Site24x7 Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2012! You can also check out our rest of our Christmas day celebration photos in our Facebook page. Don't forget that we are also running a Facebook contest where you can win an iPad this New Year!
Win An iPad: Post an Idea to Do Better Business In 2012
Festival times are at your door steps. As you prepare to celebrate Christmas and New Year, here is something from Site24x7 to add color to your celebrations. Participate in our "Ideas to DO BETTER BUSINESS IN 2012" contest and stand a chance to WIN AN iPad. Like our Facebook page and share your ideas directly on our Facebook Wall. The best idea with the maximum number of LIKES will win an iPad. So what are you waiting for? Hurry!
Is Your Webpage Optimized to Face the Holiday Rush?
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Is Your Webpage Optimized to Face the Holiday Rush? Better End-user Experience | Halloween Contest Winners | Did You Know? As the Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaches, your website must be ready to face the holiday rush and be able to deliver results within seconds. In order to deliver better end-user experience, you need to optimize individual webpage performance. Site24x7 Webpage Analyzer Monitor Site24x7 Webpage analyzer , helps you
About Yesterday’s Problem with Site24x7 Service
Yesterday, some of you might have noticed some strange behavior with Site24x7 service. First of all, let me apologize for the inconvenience caused. I will do my best to explain to you what happened and why it happened and how we are going to deal with this kind of problem in future. The Incident Yesterday around 12.30 pm PST, we had close to 3 outages at our IDC, the longest downtime being for 5 minutes. Our engineering team was able to get the server up and running within 20 minutes of receiving
Three More Servers Added to Site24x7 Global Monitoring Network
We have added three more locations to our ever growing global monitoring network. The newly added locations are Atlanta in US, Toronto in Canada and Brussels in Belgium. With these new additions, you now can monitor websites or servers from 39 locations across the globe. Below are the IP addresses of the new locations for your reference. Location IP Address Atlanta-US 173.234.85.91 173.234.85.92 Toronto-Canada 208.69.56.166 208.69.56.171 208.69.56.172 Brussels-Belgium 87.238.165.164 If you plan to
Site24x7 Monitoring Server Update: Spanish Server IP Change
Please make a note of our change in our IP address of our Spanish monitoring server. Old IP Address New IP Address 86.109.115.31 182.54.235.47 If you have enabled IP restriction in your server, make sure that you add the new IP address into the allowed list. This change is necessary to ensure that our monitoring request does not get hindered. If you have any questions, do contact us at support@site24x7.com.
Site24x7 Monitoring Server Update: Munich Server IP Change
UPDATE: The IP address for our Munich server has changed. The changed IP is given in the below table. Location Old IP New IP Munich-Germany 88.198.140.216 176.9.221.84 We request all Site24x7 users who use Munich as one of their Primary or Secondary monitoring locations, to please take note of this IP change and white-list the new IP for Munich. If you have any questions, please contact us via support@site24x7.com.
Site24x7 Halloween Contest: Win an iPOD Touch
Its Halloween - Time when witches go riding and black cats are seen, when moon reveals its dark side. As you gear up to celebrate this Halloween with little Tricks and Treats, Site24x7 has one of the best treats of all time. You get a chance to win one of the two iPod Touch this Halloween! So what are you waiting for? Let the trick or treat begin!
Site24x7 October Newsletter - Track Website Performance and Win an iPod Touch this Halloween!
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Track Website Performance via Site24x7 Reports Track Website Performance | Win an iPod Touch | Did You Know? One of the critical aspects of monitoring your website is to know what's happening. With Site24x7 reports , you get access to a wide range of information on the availability and performance of your website. It offers website response time reports, downtime reports, website outage reports, website performance during peak hours (busy
Site24x7 Monitoring Server Update: Netherlands Server IP Change
Update: Unfortunately, our upgrade process didn't go as smoothly as planned. Hence the old IP address of Netherlands is still valid. If you have white listed the new IP addresses, we recommend you to revert to ensure smooth and continuous monitoring from Netherlands server. We will keep you informed regarding the IP change. We are in the process of upgrading our Netherlands (Rotterdam) monitoring server. As a result, you might face some disturbance in terms of monitoring capability from this location.
