Hybrid IT creates observability challenges, and opportunities

Cullen discusses the findings of the company’s recent 2026 SolarWinds State of Monitoring & Observability Report, examining how IT teams are navigating increasingly fragmented hybrid environments, and in turn, how AI is reshaping modern observability. AI AI is accelerating incident response, reducing noise, and closing visibility gaps across increasingly complex IT environments, with organisations increasingly prioritising platforms that unify data, automate insight, and lay the foundation for autonomous operational resilience.