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.
The High-Performance DBA: Breaking the Burnout Cycle in Modern Database Teams
Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap
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.
Watch This Space: Updates to Database Content
This post is a little different from our usual content. Rather than a deep dive into a single database topic, it steps back and looks at where the content is headed next.
We’ve been investing in new articles, clearer structure, and more technical storytelling. This overview explains what we’re changing, why it matters for DBAs and data teams, and how you can get more value from the blog. We also look at how people can engage with the wider community on THWACK.
CMMC compliance and the services layer: What federal buyers need to evaluate
Federal organizations spend considerable effort vetting the platforms they procure. The services team implementing and monitoring those platforms often receives less scrutiny. When the work involves Controlled Unclassified Information, that…
How Agentic AI Powers Hybrid and Multi‑Cloud Operations
Hybrid and multi‑cloud environments didn’t break operations—they simply outpaced the human ability to manage them. Gartner predicts that 90% of organizations will adopt a hybrid cloud approach through 2027, confirming that multi-vendor estates are now…
Monalytic achieves CMMC Level 2 certification through independent assessment
For federal agencies, defense contractors, and public sector organizations using SolarWinds, the professional services team behind your technology now operates under verified compliance status across all 110 NIST SP 800-171…
Database Storage Optimization for the High-Performance DBA
In this latest High-Performance DBA post, Kevin Kline explores what happens when SQL Server storage strategies fail to keep up with growing workloads.
When your DBAs are constantly firefighting I/O bottlenecks, TempDB contention, and uncontrolled log growth, the issue is not your team. It is your storage maturity. Address that, and you reduce incidents, free up DBA capacity, and ease operational strain.
The Hidden Warning Signs Before Hybrid IT Outages (And How AI Finds Them)
Hybrid IT environments are the reality for most organizations today. Unfortunately, they’re also one of the biggest reasons outages are now harder to prevent. Between on-prem infrastructure, cloud services, SaaS…
Why FedRAMP Isn’t a Barrier to Hosting SolarWinds in DoW Cloud Environments
Misconceptions about Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliance often complicate the Department of War’s (DoW) ongoing migration to government cloud environments. In the context of hosting SolarWinds, FedRAMP…
Is AI Ruining Gaming? — SolarWinds TechPod 108
Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring react to the sudden departure of Xbox CEO Phil Spencer and discuss where they are on the spectrum of excitement for the possibilities of AI…
Beyond the Blame Game: Why Consolidation is the New Standard for IT Leadership
If you feel overwhelmed by an abundance of disconnected monitoring tools, all giving slight variations of “the truth,” you aren’t alone, you’re part of a growing trend that is currently…
Accelerate Query Performance With AI Query Assist: Intelligent Tuning, Built Securely
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.