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Venky Raman

Venky Raman is head of product for the AIOps and database portfolios at SolarWinds. He is an innovative, high-technology business leader with extensive experience bringing unique products to market and building teams focusing on rapid change and execution. He remains a "product guy" at heart who loves to focus on solving challenging problems with delightful solutions focused on end-users.

The Latest Posts Featuring Venky Raman

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.