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Shadow AI Is the Next Big IT Risk | SolarWinds TechPod #105
Shadow AI and “vibe apps” allow employees to build powerful automations without governance. SolarWinds experts explain why this trend could explode in 2026 — and what IT leaders should watch for.
Full Circles: DEX in the Age of Agentic AI featuring Christy Punch (Forrester)
In a full-circle moment for The DEX Show, Tom and Tim welcome guest speaker, Forrester’s new Digital Workplace & DEX analyst, Christy Punch, for her first podcast in the role—echoing the show’s very first Forrester guest back in 2020. The timing is bittersweet: it’s also Tim Flower’s final month as co-host, marking a major transition for the podcast.
How to Perform Application Rationalization With InvGate Asset Management
If you’ve ever tried to get a clean view of your company’s software stack, you know how this goes: one team buys a tool, another one adopts a different one for the same job, renewals keep piling up, and before you know it, you’re paying for apps no one can even name. The application portfolio grows in the background, until it becomes too expensive and too messy to ignore.
Smart Recommendations: From Visibility to Proactive Decisions
Over the last few years, we’ve helped hundreds of organizations build and organize their IT inventories, and design automations that make daily tasks easier. That level of maturity is essential, but sometimes it’s still not enough. The real shift happens when Asset Management evolves from reactive to proactive, and from information to decision-making. That’s where an intelligence-driven system makes the difference: it turns data into proactive decisions that deliver tangible results.
CloudOps Revolution: Redefining Saas Operations
Picture a small B2B software company in the early 2010s. The company grew in the 2000s to a few thousand customers by offering on-prem software to small and medium businesses. Senior leaders had recently decided to offer their software over the web via servers rented from AWS.
Building AI-Ready Database Operations: A Deep Dive into Maturity and Actionable Habits
Now, we will explore how this foundational strength translates into organizational maturity and lay out the durable operating habits required to bridge the gap between reactive firefighting and strategic performance engineering.
Try SolarWinds Observability Today
When every second counts, your IT systems can’t afford blind spots. SolarWinds Observability delivers AI-powered, contextual awareness to help IT teams keep critical services running no matter the complexity. Connect the dots across networks, applications, cloud environments, and physical infrastructure with one comprehensive observability platform. With intelligent insights and real-time visibility, SolarWinds helps you prevent downtime, troubleshoot faster, and resolve issues before they impact users even in the most demanding environments.
Getting Started with the InfluxDB 3 Explorer UI
In this video, we walk you through setting up and getting started with the InfluxDB Explorer UI - a convenient, easy way to query and explore your data. This walks you through installation and connecting with the Explorer UI, as well as loading data, running queries, and setting up a basic dashboard.
AI SRE Update: Your Feedback Shaped Our Latest Release
A note from Lauren Nagel, Mezmo's VP of Product: At Mezmo, we believe the best observability tools aren't just built for users, they're built with them. Since the launch of Mezmo's AI SRE agent, we've listened and learned from our customers. The feedback and insights have been invaluable in helping our teams refine and enhance the experience. Today, we're excited to share our latest release, packed with improvements and powerful new capabilities that make our AI SRE even faster and more intuitive.