This post looks at what stood out at SQL Bits 2025 and why it matters for today’s database teams.
It focuses on the key themes, practical takeaways, and broader conversations from the event, giving readers a clear sense of what was discussed and what they should pay attention to next.
This is the second blog in a three-part series on the value of SolarWinds® Observability. In the first part of this series, we explored the substantial return on investment (ROI) that comes from consolidating your monitoring tools into a single, unified observability platform. Cutting tool sprawl can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by lowering software costs, reducing incidents, and slashing resolution times. But there’s a crucial piece of the puzzle we haven’t discussed yet: how you pay for it.
The recent government funding lapse has been resolved, and federal agencies are now operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds most agencies through January 30, 2026, at Fiscal Year 2024 spending levels. With the immediate crisis averted, federal IT leaders can shift their focus entirely from contingency planning back to mission assurance and operational efficiency.
We get why you’re here. You’re comparing Zendesk competitors and sifting through possible Zendesk alternatives to figure out what fits your stack, budget, and sanity in 2026.
Comparing Splunk competitors? You’re in the right place. This guide covers 16 of the most credible Splunk alternatives—meaning the most practical alternatives to Splunk for 2026.
Today marks the end of a transformative chapter for SolarWinds and the start of our next.
SolarWinds has been named in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management Platforms, Q4 2025 report, included among only fifteen vendors evaluated globally. The report examines vision, capability, and execution across the growing ESM category.
If you’re an Opsgenie customer being nudged toward the Jira Service Management (JSM) suite, you’re probably wondering what comes next. Sanj Sandhu and Chase Roohms talk us through the best options for you.
Every Veterans Day, we pause to recognize the individuals who have served, and the many ways their commitment continues long after uniforms are folded and active duty ends.
For many IT teams, cloud strategies are no longer a matter of if, but how many.