Two More Servers Added to Site24x7 Global Monitoring Network
We have added two more locations to our global monitoring network. One server is from Sydney, Australia and the other is from Auckland, New Zealand. Below are their IP address for your reference. Site24x7 Global Monitoring Network Sydney, Australia Monitoring Server IP Address 101.0.67.53 Auckland, New Zealand Monitoring Server IP Address 120.138.27.125 In case you plan on using these two new monitoring servers, make sure you white list these IP addresses. This is to ensure smooth and continuous
Site24x7 September Newsletter - Monitor your FTP Servers using Site24x7
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Monitor your FTP Servers using Site24x7 FTP/SFTP Monitoring | DNS Analysis Tool | Did You Know? FTP or File Transfer Protocol, one of the widely used protocols, is being used by businesses to transfer huge amounts of data to share with its customers. Hence, any downtime or unavailability of this service could greatly impact business credibility and could in turn result in loss of revenue. With Site24x7’s FTP Monitor , businesses can now monitor
New in Site24x7: FTP Server Monitoring, DNS Analysis Tool and Three Additional Monitoring Locations
We are glad to announce the release of the following new features. The ability to monitor FTP/SFTP server availability and performance The ability to monitor the response of round-trip time of FTP/SFTP servers Comprehensive DNS Analysis tool which provides you with in-depth information of your DNS Three New Monitoring Locations New Feature: FTP/SFTP Server Monitoring The FTP/SFTP Server Monitoring allows you to monitor FTP server's availability and performance. It also tracks the performance of FTP
Two New Global Monitoring Servers Added
We are happy to report that we have added two more monitoring servers to our existing list of global monitoring servers. One is in Mumbai, India and the other is in Istanbul, Turkey. Below are their IP address for your reference. In case you plan on using these two new monitoring servers, make sure you white list these IP addresses. This is to ensure smooth and continuous monitoring of your websites and servers from these two new locations. Mumbai, India IP Address 180.149.241.212 Istanbul, Turkey
Five Online Calculators Available to Calculate Energy Efficiency of a Data Center
When you see or listen to talks about energy efficiency of data centers, the things that first pop into your mind are Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCIE). Focusing on energy efficiency is critical because, the largest amount of capital spent for any data center is for power. With increasing energy costs, most data center admins have started focusing on optimizing its power usage using PUE and DCIE. But before they could proceed to do so, it is vital know
Google's Authorship Markup: Bringing Authenticity in Search
Google has always been influencing the way people run their online businesses. Hence it is not surprising that any changes or updates coming out of the Mountain View office in California is viewed with a sort of anxiety and anticipation, more so after the recent Panda update. Google has been enthusiastic throughout about rich mark-up for search engines. As a continuation of that legacy, this time Google has rolled out, its new feature called "Authorship" markup. Authorship markup is an attempt to
Datacenter and its Classifications
A datacenter forms the backbone of any IT related service. It is the place where huge number of servers, databases and telecommunication equipment's are housed to process large amounts of electronic data. This ensures faster access to data for a multitude of business services. For example, an investment bank will use the datacenter to store and process financial information for its customers. The very same datacenter can also be shared by search engines to store and access its indexed data. It could
China Monitoring Server IP address Change
We are planning to upgrade our monitoring server in China (Hong Kong). So, if you have IP restriction enabled in your server, you have to reconfigure the new server IP address into the allowed IP list. This is to make sure that our requests come through properly. The new IP address of our server is as follows: China Monitoring Servers Old IP Address New IP Address Hong Kong Monitoring Server 91.207.192.207 121.54.169.169 If you have any questions, do contact us at support@site24x7.com.
Indian monitoring server IP address change
We are in the process of upgrading our Indian monitoring server. As a result, starting from tomorrow, the IP address for this server will change from 203.193.155.123 to 121.244.182.93. If you have enabled IP restriction in your server, make sure that you add the new IP address into the allowed list. This change is necessary to ensure that our monitoring request does not get hindered. If you have any questions, do contact us at support@site24x7.com.
