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White papers provide solutions to problems encountered by SolarWinds® customers in common scenarios.

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    The Art of Organizing & Simplifying IT Support

    Find out how IT pros can save time in managing help desk tickets and support tasks. Learn some easy and effective ways to allow IT pros to simplify the manual and time-consuming process of providing IT support to end-users.

    (396 downloads)
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    Visibility From Your Network Into the Cloud: Today’s New Essentials

    Most organizations today are evolving toward a hybrid IT enterprise architecture, meaning their operations are split between the cloud and the traditional on-premises network. Many important enterprise applications are moving to the cloud, along with some more basic infrastructure such as storage and application development platforms. When cloud services falter, you need to know why – but often lack visibility beyond the firewall.

    (436 downloads)
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    eBook: DBA Survivor Guide: Your First 100 Days

    This Survivor’s Guide will help you determine how to get started and help you plan for your first 100 days!

    (458 downloads)
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    eBook: Redefining the Network

    Learn to tame your network now and transform it for the future.

    (307 downloads)
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    Edison NPM 12 vs HPE NNMi

    In this report, Edison Group provides a compare and contrast of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and HP’s Network Node Manager based on four decision criteria: organizational viability; functions/features; technical requirements; and pricing.

    (405 downloads)
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    EMA Research Report: Comparing SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

    In order to assist enterprises in identifying optimal solutions for effective server monitoring, Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA™) analysts conducted primary research comparing server monitoring products from SolarWinds and Microsoft.

    SolarWinds® partnered with leading government research provider Market Connections to survey 200 federal IT and IT security professionals to find out their top cybersecurity concerns and the obstacles they face when implementing IT security strategies. Download the whitepaper for an in-depth analysis of the survey, regarding data on Security Event Detection, Continuous Monitoring Implementation and return on investment, top obstacles and frustrations, and cybersecurity threats and threat sources.

    (415 downloads)
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    Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Impact Brief: SolarWinds Reaches for the Cloud with Web Performance Monitor (WPM) v.1.5 and Cloud Player Portal (formerly Synthetic End User Monitor)

    SolarWinds® announced the latest update to its Server & Application Performance Management portfolio with the release of Web Performance Monitor (WPM) v. 1.5, which includes the new Cloud Player Portal. With this new product, IT teams can run distributed transaction testing from the Amazon® Cloud as a cost-effective alternative to traditional, cloud-based synthetic monitoring solutions. EMA sees this as an important announcement for SolarWinds, its customers, and its prospects. It puts a quality APM solution within reach of almost any company, providing a good entry point for APM monitoring that can grow as a company’s application portfolio expands.

    (410 downloads)