SolarWinds, a software developer, completed the acquisition of SentryOne, a software company, for Mainsail Partners, a private equity firm, for $147m. “For over 20 years, SolarWinds has been committed to ensuring that we bring to market a wide range of products designed to help IT pros solve the toughest IT infrastructure management challenges. As applications and data continue to grow in complexity and volume, database management has become a critical function to businesses of all sizes and types. We believe the explosion of business-critical applications, and their reliance on peak database performance, presents an opportunity for SolarWinds to continue to expand our support for IT organizations," Kevin B. Thompson, SolarWinds CEO.