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Checking out the alternatives to ServiceNow? You’re in the right place.

When people talk about hybrid IT, they often mean flexible office setups. However, in the public sector, hybrid means a lot more.

Back in October 2024, I told you about the numerous Open-Source Software (OSS) projects that SolarWinds uses and to which we contribute.

Keeping user documentation accurate and up to date is a critical part of delivering great software. But what happens when your processes for publishing that documentation are slow, error-prone, or lack the visibility needed to keep everything running smoothly?

SolarWinds has released its 2025 IT Trends Report, Fragile to Agile: The State of Operational Resilience. In partnership with UserEvidence, the report surveyed over 600 IT leaders across nine countries to explore how organizations define, measure, and build resilience in an increasingly complex IT landscape.

This year, the SolarWinds World Tour is visiting 23 cities around the globe. Along the way, it’s delivering product demonstrations, technical presentations, and valuable face time with both customers and partners.

The SolarWinds IT Trends Report is an annual, independent report exploring the challenges and strategies IT teams face to achieve operational resilience. The 2025 report was created in partnership with UserEvidence, who surveyed over 600 IT leaders. The survey focused on how respondents perceive their organization’s operational resilience and the underlying issues that affect it.

The SolarWinds THWACK® user community is getting an exciting upgrade! (Or a glow-up, if you prefer.) You can read more here.

Last week we hosted the first of our three-part Observability Masterclass series. In this initial session, we explored the concept of unified visibility, a crucial aspect of observability.

It’s easy to be tempted by the convenience of buying monitoring or observability software directly from your hardware provider. On the surface, it seems efficient: fewer vendors, “native” integration, and perhaps even bundled discounts. But this path can often lead to unintended complexity and long-term limitations.