Jan 16
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In this video, Cheryl Nomanson, Senior Technical Trainer with SolarWinds Academy, breaks down the SolarWinds Platform and explains how it delivers shared, intelligent functionality across all SolarWinds observability solutions. You’ll learn how the SolarWinds Platform powers: • SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted • SolarWinds Observability SaaS • Legacy modules and modern integrations • Hybrid, on-prem, and cloud-native environments This unified platform provides shared functionality, including: • Capacity planning • Predictive analysis • Event correlation • Anomaly detection • Root cause analysis • Autonomous operational resilience These capabilities are available whether you deploy on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. You’ll also learn how Platform Connect and Network Collectors allow customers to: • Unify monitoring across self-hosted and SaaS environments • Use anomaly-based alerting powered by AI and machine learning • Prepare for advanced features like Agentic AI in self-hosted environments • Monitor only the entities you need with flexible licensing The SolarWinds Platform supports customers across the entire infrastructure spectrum—from air-gapped, high-security environments to fully cloud-native DevOps teams—and evolves as customers expand, hybridize, or repatriate their environments. Learn more in the SolarWinds Academy: https://support.solarwinds.com/solarwinds-academy Join the conversation on THWACK: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/ 00:00 – What Is the SolarWinds Platform? 00:34 – Common Capabilities Across All SolarWinds Solutions 01:41 – Understanding the Customer Infrastructure Spectrum 03:51 – What Is SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted? 06:37 – SolarWinds Observability SaaS Explained 08:09 – Unifying Self-Hosted and SaaS Monitoring 08:54 – Platform Connect vs Network Collector 10:52 – Using AI & Anomaly-Based Alerting Across Environments 11:40 – Preparing for Agentic AI in Self-Hosted 12:26 – Choosing the Right Deployment Model 13:11 – Training, Resources and Next Steps Connect with SolarWinds: THWACK IT Community: http://thwack.solarwinds.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolarWinds LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/solarwinds Instagram: http://instagram.com/solarwindsinc/