Automate Actions and Troubleshoot Website Quickly Using Invoke URL Action
Have you ever wondered "Wouldn't it be great to automate certain actions when my website slows down or goes down?" We at Site24x7 have come up with an ingenious solution and we are sure you will like it. Let’s say you have an online e-commerce store where customers can buy products online. However, during peak business hours your website might not be responding all too well or it might slow down completely due to too many connection requests. In such cases, the only option you might have is to restart
New in Site24x7: Analyze Your Web Pages with a Real Browser
We are glad to announce that we have updated our Site24x7 service. This update includes following new features and enhancements such as: Analyze Web Page is now rechristened as Web Page Analyzer. The Web Page Analyzer now supports monitoring from multiple geographical locations. We will slowly roll this out across all our monitoring locations. Screenshots to confirm downtime or problem in website. Run traceroute analysis from the actual location from which the error was reported, hence facilitating
Site24x7 - Web Client Bug
Update 3: We are happy to announce that we have fixed the issue of accessing data older than 7 days. You can now continue to use Site24x7 account without any difficulty. Update 2: We have completely resolved the web client access issues for all users. However there still are problems accessing reports older than 7 days for around 10% of the users. We hope to resolve this asap. If you face any other issue, send an email to support@site24x7.com. Update 1: We have temporarily resolved the web client
How-to: Monitor web page content using Site24x7
We get a lot of requests from our users on how to monitor content present in their website. This blog post will explain the benefits of monitoring the content of your website and how to use Site24x7 to monitor the same. Why do I need to monitor keywords in my website? For some of you that would probably be the first question popping in your mind. Right? Isn’t monitoring my website for availability alone not enough? Well, the answer is Yes and No. Yes, because you do need to monitor your website for
Site24x7 April Newsletter - Guard Against Website Hacks and Defacement!
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Guard Against Website Hacks and Defacement! Detect Website Hacks Instantly | Win $200 credits! | What's Cooking? | Did You Know? Detect Website Hacks Instantly Website hacking and defacement is a constant threat which online businesses face in their day-to-day operations. Despite several advances in internet security, sometimes even the mighty fall to such attacks. While there is no fool-proof method to ensure 100% prevention, the best thing
IP address Change in Site24x7 servers
We have upgraded some of our servers, hence IP address of the server got changed. So, if you have IP restriction in your server, you have to reconfigure the newer server ip address in the allowed ip list. This is to make sure that our requests come through properly. The new ip address of our server is as follows: 1. Kansas - 38.105.20.11 2. Los Angeles - 67.203.15.28,67.203.15.29 3. Munich - 178.63.120.180 4. Texas - 174.120.221.72 5. New York - 67.202.79.132 Kindly make the necessary configuration
Site24x7 February Newsletter - Prevent Loss of Credibility with SSL Monitoring
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Own an E-Commerce Website? Prevent Loss of Credibility with SSL Monitoring Monitor SSL Certificates | Win $200 credits! | Site24x7 Forum | Did You Know? Monitor SSL Certificates ... SSL Certificate forms an integral part of an e-commerce website. An expired or invalid SSL certificate will not only drive potential customers away, but will also erode customer confidence and loyalty towards your website. By monitoring SSL certificates, Site24x7
IP address change in China monitoring server
We are planning to upgrade our monitoring server in China to a new high end server on January 19, 2011 00:00 AM PDT. So, if you have IP restriction in your server, you have to reconfigure the newer server ip address in the allowed ip list. This is to make sure that our requests come through properly. The new ip address of our server is as follows: China: 114.80.202.202 Kindly make the necessary configuration changes to ensure our monitoring requests hit your websites. Sorry for short notice.
Firefox Market Share Inches Past Internet Explorer in Europe
Recent buzz in the blogosphere is about Firefox market share inching past Internet Explorer (IE) in Europe. Currently, Firefox holds 38.11% in Dec 2010 while IE slipped to 37.52%. Chrome, another browser from Google, has seen a steady incline in market share and now holds 14.58% of the market share in Europe. Source: StatCounter.com For the first time, Firefox is able to unseat IE as the most widely used browser in Europe. According to CEO of StatCounter, Aodhan Cullen, this shift is largely due
Download latest web application recorder
In our recent update we have fixed certain issues in the web application recorder. Henceforth we request to download the latest recorder and use the same for recording web applications. You can download the recorder from your site24x7 account login. With the old recorder you will not be able to save the web application in your site24x7 account.
Technical issue with Site24x7 server
We faced some technical issues in two of our polling servers since 03 January 2011 7AM PST. Polling to some of our customer websites, was delayed for more than an hour due to this issue. The issue was due to a bug in one of the third party API used in our code and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers. We like to inform you that the issue is fixed now and the server is back to normal. Thank you for bearing with us.
