Over the past two to three years, I’ve seen customers make a move towards both MySQL and PostgreSQL. There is no software licensing with either of these database systems, which…
Comparing PostgreSQL and MySQL Databases: Differences Explained
How DBAs are Using SolarWinds DPM and Marginalia to reduce MTTR
Database performance is critical to business revenue. Slow and non-responsive databases can result in hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in lost revenue from poor customer experience and downtime.…
Three Ways Educational Institutions Can Better Plan for Continuous Learning
If we’ve learned anything from the past few years, it’s the routines we used to consider normal—like being able to walk onto a college campus and attend class in-person each…
What is a Data Warehouse? Benefits and Tips
A data warehouse (DW) is a centralized repository of data integrated from multiple systems.. This data is often cleansed and standardized before being loaded. Designed to support analytical workloads, a…
How Observability and AIOps Are Transforming the World
Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies—like machine learning (ML) and natural language processing—for normal IT operations activities and endeavors. AIOps…
Three Ways to Prepare Your Agency for a Modernized Digital Verification System
Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation for states to develop highly secure, interoperable systems enabling digital identity verification. According to the Better Identity Coalition, the Improving Digital…
A Comprehensive Guide to Workflow Integration
What Is a Workflow? Everything happening in an organization can be classified as a business process. This is true even if the process is a human looking at an Excel…
What is System Integration? How Your Organization Can Benefit and Implement
Most IT systems don’t operate in a vacuum—they have dependencies on other systems. And as organizations attempt to grow while trying to maximize their bottom lines, they soon discover it…
Four Ways State and Local Governments Can Effectively Use Pandemic Relief Funds
Last March, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was passed for pandemic relief, with $350 billion of the money dedicated to state and local agencies as a part of…
Solarian Spotlight: Colbea Smith, Demand Generation Manager
When Colbea Smith was looking to get back to her first love, IT, and combine it with her passion, marketing, she found SolarWinds. “I found SolarWinds to be a gem…