SolarWinds names Brian Goldfarb as new chief marketing officer

The former Tenable, Splunk and Google marketing executive will oversee the observability, database and service management solutions provider's global marketing efforts.

Observability and IT management software provider SolarWinds has hired Brian Goldfarb as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). ) In this role, Goldfarb will oversee all aspects of global marketing efforts for SolarWinds and its leading observability, database, and service management solutions.

Goldfarb is a seasoned marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience driving growth strategies for some of the world's largest and most respected technology companies. Most recently, he served as his CMO for the cybersecurity company Tenable, leading his marketing team through rapid changes in the industry and helping increase the company's revenue by nearly 50% during his tenure.

Goldfarb recently joined SolarWinds as a key member of the executive team. This comes at a time when the company is experiencing continued growth and transformation as it expands its product portfolio, strengthens its go-to-market strategy and continues to evolve its business. SolarWinds offers a wide range of AI-powered observability, service management, and database solutions. These solutions are proven to help customers accelerate their digital transformation efforts, improve productivity, and reduce costs by simplifying the management of complex hybrid and multicloud environments. . Having recently moved to a subscription-first business model, the company has reported its fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth.

“We are excited to welcome Brian as a new member of the SolarWinds team, building on Brian's track record of driving substantial and sustainable growth as well as our vision to enrich the lives of our customers. and our shared commitment,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President. CEO of SolarWinds. “We are confident that the experience and expertise he brings will play a vital role in shaping and growing our business.”

“SolarWinds has deep roots in the IT community and an incredible legacy of success,” said Goldfarb. “The realities of today's hybrid and multicloud environments create rapidly changing challenges for IT professionals. I am excited about SolarWinds' continued ability to evolve support for hundreds of thousands of customers who innovate with speed. “SolarWinds' products are more relevant than ever, and we look forward to helping the company execute its next phase of growth.”

Mr. Goldfarb has had an impressive professional career. He previously led Google's marketing team that launched his provider of multibillion-dollar cloud services. Additionally, he served as his CMO of Splunk and spearheaded a significant digital marketing transformation to drive data-driven demand generation. He also served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Salesforce's Platforms, where he led a team that generated over $1 billion in revenue. Earlier in his career, Mr. Goldfarb held product marketing and product management roles at Microsoft across developer tools and platforms, IT infrastructure systems, digital media, and cloud computing.

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