The Observability Consideration Checklist helps organizations evaluate whether a self-hosted, SaaS, or hybrid monitoring and observability solution best fits their current infrastructure and future IT strategy. The guide focuses on key decision areas including cloud adoption, data residency, management and control, scalability, technical expertise, and operational flexibility. It highlights how changing IT environments are pushing organizations to rethink how they manage observability across on-premises and cloud systems. The checklist also helps teams assess their readiness for automated updates, disaster recovery management, infrastructure scalability, and long-term operational support. By comparing different deployment approaches side by side, the guide provides a practical framework for organizations looking to align their monitoring and observability strategy with business goals, security requirements, and internal capabilities. Overall, it serves as a straightforward planning resource for teams navigating their observability journey with greater clarity and confidence.



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The Observability Consideration Checklist helps organizations evaluate whether a self-hosted, SaaS, or hybrid monitoring and observability solution best fits their current infrastructure and future IT strategy. 

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SolarWinds | Chart Your Observability Path with Confidence

The State of Monitoring & Observability Report explores how modern IT environments are becoming increasingly difficult to manage as monitoring and observability tools struggle to keep pace with growing infrastructure complexity. Based on insights from more than 750 IT practitioners and leaders, the report highlights the operational challenges caused by fragmented monitoring systems, siloed tools, limited visibility across cloud and on-premises environments, and rising alert fatigue. It also examines how disconnected monitoring strategies are increasing troubleshooting time, slowing incident response, and creating inefficiencies across IT operations. The report shows that while many organizations still rely on reactive processes, AI and automation are beginning to close critical monitoring and observability gaps by improving root cause analysis, reducing noise, and accelerating issue resolution. It further reveals the growing importance of unified observability, integrated incident response, and AI-powered operations in building more resilient and efficient IT environments. Overall, the report presents a clear view of where IT operations currently lag and how AI-driven observability is helping organizations modernize and move forward.



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The State of Monitoring & Observability Report explores how modern IT environments are becoming increasingly difficult to manage as monitoring and observability tools struggle to keep pace with growing infrastructure complexity. 

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SolarWinds | State of Monitoring & Observability Report

The State of Database Report 2025 looks at the growing pressure DBAs are facing as database environments become more complex while teams remain under-supported. The report shows that many DBAs spend most of their time firefighting issues, managing alerts, and handling reactive tasks instead of focusing on optimization, automation, and strategic work. It also highlights the disconnect between what IT leaders believe is happening inside their organizations and what DBAs experience daily, especially around monitoring, workload, and operational challenges. Based on responses from more than 1,000 IT professionals, the report explores how siloed systems, alert fatigue, and limited training are contributing to burnout and increasing attrition risk. At the same time, it shows how organizations with unified monitoring, AI-driven tools, and better enablement are helping DBAs work more efficiently and take on more strategic roles. The report ultimately presents a clear picture of a profession in transition and why support, visibility, and modern tooling are becoming essential for the future of database operations.



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The State of Database Report 2025 looks at the growing pressure DBAs are facing as database environments become more complex while teams remain under-supported. 

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SolarWinds | State of Database Report 2025

SolarWinds’ 2026 IT Trends Report: The Human Side of Autonomous IT explores how AI is reshaping the role of IT professionals.
Based on insights from more than 1,000 IT leaders and practitioners, the report shows that IT teams are shifting from traditional operators to strategic orchestrators.
While AI helps reduce manual effort and accelerate root cause analysis, it also introduces new responsibilities around governance, trust, and validation.
The report highlights key challenges such as data privacy concerns, fragmented platforms, and the need to double-check AI outputs.
It also reveals a gap between executive confidence and frontline readiness when it comes to AI adoption.
Overall, the report emphasizes that autonomous IT is not just about smarter tools, but about empowering people with the right skills, structure, and trust.
It offers valuable guidance for organizations preparing for the next era of AI-driven IT operations.

Sources: SolarWinds says the report surveyed 1,000+ IT professionals, explores the shift from operators to orchestrators, and highlights blockers such as privacy/security anxiety, fragmentation, and governance gaps. 



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SolarWinds’ 2026 IT Trends Report: The Human Side of Autonomous IT explores how AI is reshaping the role of IT professionals.

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SolarWinds | IT Trends Report 2026

"The virus leverages modern address resolution techniques for command and control communications to bypass standard detection measures and virtual network access controls," Cado Labs researcher Matt Muir said of the malware, dubbed "Denonia" after the domain it interacts with.

On February 25, 2022, the item evaluated by the cybersecurity firm was published to the VirusTotal database under the name "python" and packed as a 64-bit ELF executable.

Amazon said in a statement to The Hacker News that "Lambda is safe by default, and AWS continues to work as planned," adding that customers who violate the company's acceptable usage policy (AUP) will be barred from utilizing its services. <a style="color:red" href="https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/first-malware-targeting-aws-lambda.html">Read More</a>

A first-of-its-kind malware targeting Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Lambda serverless computing platform has been discovered in the wild.

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