Kevin Kline

Database Storage Optimization for the High-Performance DBA

This article highlights how often overlooked SQL Server storage configurations are a major contributor to DBA burnout and system instability. It argues that proactive storage manag…

The High-Performance DBA: Breaking the Burnout Cycle in Modern Database Teams

This article highlights the rising issue of burnout among Database Administrators (DBAs) due to increasingly demanding roles spanning diverse database environments. A recent report…

Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap

This article highlights a critical “observability gap” in modern software development, where database performance and health are often overlooked despite advancements in Agile and …

The Wide World of Open Data

This article introduces the concept of Open Data as an extension of the Open Source Software movement, emphasizing community and accessibility. Open Data involves datasets that are…

The Big Players in Open Source

07/31/25 Perhaps you know SolarWinds as one of the market’s leading IT observability and monitoring vendors, so it’ll be no surprise to you that we are very engaged with the OpenTe…

Reliability In Cloud Computing: AWS vs Azure vs GCP Strategy Comparison

07/18/25 That’s where the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) comes in. All three hyperscalers have created their own WAF, a set of guidelines and tenets within categories called pill…

In Praise of Maintenance: Strategies to Conquer Technical Debt

04/25/25 We’re all fighting the silent killer of limited IT budgets and tight application development timelines: technical debt. And it’s not just technical debt itself, but also a…

Is the SaaS Era Coming to an End?

01/14/25 Forbes recently took up Lessing’s claim in an article entitled The End of the SaaS Era: Rethinking Software’s Role in Business. So, are we really witnessing the death of S…

SolarWinds + Open-Source Software Contributions = Community Goodness

10/31/24 Many IT professionals think of open-source software (OSS) as primarily used in startups and enterprises relying on Linux. Early in my career, I worked on IBM mainframes an…

Celebrating 50 Years of SQL

10/09/24 In 2024, the world of data management celebrates a significant milestone: the 50th anniversary of SQL (Structured Query Language). This half-century journey has seen SQL e…

Aligning Database Operations With DevOps

07/25/24 Even with dedicated database staff (often with impressive technical skills), businesses need help understanding how to address database issues. IT managers and database sp…

Last Call for THWACKcamp 2024

04/10/24 THWACKcamp is a free, annual, two-day digital IT learning event brought to you by SolarWinds, featuring expert speakers, interactive sessions, prizes, and more. For over t…