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 round-trip time (RTT).

• FTP Server Monitoring: Monitors FTP Server host availability and performance
• FTP RTT Monitoring: Monitors the upload and download response time of FTP service

FTP service is one of the most widely used network protocols by various businesses. It is the simplest way to share information with customers. Hence it is essential for businesses to ensure the availability of mission-critical data to customers at all times. Any undetected downtime can cause loss of revenue in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Site24x7 lets you monitor your FTP server’s host availability and performance from across 30+ global monitoring locations. It instantly alerts you whenever the FTP port becomes unavailable, enabling you to take corrective measures to restore FTP access.

Site24x7 also enables you to monitor the upload and download response time of your FTP server. It uploads/downloads a test file into your server and monitors its response time (time taken by the test file to upload/download). It also works for secure FTP servers (SFTP).

Site24x7 automatically alerts you when,

DNS Analysis Tool:

We have improved our DNS Lookup tool which brings you in-depth details of your DNS in a single snapshot. It gathers the IP address, TTL (Time to Live) and response times of 

• SOA records
• MX records
• Reverse and Forward Lookup
• Name Server Performance

along with its current status. You can use this tool to run ad hoc tests of your DNS.

New Monitoring Locations:

We have now introduced three new monitoring servers – one each in India, Turkey and Israel. The IP address of these three servers is given below for your reference. If you plan on using them, make sure that they are white listed.

Istanbul, Turkey:

• 46.235.8.142
• 46.235.8.143

Tel Aviv, Israel:

• 91.228.126.149

Mumbai, India:

• 180.149.241.212

You might have also noticed that we have come up with a new design for our website. We have simplified our tab layout with bare essentials and made it easier to access our key website monitoring features. So go ahead and sign up for a free trial and try out our new features. If you have any comments regarding our new features, feel free to share it in our comment section.