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Accelerate Query Performance With AI Query Assist: Intelligent Tuning, Built Securely
April 2, 2026
Owen Murphy

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.

Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap
March 27, 2026
Kevin Kline

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.

Boosting Database Observability With SolarWinds Plan Explorer
March 10, 2026
SolarWinds

Slow SQL Server queries are often the first sign your database is in trouble, but they rarely tell you why performance is degrading. In this post, we look at how SQL Server execution plans expose the real causes behind slow queries and how SolarWinds® Plan Explorer® helps DBAs turn that insight into faster, more reliable performance.