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AI Is WAY More Expensive Than You Think... | SolarWinds TechPod #105

Artificial intelligence isn’t just about innovation and efficiency — it comes with hidden costs. From massive data centers and rising energy consumption to layoffs, governance, and long-term business impact, the real price of AI is often ignored. Companies rush to adopt AI, but are they calculating the true cost for the environment and their bottom line?

How Modern Network Analytics Drive Faster, More Reliable Applications

Your users face sluggish performance and spotty connections daily. Hybrid cloud paths, SaaS platforms, SD-WAN routes, and Wi-Fi networks all contribute to this frustration. Microsoft recently revealed they handled a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack on Azure, proving how enormous network events quietly erode application quality without causing total blackouts.

Healthcare IT Trends to Know Before 2026

Healthcare technology is evolving at a pace that would’ve seemed impossible just a few years ago. From smart hospitals and connected medical devices to AI-powered diagnostics and remote patient monitoring, digital innovation is shifting how care is delivered and how healthcare IT teams operate. The next wave of healthcare IT trends will push infrastructure, security, and data systems further than ever before.

Migrating from PRTG to WhatsUp Gold: The Ultimate Guide

Mirating from PRTG to WhatsUp Gold can feel daunting, but with the right approach, it’s a smooth transition that unlocks powerful monitoring capabilities and a simplified user experience. WhatsUp Gold offers intuitive dashboards, flexible licensing, and advanced features like Network Traffic Analysis, Application Monitoring, and integrated Network Detection & Response (NDR) for comprehensive visibility across hybrid environments.

Actionable Network Device Monitoring with Automated Anomaly Detection and AI Troubleshooting

Network device monitoring is often a mess of polling, graphs, and alerts that don't lead to answers. In this webinar, we'll show how to monitor routers, switches, and firewalls in a way that quickly surfaces what matters: interface health, errors, drops, saturation, latency signals, and performance regressions—without drowning in noise. You'll learn how Netdata turns raw SNMP metrics into high-signal insights using automated anomaly detection and AI-assisted troubleshooting, so your team can move from 'something is wrong' to 'here's the root cause' faster.

Choosing the Right Business Internet Provider for Growth

Your internet connection is the quiet backbone of modern business. Cloud apps, video calls, payment terminals, and security cameras all run on it. When it fails, everything freezes-ITIC found that the average mid-size company loses about $300,000 for every hour offline in 2024. That's why choosing WOW! Business Internet (or a peer provider) is a mission-critical decision, not a utility line item. Use the framework below to align real-world performance and support with how your team works today-and how you plan to grow.

Top Education Technology Trends to Watch Through 2026

The education technology landscape is entering a period of consolidation and integration. Schools are moving past the online learning experimentation phase of recent years and focusing on technologies that deliver measurable improvements in teaching and learning outcomes. For IT professionals managing educational networks, understanding these shifts helps prioritize infrastructure investments and security protocols.

Console Connect Ecosystem Update January 2026

In this ecosystem update, we share the latest additions to the Console Connect platform, including our expansion into Malaysia with eight new data centre locations, enhancing connectivity across the Asia Pacific region and worldwide. Most new locations are in Cyberjaya, Malaysia’s prime data centre hub near Kuala Lumpur, offering robust dark fibre networks, redundant power and high-speed data transmission for secure, high-performance enterprise connectivity.