Site24x7 December Newsletter - Wish You Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010 Site24x7 Review | Did You Know? | Customer Speak 2010 Site24x7 Review ... As the year 2010 comes to an end, we would like to thank you all for your continuing patronage for Site24x7. Here is a quick review about the features we have released so far. Monitor SSL Certificates - Monitor SSL certificates and get alerted before they expire. Monitor SMTPS, POPS, IMAPS, DNS and Port - Multi-location
New in Site24x7: Multi-user management, Twitter alerts, and more
Starting today, Site24x7 Enterprise account users will be able to allow multiple users to access their Site24x7 account. Yes, we've just had an update to Site24x7. Apart from multi-user role management, this update packs in several new features and enhancements
IP address change in Singapore monitoring server
We are planning to upgrade our monitoring server in Singapore to a new high end server on December 2, 2010 00:00 AM PDT. So, if you have IP restriction in your server, you have to reconfigure the newer server ip address in the allowed ip list. This is to make sure that our requests come through properly. The new ip address of our server is as follows: Singapore: 175.41.141.147 Kindly make the necessary configuration changes to ensure our monitoring requests hit your websites. Sorry for short notice.
5 Ways to Ensure a Memorable Shopping Experience this Holiday Season
The months of November and December are probably the most important times of the year for online retailers. The online sales peaks during the holiday season, and so does the website traffic. Quite often we hear reports of online stores going offline or slowing down as they are unable to handle the increase in traffic. In the short term, this leads to lost sales. In the longer run, this can lead to serious repercussions. In order to ensure a fast and reliable online shopping experience to your customers,
Scheduled Maintenance of Australian Monitoring Server
Update: The scheduled maintenance of our Australian monitoring servers has been completed. Normal monitoring service has begun since 28th November 2010. We wanted to keep you informed that our monitoring servers in Australia are undergoing scheduled maintenance on 27th November 2010 between 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m (local time). However, the polling will continue to happen from Japan servers instead of Australian servers for the specified duration only. Hence, please make sure that the Japan's IP
Site24x7 October Newsletter - Monitor Your Online Store
Tweet this | Website Monitoring Features | Success Stories Monitor your online store using Site24x7 How-to add Web App Monitor? | Did You Know? | Key Upcoming Features It is raining web-based applications these days. Almost every business use online store and employ business productivity tools to boost their revenue. It is all good to have, but if users can’t access those applications on time, the purpose is defeated. You need to ensure these web apps are running 24x7x365, and Site24x7’s Web Application
Introducing Website monitoring from Washington DC and IP Address change for NY
We’ve recently introduced monitoring from Washington DC, US. This server further augment our global monitoring network and takes the total location count to 29. This server is our 11th server in North America. We are also planning to add more servers in near future, so stay tuned to this space. Also we have changed the IP Address of our NewYork server as the older one created lot of problems. New IP : 208.122.48.182
Gain Trust by Being Transparent About Your Website Performance
A couple of days back, Foursquare one of the popular social networking websites, was down. Mashable, the social blog, covered this event and constantly updated its blog to let users know what was going on. Foursquare, on their part quickly got on to the social media stream and re-assured their users that they were working on a solution and that they will get things back online. The Vice President of Foursquare issued a comment to tech blogs that their engineers were working on the solution and even
IP address change in Cologne (Germany) monitoring server
We are doing an emergency upgrade to our monitoring server in Cologne on October 14, 2010 00:00 AM PDT. So, if you have IP restriction in your server, you have to reconfigure the newer server ip address in the allowed ip list. This is to make sure that our requests come through properly. The new ip addresses of our server is as follows: Cologne : 178.77.78.91 Kindly make the necessary configuration changes to ensure our monitoring requests hit your websites.
Google WebP and Website Performance: What does this mean for the future of web?
Google has always been interested in speeding up the web. True to their motives, they have launched Google Chrome, one of the fastest web browser, they revamped their search engine algorithm and launched a new version called Caffeine. They also recently launched Google Instant which instantaneously displays results as you type. The latest news that is floating around the web is Google is planning to launch a new version of image format – WebP. The new image format, which is an open source format,
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