Black box and white box monitoring, and why modern IT observability needs both
Monitoring is essential for enhancing the reliability, performance, and user experience of all software systems. IT operations can employ two key monitoring strategies to assess system health: black box and white box monitoring. This blog discusses both
Disk partition failed, trigger down notification
When setting up alerts for disks. We need to be able to select Notify As "Down" for "Alert when Disk Partition Fails". At present I can only select Critical or Trouble for Notify As
How StatusIQ helps executives make informed decisions
Good decisions help leaders keep operations smooth and grow their business. With the right data at the right time, executives can solve problems quickly and take advantage of new opportunities. This blog will explore how StatusIQ helps executives make
From downtime to uptime: The importance of server health monitoring for enterprises
What if your servers suddenly crashed during your biggest sales event of the year? For an enterprise IT manager, this isn't just a hypothetical—it's a disaster in the making. Server downtime doesn’t just cause frustration; it disrupts operations, erodes
Limiting the cost of downtime: Why monitoring should be a boardroom priority
What if collaboration in your enterprise slowly fizzled due to website or application downtime? Orders vanishing, customers fuming, and revenue plummeting. As digital platforms become increasingly central to business, every minute of lost service translates
Streamline IP allocation and improve network security with IPAM
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest solution designed to simplify the management of your networks—a built-in IP address management (IPAM) tool. As your network grows, the complexity of managing IP addresses increases. Recognizing this
Your monitoring made smarter: Site24x7’s 2024 updates
2024 has been a year of progress and possibilities at Site24x7. Our mission? To simplify IT monitoring and help you focus on running your business uninterrupted. Whether it’s cutting through alert noise, diving into performance trends, or customizing
Actual cost of IT downtime: A Guide
In our recent blog, we spoke in detail about how system availability trends changed in 2024. From the observation over the years, even public clouds and established data centers aren't safe from downtime threats. Now, let's learn about the actual cost
Common Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) monitoring challenges
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a robust, versatile platform for modern cloud deployments, catering to businesses with diverse needs, like multi-region scalability, high customization, and hybrid cloud integration. However, the complexity of
Error tracking: Challenges and best practices
For small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-market enterprises, ensuring application reliability is critical to maintain customer trust and business continuity. Error tracking, a key aspect of observability maturity, is a powerful tool to proactively
Reflecting on 2024: Advancing monitoring solutions for DevOps
As we approach the close of 2024, it's the perfect time to reflect on the remarkable progress and innovation at Site24x7. Our commitment to empowering businesses with robust monitoring solutions for DevOps and IT operations has led to significant advancements
View details about pending software updates in Linux servers with the enhanced Software Updates monitoring plugin
We're excited to share an update to our Software Updates monitoring plugin. Pending software updates are now automatically included in the AppLogs tab, allowing you to effortlessly track the number of updates while diving deeper into their details. This
Why website monitoring is essential for building digital trust
Your website: it's where your customers connect with you. It's the digital embodiment of your brand, the 24/7 ambassador communicating your value and building crucial relationships. But what if that vital communication channel breaks down? Slowdowns,
Network compliance and automation, IPAM, Cisco ACI monitoring, and more—key achievements in network monitoring: 2024
At Site24x7, we’ve always been about simplifying the complex and empowering IT teams to do more with less. This year was no different; we rolled out a host of new features and enhancements designed to help you manage your networks with greater confidence
The quest for the four nines: Achieving 99.99% uptime with advanced website monitoring
In an age of instant access, your website is crucial for meeting customer expectations. Downtime, even fleetingly, translates directly into lost revenue, irreparable reputational damage, and the erosion of hard-earned customer trust. For enterprises,
Analyzing user behavior to optimize user experience
Every interaction a user has with your application—whether positive or negative—directly impacts your business outcomes. But how can you uncover what truly shapes these interactions? The answer lies in analyzing user behavior to identify opportunities
Cross-browser testing: Best practices for a seamless user experience
A wide variety of browsers are available in the market, with their usage varying significantly by device and region. Ensuring that your web applications work seamlessly across different browsers, devices, and versions is essential for providing a consistent
Charting the course in multi-cloud monitoring: Key moments from 2024
'Why settle for partly cloudy?' That's why Site24x7 went all in on making multi-cloud monitoring smarter, faster, and a lot less stressful. IT teams faced the usual chaos—expired certificates, rogue servers, and surprise bottlenecks—but Site24x7 stepped
Top AWS monitoring best practices
AWS powers countless businesses with its vast services and unmatched scalability, but managing such a dynamic environment comes with challenges. Effective monitoring isn’t an option—it’s essential for ensuring performance, controlling costs, and maintaining
The why and how of network availability monitoring
You might be familiar with the following scenario: You have a monitor displaying 20 open applications to oversee multiple networks or various aspects of your network infrastructure. Your inbox is steadily filling up with emails—many of which you can't
Strengthen your server security: Site24x7’s approach to patching and monitoring
Security is at the forefront of every decision made in the tech space. A key tool in the fight against server attacks is patching. In this article, let us learn how Windows-reliant enterprises secure their servers and VM instances: with patches and Site24x7.
