Reason for lower monitoring frequency for secondary locations

Why does Site24x7 offer a lower check frequency for the secondary locations?

The primary location is where the major customer base of the application is centered. The application should be monitored more frequently from this location. Since secondary locations come next to primary with respect to customer presence, monitoring frequency has been lowered. You can learn more about Site24x7's polling logic by reading this article.

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