Solar Winds has unveiled the next generation of its Observability platform, available now in both self-hosted and SaaS (software as a service) options. Building on over 25 years of expertise in network and infrastructure monitoring, the company has significantly enhanced its capabilities to offer customers exceptional value and flexibility. These updates include improved monitoring for on-premises infrastructure, expanded cloud observability, and enhanced artificial intelligence and machine learning features.
Cullen Childress, SVP of Product at Solar Winds, stated, “This next generation of Solar Winds Observability addresses the visibility gaps that IT practitioners have shared with us globally. Many are struggling to find a solution that gives them the insights they need across both on-premises and cloud-native environments. We’re here to end that struggle.”
Research from GigaOm shows that complex, hybrid IT environments present significant visibility and management challenges for organizations today. A staggering 85% of respondents reported that application complexity and volume are key operational hurdles, while 67% identified these as the primary issues in managing legacy or virtualized applications on physical infrastructure. Additionally, Flex era found that 73% of organizations are using hybrid cloud architectures, and Gartner predicts that by 2027, 50% of critical enterprise applications will exist outside centralized public cloud locations.
Many existing monitoring solutions focus on either on-premises or cloud deployments, forcing IT teams to choose one over the other and leaving a significant observability gap. Solar Winds Observability allows customers to choose what they monitor and how, ensuring a tailored approach that meets their specific needs. The platform offers expansive visibility and AI-driven insights to help manage modern IT environments efficiently, enhance performance, and optimize costs.
Krishna Sai, SVP of Technology and Engineering at Solar Winds, emphasized, “Customers should have the freedom to decide how they monitor and manage their hybrid IT infrastructures. We meet them wherever they are on their hybrid journey, allowing them to adopt our solutions at their own pace.”
Solar Winds actively engages with its customers and user community to understand the challenges of managing hybrid IT environments, and these insights have directly shaped the product enhancements. Justin Diana, VP of Information Technology at Corevist, noted, “Solar Winds understands our needs and has evolved alongside us. It’s rare to find partners in this industry who truly listen.”
With Solar Winds Observability, customers can monitor their on-premises and cloud workloads from a unified interface, whether they opt for the self-hosted or SaaS (software as a service) version. As Childress mentioned, “No matter where customers are now or where they’re headed, they will have the precise visibility they need in a way that works best for them.”