5 key OCI services you must monitor for optimal cloud performance
Effectively monitoring Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services is crucial for maintaining smooth operations, cost efficiency, and robust security. OCI offers a suite of services, each vital to powering applications and workloads. Understanding what
10 best practices to optimize single-page applications (SPAs)
Since they were introduced over two decades ago, single-page applications (SPAs) have transformed web experiences, offering fast and fluid interactions akin to native apps. With dynamic updates on a single HTML page, users can interact with a web app
Year-end recap: What's new in IT infrastructure monitoring: 2024
Effective IT monitoring is critical to maintaining seamless operations, and 2024 has been a year of addressing challenges and delivering solutions with Site24x7. From upgrading server health and performance to streamlining Kubernetes and VM administration,
Data center monitoring made easy: Introducing Cisco ACI monitoring
The key to maintaining effective data center operations is to ensure that all the components are working as expected. If your data centers use Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) technology, then Site24x7 may have just the solution for you.
Reflecting on Site24x7's digital experience monitoring for the year 2024!
Last year, we made significant progress at Site24x7. We focused on delivering new features and updates to improve your monitoring experience. Our releases and enhancements this year were more focused towards including more metrics, widening your visibility
[Service update] Planned maintenance of our AU data center: 8 December, 2024 from 9.30pm to 11.00pm AEDT
Dear customers, As part of regular maintenance at our Australia data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Sydney to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Melbourne 8 December, 2024 from 9:30pm to 11:00pm AEDT(11:00am
[Service update] Planned maintenance of our EU data center: 8 December, 2024 from 2.30am to 5.00 am CET
Dear customers, As part of regular maintenance at our Europe (EU) data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Amsterdam, Netherlands to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Dublin, Ireland on 8 December, 2024
Top 5 AWS automations to enhance cloud operational efficiency
As cloud computing continues to dominate IT infrastructures, automation has emerged as a critical tool for enhancing operational efficiency, especially within platforms like AWS. By automating routine tasks and workflows, organizations can reduce the
Reduce support inquiries with status pages
Service outages and disruptions often lead to a spike in customer inquiries that can overwhelm support teams and pull resources away from critical incident resolution tasks. Repetitive questions like “Is the service down?” or “When will it be fixed?”
System availability and performance: Trends observed in 2024
When it comes to ensuring system availability and performance, the stakes have never been higher. Let's start with two important statistics: 55% of data center operators experienced an outage in the last three years. 21% of the outages in 2023 were with
Plugin bulk installation using the Site24x7 web client
Greetings! We are pleased to announce that you can now install a plugin on multiple servers simultaneously using the Site24x7 web client and streamline the plugin deployment process. How does it help? If your environment includes multiple servers, you
Tracking Microsoft SQL Slow Queries
The Microsoft SQL database is frequently used for storing, managing, and retrieving data for various application and computing purposes. However, one common issue that keeps the database from healthy functioning is slow query execution. In this article,
Understanding script errors and how to resolve them
Nothing is more frustrating for users than navigating a website only to encounter errors that interrupt their journey. Script errors, a common issue in web applications, are particularly challenging because they provide minimal information for diagnosis,
Database optimization, Part 2: Database performance tuning and query optimization techniques
Imagine your business is running smoothly, but behind the scenes, your databases are struggling to keep up. Queries are lagging, resources are stretched thin, and user satisfaction is beginning to decline. Does this sound familiar? This is where database
Introducing clickable links for large log lines
Greetings! We would like to inform you about an enhancement to our AppLogs search page. We understand that there may be instances where a single log line contains a significant amount of data (for example, 1MB), which could lead to longer loading times
Database optimization, Part 1: Database performance tuning in the cloud era
Every click and scroll relies on fast, reliable data. The topic of data is incomplete without databases, which leads us to the next crucial topic: database performance tuning. The shift to cloud computing combined with the rise of diverse database types
Windows Server 2025: Heads up for Site24x7 users
Microsoft has officially released Windows Server 2025 for general availability in early November, 2024. While this update has been expected for a long time, we want to cover the five major changes that have been rolled out with this release. Before we
Ingesting Forwarded Windows Event Logs
Hey all, I have configured Windows Event forwarding to a log collector. I would like to inject those server logs. However, I am having trouble doing so. I have followed the instructions here: How to collect Applications and Services Logs from Windows
How to generate list of Suspend monitor
Hello Site24x7 Community, I’m looking for assistance in obtaining a list of suspended monitors and exporting it to Excel. Could anyone provide guidance on how to do this? Thank you in advance for your help! Best regards, T
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