Author: Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

Debra Schleicher is Chief Marketing Officer at Vitria, where she leads go-to-market strategy and category development for AI-powered service assurance and AIOps. Her work focuses on AIOps, service assurance, telecom operations, observability, and helping organizations modernize operations across complex technology environments.

Comparing Vitria, Dell AIOps and Splunk ITSI — Three Different Answers to the Same Problem
Three platforms, three origins: event correlation, observability and knowledge-driven assurance.

Comparing Vitria, Dell AIOps and Splunk ITSI — Three Different Answers to the Same Problem

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

September 24, 2026

Buyers shortlist these three together on the reasonable assumption that they are three versions of the same product. Each began from a different problem, and that origin still shapes what each does well.

Choosing AIOps for a Telecom Network — What Operators Should Ask
Where enterprise AIOps tooling breaks on a carrier network: topology, correlation windows and NOC scale.

Choosing AIOps for a Telecom Network — What Operators Should Ask

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

September 17, 2026

A telecom network is not a large enterprise IT estate with more devices. Platforms built for enterprise IT handle the volume and miss the structure.

Vitria vs BigPanda — What Actually Differs
Where VIA AIOps and BigPanda diverge: what happens after correlation.

Vitria vs BigPanda — What Actually Differs

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

September 10, 2026

Both platforms correlate events and reduce noise. The difference shows up in what happens after the incident is identified. Buyers comparing VIA AIOps with BigPanda usually arrive with the same starting assumption: both ingest alerts from many sources, both apply machine learning to reduce noise, both integrate with ServiceNow. That…

Nine Criteria for Evaluating an AIOps Platform — and How to Use Them
The nine evaluation criteria in the Vitria AIOps Buyer's Guide, beginning with scope of assurance.

Nine Criteria for Evaluating an AIOps Platform — and How to Use Them

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

September 3, 2026

Most AIOps evaluations start with a vendor's feature matrix. Here are the nine criteria operations leaders actually decide on, in the order that matters.

Vitria Sets the Standard for Event Intelligence Solutions
Vitria sets the standard for event intelligence solutions

Vitria Sets the Standard for Event Intelligence Solutions

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

August 13, 2026

Event Intelligence Solutions is no longer an emerging idea — it is the layer where the future of IT and network operations is being decided. In 2026 Vitria was named a Sample Vendor for Event Intelligence Solutions across seven Gartner® Hype Cycle™ reports, and a Representative Vendor in the Gartner…

ISG Named Vitria in AIOps Buyers Guide — What Evaluators Look For
VIA AI explains why Vitria was recognized in the ISG AIOps Buyers Guide and highlights the evaluation criteria enterprise buyers can use to assess AIOps platforms.

ISG Named Vitria in AIOps Buyers Guide — What Evaluators Look For

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

August 6, 2026

Vitria was named in the 2026 ISG Buyers Guide for AIOps Platforms — an independent, peer-based evaluation of the vendors worth considering in this market. The recognition is useful. But the more valuable takeaway for any operations leader is how ISG evaluates AIOps platforms — because those criteria are a…

Why Analyst Firms Are Watching the AIOps Space in 2026
Leading analyst firms are closely tracking AIOps as organizations increasingly adopt AI-driven IT operations to improve reliability, automation, and operational efficiency.

Why Analyst Firms Are Watching the AIOps Space in 2026

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

July 30, 2026

In 2026, three of the world’s leading independent research firms — Gartner, ISG, and IDC — each turned their attention to the AIOps market. When firms that evaluate technology separately all focus on the same category in the same year, it signals a market at an inflection point. Here is…

What Gartner, ISG, IDC Recognition Means for AIOps in 2026: What Operations Leaders Need to Know.
What Operations Leaders need to know for AIOps

What Gartner, ISG, IDC Recognition Means for AIOps in 2026: What Operations Leaders Need to Know.

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

June 23, 2026

What Gartner, ISG, and IDC Said About AIOps in 2026 — And What It Means for Your Operations In 2026, three of the world’s leading independent research firms each examined the AIOps market — and each arrived at the same conclusion about where the industry is heading. Gartner named Vitria…

The Next Evolution of AIOps: From Event Intelligence to Operational Knowledge
The next evolution of AIOps from event intelligence to operational knowledge.

The Next Evolution of AIOps: From Event Intelligence to Operational Knowledge

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

June 9, 2026

On June 2, Gartner released its 2026 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure & Operations, positioning Event Intelligence Solutions on the Slope of Enlightenment. For many organizations, this may appear to be simply another technology category progressing through the Gartner maturity curve. We believe it reflects a much more important market transition….

Vitria at FutureNet World 2026: Advancing Autonomous Network Resolution
From Monitoring to Self-Healing: Why Autonomous Resolution is the Real Story at FutureNet World 2026

Vitria at FutureNet World 2026: Advancing Autonomous Network Resolution

by Debra Schleicher, Chief Marketing Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc

February 3, 2026

With FutureNet World 2026 just weeks away in London, one theme is dominating conversations across the telecom industry: Autonomous Resolution. The shift is clear—networks are moving beyond passive monitoring and alerting toward systems that can understand, decide, and act on their own. In a recent FutureNet World preview conversation, An…

FutureNet World 2026 – The Self Evolving Knowledge Plane the Missing Link to Autonomous Operations

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