SolarWinds opens guided access to Avior, an AI agent for IT operations

SolarWinds announced Avior on October 14, 2026 as a goal-oriented AI system for IT operations. The company says the network engineering agent is available through guided onboarding.

The examples the company published include reducing alerts without losing important signals, finding configuration drift and gathering evidence to investigate network incidents. SolarWinds says Avior assesses risk, inherits the permissions of whoever started the task and logs its actions. The release reports no error rate or independent comparison of response time.

According to SolarWinds, the team sets a goal; specialized agents gather evidence and carry out permitted steps. Operational autonomy requires bounded permissions, audit trails and approval points for changes in production. Network World's coverage describes the tool as a layer of agents to automate network operations tasks, with control over the degree of autonomy.

SolarWinds positions Avior for enterprise IT environments and critical operations. To evaluate automation, a team can start with a repetitive, reversible task, compare time and rework against the baseline and keep human approval for changes that affect production.

Sources

SolarWinds, 14 Oct 2026. https://www.solarwinds.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/solarwinds-unveils-avior-bringing-deterministic-agentic-ai-to-enterprise-it

Network World, 14 Oct 2026. https://www.networkworld.com/article/4233313/solarwinds-launches-avior-ai-agents-to-automate-network-operations.html