Why might SolarWinds ($SWI) spin-off the SolarWinds MSP software business? ChannelE2E has written a few thousand words on the topic. But perhaps the two slides below -- from the SolarWinds earnings call on August 6 -- most succinctly summarize the company's thinking.
The First Slide to Note...

The Second Slide to Note...

More Analysis
Here's additional ChannelE2E coverage about the potential spin-off: