Recent Articles by Eoin Keenan

AI Won’t Fix a Broken System: Why Foundations Matter for Database Performance

12/15/25 Recent industry findings underscore this gap between ambition and readiness. In a large glo...

Why Adding Tools Can Make IT Worse

08/29/25 But somewhere along the way, the mission of observability—clarity, connection, and confid...

The Risks of Procuring Software From Your Hardware Vendor

07/23/25 The truth is, in a world where hybrid and cloud-native infrastructure are the norm, tying y...

Failing to Keep Pace with Cloud-Native Transformation?

06/26/25 In this third article in a series discussing the five most common obstacles to achieving fu...

How Data Siloes Hinder Visibility and What to Do About It

05/21/25 How Specialization Became a Liability in IT Management In the early days of infrastructure ...

5 Ways AIOps Can Transform Your IT Operations

03/27/25 In the hybrid era, it’s simply not feasible for humans to manage complex IT environments ...

What Nature Can Teach Us About Alert Fatigue

02/20/25 Alert fatigue is a pervasive challenge in modern IT environments. When teams are inundated ...

Top 5 Obstacles to Observability in 2025

01/27/25 I’ve spent over 25 years in tech product marketing and customer support, working with pio...

Observability Dilemma: To SaaS or Not to SaaS? That is the Question!

07/15/24 In the ever-evolving IT landscape, the Observability Dilemma casts a strategic shadow: To S...

Top Reasons Customers Are Moving to SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability

12/21/22 I’m frequently asked about why customers select SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. Giv...