Operational resilience is becoming a business-critical priority as enterprises face rising cyber threats, hybrid IT complexity, and accelerating digital transformation.
In this CXOWIRE conversation, Abdul Rehman Tariq from SolarWinds and Arun Shankar from GEC explore how AI, observability, and automation are reshaping modern IT operations and enabling a shift from reactive to proactive resilience strategies.
Key takeaways:
- AI is evolving into the backbone of enterprise IT operations
- Observability is essential for managing hybrid environments
- Automation and intelligent remediation reduce downtime and complexity
- Proactive, AI-driven operations are the future of IT management
- Resilience is now a core business requirement, not just an IT goal
Abdul Rehman Tariq is Regional Sales Director at SolarWinds responsible for Middle East, Turkiye and English-Speaking Africa where he leads the company’s sales strategy, manages direct and indirect sales teams, drives business development and fosters channel partnerships. Abdul Rehman Tariq is focused on current and new market sectors. Prior to SolarWinds, he held various sales and leadership positions at Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, and Pulse Secure.
SolarWinds is a monitoring, observability, database, incident response, and IT service management platform — and one of the most widely used network monitoring software solutions in enterprise IT.
Discover how organizations can strengthen resilience and prepare for an AI-driven future with SolarWinds.




