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Owen Murphy

Owen Murphy

Owen Murphy

Owen is a lead Product Marketing Manager for Database Observability solutions at SolarWinds. With a background in solution engineering, he deeply understands the challenges of poor database performance and its impact on organizations. Owen is committed to equipping data professionals with powerful, intuitive tools to boost performance and efficiency. He frequently speaks at industry events, from local user groups to major conferences like SQLBits.

The Latest Posts Featuring Owen Murphy

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.

Accelerate Query Performance With AI Query Assist: Intelligent Tuning, Built Securely
April 2, 2026
Database

In this post, Owen Murphy breaks down AI Query Assist, explaining how it combines execution plans with generative AI to rewrite slow SQL.

We look at why AI Query Assist matters for DBAs and developers who want faster, more reliable performance tuning without sacrificing security.

How to Prepare Your Data Estate for AI Success
November 6, 2024
Database
It’s hard not to speak in cliches when we talk about artificial intelligence (AI). Today, AI seems to be all around us. And whatever its cultural impact, its rapid evolution…