SolarWinds Automation Playbook: Hands-On Administration, Scripting, and Orchestration for Reliable Network Operations

SolarWinds Automation Playbook: Hands-On Administration, Scripting, and Orchestration for Reliable Network Operations is a practical, example-driven guide that equips network engineers, platform architects, and automation teams to design, deploy, and operate resilient SolarWinds environments at scale. Beginning with a clear exposition of the Orion core, data flow mechanics, and the platform’s security model, the book translates architectural theory into action—covering topology design, high-availability patterns, enterprise integration, automated installation and upgrade orchestration, and disaster recovery procedures that minimize risk and downtime.

Building on that foundation, the playbook shows how to achieve deep, contextual visibility across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud estates. You’ll learn advanced device and application monitoring techniques, how to extend SolarWinds with custom metrics and distributed tracing, and how to craft intelligent alerting and predictive-analytics workflows for capacity forecasting and performance optimization. Practical examples demonstrate integration with APM and observability tools so teams can move from reactive firefighting to proactive operations.

The final sections focus on hands-on administration, scripting, and orchestration: mastering REST APIs, SWQL, and SDKs to automate discovery, remediation, and lifecycle management; designing self-healing runbooks and event-driven automations; and building custom dashboards and ITSM/compliance pipelines. Rich case studies and forward-looking guidance on AI, AIOps, and extensibility prepare practitioners to automate repetitive tasks, reduce toil, and evolve SolarWinds into an adaptive, reliable cornerstone of modern network operations.