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How to Onboard AWS & Azure Hosts in SolarWinds Observability

Connecting your cloud infrastructure has never been easier. In this quick walkthrough, you’ll see how SolarWinds Observability natively integrates with AWS and Azure to onboard virtual machines and supported managed services—fast. Select your hyperscaler Click “Add Data” → Choose “Hosts” Follow simple steps to connect your cloud environment via API Whether you're running AWS EC2, Azure VMs, or other managed services, SolarWinds helps you get visibility in minutes.

When to Move From Public Internet to Private Connectivity

Struggling with latency, congestion, or compliance issues? Discover when it’s time to move from public internet to private connectivity. Network operations have never demanded more than they do now, leading many network managers to question whether the public internet is enough. While many organizations begin their network journey with VPNs over the public internet, they often bump into limitations quickly and begin exploring the natural next step – private connectivity.

Introducing Kentik AI Advisor: The Future of Network Intelligence

Introducing Kentik AI Advisor, a powerful new AI designed to deeply understand your network, reason through complex issues, and deliver clear, actionable guidance for designing, operating, and protecting your networks. By autonomously querying Kentik’s rich telemetry and tools, it explains what’s happening, why it matters, and what to do next — from troubleshooting and capacity planning to cost optimization and risk mitigation.

How to Achieve Deep Network Visibility with SolarWinds Observability SaaS

Looking for a faster way to discover every device on your network? This video walks through how SolarWinds Observability automatically scans and classifies network gear—including routers, switches, access points, firewalls, and SD-WAN devices—in seconds. You’ll learn how to: This is the easiest way to get full network visibility without scripts, config files, or manual inventory work.

How to Monitor .NET Applications on Linux with SolarWinds Observability | Step-by-Step Setup

This video provides a step-by-step walkthrough for configuring monitoring for.NET applications running on Linux using SolarWinds Observability. The demonstration covers the full setup process—from adding a new service to verifying the APM library connection. Topics covered in this video include: This guide is intended for developers, system administrators, and DevOps engineers who need to quickly and reliably instrument.NET applications on Linux for performance monitoring and observability.

Instruction Without Disruption: Reliable Connectivity with C1 Managed Internal Broadband Services

Empowering Seamless Learning Experiences through Dependable, Human-Centered Connectivity. Maintaining a reliable and secure broadband network is no longer a luxury for schools; it’s a necessity. K-12 schools face unique challenges when it comes to leveraging technology for education, from limited budgets and resources to the increasingly sophisticated security risks threatening connectivity. When disruptions occur, the impacts on teaching, learning, and administrative operations can be significant.

Introducing Kentik AI Advisor

Introducing Kentik AI Advisor. AI with a comprehensive understanding of your network that thinks critically and advises how to design, operate, and protect infrastructure at scale. With the rise of hybrid cloud networks and the growing demands of AI infrastructure, network teams are under pressure to balance cost, performance, and security, often with limited resources that delay critical strategic initiatives.

Automating Network Devices with NETCONF and YANG in Puppet Edge

This video offers a practical guide to automating network devices using YANG data models and the NETCONF protocol while using Puppet Edge. Gain the knowledge to streamline your network operations and enhance consistency. Perforce Puppet gives IT operations teams back their time and offers peace of mind with infrastructure automation that enables security and compliance.