SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
By SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC
SolarWinds is an American company that develops software for businesses to help manage their networks, systems, and IT infrastructure. Their flagship product, Network Performance Monitor (NPM), is a comprehensive network monitoring and management solution.
Founded in 1999 in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Donald and David Yonce.
The company name was chosen by an early employee and has no relation to solar or wind power.
Grew rapidly, becoming profitable from its founding through its IPO in 2009.
Went public in May 2009 with an IPO of $112.5 million.
Raised funding from Austin Ventures, Bain Capital, and Insight Venture Partners in 2007.
Initial public offering in 2009 raised $112.5 million.
As of June 2024, the company's market capitalization was $2 billion.
FY2023 total revenue was $758.7 million, up 5% from 2022.
Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is SolarWinds' core product for network monitoring. Key features include:
Comprehensive network fault monitoring and performance management
Real-time and historical statistics from SNMP-, API-, or WMI-enabled devices
Advanced network troubleshooting for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud services
Customizable dashboards and alerts
Network mapping and visualization tools
Deep packet inspection and analysis
Endpoint monitoring
LAN and router traffic monitoring
SolarWinds has grown significantly through acquisitions, including:
Neon Software and ipMonitor Corp (2007)
Kiwi Enterprises (2009)
Hyper9 Inc (2011)
TriGeo (2011)
N-able Technologies (2013)
Confio Software (2013)
Pingdom (2014)
Librato (2015)
Papertrail (2015)
LogicNow (2016)
Loggly (2018)
Samanage (2019)
VividCortex (2019)
SentryOne (2020)
These acquisitions have allowed SolarWinds to expand its product portfolio and enhance its capabilities in areas such as cloud monitoring, log management, and database performance monitoring.
SolarWinds continually updates NPM with new features. Recent additions include:
Enhanced support for cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure monitoring
Improved NetPath feature for analyzing critical network paths
Advanced alerting system with nested trigger conditions
SolarWinds emphasizes a "People-First" culture, promoting their CARE values:
Committed
Accountable
Resilient
As of December 2020, SolarWinds had about 300,000 customers.
Customers include nearly all Fortune 500 companies and numerous US federal government agencies.
