IT. My…