SWI

Solarwinds Corporation

A maker of software that helps IT teams watch over their networks, servers, databases, and cloud systems, with well-known tools like its Network Performance Monitor built on the Orion platform. Founded in 1999 by brothers Donald and David Yonce in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the company grew out of early free utilities like Ping Sweep and Trace Route and now serves IT pros around the world. Its name sounds like renewable energy but has nothing to do with power—it was just picked by an early employee, which makes a fun trivia fact.