Getting Started: SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor (Udemy.com)
SolarWinds SAM Bootcamp with 90+ Minutes of Video Lectures AND 60+ Minutes of Hands-On Lab Simulations
Created by: Thomas Mitchell
Last updated August 2024
What you will learn
- How SAM works
- Discover Servers and Applications
- Setup Monitoring
- Explore Alerts and Reports
- Work With Templates
- Set Thresholds in SAM
How it compares
Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 30% of them
- Reviews702#493 of 1,183 by number of reviews
- Length1.7 hoursshorter than 88% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2024earlier than 62% of them
Course Description
ARE YOU NEW TO SOLARWINDS SAM?
If so, this bootcamp-style course will bring you up to speed on the key benefits, features, and components of the platform.
This SolarWinds bootcamp is taught by a 25-year IT industry veteran and it covers all the key features and components that you need to be familiar with in order to carry on an intelligent conversation with colleagues when discussing the product.
This SolarWinds SAM course includes approximately 90 minutes of straight-to-the point training videos from someone who has actually deployed, used, and managed SolarWinds. I've also included about an hour's worth of hands-on lab simulations that allow you to practice what you learn.
Over 150,000 students already trust their IT training to me:
"The overall explanation is awesome and clear. I am able to clear my exam with 865 marks. Thanks much for this wonderful course."
"You want certi? This course with 12 modules of Microsoft are enough. All the best! Well covered course for certification."
"This course was PERFECT for the exam. I took your course and easily passed."
"I enjoyed the training. I've taken and passed the exam."
"I needed a course that would offer me lab experience along with lessons. And this course provides that lab experience I was looking for."
Even if you have minimal SolarWinds experience, this course will teach you what you need to know to begin using the platform to monitor applications and servers.
Enroll today and get up to speed with SolarWinds SAM!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
702 Reviews
Thomas Mitchell
Tom Mitchell is a 25+ year veteran of the IT Industry. After spending the last two decades as a Senior Engineer and Solutions Architect for several organizations, including national, international, and global enterprises, Tom now focuses on teaching and providing freelance IT consulting and solution design services for organizations around the world.
Tom's specialties include Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Active Directory, Office 365, and Messaging (Exchange & Exchange Online).
Tom is the founder of labITpro, is the author of The Azure PowerShell Quick Start Guide, and he has trained over 200,000 students in over 200 countries.
Click the LinkedIn button to connect with him. Better yet, enroll in one of his courses today!
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Reviews
By Jeffrey L Rice on 10/7/2026
Yes, it was a good match, since we use Solar Winds every day.
By Rathod Megharaj on 9/30/2026
Useful and Good Resources with Hand on Labs, For Beginners it's worth to explore , you will get all basic understanding and major part about solarwinds.
By Todd Green on 6/29/2026
It was a bit too basic and repetitive. I would have liked more detail on working with existing mature setups, in terms of seeing how they were configured and understanding why, rather than just how to set up a new env.
By Amar Singh on 2/15/2026
Hands on labs at the end of each module, are great. I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.
By German Saucedo on 9/25/2025
This course helped me to understand SolarWinds. I use it at work and I needed to understand it. Thanks!
By Nathaniel Andrus on 9/24/2025
This course is a great match for me. Very concise yet informative.
By Anonymized User on 4/8/2025
This course covers most of the concepts for SAM. Trainer has explained in a way which is very easy to understand.
By Amarjeet Kadam on 4/2/2025
Thanks for the course, it helped in understanding the SolarWinds tool
By Kapila Kumaranayake on 3/23/2025
good explanations, but lab sessions could have been more informative
By Christopher Johns on 3/11/2025
This a great course for me as I begin to gain deeper insight into the SolarWinds SAM.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100












