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Monitor Applications Running in DigitalOcean Droplets December 2, 2020 Digital Experience Monitoring We’re happy to announce SolarWinds is partnering with DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider offering cloud services to help deploy modern apps, to offer application level monitoring to applications running in droplets with SolarWinds® application performance management (APM) solutions. DigitalOcean offers built-in monitoring capabilities to track infrastructure metrics like CPU usage, disk usage, disk I/O, bandwidth, and memory at no additional charge. But […] Web Performance: Two Truths and a Lie November 20, 2020 Uncategorized While marketing has done its job of getting prospects and customers to your site, the last thing you need is a performance issue to turn them away. If your site is unavailable or there’s an issue with critical transactions, you’re preventing customers from purchasing, using, or logging in to your product. Especially during the holidays […] What Can Website Uptime History Tell You? (That You Don’t Already Know) October 20, 2020 Website Monitoring According to a 2019 study conducted by Forrester, 44% of the IT directors surveyed indicated their organizations face unplanned downtime bimonthly. The study also estimated unplanned downtime costs 35% more per minute than planned downtime. If you’re an MSP, a failure to meet SLAs for uptime can lead to even higher costs and penalties. That’s […] Why Monitor Third-Party Web Applications? October 20, 2020 Digital Experience Monitoring , Tips & Tricks , Website Monitoring If you provide a web service or benefit from a provided service, there’s typically an agreement between the provider and customers to contractually bind the provider to meet a certain level of service, otherwise known as a Service Level Agreement (SLA). The provider needs to be sure they deliver quality site performance and they’re extremely […] 7 Tips to Make Digital Performance Monitoring More Effective October 13, 2020 Digital Experience Monitoring A poorly performing website or web application hurts the end-user experience and can result in lost revenue and customers. That’s why businesses seek better tools and processes to simplify digital performance monitoring to expedite detection and troubleshooting of performance issues. There are numerous website performance and availability monitoring tools available for this purpose. In this […] Drupal vs. Joomla: Web Performance Compared October 6, 2020 Website Monitoring Most companies build a resilient system capable of constantly supporting their revenue-generating web applications. However, unforeseen circumstances can occur at any time and cause downtime, making a website unavailable for end users. To ensure a reliable website, it’s important to monitor its availability and performance. Reducing a website’s load time is one of the best […] Introducing New Functionality to the Pingdom API October 6, 2020 Engineering , Pingdom News You may remember in September 2019 when we introduced the new API 3.1. If you don’t, we’ll provide a recap. This update included improved security, simplified implementation and maintenance, and made the API even more developer-friendly, so setup is a snap. And earlier this year, we also released support in the public API 3.1 for […] How to Boost User Experience With RUM Software September 29, 2020 Website Monitoring According to a report by Google, mobile users abandon webpages if the load time is more than three seconds. In other words, even a fractionally slower website will lead to a bad user experience and increased bounce rates. Today’s users are more demanding and expect near-instantaneous load times and seamless experiences. If you can’t meet […] Website Load Time in 2020: How Fast Is Fast Enough? September 22, 2020 Data & Analysis Today, in the fast-paced digital world, it’s crucial for organizations to develop websites that provide a seamless web experience to the users. Companies are investing in tools and infrastructure to ensure their site’s performance is monitored constantly and optimized in real time. Loading time is one of the critical components with an impact on the […] How to Spot Website Errors and Reduce Troubleshooting Time August 12, 2020 Website Monitoring Errors and bugs are a nightmare for any software engineer ...